Punjab Pakistan is the most fertile province of the country as River Indus and it's four major tributaries Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Sutlej flow through it.
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30 Facts About Punjab Pakistan
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Subsequently, Punjab Pakistan formed part of the Maurya Empire, the Kushan Empire, and the Gupta Empire.
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In 1799, the Sikh Empire was formally established under the rule of Ranjit Singh with its capital based in Lahore, and Punjab Pakistan remained under Sikh rule until the arrival of the British Empire.
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However, a clear divide is present between the northern and southern portions of the province; with poverty rates in northern Punjab being among the lowest in Pakistan, while some in southern Punjab are among the most impoverished.
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Punjab Pakistan is one of the most urbanized regions of South Asia, with approximately 40 percent of its population being concentrated in urban areas.
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Punjab Pakistan is the site of the Katas Raj Temples, which feature prominently in Hindu mythology.
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The rise of kingdoms and dynasties in the Punjab Pakistan is chronicled in the ancient Hindu epics, particularly the Mahabharata.
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Punjab Pakistan's kingdom spanned between rivers Hydaspes and Acesines ; Strabo had held the territory to contain almost 300 cities.
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Punjab Pakistan had a hostile relationship with the Kingdom of Taxila which was ruled by his extended family.
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Punjab Pakistan was a Khokhar chieftain who travelled to Samarkand and profited from the contacts he made with the Timurid society Later on, Delhi Sultanate, weakened by invasion of Emir Timur, could not control all regions of the Empire and different local kingdoms appeared.
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Punjab Pakistan conquered Delhi for a brief period in 1431 but was driven out by Mubarak Shah.
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British Raj had major political, cultural, philosophical, and literary consequences in the Punjab Pakistan, including the establishment of a new system of education.
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East Punjab became part of India, while West Punjab became part of Pakistan.
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The Punjab Pakistan bore the brunt of the civil unrest following partition, with casualties estimated to be in the millions.
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Punjab Pakistan province is bordered by Sindh to the south, the province of Balochistan to the southwest, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, and the Islamabad Capital Territory and Azad Kashmir in the north.
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The undivided Punjab region was home to six rivers, of which five flow through Pakistan's Punjab province.
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Punjab Pakistan includes several mountainous regions, including the Sulaiman Mountains in the southwest part of the province, the Margalla Hills in the north near Islamabad, and the Salt Range which divides the most northerly portion of Punjab Pakistan, the Pothohar Plateau, from the rest of the province.
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Punjabi is recognized as the provincial language of Punjab but is not given any official recognition in the Constitution of Pakistan at the national level.
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Use of Urdu and English as the near exclusive languages of broadcasting, the public sector, and formal education have led some to fear that Punjabi in Pakistan is being relegated to a low-status language and that it is being denied an environment where it can flourish.
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Government of Punjab is a provincial government in the federal structure of Pakistan, is based in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab Province.
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The Chief Minister of Punjab is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to serve as the head of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan.
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The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore in eastern Pakistan.
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The Assembly was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Punjab Pakistan as having a total of 371 seats, with 66 seats reserved for women and eight reserved for non-Muslims.
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Punjab Pakistan is a mineral-rich province with extensive mineral deposits of coal, iron, gas, petrol, rock salt, dolomite, gypsum, and silica-sand.
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Those living in Southern and Western Punjab Pakistan are a lot more dependent on agriculture due to lower levels of industrialisation in those regions.
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Culture in Punjab Pakistan grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE.
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The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960's to the mid-1970's, has been described as the "breadbasket of both India and Pakistan".
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