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Complete details about Pakistan in Asia with capital city Islamabad
| Country Name | Pakistan (Pakistan) |
| Country Code | PAK |
| Capital City | Islamabad |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Southern and Central Asia |
| Independence Year | 1947 |
| Population | 156483000 |
| Surface Area | 796095.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 61.1 years |
| GNP | 61289.0 (old 58549.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Balochi (3.0%) Brahui (1.2%) Hindko (2.4%) Pashto (13.1%) Punjabi (48.2%) Saraiki (9.8%) Sindhi (11.8%) Urdu [official] (7.6%) |
Major Cities |
Karachi, Sindh (population 9269265) Lahore, Punjab (population 5063499) Faisalabad, Punjab (population 1977246) Rawalpindi, Punjab (population 1406214) Multan, Punjab (population 1182441) Hyderabad, Sindh (population 1151274) Gujranwala, Punjab (population 1124749) Peshawar, Nothwest Border Prov (population 988005) Quetta, Baluchistan (population 560307) Islamabad, Islamabad (population 524500) Sargodha, Punjab (population 455360) Sialkot, Punjab (population 417597) Bahawalpur, Punjab (population 403408) Sukkur, Sindh (population 329176) Jhang, Punjab (population 292214) Sheikhupura, Punjab (population 271875) Larkana, Sindh (population 270366) Gujrat, Punjab (population 250121) Mardan, Nothwest Border Prov (population 244511) Kasur, Punjab (population 241649) Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab (population 228479) Sahiwal, Punjab (population 207388) Okara, Punjab (population 200901) Wah, Punjab (population 198400) Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab (population 188100) Mirpur Khas, Sind (population 184500) Nawabshah, Sind (population 183100) Mingora, Nothwest Border Prov (population 174500) Chiniot, Punjab (population 169300) Kamoke, Punjab (population 151000) Mandi Burewala, Punjab (population 149900) Jhelum, Punjab (population 145800) Sadiqabad, Punjab (population 141500) Jacobabad, Sind (population 137700) Shikarpur, Sind (population 133300) Khanewal, Punjab (population 133000) Hafizabad, Punjab (population 130200) Kohat, Nothwest Border Prov (population 125300) Muzaffargarh, Punjab (population 121600) Khanpur, Punjab (population 117800) Gojra, Punjab (population 115000) Bahawalnagar, Punjab (population 109600) Muridke, Punjab (population 108600) Pak Pattan, Punjab (population 107800) Abottabad, Nothwest Border Prov (population 106000) Tando Adam, Sind (population 103400) Jaranwala, Punjab (population 103300) Khairpur, Sind (population 102200) Chishtian Mandi, Punjab (population 101700) Daska, Punjab (population 101500) Dadu, Sind (population 98600) Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab (population 97300) Ahmadpur East, Punjab (population 96000) Kamalia, Punjab (population 95300) Khuzdar, Baluchistan (population 93100) Vihari, Punjab (population 92300) Dera Ismail Khan, Nothwest Border Prov (population 90400) Wazirabad, Punjab (population 89700) Nowshera, Nothwest Border Prov (population 89400) |
Pakistan's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Christian Science Monitor | Wed, 23 May 2012 12:41:03 -0700 | |
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But perhaps US-Pakistan relations have fallen so low that the US doesn't care anymore. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / May 23, 2012 Pakistani men walk by the Central Jail in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 23. A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA ... read full story |
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| Publisher: The Associated Press | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:24:00 -0700 | |
| Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden read full story | ||
| Publisher: New York Daily News | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:03:33 -0700 | |
| Pakistan hands 33-year sentence to doctor who helped CIA track bin Laden read full story | ||
| Publisher: San Jose Mercury News | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:46:52 -0700 | |
| Pakistan sentences doctor who helped CIA find bin Laden to 33 years for treason read full story | ||
| Publisher: Voice of America (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:35:57 -0700 | |
| Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA in Bin Laden Hunt read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:27:46 -0700 | |
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By Faheem Younus A Pakistani resident reads a message on a cellular telephone referring to the blocked social networking Web site Twitter in Quetta on May 20, 2012, after the country's government blocked the site. Pakistan temporarily blocked Twitter, ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Voice of America (blog) | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:52:46 -0700 | |
| Why Did Pakistan Shut Off Twitter? read full story | ||
| Publisher: Wikinews | Tue, 22 May 2012 22:21:30 -0700 | |
| Twitter restored in Pakistan after block over Muhammad images read full story | ||
| Publisher: Voice of America | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:28:08 -0700 | |
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ISLAMABAD - India and Pakistan have signed a long-awaited natural gas deal with the Central Asian state of Turkmenistan, paving the way for the construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline through Afghanistan. Top Indian and Pakistani officials ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Wall Street Journal | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:52:04 -0700 | |
| India, Pakistan Sign Gas Pipeline Pact read full story | ||
| Publisher: New York Daily News | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:01:36 -0700 | |
| Turkmenistan signs first contracts for Asia pipeline read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Wed, 23 May 2012 04:39:55 -0700 | |
| Turkmenistan agrees trans-Afghan pipeline gas deals read full story | ||
| Publisher: MarketWatch | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:49:05 -0700 | |
| India, Pakistan agree on gas pipeline: WSJ read full story | ||
| Publisher: Fox News | Wed, 23 May 2012 00:26:37 -0700 | |
| Turkmen deal boosts Afghan pipeline project read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Wed, 23 May 2012 03:57:49 -0700 | |
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By Michael Georgy and Qasim Nauman | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States hopes Pakistan will soon agree to re-open supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan, a US official said on Wednesday, after a Senate panel threatened to cut aid to Islamabad ... read full story |
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| Publisher: The Hill (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:00 -0700 | |
| NATO's failure to reopen Pakistani supply routes read full story | ||
| Publisher: TriValley Central | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:37:45 -0700 | |
| Taliban, Pakistan, Iran could hamper NATO's Afghan exit read full story | ||
| Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:26:48 -0700 | |
| Pakistan problem complicates Afghanistan drawdown read full story | ||
| Publisher: International Business Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:47:45 -0700 | |
| US Hopes Pakistan Will Reopen NATO Supply Routes read full story | ||