Editing Pakistan (section)

=== Urbanisation ===
{{Main|Urbanisation in Pakistan}}

Since [[Independence of Pakistan|independence]] due to the [[partition of India]], [[Urbanisation in Pakistan|urbanisation]] has surged for various reasons. In the south, [[Karachi]] stands as the most populous commercial hub along the [[Indus River]].<ref name="The Urban Frontier—Karachi">{{cite news |title=The Urban Frontier—Karachi |newspaper = NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91009748 |publisher=National Public Radio |date=2 June 2008|access-date=2 July 2008}}</ref> In the east, west, and north, a dense population arc spans cities like [[Lahore]], [[Faisalabad]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Islamabad]], [[Sargodha]], [[Gujranwala]], [[Sialkot]], [[Gujrat city|Gujrat]], [[Jhelum]], [[Sheikhupura]], [[Nowshera, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa|Nowshera]], [[Mardan]], and [[Peshawar]]. By 1990–2008, city dwellers constituted 36% of Pakistan's population, making it South Asia's most urbanized nation, with over 50% living in towns of 5,000+ inhabitants.<ref name="Jason Burke">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/aug/17/pakistan |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=Pakistan looks to life without the general |author=Jason Burke |date=17 August 2008|access-date=20 May 2010}}</ref> [[Immigration to Pakistan|Immigration]], both domestic and international, significantly fuels urban growth. Migration from India, especially to Karachi, the largest metropolis, and from nearby countries, accelerates urbanization, posing new political and socio-economic challenges. Economic shifts like the green revolution and political developments also play crucial roles.<ref name="Clark">{{cite book |last=Clark |first=David |title=The Elgar Companion to Development Studies |year=2006 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |isbn=978-1-84376-475-5 |page=668}}</ref>

{{Largest cities
| name         = Largest cities of Pakistan
| country      = Pakistan
| stat_ref     = According to the 2023 Census<ref>{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census – 2023 {{!}} Key Findings Report |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/Key_Findings_Report.pdf |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]] – [[Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives]] |location=Islamabad |p=59}}</ref>
| div_name     = Province
| div_link     =

| city_1 = Karachi | div_1 = Sindh | pop_1 = 18,868,021 | img_1 = Karachi from above.jpg

| city_2 = Lahore | div_2 = Punjab | pop_2 = 13,004,135 | img_2 = Badshahi Mosquee, Lahore.jpg

| city_3 = Faisalabad | div_3 = Punjab | pop_3 = 3,691,999 | img_3 = Clock Tower Faisalabad by Usman Nadeem.jpg

| city_4 = Rawalpindi | div_4 = Punjab | pop_4 = 3,357,612 | img_4 =Faizabad Interchange, Rawalpindi.jpg

| city_5 = Gujranwala | div_5 = Punjab | pop_5 = 2,668,047

| city_6 = Multan | div_6 = Punjab | pop_6 = 2,215,381

| city_7 = Hyderabad, Sindh{{!}}Hyderabad | div_7 = Sindh | pop_7 = 1,921,275

| city_8 = Peshawar | div_8 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | pop_8 = 1,905,975

| city_9 = Quetta | div_9 = Balochistan | pop_9 = 1,565,546

| city_10 = Islamabad | div_10 = Islamabad Capital Territory{{!}}Capital Territory | pop_10 = 1,108,872

| city_11 = Sargodha | div_11 = Punjab | pop_11 = 975,886

| city_12 = Sialkot | div_12 = Punjab | pop_12 = 911,817

| city_13 = Bahawalpur | div_13 = Punjab | pop_13 = 903,795

| city_14 = Jhang | div_14 = Punjab | pop_14 = 606,533

| city_15 = Sheikhupura | div_15 = Punjab | pop_15 = 591,424

| city_16 = Gujrat, Pakistan{{!}}Gujrat | div_16 = Punjab | pop_16 = 574,240

| city_17 = Sukkur | div_17 = Sindh | pop_17 = 563,851

| city_18 = Larkana | div_18 = Sindh | pop_18 = 551,716

| city_19 = Sahiwal | div_19 = Punjab | pop_19 = 538,344

| city_20 = Okara, Pakistan{{!}}Okara | div_20 = Punjab  | pop_20 = 533,693
}}