【结好时间】天津市与巴基斯坦旁遮普省于2021年9月17日签订了建立友好省市关系意向书。

旁遮普省位于巴基斯坦东北部，东部与印度接壤，首府拉合尔市。面积20.53平方公里，人口过亿，人口密度位列巴全国之首。居民大部分为旁遮普人，99%为穆斯林，主要为逊尼派。其他居民宗教信仰有基督教、印度教、锡克教等。地处肥沃河谷，西北是博德瓦尔高原，东南为塔尔沙漠和半沙漠，北临喜马拉雅山余脉。四季分明，年降雨量125至500毫米。开发历史悠久，人工灌渠密布，是巴全国主要农业区，耕地面积占全国65%，小麦产量占全国70%以上。工业发达，有纺织、机械、电器、金属加工等。矿产资源丰富，有煤、盐、石膏、白云石等。该省生产总值常年占巴国内生产总值的50%以上。

旁遮普省有中巴经济走廊若干项目，涵盖能源和交通基础设施等领域。走廊在该省第二阶段建设以农业、产业合作和民生项目为主。

[Bonding Date] On September 17, 2021, Tianjin, China and Punjab, Pakistan signed a letter of intent to establish a sister-province relationship.

Punjab is located in the northeast of Pakistan, bordering India in the east, with its capital being Lahore. With an area of 20.53 square kilometers and a population of more than 100 million, the province has the highest population density in Pakistan. Most of its inhabitants are Punjabis, and 99% are Muslims, mainly Sunnis. Other religions include Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism. The province is located in a fertile river valley, with the Pothohar Plateau in the northwest, the Thar Desert and Semidesert in the southeast, and the Himalayas in the north. It has four distinct seasons and annual rainfall of 125 to 500 millimeters. With a long history of development and dense artificial irrigation canals, it is the main agricultural area in Pakistan, occupying 65% of the nation's arable land and contributing a wheat output accounting for more than 70% of the country. The province also has developed industries, including textile, machinery, electrical appliances, metal processing, etc. It is rich in mineral resources such as coal, salt, gypsum and dolomite. Its GDP accounts for more than 50% of the national GDP.

Punjab has several China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, covering energy, transportation infrastructure and other fields. Phase II of the CPEC in Punjab mainly includes agricultural and industrial cooperation and livelihood projects.