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[13] [14] [15] Another UNICEF report claims 70% of girls in Pakistan are married before the age of 16. [16] As with India and Africa, the UNICEF data for Pakistan is from a small sample survey in the 1990s. The exact number of child marriages in Pakistan below the age of 13 is unknown, but rising according to the United Nations. [17]
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 ...
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, [g] 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 Bureau of Statistics released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021. [ 68 ] 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.174% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadis and 0.02% others. The 2017 census showed marginal increase in the share of Hindus .The census also recorded Pakistan's first Hindu-majority district, called Umerkot ...
The monastery is the most complete Buddhist monastery in Pakistan and comprises several groups of stupas, monastic cells, temples, and secular buildings. [7] Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta Sindh: 1981 143; iii (cultural) Makli is a large necropolis in the city of Thatta. It was active between the 14th and 18th centuries.
Topographical map of Pakistan (showing elevation) This is a list showing the most populous cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan . City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonment , if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara ).
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday reached a staff level agreement (SLA) on the second and final review of Pakistan's bailout program, which will release $1.1 billion ...
9 June: Indian troops re-capture two key positions in the Batalik sector. 11 June: India releases intercepts of conversations between Pakistani COAS Gen. Pervez Musharraf and CGS Lt. Gen. Aziz Khan as proof of the Pakistan Army's involvement in the Kargil war. 13 June: Battle of Tololing ends in Indian victory.