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    West Punjab (Punjabi: ‎لہندا پنجاب‎; Urdu: مغربی پنجاب) was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. It was established from the western-half...
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    Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/; Punjabi, Urdu: پنجاب, pronounced [pənˈd͡ʒɑːb] ; abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the central-eastern region of the...
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    The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. Although the Governor is the head of the province...
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    Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb, -ˈdʒæb, ˈpʊn-/; Punjabi: [pə̞ɲˈdʒäːb] ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb), also known as the Land of the Five Rivers, is a geopolitical...
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    Lahore (redirect from Lahore, West Punjab)
    of Pakistan in 1947, Lahore served as the capital of West Punjab from 1947 to 1955, and of West Pakistan from 1955 to 1970. Primarily inhabited by ethnic...
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    the Partition of India led to the province's division into East Punjab and West Punjab, in the newly independent dominions of the Indian Union and Pakistan...
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    The province of Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan and the second-largest province by area, is divided into 41 districts and 10 divisions(as...
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    The mostly Muslim western parts of the old Punjab became Pakistan's West Punjab, later renamed as Punjab Province, while the mostly Hindu and Sikh eastern...
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    Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ ; Punjabi: [pənˈdʒɑːb] ) is a state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the...
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  • Pakistan. In the British province of Punjab, encompassing more than modern-day West Punjab in Pakistan and East Punjab in India, as per the 1921 census 47...
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    time on 1 April 1937. In 1947, Punjab Province was partitioned into West Punjab and East Punjab and the 79-member East Punjab Legislative Assembly was formed...
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    currently divided into two parts: East Punjab, in India, and West Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan. The Punjab has diverse styles of music, ranging...
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  • Religion in the Punjab in ancient history was characterized by Hinduism and later conversions to Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism and Christianity; it...
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    The divisions of Punjab (Urdu: پنجاب کےڈویژن), are the first-order administrative bodies of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. In total, there are 10 divisions...
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    The chief minister of Punjab is the head of the government of Punjab. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Punjab is the state's head, but...
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  • first governor of West Punjab was Sir Francis Mudie. In 1955, West Punjab was dissolved, and became Punjab province. In 1966, East Punjab was divided into...
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    wing of Pakistan comprised three governor's provinces (the North-West Frontier, West Punjab and Sind), one chief commissioner's province (Baluchistan) along...
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    The History of Punjab refers to the past history of Punjab region which is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in the northwest of South Asia...
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    Muslims moved into West Punjab, and 4.7 million Hindus and Sikhs moved into East Punjab. Virtually no Muslim survived in East Punjab (except in Malerkotla...
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    Elections to the Punjab Provincial Assembly were held in January 1946 as part of the 1946 Indian provincial elections. The Unionist Party contested the...
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    Hinduism is a minority religion in Punjab province of Pakistan followed by about 0.19% of its population. Punjab has the second largest number of Hindus...
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    Sufism has played a major role in the history of Punjab. West Punjab, Pakistan is heavily influenced by Sufi Saints and major Sufi Pirs. The partition...
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  • Punjab Football Club (formerly known as RoundGlass Punjab Club) is an Indian professional football club founded in Mohali, Punjab. The club competes in...
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  • Punjabis (redirect from Punjab people)
    : 8–10  Indian Punjab is also home to small groups of Muslims and Christians. Most of the East Punjab's Muslims left for West Punjab in 1947. However...
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  • Pakistan to northwest India. Punjab or Panjab may also refer to: Punjab, India, a state and the eastern part of Punjab in India Punjab, Pakistan, a province...
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    ultimately become Pakistan, notably concentrated in West Punjab, within the contemporary province of Punjab, Pakistan, where the Sikh population stood at roughly...
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  • Punjab Kings (PBKS), formerly Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), is a professional franchise cricket team based in Mullanpur, Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian...
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    part of Punjab until the province, then known as North West Frontier Province, was created in 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province...
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    چَنُّوں), is the capital city of Mian Channu Tehsil in Khanewal District, Punjab province of Pakistan. The city was named after a Sufi saint, Baba Mian Channu...
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    of the Constituent Assembly of India. New elections were held for the West Punjab and East Bengal (which became part of Pakistan, although East Bengal...
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