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The '''Islamic Republic of Pakistan''' is a country of south [[Asia]] created in 1947 as a state for [[India]]n [[Muslim]]s on August 14, 1947. 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.<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 the U.S. 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 of south [[Asia]] created in 1947 as a state for [[India]]n [[Muslim]]s on August 14, 1947. 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 had to flee to India during communal violence in 1947 in which Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs suffered mass casualties.<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 the U.S. 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]].

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