Multan

American

[mool-tahn] / mʊlˈtɑn /

noun

a city in E central Pakistan.

Multan British

/ ˌmʊlˈtɑːn /

noun

a city in central Pakistan, near the Chenab River. Pop: 1 459 000 (2005 est)

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A year ago in Multan, Pakistan responded to being beaten by England on the flattest pitch imaginable by using the same pitch for the next Test, dried by industrial fans and garden heaters.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Men wearing Three Lions have won more often in Mumbai, Multan and Colombo.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

For Dan Lawrence opening the batting and 823-7 in Multan.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Reusing the same Multan pitch for the second Test was rooted in cricketing logic.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

At Multan I received a cipher telegram from Sir Donald Stewart informing me that it had been decided to mobilize two Army Corps, and that I was to have command of the first.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

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