The Punjab region is an area of South Asia stretching from central and eastern Pakistan to northwest India. Punjab or Panjab may also refer to: Places Punjab, India, a state and the eastern part of Punjab in India Punjab, Pakistan, a province and the western part of Punjab in Pakistan Panjab District, in Bamyan province of Afghanistan Panjab, Afghanistan, the capital of Panjab District in Afghanistan Punjab Province (British India) (1849–1947), a former province of British India Other uses Panjab Ali Biswas, Bangladeshi politician Punjab, a character in Little Orphan Annie See also East Punjab, the part of the British Punjab Province which became part of India after partition East Punjab (state) (1947–1966) Patiala and East Punjab States Union (1948–1956), a former state of modern India Punjab Assembly (disambiguation) Punjab cricket team (disambiguation) Punjab Hill States Agency (1936–1947), an administrative unit of British India Punjab Rangers, border security officers Punjab States Agency (1930–1947), an administrative unit of British India Punjab University (disambiguation) Punjabi (disambiguation) Punjabi language Sikh Empire (also known as Sarkar Khalsa), a former religious monarchy in the region West Punjab, the part of the British Punjab Province which became part of Pakistan as a province after partition West Punjab Province (1947–1955) Bahawalpur (princely state), a princely state of British India