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	'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{Langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{Langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them. Prior to Islamabad's establishment, Rawalpindi served as the country's capital from 1959 to 1967.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>		Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{Langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them. ~~Haswal~~ and ~~Haswal~~ ~~are~~ ~~two~~ ~~big~~ ~~tribes~~ in ~~rawalpindi~~.		'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{Langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>		Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{Langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{Langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them. Haswal and Haswal are two big tribes in rawalpindi.
			<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>		Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{~~Lang-~~ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''Rawalpindi''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|ɔː\|l\|ˈ\|p\|ɪ\|n\|d\|i}}; [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{Langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راولپنڈی}}\|translit=Rāwalpinḍī}}; {{IPA-ur\|ɾɑːʋəlpɪnɖiː\|pron\|Rawalpindi Pronunciation.ogg}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|title=Rawalpindi \| Meaning of Rawalpindi by Lexico \|access-date=4 March 2019 \|archive-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rawalpindi \|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is the [[List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population\|third-largest]] city in the [[Administrative units of Pakistan\|Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]]. It is a commercial and metropolitan city, being the [[list of cities in Pakistan by population\|fourth most populous]] in Pakistan. It is located near the [[Soan River]] in north-western [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], and is the third-largest [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi-speaking]] city in the world. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital [[Islamabad]], and the two are jointly known as "[[twin cities]]" because of the social and economic links between them.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf \|title=Population size and growth of major cities \|access-date=10 June 2015 \|archive-date=25 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225105128/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf%20 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>		Located on the [[Pothohar Plateau]] of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Padishah \|first=Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLflzQEACAAJ \|title=Tuzk-e Jahangiri \|date=1968 \|publisher=Majlis-e Taraqqi-e Adab \|language=ur}}</ref> The region is known for its ancient heritage, for instance the neighbouring city of [[Taxila]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|title=Rawalpindi: History behind a bustling city \|date=26 August 2012 \|access-date=24 September 2016 \|archive-date=23 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200612/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/08/26/city/islamabad/rawalpindi-history-behind-a-bustling-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1765, the ruling [[Gakhars]] were defeated and the city came under [[Sukerchakia Misl]]. During the [[Sikh Empire\|Sikh-era]], Rawalpindi, from a small regional town, became an important city in regards to trade and its strategic location within Punjab. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of [[Jewish]] traders who had fled [[Mashhad]], Persia, in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 February 2016 \|title=The lost Jewish history of Rawalpindi \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/32513/the-lost-jewish-history-of-rawalpindi \|access-date=24 November 2022 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>

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	96.7% of Rawalpindi's population is Muslim, 3.1% is Christian, 0.2% belong to other religious groups. The city's ''Kohaati Bazaar'' is site of large [[Shia]] mourning-processions for [[Ashura]].<ref name="Rida 2015">{{cite journal \|last1=Rida \|first1=Arif \|last2=Farooqi \|first2=Maria \|year=2015 \|title=The Lost Art of Rawalpindi \|url=https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|url-status=live \|journal=THAAP \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224124320/https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> The neighbourhoods of ''Waris Shah Mohallah'' and ''Pir Harra Mohallah'' form the core of Muslim settlement in Rawalpindi's old city.		96.7% of Rawalpindi's population is Muslim, 3.1% is Christian, 0.2% belong to other religious groups. The city's ''Kohaati Bazaar'' is site of large [[Shia]] mourning-processions for [[Ashura]].<ref name="Rida 2015">{{cite journal \|last1=Rida \|first1=Arif \|last2=Farooqi \|first2=Maria \|year=2015 \|title=The Lost Art of Rawalpindi \|url=https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|url-status=live \|journal=THAAP \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224124320/https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> The neighbourhoods of ''Waris Shah Mohallah'' and ''Pir Harra Mohallah'' form the core of Muslim settlement in Rawalpindi's old city.

	Prior to partition there used to be a sizable [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] and [[Hindus\|Hindu]] community living in Rawalpindi, the city is still home to a few hundred Hindu families.<ref name="Dawn 2015">{{cite news \|title=The temples of Rawalpindi: Old wisdom in a new world \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=16 October 2015 \|archive-date=16 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216100744/https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the fact that the vast majority of the city's Hindus fled ''en masse'' to India after Partition, most Hindu temples in the old city remain standing, although in disrepair and often abandoned.<ref name="Dawn 2015" />		Prior to partition there used to be a sizable [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] and [[Hindus\|Hindu]] community living in Rawalpindi, the city is still home to a few hundred Hindu families.<ref name="Dawn 2015">{{cite news \|title=The temples of Rawalpindi: Old wisdom in a new world \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=16 October 2015 \|archive-date=16 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216100744/https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the fact that the vast majority of the city's Hindus fled ''en masse'' to India after Partition, most Hindu temples in the old city remain standing, although in disrepair and often abandoned.<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> Many of the old city's neighbourhoods continue to bear Hindu and Sikh names, such as Krishanpura, Aria Mohallah, Akaal Garh, Mohanpura, Amarpura, Kartarpura, Bagh Sardaraan, Angatpura.

			Rawalpindi was a majority [[Hindu]] and [[Sikh]] city prior to the [[Partition of India]] in 1947,<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> combined composing 51.05 percent of the total population according to the 1941 census.<ref name="Census of India 1941" />{{rp\|32}} The same census detailed Muslims made up 43.79 percent of the total population.<ref name="Ispahani 2017" /><ref name="Census of India 1941" />{{rp\|32}} The Baba Dyal Singh Gurdwara in Rawalpindi was where the reformist [[Nirankari]] movement of Sikhism originated.<ref name="Rida 2015">{{cite journal \|last1=Rida \|first1=Arif \|last2=Farooqi \|first2=Maria \|title=The Lost Art of Rawalpindi \|journal=THAAP \|year=2015 \|url=https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|access-date=28 January 2018 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224124320/https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The city still has a small Sikh population, but has been bolstered by the arrival of Sikhs fleeing political instability in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=For the Sikhs in KP, Rawalpindi is their new home \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1122982 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=3 August 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231444/https://www.dawn.com/news/1122982 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The [[Shri Krishna Mandir, Rawalpindi\|Shri Krishna Mandir]] is the only functional Hindu temple in Rawalpindi.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|title=Krishna Temple- the only worship place for twin cities' Hindus \|author=Aamir Yasin \|date=8 March 2020 \|newspaper=Dawn \|access-date=21 August 2020 \|archive-date=6 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606021930/https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It was built in the Kabarri Bazaar in 1897.<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> Other temples are abandoned or were repurposed. Rawalpindi's large Kalyan Das Temple from 1880 has been used as the "Gov't. Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind" since 1973.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Devi ka mandir \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=2 August 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208234408/https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|title=A 200-year-old temple in Rawalpindi is a school for special children \|publisher=Gounesco \|access-date=14 August 2018 \|date=6 September 2016 \|archive-date=14 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232712/https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ram Leela Temple in ''Kanak Mandi'', and the Kaanji Mal Ujagar Mal Ram Richpal Temple in the Kabarri Bazaar, are both currently used to house Kashmiri refugees. Mohan Temple in the ''Lunda Bazaar'' remains standing, but is abandoned and the building no longer used for any purpose. The city's "Shamshan Ghat" serves as the city's cremation grounds, and was partly renovated in 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rawalpindi's dilapidated Shamshan Ghat \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=14 December 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231447/https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		The [[Shri Krishna Mandir, Rawalpindi\|Shri Krishna Mandir]] is the only functional Hindu temple in Rawalpindi.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|title=Krishna Temple- the only worship place for twin cities' Hindus \|author=Aamir Yasin \|date=8 March 2020 \|newspaper=Dawn \|access-date=21 August 2020 \|archive-date=6 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606021930/https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It was built in the Kabarri Bazaar in 1897.<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> Other temples are abandoned or were repurposed. Rawalpindi's large Kalyan Das Temple from 1880 has been used as the "Gov't. Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind" since 1973.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Devi ka mandir \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=2 August 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208234408/https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|title=A 200-year-old temple in Rawalpindi is a school for special children \|publisher=Gounesco \|access-date=14 August 2018 \|date=6 September 2016 \|archive-date=14 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232712/https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ram Leela Temple in ''Kanak Mandi'', and the Kaanji Mal Ujagar Mal Ram Richpal Temple in the Kabarri Bazaar, are both currently used to house Kashmiri refugees. Mohan Temple in the ''Lunda Bazaar'' remains standing, but is abandoned and the building no longer used for any purpose. The city's "Shamshan Ghat" serves as the city's cremation grounds, and was partly renovated in 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rawalpindi's dilapidated Shamshan Ghat \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=14 December 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231447/https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	96.7% of Rawalpindi's population is Muslim, 3.1% is Christian, 0.2% belong to other religious groups. The city's ''Kohaati Bazaar'' is site of large [[Shia]] mourning-processions for [[Ashura]].<ref name="Rida 2015">{{cite journal \|last1=Rida \|first1=Arif \|last2=Farooqi \|first2=Maria \|year=2015 \|title=The Lost Art of Rawalpindi \|url=https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|url-status=live \|journal=THAAP \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224124320/https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> The neighbourhoods of ''Waris Shah Mohallah'' and ''Pir Harra Mohallah'' form the core of Muslim settlement in Rawalpindi's old city.		96.7% of Rawalpindi's population is Muslim, 3.1% is Christian, 0.2% belong to other religious groups. The city's ''Kohaati Bazaar'' is site of large [[Shia]] mourning-processions for [[Ashura]].<ref name="Rida 2015">{{cite journal \|last1=Rida \|first1=Arif \|last2=Farooqi \|first2=Maria \|year=2015 \|title=The Lost Art of Rawalpindi \|url=https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|url-status=live \|journal=THAAP \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224124320/https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> The neighbourhoods of ''Waris Shah Mohallah'' and ''Pir Harra Mohallah'' form the core of Muslim settlement in Rawalpindi's old city.

	Prior to partition there used to be a sizable [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] and [[Hindus\|Hindu]] community living in Rawalpindi, the city is still home to a few hundred Hindu families.<ref name="Dawn 2015">{{cite news \|title=The temples of Rawalpindi: Old wisdom in a new world \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=16 October 2015 \|archive-date=16 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216100744/https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the fact that the vast majority of the city's Hindus fled ''en masse'' to India after Partition, most Hindu temples in the old city remain standing, although in disrepair and often abandoned.<ref name="Dawn 2015" />		Prior to partition there used to be a sizable [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] and [[Hindus\|Hindu]] community living in Rawalpindi, the city is still home to a few hundred Hindu families.<ref name="Dawn 2015">{{cite news \|title=The temples of Rawalpindi: Old wisdom in a new world \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=16 October 2015 \|archive-date=16 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216100744/https://www.dawn.com/news/1211298 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the fact that the vast majority of the city's Hindus fled ''en masse'' to India after Partition, most Hindu temples in the old city remain standing, although in disrepair and often abandoned.<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> Many of the old city's neighbourhoods continue to bear Hindu and Sikh names, such as Krishanpura, Aria Mohallah, Akaal Garh, Mohanpura, Amarpura, Kartarpura, Bagh Sardaraan, Angatpura.

			Rawalpindi was a majority [[Hindu]] and [[Sikh]] city prior to the [[Partition of India]] in 1947,<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> combined composing 51.05 percent of the total population according to the 1941 census.<ref name="Census of India 1941" />{{rp\|32}} The same census detailed Muslims made up 43.79 percent of the total population.<ref name="Ispahani 2017" /><ref name="Census of India 1941" />{{rp\|32}} The Baba Dyal Singh Gurdwara in Rawalpindi was where the reformist [[Nirankari]] movement of Sikhism originated.<ref name="Rida 2015">{{cite journal \|last1=Rida \|first1=Arif \|last2=Farooqi \|first2=Maria \|title=The Lost Art of Rawalpindi \|journal=THAAP \|year=2015 \|url=https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|access-date=28 January 2018 \|archive-date=24 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224124320/https://www.academia.edu/33926957 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The city still has a small Sikh population, but has been bolstered by the arrival of Sikhs fleeing political instability in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=For the Sikhs in KP, Rawalpindi is their new home \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1122982 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=3 August 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231444/https://www.dawn.com/news/1122982 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The [[Shri Krishna Mandir, Rawalpindi\|Shri Krishna Mandir]] is the only functional Hindu temple in Rawalpindi.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|title=Krishna Temple- the only worship place for twin cities' Hindus \|author=Aamir Yasin \|date=8 March 2020 \|newspaper=Dawn \|access-date=21 August 2020 \|archive-date=6 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606021930/https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It was built in the Kabarri Bazaar in 1897.<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> Other temples are abandoned or were repurposed. Rawalpindi's large Kalyan Das Temple from 1880 has been used as the "Gov't. Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind" since 1973.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Devi ka mandir \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=2 August 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208234408/https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|title=A 200-year-old temple in Rawalpindi is a school for special children \|publisher=Gounesco \|access-date=14 August 2018 \|date=6 September 2016 \|archive-date=14 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232712/https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ram Leela Temple in ''Kanak Mandi'', and the Kaanji Mal Ujagar Mal Ram Richpal Temple in the Kabarri Bazaar, are both currently used to house Kashmiri refugees. Mohan Temple in the ''Lunda Bazaar'' remains standing, but is abandoned and the building no longer used for any purpose. The city's "Shamshan Ghat" serves as the city's cremation grounds, and was partly renovated in 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rawalpindi's dilapidated Shamshan Ghat \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=14 December 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231447/https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		The [[Shri Krishna Mandir, Rawalpindi\|Shri Krishna Mandir]] is the only functional Hindu temple in Rawalpindi.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|title=Krishna Temple- the only worship place for twin cities' Hindus \|author=Aamir Yasin \|date=8 March 2020 \|newspaper=Dawn \|access-date=21 August 2020 \|archive-date=6 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606021930/https://www.dawn.com/news/1539267 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It was built in the Kabarri Bazaar in 1897.<ref name="Dawn 2015" /> Other temples are abandoned or were repurposed. Rawalpindi's large Kalyan Das Temple from 1880 has been used as the "Gov't. Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind" since 1973.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Devi ka mandir \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=2 August 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208234408/https://www.dawn.com/news/1122802 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|title=A 200-year-old temple in Rawalpindi is a school for special children \|publisher=Gounesco \|access-date=14 August 2018 \|date=6 September 2016 \|archive-date=14 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232712/https://www.gounesco.com/kalyan-das-temple-200-year-old-relic-rawalpindi/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ram Leela Temple in ''Kanak Mandi'', and the Kaanji Mal Ujagar Mal Ram Richpal Temple in the Kabarri Bazaar, are both currently used to house Kashmiri refugees. Mohan Temple in the ''Lunda Bazaar'' remains standing, but is abandoned and the building no longer used for any purpose. The city's "Shamshan Ghat" serves as the city's cremation grounds, and was partly renovated in 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rawalpindi's dilapidated Shamshan Ghat \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|access-date=8 December 2017 \|work=Dawn \|date=14 December 2014 \|archive-date=8 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231447/https://www.dawn.com/news/1150796 \|url-status=live}}</ref>