Visit the definitions and notes page to view a description of each topic. Pakistan, officially the islamic republic of pakistan, is a country in south asia The most important port, the largest city and the biggest economic center of the country is karachi Other major pakistani cities are faisalabad, rawalpindi, multan, gujranwala, hyderabad (pakistan), peshawar, and quetta. Pakistan ‘in a state of war’ after explosion kills 12 in capital an attack on a courthouse in islamabad was the first major assault to hit islamabad in more than a decade. Pakistan is home to some of the highest mountains in the world and the oldest sites of antiquity
Its monuments, landscape, and architecture tell the stories of diverse and multifaceted historical and cultural identities that persist to this day. A map outlining historical sites in pakistan The history of pakistan preceding the country's independence in 1947 [1] is shared with that of afghanistan, india, and iran The new state of pakistan came into existence in 1947 by act of the british parliament
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