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A less precise definition is one pica equals 0.166 inches (4.2 mm), and one point 0.01383 inches (0.351 mm). [ 27 ] [ 33 ] It was also noticed that 83 picas is nearly equal to 35 cm, so the Type Founders Association also suggested using a 35 cm metal rod for measurements, but this was not accepted by every foundry.
Urdu replaced Sindhi as Karachi's most widely spoken language; Sindhi was the mother tongue of 51% of Karachi in 1941, but only 8.5% in 1951, while Urdu grew to become the mother tongue of 51% of Karachi's population. [103] 100,000 Muhajir refugees arrived annually in Karachi until 1952. Muhajirs kept arriving from different parts of India ...
Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) is a North American set of standard sizes for pipes used for high or low pressures and temperatures. [1] " Nominal" refers to pipe in non-specific terms and identifies the diameter of the hole with a non-dimensional number (for example – 2-inch nominal steel pipe" consists of many varieties of steel pipe with the only criterion being a 2.375-inch (60.3 mm) outside ...
Unicode Number Forms Glyph Simulation Value Name Hex Dec ⅐ 1 ⁄ 7: 0.142... Vulgar Fraction One Seventh 2150 8528 ⅑ 1 ⁄ 9: 0.111... Vulgar Fraction One Ninth 2151 8529 ⅒ 1 ⁄ 10: 0.1 Vulgar Fraction One Tenth 2152 8530 ⅓ 1 ⁄ 3: 0.333... Vulgar Fraction One Third 2153 8531 ⅔ 2 ⁄ 3: 0.666... Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds 2154 8532 ...
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT; Urdu: اسلامآباد وفاقی دارالحکومت, romanized: Islāmābād Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat) is a federal territory of Pakistan, centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
The term "Sargodha" has its origin in the words "Sar" (from "sarowar") meaning "pond" and "Godha" meaning "Sadhu", which means "Pond of Godha". This city was founded by Lady Trooper by the supervision of Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz KCSI (1845 – 7 October 1926), a colonial administrator in British India and Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab ...
In 1868, 9,358 people lived in the city's cantonment – by 1891, the number rose to 37,870. [38] In 1891, the city's population excluding the Cantonment was 34,153. [ 38 ] The city was considered to be a favourite first posting for newly arrived soldiers from England, owing to the city's agreeable climate, and the nearby hill station of Murree .
Quetta (/ ˈ k w ɛ t ə /; Urdu: کوئٹہ, ko'eṭa, [ˈkweːʈə] ⓘ, Pashto: کوټه) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. [4]