Bahawalpur

American  

[buh-hah-wuhl-poor, bah-wuhl-] / bəˈhɑ wəlˌpʊər, ˈbɑ wəl- /

noun

1. a state in E Pakistan. 32,443 sq. mi. (83,000 sq. km).

2. the capital of this state.

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Bahawalpur British  

/ ˌbæhəˈwɒlpə /

noun

1. an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

When an Indian monkey was spotted roaming around Bahawalpur, Pakistan, in 2011, officials were dispatched to wrangle the animal.

From Salon

This is from 12 July this year, and can be seen on Google Earth, where it shows an air base near Bahawalpur with what appear to be four drones.

From BBC

“The choice of target for India was a difficult task, because there are a lot of Jaish-e-Muhammad camps in heavily populated areas like Bahawalpur,” a senior official in India’s Ministry of External Affairs told me.

From New York Times

The compound in the heart of Bahawalpur as well as the more recently built headquarters on the northern outskirts of the city have police and paramilitary troops guarding them.

From New York Times

Siddiqa, who has interviewed a number of Jaish members, told me that Jaish had close links with Al Qaeda from its inception and received early funding from Osama bin Laden, money that it used to take over seminaries and training camps outside Bahawalpur.

From New York Times