Potwar Plateau — ▪ region, Pakistan tableland in Rāwalpindi, Attock, and Jhelum districts, Punjab Province, Pakistan. Lying between the Indus and Jhelum rivers and bounded on the north by the Hazāra Hills and on the south by the Salt Range, its varied… … Universalium
Pothohar Plateau — The Pothohar Plateau (also spelled Pothwar, Potwar or Potohar) (Urdu: سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار) is a plateau in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The area was the home of the Soanian Culture, which is evidenced by the discovery of fossils, tools, coins … Wikipedia
Pakistan — /pak euh stan , pah keuh stahn /, n. 1. Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947 71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).… … Universalium
Pothohar — Pharwala auf dem Pothohar Plateau Pothohar (auch Potwar) ist ein Plateau in der pakistanischen Provinz Punjab. Es liegt zwischen 300 und 500m über NN. Der Fluss Swaan durchfließt das Gebiet der aufgeschobenen kleinen Hügel, die aus der Eiszeit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fuel extraction in Pakistan — Contents 1 Oil industry 1.1 Discovery 1.2 History 1.3 Modern exploration 1.3.1 Pakistan Oilfields Limit … Wikipedia
Ishar Singh (poet) — Ishar Singh ‘Ishar’ (1892 1966) was one of the most renowned Punjabi humorous poets of the 20th century. His poems centred around his comic creation ‘Bhaiya’, who was used as a vehicle for biting satirical comment on all aspects of Indian society … Wikipedia
Salzgebirge — p1f1 Salzgebirge Höchster Gipfel Sakaser (1.522 m) Lage Pakistan … Deutsch Wikipedia
Punjab — /pun jahb , pun jahb/, n. 1. a former province in NW British India: now divided between India and Pakistan. 2. a state in NW India. 15,230,000; 47,456 sq. mi. (122,911 sq. km). Cap.: Chandigarh. 3. a province in NE Pakistan. 37,374,000; 79,284 sq … Universalium
David Pilbeam — is the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University[1] and curator of paleoanthropology at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He received his Ph.D. from… … Wikipedia
Islamabad — /is lah meuh bahd , bad , lam euh bad /, n. the capital of Pakistan, in the N part, near Rawalpindi. 77,318. * * * Capital (pop., 1998: 524,500) of Pakistan, located northeast of Rawalpindi. Established in 1959 to replace Karachi as the capital,… … Universalium