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Pakistanis in South Africa include Overseas Pakistanis and people of Pakistani descent who reside in South Africa. [ 3 ] [ needs update ] The majority of them live in Cape Town , Johannesburg , Durban and Grahamstown .
By 1970, Pakistan was passing through a serious economic and political crisis, which eventually led to the secession of East Pakistan in 1971. The rapid economic development of the 1950s and 1960s could not be sustained by 1970, and a wave of nationalization of business and industry was unfolding under Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto .
Later, the cap became popular in Mazar Sharif, a city in Afghanistan, after which Uzbek craftsmen also brought the business to Pakistan. [10] [11] The type of wool from which these caps are made is popularly known as astar, astarkhan, broadtail, qaraqulcha and Irani menda. The literal meaning of Karakul, which is a Turkish word, is black lake.
In Pakistan, locals of Bantu descent are called "Sheedi" and "Makrani". They live primarily along the Makran in Balochistan, and Southern Sindh. [39] Even though most Sheedis today in Pakistan are of mixed heritage and the number population is complex to determine, [40] the population in 2018 was estimated to be of around 250,000. [3]
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.
These include Bombay (now called Mumbai), Farrukhabad, Delhi, Calcutta, Saharanpur, Rohilkhand, Jaipur, and Bangalore. [53] [61] [12] The settlers are descended from both Pashtuns of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan (British India before 1947). In some regions in India, they are sometimes referred to as Kabuliwala. [62]
Since its independence, Pakistan has voiced its opposition against apartheid and racial discrimination in South Africa. [1] Due to embargoes imposed against apartheid South Africa by the Commonwealth of Nations , the two nations did not establish official diplomatic relations until 1994, after the end of apartheid in South Africa.
Shortly after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) was created, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah became its first Patron-in-Chief. [35] The highest football division in Pakistan is the Pakistan Premier League. [36] Pakistan is known as one of the best manufacturers of the official FIFA World Cup ball. [37]