Faisalabad

British

/ faɪˈʒɑːləˌbɑːd /

noun

Former name (until 1979): Lyallpur. a city in NE Pakistan: commercial and manufacturing centre of a cotton- and wheat-growing region; university (1961). Pop: 2 533 000 (2005 est)

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FAISALABAD, Pakistan — Nasir Dhillon, a former policeman, sells houses in a Pakistani city about 100 miles from the Indian border.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2022

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