pakistan

Pakistan, which means "land of the pure," is an Islamic nation that was formed when the British left India and partitioned what is now Pakistan and India in 1947. This led to three wars between the two countries and strife in Kashmir, which exists to this day. Concerns have grown in recent times because both countries are nuclear powers and routinely victimized by terrorist groups.

Pakistan was home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and over the years has been settled and invaded by the Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Turks, Afghans and the British. Both Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan invaded the area. It also hosts a section of the Silk Road, which was a commerce route that spanned from Europe to China.

In its short history, Pakistan has suffered corruption and political upheaval, which normally results in the military taking over the country. While Pakistan is considered an ally of the West, it hosts large tribal areas where the government has little to no control. Shortly after 9-11, Osama Bin Laden fled Afghanistan and is believed to be hiding in these areas. The Taliban, who ruled Afghanistan prior to the U.S. led invasion after 9-11, operate out of these areas, too.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “pakistan”

• in Politics
  President Obama Visits Kabul on First Anniversary of Bin Laden's Death
  President Obama to sign an agreement with Afghan President about US future in the Afghanistan after the war is over.
  by sahilds / on May 2, 2012
• in Sports
  The Story Of Two Cricket Skippers: Pakistan And Bangladesh
  Pakistan wins test series against Bangladesh
  by amohit / on Dec 21, 2011
• in Sports
  On A Moment Of Mega-stupidity, Bangladesh Skipper Threw It All
  Absorbing cricket in Dhaka
  by amohit / on Dec 19, 2011

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• SC suspends Farahnaz NA membership over dual nationality

  
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  Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday suspended Farah Isfahani’s membership of National Assembly (NA) over her dual nationality. In his remarks, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said foreigners cannot be allowed to decide the nation’s fate while sitting in our assemblies. A ...
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• Receptionist (Karachi)

  
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• Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack on Bus in Pakistan

  
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  http://abcnews.go.com Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack on Bus in Pakistan Gunmen kill at least 7 passengers in attack on bus in southern Pakistan published date:Fri, 25 May 2012 04:24:27 -0400
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• Gunmen kill at least 7 passengers in attack on bus in southern Pakistan

  
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  Police say gunmen have killed at least seven passengers in an attack on a bus in southern Pakistan. Officer Javed Ahmed said separatists were suspected in the ambush Friday in remote Kazi Ahmed district in Sindh province. Sindh is home to small separatist groups that have engaged in ...
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• Pakistan’s lost territory, the Wakhan Corridor

  
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  Our claim on the lost northern territory is very vital keeping in view the new geo-political affairs, and by our right it should be returned to us, but as the verse of Oliver Wendell Homles describes exactly the men, who are needed to achieve this end: A Time Like This Demands. Great Hearts, Strong Minds, True Faith, ...
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• Pakistani students may revolutionize the cattle feeding

  
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  Three students namely Shiza Gulab, Bushra Shahed and Mahnoor Hassan, from the Institute of Computer and Management Science of Peshawar, Pakistan, has been awarded $ 500 for their innovation at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2012, a program of Society for Science & the Public. ...
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• Attack on cricketers: LHC dismisses bail cancellation plea against 5 accused

  
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• FBR freezes Mobilink’s bank accounts

  
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  Federal Board of Revenue Federal Board of Revenue, authority responsible for collection of taxes, has attached all bank accounts of Mobilink, while blocking all imports for the company, said a statement issued by FBR today. Statement said Pakistan Mobile Communication Ltd (Mobilink) owed Rs. 8.6 billion to the ...
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• A study tour of Turkey

  
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  Dr. Tariq Rahman Gulen Movement by Muhammed Cetin The hospitality of Turkey, more precisely the Gulen Movement , started in Pakistan in the form of a call by Harun Koken who looks after the Turkish schools in Pakistan, the Rumi circle and a number of other educational activities in Pakistan. He ...
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• Sri Lanka squad for Pakistan series

  
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  Sri Lanka announced his Twenty20 International and ODI squads for the home series against Pakistan . The Sri Lankan test squad for the three-Test series against pakistan will be announced later. Sri Lanka Twenty20 squad: Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru ...
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• Musharraf is killer of my mother: Bilawal Bhutto

  
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  Staff Report WASHINGTON: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said he believes Former President General (rtd.) Pervez Musharraf is the assassin of his mother Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the former two-time premier of the country, SAMAA reports Friday. Speaking to a US-based news television in ...
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• Musharraf is killer of my mother: Bilawal Bhutto

  
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  Staff Report WASHINGTON: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said he believes Former President General (rtd.) Pervez Musharraf is the assassin of his mother Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the former two-time premier of the country, SAMAA reports Friday. Speaking to a US-based news television in ...
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• Why Pakistan interferes in Afghanistan

  
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  A strong, independent Afghanistan is perceived as an existential threat to Pakistan Just why is Pakistan interested in installing a friendly regime in Afghanistan? If you read books and articles written over the last couple of decades, you will come across arguments such as the need for “strategic depth” to ...
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• Quotes of the day

  
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  Allies. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday denounced as “unjust and unwarranted” the treatment of a Pakistani doctor who was jailed for 33 years for helping in the hunt for Osama bin Laden… The chief US diplomat said Afridi’s role “was instrumental in taking down one of the world’s most ...
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• Pakistan Bestows Mohamed Medal of Martyrdom upon Doctor Shakil Afridi

  
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  H eres the good news: Pakistan, our ally in the war on terror, presented the Mahomad Medal of Martyrdom, Islams highest Honor, upon Shakil Afridi, the doctor who ran a vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA in order to verify bin Ladens presence at the compound raided by U.S. commandos last May. Heres the bad ...
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• U.S. Senate Punishes Pakistan With 0.014 % Cut In Aid

  
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  To be precise, it was 0.0148141498 percent. How do you like that, Pakistan? Paybacks a bitch. Senate panel cuts Pakistans aid in response to doctors conviction : Senate appropriators unanimously voted Thursday to cut Pakistani aid by $33 million, or $1 million for every year a Pakistani doctor will spend in ...
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