Rawalpindi

[rah-wuhl-pin-dee]

noun

1. a city in N Pakistan: former provisional capital.

Rawalpindi

/ rɔːlˈpɪndɪ /

noun

1. an ancient city in N Pakistan: interim capital of Pakistan (1959–67) during the building of Islamabad. Pop: 1 794 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Ali Akbar was born in Rawalpindi and made his way to Europe in the late 1960s, arriving first at Amsterdam where he got work on board a cruise liner.

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Three of those defeats, by Sri Lanka at The Oval, Pakistan in Rawalpindi and New Zealand in Hamilton, were incredibly loose performances.

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In Tests, England's best performances under McCullum's leadership - in Rawalpindi, at The Oval, or at Edgbaston - have all been built on significant opening partnerships.

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The Indian military said in a co-ordinated attack, it launched missiles on 11 Pakistani air bases across the country, including the strategic Nur Khan air base outside Rawalpindi, not far from the Pakistani military headquarters.

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India had targeted three Pakistani air bases, including one in Rawalpindi - the garrison city that houses the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters.

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