Regional Capitals
The capitals of the provinces and territories of Pakistan have remained the same since the 1970s when the current administrative structure was established. All four provincial capitals are the largest cities of their respective provinces.
| Subdivision | Status | Capital | Population (1998 census) |
Population (2008 estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balochistan | Province | Quetta | 565,137 | 825,889 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Province | Peshawar | 982,816 | 1,344,967 |
| Punjab | Province | Lahore | 5,143,495 | 6,747,238 |
| Sindh | Province | Karachi | 9,339,023 | 12,461,423 |
| Federally Administered Tribal Areas | Federal territory | Miran Shah | ||
| Islamabad Capital Territory | Federal territory | Islamabad | 529,180 | 657,788 |
| Azad Kashmir | Autonomous State | Muzaffarabad | 725,000 | |
| Gilgit–Baltistan | Territory | Gilgit | 548,588 |
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