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The '''Islamic Republic of Pakistan''' is a country in south [[Asia]] created in 1947 by the British as a state for [[India]]n [[Muslim]]s on August 14, 1947 as a result of the [[partition of India]]. It is bordered by [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[India]] and [[China]], and has a coastline on the [[Arabian Sea]]. Its capital is [[Islamabad]]; other major centres include [[Karachi]], [[Lahore]] and [[Peshawar]]. The nation is about 97% Muslim, as many [[Hindu]]s and [[Sikh]]s native to the region were slaughtered during the partition of British India, which many [[Opposition to the partition of India|opposed]].<ref>http://www.uh.edu/~sriaz/religion/index.html</ref>  Pakistan, a large poor country with a weak economy—but with nuclear weapons—is friendly to China but hostile to neighboring India, a much larger country. Pakistan has an unstable political system, with [[Taliban]] terrorists growing in strength in remote mountain regions, where they support the insurgency in neighboring [[Afghanistan]].

The '''Islamic Republic of Pakistan''' is a country in south [[Asia]] created in 1947 by the British as a state for [[India]]n [[Muslim]]s on August 14, 1947 as a result of the [[partition of India]]. It is bordered by [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[India]] and [[China]], and has a coastline on the [[Arabian Sea]]. Its capital is [[Islamabad]]; other major centres include [[Karachi]], [[Lahore]] and [[Peshawar]]. The nation is about 97% Muslim, as many [[Hindu]]s and [[Sikh]]s native to the region were slaughtered during the partition of British India, which many [[Opposition to the partition of India|opposed]].<ref>http://www.uh.edu/~sriaz/religion/index.html</ref>  Pakistan, a large poor country with a weak economy—but with nuclear weapons—is friendly to China but hostile to neighboring India, a much larger country. Pakistan is a rogue state and engages in the proliferation of nuclear weapons technology to countries such as Iran and North Korea.<ref>https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2004-04/features/closing-pandoras-box-pakistans-role-nuclear-proliferation</ref> Additionally, the Pakistani government gives support to [[Taliban]] terrorists in [[Afghanistan]].

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