Rawalpindi

American

[rah-wuhl-pin-dee] / ˌrɑ wəlˈpɪn di /

noun

a city in N Pakistan: former provisional capital.

Rawalpindi British

/ rɔːlˈpɪndɪ /

noun

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

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That tension - between deterrent confidence and economic vulnerability - may explain the carefully calibrated signals emerging from Rawalpindi in recent months.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There was the chase of 378 against India, and the win on the flattest pitch Rawalpindi had ever seen.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Jacks, who has 60 caps in white-ball cricket, is primarily a batting all-rounder but did claim six wickets on his Test debut against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 2022.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The remaining matches are scheduled to take place on Thursday and Saturday, also in Rawalpindi.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Kabir, Soraya, and I had an additional reason to rejoice: Our little hospital in Rawalpindi had opened the week before, not the surgical unit, just the pediatric clinic.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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