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Bookmark or Share- Pakistan | History, Population, Religion, & Prime Minister | BritannicaPakistan, populous multiethnic country of South Asia. With a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbors Iran, Afghanistan, and India.
- Pakistan - Ethnic Groups, Languages, Religions | BritannicaModern Pakistan’s population can be divided broadly into five major and several minor ethnic groups. The Punjabis, who constitute roughly half of the population, are the single largest group. The Pashtuns (Pathans) account for about one-eighth of the population, and Sindhis form a somewhat smaller group.
- Pakistan - Partition, Independence, Conflict | BritannicaPakistan - Partition, Independence, Conflict: This section presents the history of Pakistan from the partition of British India (1947) to the present. For a discussion of the earlier history of the region, see India.
- Pakistan - Culture, Cuisine, Traditions | BritannicaPakistan - Culture, Cuisine, Traditions: Throughout Pakistan, as in most agrarian societies, family organization is strongly patriarchal, and most people live with large extended families, often in the same house or family compound.
- Pakistan - Politics, Constitution, Democracy | BritannicaPakistan - Politics, Constitution, Democracy: The role of Islam in the political and cultural unification of Pakistan has been controversial. Some factions have argued that Islamic ideology is the only cement that can bind together the country’s culturally diverse peoples.
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