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| Islamic Republic of Pakistan اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاكِستان | |
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 Coat of arms
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 Claimed territories in light green | |
| Capital | Islamabad |
| Largest city | Karachi |
| Official languages | Urdu English |
| Area | |
• Total | 881,913 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 242,923,845 |
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a country in South Asia. Geographically, it is in a strategic region along China's Belt and Road Initiative.[1]
History
In the 1970s, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto tried to develop a nuclear weapons program after India detonated its first nuclear bomb. the On 5 July 1977, the USA helped General Muhammad Zia-ul-Huq overthrow Bhutto and establish a military dictatorship. Before the coup, Henry Kissinger had warned Bhutto that the United States would "make an example of [him]."
U.S. drone strikes on Pakistan during the War on Terror killed thousands of civilians. After Imran Khan came to power, he ordered the U.S. to stop drone strikes, which had been approved by previous Pakistani governments, and rejected U.S. military bases in Pakistan. He also introduced free health care for the poor.[2] Khan stayed neutral during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War.[3]
2022 coup
In 2022, Imran Khan was ousted in a US-backed coup.[4] He is urging his supporters to fight against the foreign-backed ouster.[5] Following the coup, Pakistan recognized apartheid Israel and sent weapons to Ukraine.[3]
References
- ↑ David Sacks (2021-03-30). "The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor—Hard Reality Greets BRI’s Signature Initiative" CFR.
- ↑ Abdul Jabbar (2022-04-25). "Indirect colonialism: US role in Pakistan’s political crisis" Multipolarista. Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ben Norton (2022-10-26). "Pakistan coup regime bans Imran Khan, dissidents killed, as US eyes China ties, Israel normalization" Multipolarista. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ Richard Medhurst (2022-04-11). "Pakistani PM Ousted in US Coup"
- ↑ Tyler Durden (2022-04-10). "Pakistan's Imran Khan Ousted In Midnight No Confidence Vote, Urges Supporters Rise Up Against US-Led "Foreign Conspiracy"" ZeroHedge.