Bahawalpur
Americannoun
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a state in E Pakistan. 32,443 sq. mi. (83,000 sq. km).
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the capital of this state.
noun
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Few of the millions of Indians or Pakistanis who live there know that there was a world in which India or Pakistan might have inherited the oil-rich Gulf, just as they did Jaipur, Hyderabad or Bahawalpur.
From BBC
In Bahawalpur on Wednesday, crowds were mourning those killed in the strikes overnight in funeral processions through the streets.
From BBC
The deepest hit, says India, was a Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur, 100km inside Pakistan.
From BBC
The projects are for the cities of Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur, and the loan is part of a total of $10 billion which donors pledged to Pakistan to help it recover from last year's devastating floods.
From Reuters
Since Aug. 1, rescuers have evacuated over 100,000 people from marooned areas in the districts of Kasur and Bahawalpur.
From Seattle Times
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