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 | History, Population, Religion, & Prime Minister
WEB3 days ago · Pakistan, populous multiethnic country of South Asia. Having a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbours Iran, Afghanistan, and India. Since Pakistan and India achieved independence from British rule on August 14−15, 1947, celebrated as Independence …
History of Pakistan, its partition from India, and the separation of ...
WEBPakistan, officially Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Country, southern Asia. Area: 307,374 sq mi (796,096 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 236,939,000. Capital: Islamabad. The population is a complex mix of indigenous peoples who have been affected by successive waves of migrations of Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Pashtuns, Mughals, and Arabs.
Pakistan - World Factbook Glyph
WEBPakistan. South Asia. Page last updated: May 01, 2024. Photos of Pakistan. view 12 photos. Introduction. Background. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over …
Pakistan country profile - BBC News
WEB15 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 regional confrontations....
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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 - 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 …
Pakistan - Partition, Independence, Conflict | Britannica
WEBBackground to partition. The call for establishing an independent Islamic state on the Indian subcontinent can be traced to a 1930 speech by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, a poet-philosopher and, at the time, president of the All India Muslim League (after Pakistan’s independence, shortened to Muslim League ).
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 | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
WEBMay 9, 2024 · LONG READ. 02:03. Pakistan bets on a cannabis high as its economy struggles. A new regulator aims to legalise hemp growth, while crushing a black market. But is Pakistan too late to the party?...
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