Pakistan is considered a middle power nation, with the world's seventh-largest standing armed forces.

3 days ago · Pakistan is a populous multiethnic country of South Asia. With a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbors Iran, …

President Mr Asif Ali Zardari is the 14th President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and was sworn in office on the 10th of March 2024. He is the first President to have been elected twice to this office.

Dec 6, 2025 · Stay on top of Pakistan latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.

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From the mighty stretches of the Karakorams in the North to the vast alluvial delta of the Indus River in the South, Pakistan remains a land of high adventure and nature.

2 days ago · Pakistan is a parliamentary federal republic in South Asia, with a population of over 170 million people. Pakistan held successful elections in February 2008 and has a coalition government.

5 days ago · Russia and Pakistan are in talks on a potential oil-sector agreement, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.

Pakistan, [f] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, [g] is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, [d] having the second-largest Muslim …

Learn about Pakistan, its partition from India, and the separation of East Pakistan in 1971 The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica