Pakistan

Pakistan, 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 area and the ninth-largest in Asia. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor.
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Some of the key events about Pakistan

  • 1947
    Pakistan gained independence from British rule and was established as a sovereign nation
  • 1947
    Massive displacement and violence during the Partition of India resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths
  • 1960
    The construction of Mangla Dam, one of the world's largest earth-filled dams, was completed
  • 1961
    The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) was established, marking Pakistan's entry into space research
  • 1965
    The city of Islamabad was officially declared as the new capital of Pakistan
  • 1971
    Civil war led to the secession of East Pakistan and creation of Bangladesh, with significant loss of life
  • 1977
    Military coup overthrew the elected government, ushering in a period of martial law
  • 1979
    Pakistani mountaineer became the first person to climb K2, the world's second-highest mountain, in winter
  • 1988
    Pakistan held its first general election after 11 years of military rule
  • 1988
    Mysterious plane crash killed the sitting president, raising suspicions of foul play
  • 1992
    Pakistan won its first Cricket World Cup
  • 1998
    The completion of the M2 motorway connected Lahore to Islamabad, improving transportation infrastructure
  • 1998
    Nuclear weapons tests conducted, leading to international sanctions and economic difficulties
  • 1999
    Military coup deposed the elected prime minister and installed a new government
  • 2001
    Terrorist attack on the Indian parliament strained Pakistan-India relations to near war
  • 2007
    Assassination of a former prime minister during an election rally shocked the nation
  • 2009
    The Benazir Income Support Programme was launched, providing financial aid to millions of low-income families
  • 2009
    Taliban militants gained control of Swat Valley, leading to a major military operation
  • 2014
    Terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar killed 149 people, mostly children
  • 2018
    Pakistan successfully launched two indigenous satellites, demonstrating its growing capabilities in space technology

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