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Pakistan
[ pak-uh-stan, pah-kuh-stahn ]
noun
- Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). : Islamabad.
- (before 1947) the predominantly Muslim areas of the peninsula of India as distinguished from Hindustan, the predominantly Hindu areas.
Pakistan
/ ˌɑːɪˈɑː /
noun
- a republic in S Asia, on the Arabian Sea: the Union of Pakistan, formed in 1947, comprised West and East Pakistan; East Pakistan gained independence as Bangladesh in 1971 and West Pakistan became Pakistan; a member of the Commonwealth from 1947, it withdrew from 1972 until 1989; contains the fertile plains of the Indus valley rising to mountains in the north and west Official language: Urdu. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: rupee. Capital: Islamabad. Pop: 193 238 868 (2013 est). Area: 801 508 sq km (309 463 sq miles)
- a former republic in S Asia consisting of the provinces of West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), 1500 km (900 miles) apart: formed in 1947 from the predominantly Muslim parts of India
Pakistan
- Republic in southern Asia , bordered by India to the east, the Arabian Sea (an arm of the Indian Ocean ) to the south, Iran to the southwest, and Afghanistan to the west and north.
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Carse, meanwhile, established himself as a key member of England's pace attack over the winter with 27 wickets in five Tests after making his debut in Pakistan.
As India's neighbour Pakistan refused to give a travel permit to the group, the convoy had to travel to Iran, Turkey, Syria and Egypt before finally reaching Gaza.
Each side has close security ties with the other's main competitor: India with the US and China with Pakistan.
It wasn't her brother - a police officer who had been missing for nearly a year since he was arrested in 2018 in a counter-terrorism operation in Balochistan, one of Pakistan's most restive regions.
But some major military powers - including China, India, Russia, Pakistan, and the US - never signed up to it.
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