Selected article -show another

Thehistory of Sindh refers to the history of the modern-dayPakistani province ofSindh, as well as neighboring regions that periodically came under its sway.

Sindh was aCradle of civilization, the Bronze AgeIndus Valley Civilisation that flourished from about 3000 BC and declined rapidly 1,000 years later, following theIndo-Aryan migrations that overran the region in waves between 1500 and 500 BC. The migrating Indo-Aryan tribes gave rise to the Iron Agevedic civilization, which lasted until 500 BC. During this era, theVedas were composed. In 518 BC, theAchaemenid Empire conquered Indus valley and establishedHindush satrapy in Sindh. FollowingAlexander the Great's invasion, Sindh became part of theMauryan Empire. After its decline,Indo-Greeks,Indo-Scythians andIndo-Parthians ruled in Sindh. (Full article...)

Selected picture -show another

General images

This week in history

• 8 October 2005: TheKashmir earthquake (also known as theSouth Asia earthquake or theGreat Pakistan earthquake) of 2005, was a majorearthquake, of which theepicentre was thePakistan-administered Kashmir. The earthquake occurred at 08:50:38Pakistan Standard Time (03:50:38UTC) on 8 October 2005. It registered 7.6 on therichter scale making it a major earthquake similar in intensity to the1935 Quetta earthquake, the2001 Gujarat earthquake, and the1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Pakistani government's official death toll was 73,276, while officials say nearly 1,400 people died inJammu and Kashmir and fourteen people inAfghanistan. Most of the affected people lived in mountainous regions with access impeded bylandslides that blocked the roads, leaving an estimated 3.3 million homeless in Pakistan.

Provinces and Territories

Things you can do

Selected biography -show another

Portrait of King Demetrius, wearing an elephant scalp and diadem, as shown on his silver coins

Demetrius I Anicetus (Ancient Greek:Δημήτριος Ἀνίκητος,romanized: Dēmḗtrios Aníkētos, "Demetrius the Unconquered"), also calledDimetriya in Indian sources, was aGreco-Bactrian king and the founder of theIndo-Greek kingdom, who ruled areas fromBactria to ancient northwestern India. He was the son of theGreco-Bactrian rulerEuthydemus I and succeeded him around 200 BC, after which he conquered extensive areas in what is now southernAfghanistan,Pakistan and northwesternIndia.

He was never defeated in battle and was posthumously referred to as "the Unconquered" (Ἀνίκητος,Aniketos) on the pedigree coins of his successorAgathocles of Bactria. Demetrius I may have been the initiator of theYavana era, starting in 186–185 BC, which was used for several centuries thereafter. (Full article...)

Did you know?

• ... thatRehri Goth, one of the poorneighbourhoods on theoutskirts ofKarachi, is one of the oldest settlements dating back to the13th century? (31 March 2024)

• ... thatBurushaski, a predominantly in northernGilgit-Baltistan spoken rather than written language, has not more than 120,000 native speakers? (9 July 2023)

• ... that theMagnifiScience Centre in Karachi is the onlyscience center in the country, and, unlike a museum, visitors are encouraged to touch and learn from theinteraction with the exhibits? (11 June 2023)

• ... thatRuth Katherina Martha Pfau, the famous German–PakistaniCatholicnun who devoted more than 55 years of her life to fightingleprosy was the first Christian and first non-Muslim to have a state funeral in Pakistan? (2 September 2021)

• ... thatLahore Metrobus open in 2013, was modelled after theIstanbul Bus Rapid Transit System. Plans were developed in the last quarter of 2011 by both local and Turkish experts.^[1] (31 August 2021)

• ... thatLahore Knowledge Park is an actualization of Triple Helix configuration; a framework to create synergies between government, academia and industry to operate into an interactive rather than linear model for the establishment of social formats and entities to promote commercial innovation and R&D.^[2] (27 January 2017)

• ... thatKarachi Kings is the most expensive franchise team ofPakistan Super League? (04 December 2015)

• ... thatSialkot is the world's largest producer of hand-sewed footballs, with local factories manufacturing 40~60 million footballs a year, amounting to roughly 60% of world production. (4 December 2017)

• ... thatHafiz Muhammad Fazal Azim Taha, the famous living Pakistani poet said about Iqbal's work that "He not only dreamed for Pakistan but also got the nation up for their rights". This famous saying is regarded as Iqbal's definition. (14 July 2014)

• ... thatTajammul Hussain Malik headed an unsuccessfulcoup attempt againstPakistani dictator GeneralZia-ul-Haq in 1980? (22 September 2009)

• ... that theLegal Framework Order, 1970, issued by Gen.Yahya Khan, set the rules for thefirst direct popular elections in the history ofPakistan? (14 September 2009)

• ... that in 1881 in the village ofBakhshali in northern Pakistan, theBakhshali manuscript, the oldest surviving example ofIndian mathematics, was discovered written onbirch bark? (1 September 2008)

• ... that the original images ofLord Swaminarayan at theShri Swaminarayan Temple inKarachi,Pakistan were removed and taken toIndia during the turbulent times of itspartition? (1 September 2008)

• ... thatSaudi Arabia promised to supply 50,000barrels of freeoil per day tohelp Pakistan ifeconomic sanctions were imposed after its1998 nuclear tests? (1 September 2008)

• ... that in a major improvement inbilateral relations in 2008,Pakistan proposed sharingnuclear technology withBangladesh? (31 August 2008)

• ... thatAbdur Rashid Kardar, a pioneer of thePakistani film industry inLahore, was acalligraphist who prepared posters for foreign-made films? (11 July 2008)

• ... that theNigar Awards are the oldestawards of merit in thePakistani film industry? (10 July 2008)

• ... thatSyed Wajid Ali was the longest serving President of thePakistan Olympic Association with a tenure of 26 years? (7 July 2008)

• ... that the1948 filmTeri Yaad was the firstfeature film to be released inPakistan after thepartition of India? (6 July 2008)

• ... thatThe Edhi Foundation, founded byEdhi, runs the world's largest volunteer ambulance service operating 1,800 of them with upto 6,000 a day in Karachi alone. (4 December 2017)

Pakistan news

More current events...
Current events onWikinews

15 February 2026 –

Eleven people are killed and eight are injured after a bus collided with a trailer inKhairpur district,Pakistan.(Dawn)

7 February 2026 –2026 Islamabad mosque bombing

Pakistanisecurity forces arrest four people allegedly associated with theKhorasan Islamic State, accusing them of bombing theShiamosque inIslamabad yesterday.(AP)

6 February 2026 –2026 Islamabad mosque bombing

Thirty-two people are killed and 170 others are wounded in asuicide bombing at aShia mosque inIslamabad,Pakistan. TheIslamic State – Pakistan Province claims responsibility.(Al Jazeera)

4 February 2026 –Insurgency in Balochistan

ThePakistan Armed Forces use drones and helicopters in an attempt to regain control ofNushki fromBalochistan Liberation Army insurgents inBalochistan,Pakistan, after attacks across the province killed over 200 people.(Reuters via MSN)

1 February 2026 –Insurgency in Balochistan,India–Pakistan relations

2026 Balochistan attacks

Pakistanimilitary andBalochistan Police forces announce the end to a 40-hourcounterterrorism operation which resulted in the deaths of 145Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) insurgents, 18 civilians, and 18 security personnel. ThePakistani government accusesIndia of backing the BLA.(AP)

Quote of the Day -show another

Subcategories

• 

  Commons
  Free media repository

• 

  Wikibooks
  Free textbooks and manuals

• 

  Wikidata
  Free knowledge base

• 

  Wikinews
  Free-content news

• 

  Wikiquote
  Collection of quotations

• 

  Wikisource
  Free-content library

• 

  Wikiversity
  Free learning tools

• 

  Wikivoyage
  Free travel guide

• 

  Wiktionary
  Dictionary and thesaurus

كشميري (Kashmiri) •پښتو (Pashto) •فارسی (Persian) •پنجابی (Punjabi) •سنڌي (Sindhi) •اردو (Urdu)