Rawalpindi City

Founded by Sikhs in 1765, it became an important British military station after their occupation of the Punjab in 1849. On August 8, 1919, a treaty was sig

Rawalpindi (Punjabi, Urdu: راولپنڈى, Rāwalpiṅḋī), commonly known as Pindi (Punjabi: پنڈی), is a rapidly growing city in the Pothohar region of northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is located only 14 kilometres (9 mi) south from the capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. The Rawalpindi/Islamabad metropolitan area is ranked the third highest in the country. Due to the high interdependence an  ...