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Predominantly Islam (96%), mostly Sunni Islam (72%) [2] Pakistani Americans (Urdu: پاکستانی امریکی) are citizens of the United States who have full or partial ancestry from Pakistan, or more simply, Pakistanis in America. They can be from different ethnic groups in Pakistan like Punjabi or Muhajir.
The history of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan began on 14 August 1947 when the country came into being in the form of Dominion of Pakistan within the British Commonwealth as the result of Pakistan Movement and the partition of India. While the history of the Pakistani Nation according to the Pakistan government's official chronology started ...
American Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome. Pakistan and the United States established relations on 15 August 1947, a day after the independence of Pakistan, when the United States became one of the first nations to recognize the country. The relationship between the two nations has been described as a "roller coaster" characterized by close ...
Liaquat Ali Khan. Liaquat Ali Khan[a] (1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951. He was as pivotal to the consolidation of Pakistan as the Quaid-i-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was central to the creation of ...
The national flag of Pakistan, also known as the Flag of the Star and Crescent (پرچمِ ستارہ و ہلال), is made up of a green field with a stylized tilted white crescent moon and five-pointed star at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at its hoist-end. Though the specific shade of green on the flag is mandated only as 'dark ...
v. t. e. A map outlining historical sites in Pakistan. 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]
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi[a] (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer who served as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He is the founder and former chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from 1996 to 2023. He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket ...
1472: Sher Shah Suri (original name Farid Khan born in Multan) 1526 – 1857: Mughal ascendancy (1526–1707), nominal rule by Mughals (1707–1857) 1541 – 1545: Sher Shah Sur built the Rohtas Fort. 1586: Yusufzais defeat Akbar at the Karakar pass [84] 1701: Kalhoro Dynasty establishes its rule over Sindh. 1739: Nadir Shah of Persia invades ...