Pakistan
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| Capital | Islamabad |
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| Dialing code | +92 |
| Population | 197 million (2017) |
| Currency | Pakistani rupee |
| Official_languages | Urdu |
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| Prime minister | Imran Khan |
| Location statistical region population | 220.9 million |
| Presidents | Arif Alvi |
| Languages | Urdu, English |
| Destinations | Lahore |
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| ID | 510870 |
About Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 227 million, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area, spanning 881,913 square kilometres.
Afghans in UK visa limbo as Pakistan vows to expel migrants
...By Caroline DaviesBBC News, IslamabadHundreds of Afghans who risked their lives to work with the UK in Afghanistan and fled the Taliban are now stuck in neighbouring Pakistan as they wait to be relocated to the UK...
How India-Canada ties descended into a public feud
... Paramjit Singh Panjwar, chief of the Khalistan Commando Force who was designated a terrorist by India, was shot dead in May in Pakistan - his killers haven t been identified yet...
Why are some Sikhs calling for a separate homeland in India?
... For anyone new to this long-running controversy, here s an at-a-glance look at the history and current context: Who are Sikhs and where do they live? Sikhism is one of the world s major religions, founded in the 16th Century in the Punjab region of what is now India and Pakistan - which was divided between the two countries after the end of British rule in 1947...
Asia Cup 2023: The undying charm of an India-Pakistan cricket match
...By Suresh MenonSports writerCricket s World Cup and Asia Cup seem to exist merely to allow India and Pakistan to play each other...
Pakistan floods: 'It's like fighting a war with no end'
...By Rajini VaidyanathanBBC News, Sindh province, PakistanMore than 2,000 hospitals and health centres were damaged or destroyed in recent floods in Pakistan - and families and their children are battling malnutrition and infection in what s now a public health emergency...
The surprising violence in multicultural Leicester
... Firstly, there was the into two independent dominions - India and Pakistan - which saw the eruption of deadly religious violence, and left between 10-12 million people displaced...
Aamir Liaquat Hussain: Pakistan's shock televangelist dies at 50
...One of Pakistan s most prominent and contentious TV hosts, Aamir Liaquat Hussain, has died aged 50 after being found unconscious at home in Karachi...
Noor Muqaddam: The high society beheading that stunned a nation
...The rape and murder of Noor Muqaddam, by a man from the same circle of rich friends, outraged Pakistan - and it highlighted the shocking levels of violence women there face...
