Pakistan, [e] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, [f] is a country in South Asia.It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, [c] having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre.Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area.

Mar 1, 2025 · Pakistan, populous multiethnic country of South Asia. With a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbors Iran, Afghanistan, and India.

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Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān), is a country in South Asia. It shares its border with India, Iran, Afghanistan and China.

Pakistan, officially Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Country, southern Asia. Area: 307,373 sq mi (796,096 sq km). Population: (2025 est.) 255,749,000. Capital: Islamabad.

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country ...

2 days ago · Pakistani security forces declared an end to ethnic separatists’ seizure of a train carrying more than 400 people. By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi, Pakistan Thirty-six hours after one of ...

Dec 19, 2023 · Pakistan has been engaged in a decades-long armed conflict with militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant networks, that target government institutions and civilians. Visit the Definitions and …

3 days ago · Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a ...

2 days ago · ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.. The seizure Tuesday of a passenger train by the outlawed Baluch Liberation Army, or …