Pakistan - Wikipedia
WebPakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre.
Pakistan - World Factbook Glyph
WebMay 7, 2024 · National holiday. Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day), 23 March (1940); note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 March 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 during the transition ...
Pakistan | History, Population, Religion, & Prime Minister
Web4 days ago · Pakistan, populous multiethnic country of South Asia. With a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbors Iran, Afghanistan, and India. Since 1947 Pakistan has been distinguished from India by its overwhelmingly Muslim population.
Violent Unrest Over Economic Strife Erupts in Pakistan’s Kashmir …
Web1 day ago · Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan. May 13, 2024, 4:39 a.m. ET. Vast protests have broken out in the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, driven by outrage over soaring electricity bills and flour ...
Pakistan country profile - BBC News
WebMar 15, 2024 · Pakistan country profile. 15 March. The Muslim-majority state of Pakistan was born out of the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, and has faced both domestic political upheavals and ...
Pakistan - Wikiwand
WebPakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by …
History of Pakistan, its partition from India, and the separation of ...
WebThe British East India Co. subdued the reigning Mughal dynasty in 1757. During the period of British colonial rule, what is now (Muslim) Pakistan was part of (Hindu) India. The new state of Pakistan came into existence in 1947 by act of the British Parliament. The Kashmir region remained a disputed territory between Pakistan and India, with ...
Pakistan - The World Factbook
WebDec 29, 2021 · Pakistan and India have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (First Kashmir War of 1947 and the Kargil Conflict of 1999); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003 and ...
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WebThe Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of modern-day Pakistan. The British dominated the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never ...
Pakistan | World | The Guardian
Web4 May 2024. April 2024. ‘I only protest. I want to go to school’: the childhoods lost in Pakistan when loved ones are ‘disappeared’. The families of thousands of people who have gone ...
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