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Bahawalpur
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Bahawalpur (bəhä`wəlpr'), city (1998 pop. 403,408), Punjab prov., E central Pakistan, on the Sutlej River. It is a commercial center, trading in wheat, sugarcane, dates, and cotton. Major manufactures are textiles, pottery, carpets, and cottonseed oil. Formerly the capital of the princely state of Bahawalpur, which was founded in the late 18th cent. and acceded to Pakistan in 1947, the city has several palaces and fine buildings, notably the Gulzar Mahal. The city is also known as Baghdad-ul-Jadid.
Bahawalpur
an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop.: 563 000 (2005 est.)


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Talking to media at Multan airport, he also affirmed his commitment to the issue of Seraiki province, and berated Durrani for trying to confuse the issue with a separate demand for Bhawalpur as a province.
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The Personnel of law enforcement agencies has arrested Central Ameer of banned Al-Furqan Tahir Hayat alias Farooq Bahi from Bhawalpur.
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Byline: Fasihur Rehman Khan, Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has rejected calls to divide Punjab province and create another province to be called Seraiki or Bhawalpur.
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