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Pakistan

Also Known As Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Southern Asia

Pakistan is a country in South Asia. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south, the Gulf of Oman to the southwest, and the Sir Creek to the southeast, and shares land borders with India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. Pakistan gained independence in 1947 after the partition of British India. Its capital is Islamabad. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Islamabad 2
Population
241,499,431 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
2023 census figure.
Area (sq km)
881,913 2
Independence or Founding Year
1947 2
Pakistan gained independence in 1947 after the partition of British India.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Pakistan

Regions

Cities

Connections

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Faisalabad, Cities

Faisalabad is a city in Pakistan.

Source Faisalabad (Wikipedia)
Gujranwala, Cities
Source Gujranwala (Wikipedia)
Hindu Kush, Landforms
Source Hyderabad, Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Islamabad, Cities

Islamabad is Pakistan's capital.

Source Islamabad (Wikipedia)
Karachi, Cities

Karachi is a city in Pakistan.

Source Karachi (Wikipedia)
Karakoram, Landforms

The Karakoram spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India.

Source Karakoram (Wikipedia)
Kashmir, Regions

Kashmir is now administered by three countries, Pakistan among them.

Source Kashmir (Wikipedia)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a province of Pakistan.

Source Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Wikipedia)
Lahore, Cities

Lahore is a city in Pakistan.

Source Lahore (Wikipedia)
Multan, Cities
Source Wikipedia: Multan
Peshawar, Cities
Source Peshawar (Wikipedia)
Punjab, States or Territories

Punjab is a province of Pakistan.

Source Punjab Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Punjab, Regions

After 1947 partition, West Punjab (52%) became part of Pakistan.

Source Punjab (Wikipedia)
Quetta, Cities
Source Wikipedia: Quetta
Rawalpindi, Cities
Source Rawalpindi (Wikipedia)
Siachen Glacier, Landforms

Pakistan also claims the glacier; sovereignty is disputed with India.

Sialkot, Cities
Source Wikipedia: Sialkot
Sindh, States or Territories

Sindh is a province of Pakistan.

Source Sindh (Wikipedia)
South Asia, Regions
Thar Desert, Landforms
Source Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Has Capital

Islamabad, Cities

Islamabad is Pakistan's capital.

Source Islamabad (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Indus flows through the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan and south through several provinces of Pakistan.

Source Indus River (Wikipedia)
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Shahid H. Bokhari (born 17 January 1952 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a highly cited Pakistani researcher in the field of parallel and distributed computing.

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Umar Saif (Urdu: عمر سیف; born 1979) is a Pakistani computer scientist and academic.

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Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: اِفتِخار مُحَمّد چودهرى; born 12 December 1948) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan over three non-consecutive terms from 29 June 2005 to 11 December 2013.

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Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (born 18 April 1951) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher who is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation Danish Sara.

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It is conducted in order to settle disputes among the Pashtuns, but also by members of other ethnic groups who are influenced by them in present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Source Khan Research Laboratories (Wikipedia)Lead section, location
Quote, Lead section, location
Khan Research Laboratories is a federally funded research and development complex located in Kahuta, Punjab, Pakistan.

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He lived in the ancient village of Karyala, about ten kilometres from Chakwal on the road to the Katas Raj Temples in the Jhelum District in the Punjab region of Pakistan.

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Sidhwa lectured on Zoroastrian Theology in India, Pakistan, Iran, Canada, Britain, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Source Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Lyallpur, West Punjab, Pakistan

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Source University of the Punjab (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of the Punjab (PU) is a public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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Quote, Distribution: Pakistan
Nicrophorus nepalensis are found in the Indian subcontinent as well in the countries of India and Pakistan.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Infobox, capital
    Islamabad
  • Infobox, area
    881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)
  • Infobox: population_census
    241,499,431
  • History section, independence
    gained independence in 1947 after the partition of British India
  • Introduction
    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.
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Wikidata: Pakistan
Wikidata Q843, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Islamabad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Islamabad, Lead section
  • Has Capital: Islamabad, Lead section, capital fact
    Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan.
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Peshawar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Peshawar, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Peshawar, Infobox, Country
Pakistan
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Rawalpindi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Rawalpindi, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Rawalpindi, Infobox, Country
Pakistan
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Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentence
Geopolitically, it covers most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, the western half of Sichuan, southern Gansu Province, southern Xinjiang Province in Western China, Bhutan, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, northwestern Nepal, eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.
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Kashmir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Kashmir, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Kashmir, Lead section
now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.
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Punjab (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Punjab, Partition section
Quote, Associated With: Punjab, Partition section
East Punjab (48%) became part of India, while West Punjab (52%) became part of Pakistan.
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Karakoram (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Karakoram, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Karakoram, Lead section
The Karakoram (English: /ˌkɑːrəˈkɔːrəm, ˌkær-/, Urdu: [kaːɾaːkoːɾəm]) is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the north-western extremities extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
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Indus River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Indus River, Lead section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Indus River, Lead section
and then the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, bends sharply to the left after the Nanga Parbat massif, and flows south-by-southwest through several provinces of Pakistan.
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Wikipedia: Sialkot
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Sialkot, Lead sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sialkot
Quote, Associated With: Sialkot, Lead sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sialkot
Sialkot is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan.
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Wikipedia: Quetta
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Quetta, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta
Quote, Associated With: Quetta, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
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Wikipedia: Multan
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Multan, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan
Quote, Associated With: Multan, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan
subdivision_name = Pakistan
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Gujranwala (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gujranwala, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujranwala
Quote, Associated With: Gujranwala, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujranwala
subdivision_name = Pakistan
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Hyderabad, Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Hyderabad, Pakistan, Infobox, subdivision_name
Quote, Associated With: Hyderabad, Pakistan, Infobox, subdivision_name
subdivision_name = Pakistan
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lead paragraph
Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.
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Sindh (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Sindh, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Sindh, Lead paragraph
Sindh is a province of Pakistan,
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Islamabad Capital Territory (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Islamabad Capital Territory, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Islamabad Capital Territory, Lead paragraph
Capital Territory is a federal territory of Pakistan,
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Mohenjo-daro (Wikipedia: geographic setting)
Encompasses: Mohenjo-daro, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Mohenjo-daro, Lead
Mohenjo-daro (; Sindhi: موهن جو دڙو, lit. 'Mound of the Dead Men'; Urdu: موئن جو دڑو [muˑənⁱ dʑoˑ d̪əɽoˑ]) is an archaeological site in the Larkana District of Sindh, Pakistan.
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Balochistan, Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Balochistan
Quote, Encompasses: Balochistan
Balochistan () is a province of Pakistan.
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Gilgit-Baltistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Gilgit-Baltistan
Quote, Encompasses: Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan (; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان [ɡɪlɡɪt̪ bəlt̪ɪst̪aːn] ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Pakistan (Government, Administrative divisions)
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier)Encompasses: Punjab, Government: Administrative divisions
Quote, Encompasses: Punjab, Government: Administrative divisions
4 provinces, 2 Pakistan-administered areas*, and 1 capital territory**; Azad Kashmir*, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab
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