Pakistan has many cities and towns. Below are nine of the most notable. Other cities are listed under their specific regions.



    * Islamabad - The Federal capital, a relatively new planned city with a much more laidback feel than the rest of the country's cities 



    * Karachi - the Financial capital and the largest city of the country, it's an industrial port city and the provincial capital of Sindh 



    * Lahore - City of the Mughals, it's a bustling and a very historical city that shouldn't be missed, the food variety is the best in the country. 



    * Rawalpindi - Islamabad's much older and busier sister city, it's the starting point for travels to most points in the country 



    * Faisalabad - A major city in Punjab, famous for its textile industry 



    * Multan - The City of Saints, famous for blue pottery, ornamental glasswork, and Khussa - a type of shoes 



    * Muzaffarabad - Capital of Azad Kashmir and the center of the 2005 earthquake 



    * Peshawar - Capital city of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), it has a bit of an outlaw edge to it, and is the gateway to the Khyber Pass 



    * Quetta - a large, beautiful and slightly unruly city in the southern state of Balochistan, you'll pass through here en route to or from Iran