Pakistan

Pakistan is a country in southern Asia that borders Afghanistan, India, China, and Iran. Its capital is Islamabad and the official language is Urdu. This guide contains information on the key stats, history, geography and climate, government, economy, foreign affairs, tourism, and culture of Pakistan.

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Reference

Pakistan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan

Pakistan ( ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and converges with Central Asia and the Middle East.[6][7] It has a 1,046

Web Sites

Government of Pakistan

http://www.pak.gov.pk/

Official site of the government of Pakistan. Learn about the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, its component departments, the economy, cultural ...

Pakistan News - Breaking World Pakistan News - The New York Times

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/international/countriesandterritories/pakistan/index.html

World news about Pakistan. Breaking news and archival information about its people, politics and economy from The New York Times.

U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Pakistan

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pktoc.html

Comprehensive introduction to Pakistan. Includes a country profile, history, geography, society, economy, and government.

Pakistan Full Coverage on Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Pakistan

Provides coverage of news and events in Pakistan, including photos, video, and related web sites. Includes news about Pakistan elections and the assassination of ...

Pakistan - World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html

Features yearly statistics and trends from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Learn about Pakistan's geography, people, government, economy, communications, ...

Pakistan - National Geographic

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/09/pakistan/don-belt-text

Pakistan - Lonely Planet

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/pakistan

Books and Articles

Train to Pakistan

http://www.amazon.com/Train-Pakistan-Khushwant-Singh/dp/0670081493

Khushwant Singh, one of India's most widely read and celebrated AUTHORs, makes his readers share the individual problems of loyalty and responsibility faced by the principal figures in a little

The Idea of Pakistan

http://www.amazon.com/Idea-Pakistan-Stephen-P-Cohen/dp/081571503X

In recent years Pakistan has emerged as a strategic player on the world stageboth as a potential rogue state armed with nuclear weapons and as an American ally in the war against terrorism. But our

The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power

http://www.amazon.com/Duel-Pakistan-Flight-American-Power/dp/1416561013

Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world. It is the only Islamic state to have nuclear weapons. Its border with Afghanistan extends over one thousand miles and is the likely hideout of

Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam

http://www.amazon.com/Frontline-Pakistan-Struggle-Militant-Islam/dp/0231142250

After September 11, 2001, Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, vowed to fight extremism in his country and has since established himself as a key ally in America's "global war on terror." But as

Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

http://www.amazon.com/Descent-into-Chaos-Building-Afghanistan/dp/0670019704

The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West. Ahmed Rashid is Pakistans best and

Educational

Introducing Pakistan

http://www.pak.gov.pk/profile.aspx

Basic facts and figures about Pakistan, from the Pakistan government. Covers history, geography

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council

http://www.parc.gov.pk/

The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) works at the highest national level to coordinate

Pakistan: A Country Study

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pktoc.html

and society of Pakistan. Includes a chronology of important events, a glossary, a bibliography, and

Pakistan Virtual Library

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/pak/

An annotated collection of links to websites on Pakistan. Topics include business, computers

The News International, Pakistan

http://www.jang-group.com/thenews/

Key Stats

Pakistan Provinces

http://www.statoids.com/upk.html

Population: 1998-03-02 census. Figures for Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas are estimates ... 1961: Federal Capital territory merged with West Pakistan province. ...

Population

http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/statab/sec01.pdf

with official decennial census figures and. do not reflect the amount of estimated ... Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P25-802 and P25-1095; ...

Population and Habitat

http://www.audubon.org/campaign/population_habitat/uspop.html

Audubon speech on U.S. population growth and the environment ... The Census Bureau's high scenario for 2050 is that the population of the U.S. ...

Reference for Pakistan - Search.com

http://www.search.com/reference/Pakistan

Pakistan is a federation[39] of four provinces, a capital territory and ... U.S. Census Bureau. Pakistan IDB Country Summary. International Data Base. ...

PEOPLE PROFILE : PUKHTUN OF PAKISTAN

http://www.antioch.com.sg/mission/profiles/pukthun/

... territory, and a little more than 39 000 square miles of Pakistan, North West ... is a lack of census figures on the population of the Pukhtun in Pakistan. ...

History

History of Pakistan

http://www.unigroup.com/PTIC/body_history.html

The History of Pakistan ... History of Pakistan. Background to Partition ... out of which the western part of Pakistan was created); and Group C, to include ...

History of Pakistan

http://www.historyofnations.net/asia/pakistan.html

Provides a history of Pakistan from ancient times to the present. ... The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), founded and led by Ayub Khan's former Foreign ...

HOME

http://www.pakistan.gr/

The history of Pakistan as a modern nation began with independence from British ... The latter was founded in 1906 to protect Muslim interests and rose to ...

History of Pakistan

http://www.geocities.com/pak_history/main.html

History of Pakistan - Some Redeeming Aspects - Pakistan Rarely Part of India ... Muhajirs and their Origins - The Land and People of Kashmir - History of Karachi ...

History Of N.A

http://www.na.gov.pk/history.htm

The State of Pakistan was created under the Independence Act of 1947. ... with the aim to create parity between the two wings (East and West Pakistan) ...

Geography and Climate

Pakistan - Asia Weather Forecast on Yahoo! Weather

http://weather.yahoo.com/regional/PKXX.html

Yahoo! Weather: Weather Forecast, High and Low temperatures, Satellite maps, News, Video and more. ... Pakistan. Chiniot. Faisalabad. Gujranwala. Gujrat ...

Pakistan Meteorological Department

http://www.pakmet.com.pk/

Climate Data & Astronomical Info. Daily Weather Report for ... Pakistan Weather Outlook. Tender. Balochistan Earthquake Update for Press. Earthquake Location ...

Pakistan's Phantom Border: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/07/pakistan200807

Pakistan is often called the most dangerous country on earth. Increasingly, its people would agree. Despite nearly $6 billion in U.S. military aid for the border ...

Pakistan Weather.Net

http://www.pakistanweather.net/

Focuses on Pakistan weather, provides current conditions and forecasts, a weather map, and local climate information. Pakistan Weather.Net also provides news headlines.

Government

Pakistan Politics

http://www.pkpolitics.com/

PPP Government has announced the reinstatement of 7,700 government employees, ... Another fresh episode of Bolta Pakistan with Mushtaq Minhas (islamabad) and ...

Government of Pakistan

http://www.pak.gov.pk/

Official site of the government of Pakistan. Learn about the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, its component departments, the economy, cultural ...

Pakistan.Gov.Pk - The Official Web Gateway to the Government of Pakistan

http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/

A portal setup by Government of Pakistan to facilitate access to all the web sites run by various departments. ... baggage policy and materials handling during ...

Pakistani Politics: News & Videos about Pakistani Politics - CNN.com

http://topics.cnn.com/topics/pakistani_politics

... strikes in Pakistan's tribal region, said one government and two military officials. ... Ali Zardari on Friday that the incoming Obama administration will ...

Pakistan Law & Government - LawResearch

http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/global/zpkg.htm

1. A research tool for Lawyers or Business or Corporate use. ... reign the Silk Route ran through Peshawar and the Indus Valley, bringing great ...

Economy

Pakistan Cement Industry

http://www.cement.com.pk/

Pakistan ... Pakistan Cement Industry. Cement Manufacturing. Cement FAQ's. Cement Plant ... The cement industry of Pakistan entered the export markets a few ...

Economy of Pakistan

http://www.yespakistan.com/economy/

... Development Foundation, dedicated to developing a network of the Pakistani Diaspora, so we can learn and work together. ... of Economy in Pakistan: Past, ...

Economy of Pakistan

http://www.economyofpakistan.com/

Agriculture Crops. Rice. Fruits and Vegetables. Tea. Industry in Pakistan. Energy. Electricity ... Manufacturing. Textile industry in Pakistan. Fisheries in ...

Economy of Pakistan: Information from Answers.com

http://www.answers.com/topic/economy-of-pakistan

Economy of Pakistan Pakistan is a nation with a diverse economy that include textiles , chemicals , food ... 1.74. Industry. Manufacturing. 0.61. 1.71 ...

Pakistan - AGRICULTURE

http://countrystudies.us/pakistan/49.htm

In FY 1993, agriculture, and small-scale forestry and fishing, contributed 25 ... More about the Economy of Pakistan. Enter your search terms. Submit search form. Web ...

Foreign Affairs

Pakistan International Airline

http://www.piac.com.pk/

National carrier. Features flight schedule, destinations, arrivals and departures, in-flight services, and fares.

Pakistan's Other Border - Council on Foreign Relations

http://www.cfr.org/publication/16331/pakistans_other_border.html

... and the world focus on Pakistan's western border and tribal lands, the peace along its eastern border with ... action on climate change and proposes ...

Pakistani Defence

http://www.pakistanidefence.com/

Pakistan's Civil War - The Long War Journal

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2007/03/pakistans_civil_war.php

... Taliban and one police officer were killed, but the Pakistani military has ... Defense Industry Daily quoted DJ Elliott on the development of the Iraqi Air Force. ...

CONVERTED KASHMIR: Memorial of Mistakes

http://www.kashmir-information.com/ConvertedKashmir/Chapter23.html

The Foreign Affairs Office of Pakistan has made this book as a strong base for its propaganda. ... geographical and military position of India, Pakistan had ...

Pakistan fires national security adviser - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

Pakistan's decision to fire its national security adviser has exposed cracks within the shaky, civilian government as it ... the Gaza war and Mideast conflict. ...