Sialkot is a city in Punjab, Pakistan
Sialkot is a city in Punjab , Pakistan. It is the capital city of Sialkot District . It is Pakistan's 13th most populous city and is located in north-east Punjab—one of Pakistan's most industrialized regions. Along with the nearby cities of Gujranwala and Gujrat , Sialkot forms part of the so-called "Golden Triangle" of industrial cities with export-oriented economies. Through exports, Sialkot-based industries are obtaining foreign exchange to more than $2.5 billion annually to strengthen the national exchequer. Sialkot is believed to be the site of ancient Sagala , a city razed by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE, and then made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I in the 2nd century BCE—a time during which the city greatly prospered as a major center for trade and Buddhist thought . Sialkot continued to be a major political center, until it was eclipsed by Lahore...