Gujranwala
Proper noun
Meaning
Gujranwala
A city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan.
Examples
Dar, who played first-class cricket in Pakistan for over a decade as an all-rounder before taking up umpiring, made his international debut as an umpire in February 2000, in an ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Gujranwala, his hometown.
Another 34 localities in Faisalabad, 35 in Bhakkur 35 and 14 areas in Gujranwala were put under a smart lockdown.
The lawyer, whose grandfather Ishar Singh moved to Malaysia in 1930s from a village near Gujranwala in undivided Punjab before Partition, had learnt classical music from his maternal grandfather Giani Gurcharan Singh during his visits to Singapore.
And, sources indicate, since January 2008, a former Pakistan Army officer known to his subordinates as ‘Captain Salim’ has been training cadre for combat in J&K at a new camp in Lala Moosa, near Gujranwala.
PML-N on Friday termed Bilawal’s remarks regarding the speech of former premier Nawaz during the PDM Gujranwala rally as his personal point of view.
The PDM, an alliance of major opposition parties, is protesting against the federal government and so far held three gatherings in Gujranwala, Karachi and Quetta.