KarachiKarachi is the largest city of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh as well as one of the largest and most populous metropolitan cities in the world. It is also the main seaport and financial center of the country. Karachi metro has an estimated population of over 23.5 million people as of 2013 and area of approximately 3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi), resulting in a density of more than 6,000 people per square kilometre.
LahoreLahore is the capital city of the province of Punjab, the second largest metropolitan area in Pakistan and 16th most populous city in the world. It is an important historical centre in South Asia. With a rich history dating back over a millennium, Lahore is a main cultural centre of the Punjab region and Pakistan and is the largest Punjabi city in the world. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains an economic, political, transportation, entertainment, and educational hub of Pakistan.
IslamabadIslamabad is the capital city of Pakistan located within the Islamabad Capital Territory. It has a population of 2 million and together with its neighboring twin city of Rawalpindi, the greater Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the third largest in Pakistan with a population of over 4.5 million inhabitants.
PeshawarPeshawar is the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Peshawar is the largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and by the 1998 census was the ninth-largest city of Pakistan. Peshawar is a metropolitan city and the administrative centre and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated in a large valley near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, close to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar is irrigated by various canals of the Kabul River and by its right tributary, the Bara River.
Ten people were killed and ten others injured, when an avalanche hit a convoy of nomads in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, yesterday, an official confirmed.Scores of people were feared to be trapped under the debris, and the rescue t…
India’s foreign exchange reserves, declined by 6.05 billion U.S. dollars during the week, ended May 19, to 593.48 billion U.S. dollars, showed the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India.This situation came, after three consecutive weeks see…
The federal cabinet has approved new directors on the Universal Service Fund (USF) Company Board including three from the private sector for the development of telecommunication services across the country.According to the summary approved by the Cabi…
The prevalence of tobacco use in Pakistan has reached alarming levels, with approximately 31 million adults, or about 19.7 percent of the adult population, currently consuming tobacco products.In a recent study titled “Raising Tobacco Tax Rates to Pro…
The price of gold remained largely stable in the outgoing week and registered an increase of Rs. 900 per tola.According to the data released by All-Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA), the price of gold (24 carats) went up by Rs. 4…
Minister for Defence, Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made the country’s defence invincible by conducting nuclear tests 25 years ago on this day.Addressing the convocation of a college in Sialkot on Sunday, he said we…
