Pakistan—Profile
(2001 est. pop. 144.6 million). The country of Pakistan, located in the northwest corner of the Indian subcontinent, is officially named the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It wa...
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Pakistan—Education System
The educational system of Pakistan is among the least-developed in the world. The system was based on the British colonial educational system, which lasted until 1947....
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Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islami Jamhooria Pakistan
CAPITAL: Islāmābād
FLAG: The national flag is dark green, with a white vertical stripe at the hoist and a white cre...
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Pakistan: Partner Against Terrorism
The Conflict
In September 2001 Pakistan joined the United States in the campaign against terrorism, abandoning the Taliban government of Afghanistan that had previo...
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Pakistan
Pakistan is part of South Asia. It is bounded by India to the east, China to the north, Iran and Afghanistan to the west, and the Arabian Sea to the south. Slightly less than twice the size o...
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Pakistan
POPULATION 147,663,429SUNNI MUSLIM 81 percentSHIA MUSLIM 15 percentHINDU 2.02 percentCHRISTIAN 1.63 percentOTHER. 35 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
Pakistan came into existence in...
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Pakistan is 310,403 square miles (803,944square kilometers) and is located in South Asia. In the east, Pakistan is bordered by India, to the west it is bordered by Afghanistan and also to the north....
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Area: 796,096 sq km (307,374 sq mi), excluding the 84,159-sq-km Pakistani-administered portion of
Jammu and Kashmir
Population (2006 est.): 156,770,000 (excluding nearly 4,620,000 residents of Pa...
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War On Terror: The president reiterated at his press conference that Iraq poses the principal threat to U.S. security. But the elephant in the room was Pakistan.A new threat assessment from U.S. in...
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U.S.'s Pelosi questions Pakistan's Bhutto probe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington should address
"troubling questions" about the Pakistani government's handling
of investigations into opposition le...
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War On Terror: The Talibanization of tribal Pakistan demands a military solution. Not from Islamabad, but Washington. Not via coalition-building, but unilaterally. Not later, now -- before it's too...
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WASHINGTON — The assassination of Benazir Bhutto followed urgent pleas to the State Department for the last two months by her representatives for better security protection. The U.S. reaction...
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Key Taliban leaders in Pakistan:BAITULLAH MEHSUD: Head of the newly formed Taliban Movement of Pakistan. He has been named by the Pakistan government and the CIA as the man behind the Dec. 27 assas...
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Talk in Washington of a possible U.S. military strike against al-Qaida militants in Pakistan's tribal areas is "irresponsible" and undermines support for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's...
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About 1,000 Afghans shouting "Death to Pakistan" demonstrated in front of Pakistan's embassy in Kabul Wednesday, blaming the neighboring country for some of the bloodiest border clashes in years.Ma...
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Pakistan—Profile
Pakistan
Pakistan: Partner Against Terrorism
Pakistan
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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