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Afghanistan, [d] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [e] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, [26] it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [f] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast ...
Green and white were further seen as symbols of prosperity and peace; the crescent was referred to as a symbol of progress; and the star was called an emblem of knowledge and light. No change was made in the flag when Pakistan became a republic nor when the eastern half of the country separated in 1972 to become Bangladesh. Whitney Smith ...
The Philippine Republic (Spanish: República Filipina), now officially remembered as the First Philippine Republic and also referred to by historians as the Malolos Republic, was established in Malolos, Bulacan during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire (1896–1898) and the Spanish–American War between Spain and the United ...
Feb 10, 2024 · Arshad Arbab/EPA, via Shutterstock. By Christina Goldbaum. Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan. Feb. 10, 2024. The party of the imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, won the ...
Theories abound surrounding the division of the subcontinent along religious lines. While official Pakistani historiography highlights the so-called “two nation” theory—the Hindus and the Muslims are two distinct communities or nations, each needing its own polity—nationalist historians of India blame colonial politics for the partition. 2 A history of modern South Asia, published a ...
Jul 6, 2009 · This publication is now archived. ... Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China in 1950 and remained a steadfast ally during Beijing’s period of ...
The first leader of Pakistan is founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah. 1948 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah dies. War breaks out between Pakistan and India over disputed territory in the region of Kashmir. 1956 - Pakistan is declared an Islamic republic. 1960 - Ayyub Khan is elected president. 1965 - Pakistan and India again go to war over Kashmir.
