Rawalpindi cantonment is part of Rawalpindi Metropolitan city Population 3,461,806(2017) It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road on Railway Line 1, the main railroad of the country. The town has its own railway station Rawalpindi Railway Station and its own hospital, Cantonment General Hospital.[2] Initially, Rawalpindi cantonment was the only one in Rawalpindi city and the largest in Pakistan. However, this was one of the most poorly managed cantonments and it was facing administrative challenges due to its size, area and population. Therefore, during General Pervez Musharraf's era, Rawalpindi cantt. was split into Rawalpindi Cantonment and Chaklala Cantonment. The northern and eastern parts of the city around the airport were included in Chaklala cantt, while the western and southern parts of Rawalpindi cantonment remained as is.
rawalpindi, cantonment, large, cantonment, located, rawalpindi, punjab, province, pakistan, headquarters, pakistan, army, which, known, general, headquarters, located, rawalpindi, cantonment, rawalpindiurbanrawalpindicoordinates, 96667, 09139, 96667, 09139coun. Rawalpindi Cantonment is a large cantonment located in Rawalpindi Punjab province Pakistan The headquarters of the Pakistan Army which are known as the General Headquarters GHQ are located in the Rawalpindi cantonment 1 RawalpindiUrbanRawalpindi CantonmentRawalpindiCoordinates 33 58 00 N 73 05 29 E 33 96667 N 73 09139 E 33 96667 73 09139Country PakistanProvincePunjabDistrictRawalpindi DistrictGovernment President RCBBrig Ijaz Qamar KianiArea Total125 km2 48 sq mi Elevation487 m 1 598 ft Population 2019 Total955 623 Density7 644 km2 19 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 PST Calling code051Websitercb wbr gov wbr pkRawalpindi cantonment is part of Rawalpindi Metropolitan city Population 3 461 806 2017 It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road on Railway Line 1 the main railroad of the country The town has its own railway station Rawalpindi Railway Station and its own hospital Cantonment General Hospital 2 Initially Rawalpindi cantonment was the only one in Rawalpindi city and the largest in Pakistan However this was one of the most poorly managed cantonments and it was facing administrative challenges due to its size area and population Therefore during General Pervez Musharraf s era Rawalpindi cantt was split into Rawalpindi Cantonment and Chaklala Cantonment The northern and eastern parts of the city around the airport were included in Chaklala cantt while the western and southern parts of Rawalpindi cantonment remained as is References Edit Rawalpindi Cantonment GlobalSecurity org Cantt hospital out of reach for the poor The Express Tribune February 3 2023 This article about the military of Pakistan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rawalpindi Cantonment amp oldid 1157629134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
