Faisalabad

/ faɪˈʒɑːləˌbɑːd /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

He is from the town of Faisalabad, in the province of Punjab, according to police.

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Singh was arrested in 1990 for his role in a series of bombings in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 people.

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Paramilitary troops have been guarding site of the arson attacks, a Christian settlement in Jaranwala in Faisalabad industrial district, which also includes the historical Salvation Army Church and Saint Paul Catholic Church.

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The police said it has so far rounded up 128 people involved in the attack on the Christian community in Jaranwala in the industrial district of the city of Faisalabad on Wednesday.

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Public gatherings have also been restricted for seven days in Faisalabad district, which includes Jaranwala.

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