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Name: (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Islam-I-Jamhuriya-e-Pakistan
Capital:
Islamabad
Population: 145 million
Area: 796,095 sq km
Currency:
Rupees
Religion: Islam
Literacy: 38%
Languages: Urudu, Punjabi,
Sindhi, Pushtu, Baluchi, English
Major Cities: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore,
Peshawar, Quetta, Sialkot
Climate: Varied climate
A republic
in South-Asia, Pakistan was the cradle of the earliest known civilization, the
Indus Valley civilization. The country formed part of the Mughal Empire from 1526
to the 1700s, when British took over it. It was in August 1947 that Pakistan gained
its independence under the leadership of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. |
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