of Purnia bordered EastPakistan afterwards Islampur subdivision was awarded to West Bengal . ref name ...about the village in the Indian state of Bihar relations between India and Pakistan India Pakistan relations Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type Village native name Pakistan br state name Bihar district Purnia latd latm lats longd longm longs area total area magnitude altitude population total population as of population density leader title 1 leader name 1 leader title 2 leader name 2 footnotes Pakistan lang hi , lang ur Nastaliq is a village situated in the Purnia district of Bihar , India . The village was named Pakistan in the memory of the Muslim residents who migrated in 1947 to what was then called EastPakistan . ref name BTimes http www.bihartimes.com Newsbihar 2009 Jan Newsbihar03Jan6.html Pakistan without Muslims, a village in India s Bihar state ref At the time the district bordered EastPakistan. ref http www.thaindian.com newsportal south asia the pakistan that exists in purnea district of bihar 100137721.html The Pakistan that exists in Purnea district of Bihar ref History Prior to 1947 Purnia district was part of the Bihar Province of British Raj British India in August of that year colonial India was Partition of India partitioned into two states, the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India Dominion of India . As Purnia lay adjacent to EastPakistan many Muslims left to migrate there, and the inhabitants of the village renamed it Pakistan .... ref name BTimes2 India Pakistan relations Relations between Pakistan and India have historically ... http www.dailytimes.com.pk default.asp?page 2009 01 03 story 3 1 2009 pg1 4 Pakistan in Indian state ... documents as Pakistan . ref name BTimes2 Geography Pakistan is a tiny village that lies ... http www.bihartodayonline.com 2009 01 this pakistan has no muslims.html This Pakistan has no Muslims ... index.php?option com content&task view&id 26190&issueid 111§ionid 4 This Pakistan has no Muslims ... more details
YearInPakistanNav 2002 Events January 1 January an earthquake strikes northern Pakistan. ref http www.dawn.com 2002 01 02 nat9.htm One dies in earthquake ref 12 January President Musharraf declares a war on extremism. ref name CNN http edition.cnn.com 2002 WORLD asiapcf south 04 17 musharraf.biog index.html Profile General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan CNN ref 18 January President Musharraf, in an interview with CNN, says he believes that Osama bin Laden is dead. ref http archives.cnn.com 2002 US 01 18 gen.war.against.terror Pakistan s leader thinks bin Laden dead ref March India shuns Pakistan s offer of talks. ref name CNN June 22 June A wedding feast in Pakistan s tribal areas ends in tragedy after an error during the celebratory firing of a mortar shell fourteen people are killed. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 2059837.stm Pakistan wedding turns to carnage BBC News ref October 23 October An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 strikes the Peshawar valley at 0230 PST . The epicentre is 50 km east of the city of Peshawar . ref http www.dawn.com 2002 10 24 nat23.htm Earthquake jolts NWFP Dawn Pakistan ref November 21 November A strong earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter magnitude scale , strikes northern Pakistan. ref http archives.cnn.com 2002 WORLD asiapcf south 11 21 pakistan.quake index.html Quake hits Pakistan CNN ref 26 November The Pakistan army has to use helicopters to evacuate thousands of people following the earthquake, as roads are blocked and the temperature is falling due to the onset of winter. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world south asia 2515699.stm Pakistan army flies out quake victims BBC News ref See also 2001 in Pakistan 2002 Other events of 2002 2003 in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history References reflist Category 2002 in PakistanPakistan history stub ... more details
and List of universities in Pakistan universities in Pakistan . The Poet of East Sir Muhammad Iqbal Dr.Allma Iqabal national poet of Pakistan was introduced to Tajikistan by a Tajik national, Mirsaid ...Refimprove date March 2009 ethnic group group Tajiks in Pakistan image poptime 1.2 million 5 million popplace Peshawar and north western Pakistan rels Islam langs Persian language Persian , Tajik language Tajik , Pashto language Pashto , Urdu , Languages of Tajikistan related Tajik people Tajiks in Pakistan ... Tajiks have historically, travelled to the region of Pakistan as technocrats, bureaucrats, soldiers ... Pakistan in honour of noted T jik people Tajik noblemen. Many Pakistanis claim Tajik ancestry. In recent years, many Tajik people Tajiks from Tajikistan have also settled in Pakistan due to the economic ... refugees came from Afghanistan and settled throughout Pakistan . Exact numbers are difficult to ascertain ... from Afghanistan that have settled in Pakistan permenanently. citation needed date May 2010 Many Tajik people Tajiks refugees from Tajikistan lived in Pakistan and some of them returned to Tajikistan. ref http www.unhcr.org 3d99d4654.html Long time Tajik refugees return home from Pakistan ref At least 7.3 of Afghans in Pakistan are ethnic Tajiks. ref http www.fas.org sgp crs row RL33851.pdf ... of Tajiks of Xinjiang Chinese Tajiks in Pakistan. Students File Tajik Student in Karachi University.jpg 185px right thumb Tajik Student in Karachi University . Tajik Students in Pakistan Urdu Tajik ... Pakistan Tajikistan relations both countries which were established in 1992. ref http www.tajikembassy.pk Tajik Embassy in Pakistan ref Pakistan and Tajikistan both are working very closely to promote education on both sides therefore the Pakistan Study Centre gifted by Pakistani youth for the Tajik people Tajik youth which was inaugurated by the Pakistan Ambassador Mr. Khalid Usman Qaiser ... National University on May 5, 2009. Tajik people prefer Pakistan for education over other countries ... more details
Infobox former country native name conventional long name Pakistan common name Pakistan continent Asia region South Asia region2 the Middle East country Pakistan era Cold War status Dominion empire United ... became the Indian state of Punjab India Punjab . Bengal was similarly divided into East Bengal in Pakistan ... date start 14 August year start 1947 event end Constitution of Pakistan Constitution date end ... flag p1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg s1 Islamic Republic of Pakistan flag s1 Flag of Pakistan.svg image ... map Dominion of Pakistan & Indian Controlled Kashmir orthographic projection .svg image map caption ... 56 title leader Emperor of India King Queen of Pakistan representative1 Muhammad Ali Jinnah year representative1 ... 1955 56 title representative Governor General of Pakistan Governor General deputy1 Liaquat Ali ... of Pakistan Prime Minister footnotes Pakistan sometimes called the Dominion of Pakistan was an independent ... of India . The dominion which included modern day Pakistan and Bangladesh , was intended to be a homeland for the Muslim s of the Indian sub continent. It became the Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan ..., to be known respectively as India and Pakistan . India was treated by the United Nations as the successor ... its seat and did not apply for a new membership. However, Pakistan was treated as though ... member shortly after its independence in 1947. Territory main Partition of India The Dominion of Pakistan was a federation of five Provinces East Bengal later to become Bangladesh , Punjab Pakistan West Punjab , Balochistan Pakistan Balochistan , Sindh , and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North West Frontier ... had its own Governor , who was appointed by the Governor General of Pakistan , the representative of the Emperor of India King of India and Pakistan King of Pakistan . Radcliffe Line main Radcliffe ... Line which demarcated the border between India and Pakistan. The Radcliffe Boundary Commission sought to separate the Muslim majority regions in the east and northwest from the rest of India with a Hindu ... more details
YearInPakistanNav 1954 This is a list of notable events that took place in Pakistan in 1954. Events April 2 April Pakistan forms an alliance with Turkey which, although not including military cooperation, opens the way to the Middle East alliance due to its allowance of the entry of other nations. ref cite book last Uslu first Nasuh title The Turkish American relationship between 1947 and 2003 the history of a distinctive alliance url http books.google.com books?id 6sgzChQ 0FMC&pg PA118 accessdate 31 March 2011 year 2003 publisher Nova Publishers isbn 9781590338322 page 118 ref May 19 May Pakistan and the United States sign a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement. ref cite journal url http www.foreignaffairs.com articles 23567 mohammed ayub khan the pakistan american alliance title The Pakistan American Alliance first Mohammed Ayub last Khan date September 1964 accessdate 31 March 2011 journal Foreign Affairs ref October 14 October the Governor General of Pakistan, Malik Ghulam Muhammad Ghulam Mohammad declared a state of emergency, dissolved the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Constituent Assembly and appointed a new Council of Ministers on the grounds that the existing one no longer represented the people of Pakistan. ref name Akbar2002 cite book last Akbar first M. J. authorlink M. J. Akbar title The shade of swords Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity year 2002 publisher Routledge isbn 9780415284707 page 200 ref Births 18 October Aamer Hameed , cricketer. See also 1953 in Pakistan 1954 Other events of 1954 1955 in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history References reflist DEFAULTSORT 1954 In Pakistan Category 1954 in PakistanPakistan history stub ... more details
saved book title Pakistan subtitle An overview cover image Flag of Pakistan.svg cover color Pakistan Contents Introduction Pakistan History History of Pakistan History of South Asia Pakistan Movement Government and politics Government of Pakistan Parliament of Pakistan Politics of Pakistan President of Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan Foreign relations and military Foreign relations of Pakistan Military history of Pakistan Pakistani Armed Forces Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Army Pakistan Navy Geography Geography of Pakistan Geology of Pakistan Climate of Pakistan Provinces and administrative units Administrative units of Pakistan Azad Kashmir Balochistan, Pakistan Gilgit Baltistan Federally Administered Tribal Areas Islamabad Capital Territory Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab, Pakistan Sindh Demographics Demographics of Pakistan Pakistani people Ethnic groups in Pakistan Languages of Pakistan Religion in Pakistan Fauna and flora Fauna of Pakistan Flora of Pakistan Economy Economy of Pakistan Agriculture in Pakistan Science and technology in Pakistan Tourism in Pakistan Culture and society Culture of Pakistan Cinema of Pakistan Education in Pakistan Healthcare in Pakistan Human rights in Pakistan Law of Pakistan Media of Pakistan Music of Pakistan National symbols of Pakistan Pakistani cuisine Pakistani literature Pakistani nationalism Sport in Pakistan Transport in Pakistan Category Wikipedia books on PakistanPakistan ... more details
Infobox settlement settlement type Union councils of Pakistan Union council name Mirabad image skyline Tando Allahyar District.svg imagesize 300px image alt image caption Mirabad is located in the north east of district. latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW coordinates type coordinates display subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Pakistan subdivision type1 Subdivisions of Pakistan Province subdivision name1 Sindh subdivision type2 Subdivisions of Pakistan District subdivision name2 Tando Allahyar District Tando Allahyar subdivision type3 Tehsil subdivision name3 Jhando Mari population total 57,361 population as of population footnotes ref name Tand leader title Nazim leader name MIR MUHAMMAD ASLAM TALPUR ref name Tand leader title1 Naib Nazim leader name1 NOOR AHMED BALOCH website footnotes Mirabad is a town and union councils of Pakistan union council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan ref name Tand http www.tandoallahyar.gov.pk Official website of District Government Tando Allahyar ref . It has a population of 57,361, and is located in the north east of the district where it forms part of Jhando Mari Taluka . References Reflist Tando Allahyar Union Councils coord missing Pakistan Category Union councils of Sindh Category Populated places in Sindh Sindh geo stub ... more details
Mithapur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North West Frontier Province , now in Pakistan is located at geographical coordinates 32 5 0 North, 71 3 0 East ref http www.maplandia.com pakistan n w f p dera ismail khan mithapur Mithapur Map Pakistan Google Satellite Maps Bot generated title ref . The last ruler of Mithapur was Boota Shah whose rule came to an end after the partition of India in 1947. He was the eldest son of the Mitha Shah who was known as the Sweet Emperor . References references coord 32 05 N 71 03 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title Category Populated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan geo stub ... more details
River Delta in west and Great Rann of Kutch in east. The largest Seawater saltwater wetland in Pakistan ...Wildlife of PakistanPakistan s native flora reflects its varied climatic zones, which range from arid and semi arid to temperate and tropical. For further details of habitats, see Ecoregions of Pakistan , Forestry in Pakistan and Wildlife of Pakistan . Distribution Northern highlands and valleys Pakistan has conifer conifer forests in most of the northern and north western highlands. These occur from 1,000 to 4,000 m altitudes. Swat, Pakistan Swat , Upper Dir , Lower Dir , Malakand District Malakand , Mansehra and Abbottabad districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa formerly North West Frontier Province are the main areas covered with coniferous forests. Silver fir Abies alba and spruce Picea smithiana occupy the highest altitudes, deodar Cedrus deodara and blue pine Pinus wallichiana , the intermediate heights, and chir pine Pinus roxburghii , occupy the lower areas. Western highlands, plains and deserts In north of Balochistan , conifer forests of juniper Juniperous macropoda are found, such as in Quetta and Ziarat . Near Sulaiman Mountain s, chilghoza pine Pinus gerardiana forests are also present. In the xeric regions of Balochistan such as in Kharan desert , date palm s and ephedra are common flora varieties. Eastern plains and deserts In most of Punjab, Pakistan Punjab and Sindh, Pakistan ... indica File Sindhri Mango.JPG 50px See also Ecoregions of Pakistan Wildlife of Pakistan Forestry in Pakistan Fauna of Pakistan Trees of Pakistan Wildflowers of Pakistan List of botanical gardens in Pakistan External links commons Flora of Pakistan http www.mobot.org MOBOT research pakistan volumes.shtml Missouri Botanical Garden Inventory of the Plants of Pakistan http www.efloras.org browse.aspx?flora id 5 efloras.org Flora of PakistanPakistan topics geography Asia in topic Flora of Category Pakistan related lists Category Flora of Pakistan simple Flora and fauna of Pakistan ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2008 Wildlife of PakistanPakistan s native fauna reflect its varied climatic zones. Distribution Image WildlifeofPakistan.JPG thumb right 250px Diversity of Wildlife in Pakistan. For explanation on habitats, see Wildlife of Pakistan Habitats of flora and fauna Habitats of flora and fauna and Forestry in Pakistan . Northern highlands and plains The northern highlands include ... of Indus plains in Punjab Pakistan Punjab and western Sindh Pakistan Sindh . Some of the non threatened ... to the part in Pakistan in search of food. Wild boar numbers have increased because of the immunity ... and deserts Western region of Pakistan, most of which is enveloped in Balochistan Pakistan Balochistan ... of protected wetland s under Ramsar Convention across the Pakistan. The wetlands are an habitat ... s which tend to live in freshwater . The coastline of Pakistan is 1,050 km long and consists of a variety ... in the reef s of its continental shelf . West coast of Great Rann of Kutch , east to the Indus River ... in the pelagic zone of the sea. The wetlands of Pakistan are also a home to the endangered species ... Molluscs of Pakistan List of non marine molluscs of Pakistan Non marine molluscs List of marine molluscs of Pakistan Marine molluscs Arthropods of Pakistan List of ants of Pakistan Ants of Pakistan List of odonates of Pakistan Odonates of Pakistan List of moths of Pakistan Moths of Pakistan List of butterflies of Pakistan Butterflies of Pakistan List of spiders of Pakistan Spiders of Pakistan List of crustaceans of Pakistan Crustaceans of Pakistan Chordates of Pakistan List of fishes of Pakistan Fishes of Pakistan List of amphibians of Pakistan Amphibians of Pakistan List of reptiles of Pakistan Reptiles of Pakistan List of birds of Pakistan Birds of Pakistan List of mammals of Pakistan Mammals of Pakistan See also Ecoregions of Pakistan Forestry in Pakistan Wildlife of Pakistan Flora of Pakistan References Reflist External links commons Flora of Pakistan Asia topic Fauna of Pakistan ... more details
ad date September 2011 Infobox company company name TPS Pakistan company logo Image TPS Logo new.png 300px TPS Pakistan Logo company type Private Limited Company slogan Where Technology Exceeds Expectations cn date September 2011 foundation 1996 sup 1 sup location city Karachi location country Pakistan ... Mohammad Sohail br Mobushir Rahim num employees 300 small 2010 small area served Europe, Middle East ... br EMV Personalization homepage http www.tpsonline.com www.tpsonline.com TPS Pakistan is a Pakistan .... TPS is credited with the establishment of the ebanking infrastructure in Pakistan and is powering 80 of the banks in Pakistan and the largest inter bank shared switch 1LINK ref 1LINK , p.1 ref . Since its inception in 1996, TPS has developed cutting edge solutions what date September 2011 from Pakistan ... concern in Middle East by the name of TPS Middle East FZ LLC which looks after the area of Middle East and North Africa MENA . Whereas TPS Pakistan looks after the area of Europe, Africa except North ... IT firms in Pakistan. cn date September 2011 ATM and other alternate delivery channels are fast becoming a common thing in Pakistan with many people using the ATMs and POS for various purposes which includes withdrawals, purchases and bill payments. TPS is also the technology behind Telenor Pakistan Telenor Pakistan ref Telenor Pakistan Telenor Pakistan , p.2 ref Pakistan s EasyPaisa bill payment ... the single largest bill payment and funds transfer hub in Pakistan with a transaction volume that exceeds ... UAE. Headquarters TPS Pakistan s headquarters are located at TPS Tower in Karachi, Pakistan TPS Pakistan s headquarters were located in Business Avenue Karachi, Pakistan . In 2008 TPS Pakistan announced ... as TPS Tower in Karachi, Pakistan. History TPS Pakistan started of as a two man operation in 1996 ... and Exchange Commission of Pakistan as TPS Pakistan Private Limited in 2003. See also ... wiki Cite Cite.php Reflist Notes Reflist 4 External links Portal box Pakistan Companies ... more details
political organisation The Struggle Mazdoor Kisan Party Workers Peasants Party EastPakistan Communist Party Marxist Leninist EastPakistan Communist Party Marxist Leninist References reflist ...Socialism sidebar The influences of Socialism and socialist movements in Pakistan have been fluctuating ... continued to be found in a number of instances in Pakistan s political past and prominent personalities. Much of the remaining socialism in Pakistan today accedes to the idea of Islamic socialism ... began in August 1947, shortly after the Pakistan Movement creation of Pakistan . The Pakistan Socialist Party PSP was the only socialist party of her time, and had major base in rural areas of EastPakistanEast and West Pakistan West Pakistan . The PSP was a secular and socialist party that had first oppose the idea of Pakistan, and it had found itself politically isolated and with little mass ... that Liaquat Ali Khan Lyakat Ali Khan , first Prime minister of Pakistan Prime minister , professed ..., all political parties were banned in Pakistan in 1958. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto , a renowned socialist .... ref name SC http szabistliteraryclub.blogspot.com 2011 01 socialism in pakistan situation before.html Socialism in Pakistan ref He eradicated the Feudalism in Pakistan feudal system to a great extent ... disparity in Pakistan by Muhammad Shoaib Butt and Jayatilleke S. Bandara ref When Bhutto founded the Pakistan Peoples Party PPP in 1966, he declared the PPP s beliefs in a speech as following ... to the people. ref name USCS2 cite news author US Country Studies url http countrystudies.us pakistan ...?artid A140 1970 Elections,Pakistan ref A number of critics, notably the conservatives and hard line religious leaders, have however blamed Bhutto s socialist policies for slowing down Pakistan ... in the country would met with harsh political opposition from the conservative Pakistan Muslim ... ul Haque , Chief Martial Law Administrator President of Pakistan President as well and Chief of Army ... more details
distinguish Razakars Hyderabad The Razakar lang bn was the paramilitary force organized by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The Urdu word razakar literally means volunteer . The Razakar force was composed of mostly pro Pakistan i Bengalis and Urdu speaking migrants living in erstwhile EastPakistan now Bangladesh ref name Siddiqui A. R. Siddiqui, EastPakistan the Endgame An Onlooker s Journal 1969 1971, Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 171. ref . Razakars were allegedly associated with many of the atrocities committed by the Pakistan Army during the 9 month war see 1971 Bangladesh atrocities . Creation The Razakar force was created under the Razakar Ordinance promulgated in May 1971 by the Governor of EastPakistan, Lieutenant General Tikka Khan ref The Dacca Gazette Extraordinary, Aug 2, 1971. Available at http www.icsforum.org library files 420 GovernmentofEastPakistan1971.pdf ref The Ordinance stipulates the creation of a voluntary force to be trained and equipped by the Provincial Government. Organisation Together with the Al Badr EastPakistan Al Badr and Al Shams Bangladesh Al Shams paramilitary forces, the Razakar were under Pakistani ... BY PAKISTAN ARMY AND THEIR AGENTS IN BANGLADESH DURING 1971 137 1999 2002 ref In September ... were trained in the conventional army fashion by the Pakistan Army. Towards the end of 1971 ... 1971, cited in R. Sisson and L. E. Rose. Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh, University of California Press, 1990, p 308. ref Dissolution Following the surrender of the West Pakistan army .... Most of the leading Razakars who date January 2012 , fled to Pakistan previously West Pakistan ... of pressure from US and China who backed Pakistan in the war, and because Pakistan was holding 200,000 Bengali speaking military and civilian personnel who were stranded in West Pakistan during the war ... War Category Razakar Pakistan bn fa simple Razakars Pakistan ... more details
of rigging. In April 1954, general elections were held for the EastPakistan Legislative Assembly ...Politics of Pakistan At the national level, Pakistan elects a bicameral legislature , the Parliament of Pakistan , which consists of a directly elected National Assembly of Pakistan and a Senate of Pakistan Senate , whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators. The Prime Minister of Pakistan is elected by the National Assembly. The President of Pakistan President is elected by the Electoral College of Pakistan Electoral college , which consists of both houses of Parliament together ..., Pakistan also has more than five thousand elected local governments. The country offers a multi party system , with numerous List of political parties in Pakistan parties . Frequently, no single party ... This election led to strong showings for the Pakistan Peoples Party PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League ... Total align left Pakistan Peoples Party 10,606,486 30.6 97 23 4 124 align left Pakistan Muslim League N 6,781,445 19.6 71 17 3 91 align left Pakistan Muslim League Q 7,989,817 23.0 42 10 2 54 align ... 10 3 0 13 align left Muttahida Majlis e Amal Muttahida Majlis e Amal Pakistan Jamiat Ulema e Islam Jamiat Ulema e Islam F small Note Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf , Jamaat e Islami Jamaat e Islami Pakistan , Jamiat Ulema e Pakistan , Tehrik e Jafaria Pakistan and Jamiat Ahle Hadith did not participate. small 772,798 2.2 6 1 0 7 align left Pakistan Muslim League F 4 1 0 5 align left Pakistan Peoples ... Commission of Pakistan , http psephos.adam carr.net countries p pakistan pakistan2008.txt Adam ... and 1958, there were no direct elections held in Pakistan at the national level. Provincial elections were held occasionally. The West Pakistan provincial elections were described as a farce, a mockery ... of Pakistan, 1956 ref The first direct elections held in the country after independence were ... legislature seats. In a pattern that would be repeated throughout Pakistan s electoral history, many ... more details
of the people of Pakistan, both East and West Pakistan. Two regional parties the Bangladesh Awami League Awami League AL under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in EastPakistan won 160 out of 162 seats allotted for EastPakistan. But in West Pakistan it could not secure a single seat ... dare to set up a candidate in EastPakistan. The remaining 57 seats of West Pakistan were shared ... Pakistani political parties, like the PPP, could win a single seat in EastPakistan. The religious question played little or no part in the elections. There can be no doubt that in EastPakistan ... autonomy for EastPakistan. Under this formula, only two Ministry government department portfolios Ministry ... of the country between the two wings, East and West Pakistan. In political terms, therefore, Pakistan ... configuration with three distinct centres of power i the AL in EastPakistan ii the PPP in Sindh and the Punjab ... the main parties to the conflict had already crystallized. ref name autogenerated2 EastPakistan Army ... to the Awami League and their supporters throughout EastPakistan. It was seen as a betrayal ... victory. This resulted in the outbreak of violence in EastPakistan. The Awami League launched a non ...Contains Urdu text Politics of Pakistan The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu is the supreme law of Pakistan . Known as the Constitution of 1973 , it was drafted by the government ... A072 The Constitution of 1973 . Enterprise Team The Story of Pakistan. Retrieved on 2011 10 15. ref It was Pakistan s first ever constitution by consensus unlike two earlier constitutions, the Constitution of Pakistan of 1956 Constitution of 1956 and the Constitution of Pakistan of 1962 Constitution of 1962 . Pakistan s constitution provides for a parliamentary system of government with the President of Pakistan as head of state and a popularly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Prime Minister as head of government . Pakistan has a Bicameralism bicameral legislature that consists of the Senate ... more details
Image Pakistan 2002 CIA map.jpg thumb right 250px The map of Pakistan HistoryOfSouthAsia Pakistan studies ... Daily Times, Pakistan EDITORIAL Good news about curriculum ref name Daily Times, Pakistan School curriculum ... of a curriculum of academic research and study that encompasses the Culture of Pakistan culture , Demographics of Pakistan demographics , Geography of Pakistan geography , History of Pakistan history , and Politics of Pakistan politics of Pakistan . The subject is widely researched in and outside the country. Several List of universities in Pakistan universities in Pakistan have departments and research centres dedicated to the subject, whereas many independent List of Research Institutes in Pakistan research institutes carry out multidisciplinary research on Pakistan Studies. There are also ... at the focal point of multidisciplinary studies. ref Pakistan Workshop 2007 http www.psg.anthropology.ac.uk ... by http psg.anthropology.ac.uk Pakistan Studies Group at University of Leeds . Retrieved on 4 ... busy in academic and research related activities on Pakistan Studies. One such example is the American Institute of Pakistan Studies AIPS at the University of Wisconsin Madison , established since 1973 ..., public lectures, and conferences on various topics related to the Pakistan Studies. It also ... of Pakistan. ref See the official website of the institute at http www.pakistanstudies aips.org ... Range Culture Zone of Pakistan at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wisconsin Madison ..., Pakistan . Retrieved on 4 June 2008 ref The event provided the international audience with an opportunity .... Another academic initiative is the British Association for Pakistan Studies that was established .... ref Malik, I.H. 1996 . http www.iias.nl iiasn iiasn7 south baps.html The British Association for Pakistan ... for the discussions and debates on Pakistan Studies within the wider contexts of Asia. The Asia ... project projectsearch.php?country pakistanPakistan Projects at http asiafoundation.org ... more details
standard 1956 1967 East and West Pakistan Following the successful imposition of the Constitution ... war in EastPakistan later Indo Pakistani war of 1971 another war in West Pakistan which ended his ... Islamic republic Islamic Republic of Pakistan br big big insignia Flag of the President of Pakistan.svg border insigniasize 300px insigniacaption Flag of the President of Pakistan image Asif ... of Pakistan Electoral College termlength Five years, renewable once formation Start date and years ... Contains Urdu text Presidential orders of succession The President of Pakistan Urdu Urd ... Republic of Pakistan . Recently passed an Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan XVIII Amendment Eighteenth Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary republic parliamentary Parliamentary democracy democratic Parliamentary system system of government. According to the Constitution of Pakistan Constitution , the President is chosen by the Electoral College of Pakistan Electoral College to serve a five year term. The electoral college comprises the Senate of Pakistan Senate , National Assembly of Pakistan National Assembly , and the provincial assemblies. The president may be re elected ... of President in Pakistan is traditionally one of a figurehead with actual central chief executive powers lying with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Prime Minister who led the appointments of many ... Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan XVII Amendment Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of Pakistan , the XVII gave the president reserve power s subject to Supreme Court of Pakistan ... of Pakistan Amendment XVIII the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Pakistan ... minister. The President is the Chairman of the National Security Council of Pakistan National ... serves as the Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces, under advised and recommendation ... of Staff Committee Pakistan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee as well as Chiefs of the Chief ... more details
Cleanup article date May 2009 Sikhi Sikhism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikh s form a very small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of Punjab Pakistan ... the first Sikh empire , which had its capital in Lahore , the second largest city in Pakistan ... state of Pakistan , a significant portion of the Punjab region became part of the new state. Ethnic cleansing of Hindus and Sikhs led to a major exodus of those communities from Pakistan into India ... to Pakistan. Large numbers of Sikh places of worship gurdwara s were destroyed and hundreds of thousands of Sikhs were killed. In the decades following Pakistan s creation, the Sikh community began to re organise, forming the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee PGPC to represent the community and protect the holy sites and heritage of the Sikh religion in Pakistan. The Pakistani government has begun to allow Sikhs from India to make pilgrimage s to Sikh places of worship in Pakistan and for Pakistani Sikhs to travel to India. Pakistan s estimated population was 172,800,000 in July ... url http www.census.gov.pk Religion.htm title PAKISTAN CENSUS POPULATION BY RELIGION work census.gov.pk ... to animist religions make up the remainder. Before the Partition of India and Pakistan See also ... successor states of Pakistan and India , Sikhs were spread all across the region of Punjab and played ... in Pakistan Punjab was then and still is today the location of many important religious and historical ... site of pilgrimage for Sikhs worldwide. After the creation of Pakistan Image PanjaSahibExterior1.JPG ... 20,000. ref cite web url http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2007 90233.htm title Pakistan publisher State.gov date accessdate 2010 08 13 ref The largest Sikh population in Pakistan is found in Peshawar .... The West Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan were mostly emptied of their Sikh and Hindu population ... of East Punjab and Haryana states and Delhi in India can trace their ancestry back to towns ... more details
East, and is represented as Zone 4 of the World Bridge Federation . Zia Mahmood is Pakistan s best ...Culture of Pakistan Along with champions of Squash sport squash and hockey , cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan , and they have been considered the most dominant country in the sport of cricket ... well known games are also played. The Pakistan Sports Board was created in 1962 by the Ministry of Education Pakistan Ministry of Education as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition in sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Pakistan Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism , now has control over the Pakistan Sports Board . The PSB controls all 39 sporting federations. The Pakistan Sports Board is supported by the Pakistan Sports Trust, which assists hard up players and associations so they can ... in Pakistan, with Pakistani sportsmen and women participating at many national and international events. Also, more international tournaments now take place in Pakistan. The size of the teams Pakistan ... Muhammad Ali Jinnah , the founder of Pakistan, had a great love for sport and fully released .... In a meeting with the Organizing Committee of the First Pakistan Olympic Games held at Karachi , Jinnah said to the first President of Pakistan Olympic Association Mr. Ahmed E.H. Dedicate yourself ... and smite in defence the defence of the integrity and solidarity of Pakistan the defence of the ideology of Pakistan. The first National Games were held at Polo Ground, Karachi from 23 to 25 April 1948. Sportsmen and officials from EastPakistan now Bangladesh and all the integrated Provincial units of West Pakistan took part in these games. The total number of athletes was 140. No competitors were ... , track and field , volleyball , weightlifting , and wrestling . Over the years, Pakistan has been ... more details
of recruitment programme for the young nation, first starting from the EastPakistanEastPakistan ... in EastPakistan, therefore the Navy pushed its program to West Pakistan instead. ref name Lancer ... efforts were pushed to integrate the navy presence in EastPakistanEastPakistan into fully development plan for the navy and create opportunities for people belonging to the EastPakistan to participate ... War of 1971 The Pakistan Navy had a poor presence of conducting operations EastPakistan , it had ... in West Pakistan and instead in EastPakistan, the Navy relied on deploying Special Service Group ... naval fleet. Although proposals were made to increased the naval presence in EastPakistan but no serious .... This was followed by the deployment of PNS Ghazi on EastPakistan, initially charged with gathering intelligence management on Indian naval efforts on EastPakistan. quote text At then end of Bangladesh Liberation War EastPakistan crisis .... We Pakistan Navy, Eastern Command had no intelligence ... Ahsan , the navy s presence in EastPakistan was tripled. ref name Inter Services Public Relations ... were expanded with an administrative naval units operating in EastPakistan. In 1969, Admiral Ahsan was sent to EastPakistan and became the unified commander of Pakistan Armed Forces in EastPakistan ... in Eastern wing. With EastPakistan now Bangladesh having been surrounded on all three sides by the Indian ... enabled the Indian Navy to enforce a blockade on then EastPakistan. ref name Defencejournal cite ..., or the military in general, in EastPakistan. ref name PMC Genesis Since then the Navy has sought ...Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy lang ur Nastaliq English IPA chart English IPA P k B hr j Reporting name reporting name PN , is the naval warfare and the Pakistan Military uniform service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces , responsible for Pakistan s Convert 1046 km sigfig 3 coastline along ... after the Partition of India and the resulting Creation of Pakistan independence of Pakistan ... more details
, East and West Pakistan elected a separate National Bah Assembly from India and later EastPakistan ...Culture of Pakistan Image Badshahi Mosque July 1 2005 pic32 by Ali Imran 1 .jpg thumb 200px The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore , Pakistan , was built during the Mughal Empire The state religion in Pakistan ... web url http lcweb2.loc.gov frd cs profiles Pakistan.pdf title Country Profile Pakistan date February 2005 work Library of Congress Country Studies on Pakistan quote Religion The overwhelming majority ... Factbook on Pakistan accessdate 2010 08 28 ref ref name Oxford cite web url http www.oxfordislamicstudies.com article opr t125 e1809? hi 1& pos 1 title Pakistan, Islam in accessdate 2010 08 29 ... in Pakistan Christianity , Hinduism in Pakistan Hinduism and other religions. ref name Oxford ref ... The World Factbook on Pakistan year 2010 ref Muslims are divided into two major sect s the majority ... Pakistan International Religious Freedom Report 2008 quote work United States Department of State ... law school. ref name Oxford The majority of Shia Islam in Pakistan Pakistani Shia Muslims belong .... The religion of Islam was first introduced in the territory that is now called Pakistan in the early ... Empire Mughals controlled the region of current Pakistan, as well as much of North India, from 1526 ... era. Constitutional provisions The constitution of Pakistan establishes Islam as the state religion , ref http www.pakistani.org pakistan constitution part1.html The Constitution of Pakistan, Part ... subject to law, public order, and morality. ref http www.pakistani.org pakistan constitution part2.ch1.html The Constitution of Pakistan, Part II Chapter 1 Fundamental Rights ref The constitution limits the political rights of Pakistan s non Muslims, and only Muslims are allowed to become the President of Pakistan President ref http www.pakistani.org pakistan constitution part3.ch1.html The Constitution of Pakistan, Part III Chapter 1 The President ref or the Prime Minister of Pakistan ... more details
File Un pakistan.png thumb right Pakistan transport network File Hasan Square Pre Flyover.jpg right thumb A busy intersection in Karachi , showing a variety of transport means Transportation in Pakistan ... led to an employment boost in the country. Much of Pakistan s road network National Highways of Pakistan National Highways and Pakistan Railways railway network were built before 1947, mainly during the British Raj . In recent years, new National Highways of Pakistan national highways have been built, with the addition of Motorways of Pakistan motorways which has accelerated trade and logistics within the country. Airports of Pakistan Airports and seaports have been built within the last 30 years ... Faisal Movers See also Buses in Pakistan List of bus routes in Lahore Domestic Within cities, buses ... cities in Pakistan and are able to get commuters from one point of the city to the other at low cost ... connects to most cities in Pakistan and runs 24 hours a day. Intercity buses tend to be more modern and well kept. International International bus services are also well established in Pakistan and connect ... in almost every city and town in Pakistan. The fare is usually negotiable before commencing a journey ... considered in other provinces of Pakistan. A new form of transport in Pakistan is the Qing Qi pronounced ... run services that use cars and minibuses of various types throughout Pakistan, providing a reliable and quick means of transport. Recently, the Radio Cab was introduced in Pakistan, which offers riders ... tripled. Traffic jams are a common scene in major cities across Pakistan. The most popular cars on Pakistani ... van in Pakistan. Utility vehicles SUVs or 4x4s are also a familiar sight in Pakistan. This type of car ... Pajero , Kia Sportage , Range Rover Land Rover Range Rover , Lexus GX . Adam Revo , Pakistan s first ... future needs, students and teachers from National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan National University of Science and Technology developed Pakistan s first ever Hybrid Gasoline car Devrim ... more details
language debate 22 March. EastPakistan Assembly has passed resolution for making Bengali national ... of students in the EastPakistan. Mar 14 Constituent Assembly sessions 27 sittings April Apr Pakistan s turn to preside over UN SC for 1 month May May 15 Indo Pakistan conference held in Karachi ... of representation between East and West Pakistan in parliament elected on the basis of separate .... One of the saddest incidents in the history of the young Pakistan occured here in Dacca now Dhaka ... words that Pakistan will have only a single national language, and that will be Urdu, Urdu, and only Urdu While the East rejoices, a dominant section of the Western wing reacts strongly, considering ... 3. Pakistan hockey team loses semi final to Holland. Stands 4th after losing 3rd position to England August 14 August Pakistan celebrates 5 years of independence. September Sep Recently set up Karachi ... Haleem, VC, and Dr. M.M. Ahmad, Head of the Dept October October. Abdul Hafeez Kardar leads Pakistan ..., at Argentina Hotel, Mall Rd. URDU endangered? A strong reaction is emerging in the West wing to the East ... , dubbing such language demands from Bengal as treason against Pakistan and a threat to the existence ... the editorship of English newspapers including Dawn. Monopoly power Pakistan adopts strict import ... Five Year Food Plan has been devised. See also 1951 in Pakistan 1952 Other events of 1952 1953 in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history DEFAULTSORT 1952 In Pakistan Category 1952 in PakistanPakistan ... more details
faced a rebellion in EastPakistan as well as having to deal with its struggle with its West ... and Muslims in EastPakistan, resulting in secession and the creation of Bangladesh . ref ...Terrorism in Pakistan has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent years. The annual ... Pakistanis killed as of 2010. According to the government of Pakistan, the direct and indirect economic ... 2011 sep 29 why they get pakistan wrong Why they get Pakistan wrong Mohsin Hamid NYRoB 29 September 2011 ref President of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari , along with former President ex Pakistan ... trained in Pakistan date 5 October 2010 publisher BBC News ref The trend began with Muhammad Zia ... were started against non Muslim countries. Zia s tenure as president saw Pakistan s involvement ... who were all encouraged to achieve Pakistan s agenda in the Kashmir conflict ref http www.time.com ... are now taking on the state itself, making the biggest threat to it and the citizens of Pakistan through the politically motivated killing of civilians and police officials, by what Pakistan calls ... efNfhS Wm9wP1w TB5Q Two bomb blasts kill 27 in northwest Pakistan ref for reasons attributed ... Arabs based AfPak in or near Pakistan , who originate from any country with a Muslim population and the subsequent war against the Afghan communists in the 1980s which blew back into Pakistan the presence of Islamist insurgent groups and forces such as the Taliban and Lashkar e Taiba Pakistan s thousands of fundamentalist Madrassas in Pakistan madrassas Islamic schools which are thought by some ... the most significant being the Balochistan Pakistan Balochistan liberation movement &ndash blamed on Regionalism politics regionalism , which is problematic in a country with Pakistan s diverse cultures, languages of Pakistan languages , Culture of Pakistan traditions and Etiquette in Pakistan customs . List of terrorist incidents in PakistanPakistan terrorist attacks Main List of terrorist incidents ... more details
and caused intense persecutions. In 1971, EastPakistan became independent as Bangladesh , and a large ... in eastPakistan, killing three girls. ref http www.earlychurchofjesus.org news 00000030.htm ref The All ...Christianity in Pakistan PLEASE NOTE PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS ARE NOT AN ETHNIC GROUP, INFOBOX USED FOR DEMOGRAPHIC ... br 1.6 of the Pakistani Population regions Especially in Punjab Pakistan Punjab and Islamabad Capital ... is the largest religious minority in Pakistan . However, Hindus in Pakistan comprise a larger number of the total population, with the Pakistan Hindu Council estimating more than 7 million Hindus living in Pakistan. Other sources put Pakistan s Hindu population at roughly 5 million, mostly in the Sindh province. The total number of Christians in Pakistan is approximately 2,800,000 in 2008, or 1.6 ... http www.adherents.com adhloc Wh 266.html Adherents.com By Location ref All modern Christians in Pakistan ... , France , and Great Britain , and in north western Indian subcontinent Ancient India , today s Pakistan ... of Karachi , where the majestic Saint Patrick s Cathedral, Karachi St. Patrick s Cathedral , Pakistan ... a major military cantonment. All of the modern Christians in Pakistan are descended from converts ... Pakistan Punjab , Balochistan Pakistan Balochistan and the North West Frontier Province , but small ... in the establishment of Pakistan s Catholic community. When political independence was won by the people ... as journalists and propagandists of the Muslim League. Jinnah had repeatedly promised all citizens of Pakistan complete equality of citizenship, but this promise was not kept by his successors. Pakistan ... population exchanges that occurred between Pakistan and India upon independence due to conflict ... life. Pakistan s first non Muslim and certainly most respected Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme ... pilots in the Pakistan Air Force . Notable amongst them are Cecil Chaudhry , Peter O Reilly and Mervyn .... One of Pakistan s greatest batsmen, Yousuf Youhana , was also Christian, but he recently willingly ... more details
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