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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 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 ]
7 December 1971 20 December 1971 13 days 1970: Pakistan Muslim League: Shortest-tenured prime minister. After the general elections in 1971, Amin was invited to be appointed as prime minister under Yahya administration; he was also the first and the only vice president of Pakistan from 1970 to 1972, leading Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of ...
Military coups in Pakistan began in 1958 when military army chief Muhammad Ayub Khan overthrew and exiled president Iskandar Ali Mirza. [1] [2] Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has spent several decades under military rule (1958–1971, 1977–1988, 1999–2008). After their respective terms in office, each of the past five prime ministers ...
The military's influence in mainstream politics has been significant throughout Pakistan's history. [227] The eras of 1958–1971, 1977–1988, and 1999–2008 witnessed military coups, leading to martial law and military leaders governing de facto as presidents. [228]
Cinema of Pakistan; List of Pakistani Punjabi-language films; List of Pashto-language films; List of Sindhi-language films; List of Pakistani animated films; List of highest-grossing Pakistani films; List of highest-grossing films in Pakistan; List of years in Pakistan; List of years in Pakistani television
History of Bangladesh: 1704 - 1971. Dhaka: Asiatic Civil Military Press. ISBN 978-984-512-337-2. Raghavan, Srinath (2013). 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-72864-6. Rahman, Mahmudur (2019). The political history of Muslim Bengal: an unfinished battle of faith. Newcastle upon Tyne ...
Since independence in 1947, the economy of Pakistan has emerged as a semi-industrialized one, the on textiles, agriculture, and food production, though recent years have seen a push towards technological diversification. Pakistan's GDP growth has been gradually on the rise since 2012 and the country has made significant improvements in its ...