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Cleaved into two parts in 1947 by the British the western half of India's 'Bread Basket' is known today as the Punjab province of Pakistan. Founded in its current form in May 1972, it is by far the country's most populous and prosperous region. It is home to the Punjabis as well as various other groups. Neighbouring areas are Sindh to the South, Balochistan and the North West Frontier Province to the west, Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir and Islamabad to the North. The Indian half of the Punjab and the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir are to the East and North-East.

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  • Cleaved into two parts in 1947 by the British the western half of India's 'Bread Basket' is known today as the Punjab province of Pakistan. Founded in its current form in May 1972, it is by far the country's most populous and prosperous region. It is home to the Punjabis as well as various other groups. Neighbouring areas are Sindh to the South, Balochistan and the North West Frontier Province to the west, Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir and Islamabad to the North. The Indian half of the Punjab and the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir are to the East and North-East.
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  • Cleaved into two parts in 1947 by the British the western half of India's 'Bread Basket' is known today as the Punjab province of Pakistan. Founded in its current form in May 1972, it is by far the country's most populous and prosperous region. It is home to the Punjabis as well as various other groups. Neighbouring areas are Sindh to the South, Balochistan and the North West Frontier Province to the west, Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir and Islamabad to the North. The Indian half of the Punjab and the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir are to the East and North-East. * The main languages are Punjabi, Urdu (the official language), Saraiki, Potowari and Pashto. English is still taught in Government schools. * The provincial capital is Lahore. * Nearly 60% of Pakistan's population lives in the Punjab. * The province alone is home to six rivers: the Indus, Beas, Sutlej, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi. The name Punjab literally translates from the Persian words Pañj (پنج) , meaning Five, and Āb (آب) meaning Water. Thus Punjab can be translated as (the) Five Waters - and hence the Land of the Five Rivers, referring to the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, which are all tributaries to the Indus River. The Indus River, along with its many tributaries, traverses the Punjab from north to south.
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