Visit the definitions and notes page to view a description of each topic. Pakistan ‘in a state of war’ after explosion kills 12 in capital an attack on a courthouse in islamabad was the first to hit islamabad in more than a decade. 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 is a parliamentary federal republic in south asia, with a population of over 170 million people
Pakistan held successful elections in february 2008 and has a coalition government. The new state of pakistan came into existence in 1947 by act of the british parliament
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