Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi,^[a] colloquially known as Pindi,^[b] is the third-largest city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, serving as the principal commercial and industrial hub of northern Punjab. It is the fourth-most populous city in Pakistan and ranks as the world’s third-largest Punjabi-speaking metropolis (after Lahore and Faisalabad). Located along the Soan River in north-western Punjab, Rawalpindi lies adjacent to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, and the two are jointly known as the “twin cities“.

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