Rawalpindi District is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capital.
Jhang is the capital city of Jhang District in the central portion of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 18th largest city of Pakistan by population.
Awan is a Punjabi Muslim tribe living predominantly in the northern, central, and western parts of Pakistani Punjab, with significant numbers also present in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, and to a lesser extent in Sindh and Balochistan.
Babar W. Malik is a diplomat who has worked in the Foreign Service of Pakistan from 1973 to 2012, serving as ambassador to Turkmenistan and High Commissioner of Pakistan to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji Islands (2003-2012).