Article: The Punjab.

Article: Inter-provincial Games Punjab continues to dominate on day ...
The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan);  November 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... PESHAWAR, November 10 (THE NATION): Punjab dominated again on the second day of the ... Complex here on Monday. The players from Punjab made a clean sweep by winning 20 gold ... Hurdles: Razia Khan-Sindh, Sadia Iqbal-Punjab, Aneela Gul- NWFP Discus Throw: Madiha ...

Article: Punjab complete hat-trick as Games end in tears.
The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan);  November 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... PESHAWAR, November 11 (THE NATION): Punjab completed a hat-trick by winning the ... Complex on Tuesday. In the overall games, Punjab secured 3642 points with 81 gold medals ... and 37 bronze medals. Madiha Lateef of Punjab was declared best athlete of the games ...

Encyclopedia entry: Punjab
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      700+ words ...Punjab [Pers.,=five rivers], historic region ... of the east. The five rivers that give Punjab its name, the Jhelum, the Chenab, the ... forested mountains yielding salt and coal, the Punjab is a level alluvial plain. Rainfall is ...

Article: Punjab blast catches security agencies napping
The Hindustan Times;  October 15, 2007 ;     674 words ...Ludhiana/Chandigarh, Oct. 15 -- Punjab's hard-earned peace was shattered by the blast ... festival season. What has left the security agencies in Punjab baffled is the fact that Punjab was not even included in the 'hit-list' of states ...

Article: Punjab food officials accused of 'foul play'.
The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan);  August 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... provincial government seems helpless before the Punjab Food Department officials highhandedness ... traders at the border checkpoints linking Punjab with the NWFP. According to details, some officials of the Punjab Food Department are harassing the flour ...

Article: Punjab and the Difficulties Confronting Sikhs
India Abroad;  September 8, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... Kuldip Nayar India Abroad 09-08-1995 Punjab and the Difficulties Confronting Sikhs ... Surjit Singh Barnala, who came to power in Punjab in the wake of the accord, would have ... was so horrified over the militancy in Punjab that it was willing to concede more at ...

Article: Punjab cabinet expansion on the cards.
The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan);  February 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... be described another wise step to save Punjab coalition, following a meeting between PM Gilani and Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif, the political alliance ... with 60:40 power-sharing formula in Punjab. Confirming the development, Senior Minister ...