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The history of Pakistan prior to its independence in 1947 spans several millennia and covers a vast geographical area known as the Greater Indus region. [1] Anatomically modern humans arrived in what is now Pakistan between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. [ 2 ]
Statesmen of the early decades of Pakistan, with Pakistan’s founding father and future Governor-General, Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the centre of the bottom row. Three future Prime ministers can also be seen with Khawaja Nazimuddin to Jinnah’s left, I.I. Chundrigar on the rightmost of the middle row, and Liaquat Ali Khan on Chundrigar’s left.
The national dress of Pakistan is the shalwar kameez, a unisex garment widely-worn, [42] [43] and national dress, [44] of Pakistan. When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck. [ 45 ]
The Saraikis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group inhabiting parts of central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily in the southern part of the Pakistani province of Punjab. [21] They are mainly found in Derajat, a cultural region of central Pakistan, located in the region where the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan meet.
See Pakistani people for a list of pages about notable Pakistanis by category. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This is a timeline of Pakistani history, ... This is followed by the migration of 10 million people, Muslims to Pakistan, Hindus and Sikhs to India .
The national dress of Pakistan is the Persian origin shalwar kameez, a unisex garment widely-worn around South Asia, [58] [59] and national dress, [60] of Pakistan. When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck. [ 61 ]
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.