Sialkot

American

[see-ahl-koht] / siˈɑlˌkoʊt /

noun

a city in NE Pakistan: military station.

Sialkot British

/ sɪˈælkɒt /

noun

a city in NE Pakistan: shrine of Guru Nanak. Pop: 487 000 (2005 est)

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the federal government would fully co-operate with regional authorities to avert the risk of flooding, particularly in the urban areas of Gujarat, Sialkot, and Lahore – Pakistan's second-most populous city.

From BBC

Sialkot has seen more rainfall in 24 hours than the highest record in the past 49 years, according to Pakistan's chief meteorologists.

From BBC

Among the closest targets were two camps in Sialkot, just 6-18km from the border, according to an Indian spokesperson.

From BBC

We meet Rasikh Munir on the outskirts of Sialkot, an industrial district in Punjab, surrounded by rice fields and corn crops.

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He tells us he drove them back and forth between his house in Sialkot and the city of Jhelum, two hours away, where Sara’s grandfather lived.

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