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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• Bolta Pakistan 9 November 2009

  
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  Mushtaq Minhas and Nusrat Javed present another fresh episode of Bolta Pakistan and talk with Dastagir Bhatti, Sohail Sangi and Akmal Aleemi. {PakPoint.com Copyrights Notice : If you are looking this text on any website other than your RSS reader/Face book this mean this content is stolen from ...
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• Interactive Map Showing Wateen’s WiMAX Coverage

  
  State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan — Authority: 433
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• Organizing Your Road Trips From Islamabad

  
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• FOX News Panel — Charles Krauthammer Says Barack Obama’s Attacks On Bush Are “Disgusting”

  
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• Patriot Games

  
  P U L S E — Authority: 584
  As a realist I have no problem with Pakistan having a nuclear arsenal. It is a tough neighborhood and the inernational community has been selective in sanctioning nuclear programs. It has tacitly supported India’s. In 2002, there was the possibility of restoring a nuclear-free balance of power. Pakistani government ...
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• ACT OF COWARDS A man held his child, who was killed in a suicide...

  
  BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER. — Authority: 721
  ACT OF COWARDS A man held his child, who was killed in a suicide bombing, as the child’s grandmother mourned inside a van at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday. A Taliban suicide bomber detonated explosives in a market, killing the town’s anti-Taliban mayor and at least 11 other people, officials said. ...
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• Bolta Pakistan – 9 November 2009

  
  Pakistan Politics — Authority: 154
  Mushtaq Minhas and Nusrat Javaid bring fresh episode of Bolta Pakistan.
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• The anatomy of an inconsistent team

  
  Cricketfiles.com — Authority: 110
  It was 2nd time in a row that Pakistan’s star studded middle order collapsed and failed to capitalize on a good opening stand. The middle order is full of player’s who are over hyped and have inflated egos, we have a captain who thinks that he is the saviour of pakistan cricket, the most honorable and ...
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• Obama to meet with Medvedev, Hu on Asia trip

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 720
  Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as well as with Asian leaders during his trip to Asia starting later ...
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• Surging Through the Khyber Pass and into a quagmire - We Will Not Solve the Problem with Troops Alone

  
  Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to Iraq — Authority: 137
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• Govt to ensure free fair elections in Gilgit-Baltistan: Kaira

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 461
  GILGIT: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira assured holding of free, fair and transparent elections in Gilgit-Batistan. Talking to Journalists after inaugurating, Pakistan Sweet Home, a center for orphaned children on Monday, said the government does not want to make the elections ...
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• Aitzaz confirms he was offered govt position

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 461
  LAHORE: Former president of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Aitzaz Ahsan Monday confirmed that he was offered a position by the government. Talking to media at Aiwan-e-Iqbal here, Aitzaz said he is associated with Pakistan People’s Party and that he finds nothing wrong in accepting a position in the ...
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• 8 militants killed in aerial strikes in Kurram

  
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• PPP-MQM alliance in Sindh’s interest: Qaim

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 461
  HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah Monday said the alliance between Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement is in the interest of the province. Talking to journalists here at Hyderabad Press Club, the Chief Minister said the PPP-MQM alliance is not a temporary one; it will continue even ...
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• In Defense of Let US Build Pakistan: Protect Freedom of Expression of Pakistani Bloggers

  
  Sherryx's Weblog — Authority: 112
  Shaheryar Ali It’s a very sorry state of affairs. For more than 2 years now I have been writing about the dangers of “intellectual hegemony”, “selective radicalism” and “double discourse on Rights” being prevalent in Pakistani corporate media as well in Pakistani blogging community.  The ...
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• Pakistan: Shanaakht Festival

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 716
  Faisal Kapadia attended the Shanakht Festival in Karachi and writes: ‘I would recommend all of you to hurry and catch a glimpse of a side of us not often on show, plus its totally free folks!!”
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• Iqbal Ka Pakistan

  
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