What is the old name of ‘Bhambhore’?
- (A) Makran
- (B) Port Qasim
- (C) Debal
- (D) Gawadar
- (C) Debal
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What is the old name of ‘Phool Nagar’?
- (A) Rai Nagar
- (B) Rajpur
- (C) Bhai Phero
- (D) Dajkot
- (C) Bhai Phero
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What is the old name of ‘Zhob’?
- (A) Canton
- (B) Fort Sandeman
- (C) Azam Nagar
- (D) Gorge Town
- (B) Fort Sandeman
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What is the old name of ‘Islamabad’?
- (A) Shah Kot
- (B) Raj Shahi
- (C) Raj Nagar
- (D) Rat Kot
- (B) Raj Shahi
- The oldest name of Islamabad was ‘Ramkund’.
- A beautiful ancient temple of ‘Raja Ramchandra’ was situated at the middle of the temple town.
- The temple was devastated following an order by the former President Ayub Khan.
- The area of Islamabad before declaration as the Capital of Pakistan was known by the name “Raj Shahi”.
What is the old name of ‘Swat’?
- (A) Rowdayana
- (B) Kalri
- (C) Ghotki
- (D) Lawrance pur
- (A) Rowdayana
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What is the old name of ‘Bin Qasim (Seaport)’?
- (A) Debal
- (B) Makli
- (C) Pepri
- (D) Dahirkot
- (C) Pepri
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What is the old name of ‘Charsadda’?
- (A) Taksashila
- (B) Sassan
- (C) Ghandhra
- (D) Pukhalavati
- (D) Pukhalavati
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What is the old name of ‘Peshawar’?
- (A) Pershapur
- (B) Banjul
- (C) Paris Nagar
- (D) Phool Nagar
- (A) Pershapur
- Peshawar is a city which is gateway to the Sub-continent.
- Almost all the invaders came through this way from central Asia and Afghanistan.
- In recorded history Peshawar was called “Purshapura” (Sanskrit for City of Men).
What is the old name of ‘Rahim Yar Khan’?
- (A) Rahimabad
- (B) Naushehra
- (C) Khanpur
- (D) Dost Nagar
- (B) Naushehra
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What is (are) the old name of ‘Multan’?
- (A) Mulasthana
- (B) Kashep puri
- (C) Mansoora
- (D) All of these
- (D) All of these
- According to Hindu tradition the ancient name of Multan was ‘Mulasthana’.
- The current name ‘Multan’ was possibly associated with the Mali People who were defeated by “Alexander the Great”.
- ‘Kashep Puri’ was also old name of Multan.
- Once Multan was the Raja Hurnakas where Hindu Kings had built temple of the sun in which idol of sun was laid.