Faisalabad, (Punjabi, Urdu: فيصل آباد) formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan,[6] the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan.[6] The city was renamed "Faisalabad" in honour of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.Also known as the Manchester of Pakistan,[7] Faisalabad remains an important industrial city west of Lahore. The city-district of Faisalabad is bound on the north by the districts of Hafizabad and Chiniot, on the east by Nankana Sahib, on the South-East by Okara, on the South Sahiwal & Toba Tek Singh, and on the west by Jhang.
Thursday, 4 September 2014
Faisalabad
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