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List of
Cities in Pakistan by Population
| Rank |
City |
Province |
Population |
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1 |
Karachi |
Sindh |
16,631,255 |
|
2 |
Lahore |
Punjab |
8,647,235 |
|
3 |
Faisalabad |
Punjab |
2,808,982 |
|
4 |
Rawalpindi |
Punjab |
2,377,580 |
|
5 |
Multan |
Punjab |
1,928,075 |
|
6 |
Gujranwala |
Punjab |
1,514,590 |
|
7 |
Hyderabad |
Sindh |
1,496,163 |
|
8 |
Peshawar |
North-West
Frontier |
1,344,967 |
|
9 |
Quetta |
Balochistan |
825,889 |
|
10 |
Islamabad |
Islamabad
Capital Territory |
657,788 |
|
11 |
Sargodha |
Punjab |
573,541 |
|
12 |
Bahawalpur |
Punjab |
516,882 |
|
13 |
Sialkot |
Punjab |
494,591 |
|
14 |
Sukkur |
Sindh |
460,899 |
|
15 |
Larkana |
Sindh |
416,261 |
|
16 |
Jhang |
Punjab |
399,980 |
|
17 |
Shekhupura |
Punjab |
397,186 |
|
18 |
Mardan |
North-West Frontier |
330,234 |
|
19 |
Rahim Yar
Khan |
Punjab |
328,903 |
|
20 |
Gujrat |
Punjab |
340,770 |
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 During early nineteenth century, Hunza resented Kashmir's attempts to gain
control and its rulers periodically expelled Kashmir garrisons, threatended
Gilgit, and politicked with the rulers of Kashgar to the north where the
Russians were gaining influence. Fearing Russians infiltration into their
northern frontiers, the British took over direct political control at Gilgit in
1889. Incesant fratricidal intrigues in Hunza and Nagar made the areas doubly
insecure. This, coupled with the Mir of Hunza's consistent intransigence induced
the British to march on Hunza in December 1891, where they fought a decisive
battle at Nilit, 60 km beyond Diaynor Bridge. After this the British garrisoned
Aliabad until 1897 when Hunza became a princely state protected by the
Government of British India. After the Pakistan was created in 1947, the people
of Hunza also gained liberation and the princely state was merged in Pakistan.
Nature has given Gilgit Baltistan with perfect beauty, high peaks, snowy
mountains, fresh water lakes, lush green fairy meadows, at the same time
this area is also blessed with unlimited and heavy deposits of precious
and semi-precious stones, precious & semi-precious metals, and
industrial stones like Ruby, Gold, Topaz, Aquamarine, Tourmaline,
Epidote, Paragasite, Zircon, Actinolite, Lead, Moonstone, Himalayan
Quartz, Emerald, Marble, Granite, Feldspar, Mica, Calcite, Feldspar,
Antimony, Graphite, Alum, Coal, Copper, Barite, China Clay etc. It is
estimated that almost 95% of the precious & semi-precious stones located
in Pakistan are found in Gilgit Baltistan.
Visit Pakistan
At an elevation of 1453.90 meter lies the Gilgit valley, offers spectacular
scenic beauty. It is surrounded by lakes, rivers, glaciers and high mountains
ranges. Some of them world's largest peaks, such as Nanga Parbat, 8125 meter and
Raka Poshi, 7788 meter are located here. The best season to visit is from May to
mid October. The local dialect is Shina, however, Urdu and English are also
spoken and understood.
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