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Pakistan, officially theIslamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country inSouth Asia. It is thefifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having thesecond-largest Muslim population as of 2023.Islamabad is the nation's capital, whileKarachi isits largest city andfinancial centre. Pakistan is the33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by theArabian Sea on the south, theGulf of Oman on the southwest, and theSir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders withIndia to the east;Afghanistan to the west;Iran to the southwest; andChina to the northeast. It shares a maritime border withOman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated fromTajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrowWakhan Corridor.
Pakistan is the site ofseveral ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-oldNeolithic site ofMehrgarh inBalochistan, theIndus Valley Civilisation of theBronze Age, and the ancientGandhara civilisation. The regions that compose the modern state of Pakistan were the realm of multiple empires and dynasties, including theAchaemenid, theMaurya, theKushan, theGupta; theUmayyad Caliphate in its southern regions, theHindu Shahis, theGhaznavids, theDelhi Sultanate, theSamma, theShah Miris, theMughals, and finally, theBritish Raj from 1858 to 1947. (Full article...)
Operation Python, a follow-up toOperation Trident, was the code name of a naval attack launched on West Pakistan's port city ofKarachi by theIndian Navy during theIndo-Pakistani War of 1971. After the first attack duringOperation Trident on the Port of Karachi, Pakistan stepped upaerial surveillance of its coast as the presence of largeIndian Navy ships gave the impression that another attack was being planned. Pakistani warships attempted to outsmart the Indian Navy by mingling withmerchant shipping. To counter these moves, Operation Python was launched on the night of 8/9 December 1971. A strike group consisting of onemissile boat and twofrigates attacked the group of ships off the coast of Karachi. While India suffered no losses, Pakistanifleet tankerPNS Dacca was damaged beyond repair, and the Kemari Oil Storage facility was lost. Two other foreign ships stationed in Karachi were also sunk during the attack. (Full article...)
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Zeshan Rehman (Urdu:ذيشان رحمان; born 14 October 1983) is a former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. He is currently first team development coach atPortsmouth. Born in England, he represented thePakistan national team. He was the firstBritish Asian to start aPremier League match and is the first to have played in all four divisions of professional football in England.
Rehman started his career atFulham and made a total of 30 appearances, having loan spells atBrighton & Hove Albion andNorwich City. A transfer toQueens Park Rangers followed and he went on to make 50 appearances for the club. During his three years there he went on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion,Blackpool and Bradford City, moving permanently to the latter on a free transfer in June 2009. (Full article...)
| “ | People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. | ” |
| — Allama Iqbal (National Poet of Pakistan) | ||
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