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The monumental Kanishka stupa is believed to have been established by the king near the outskirts of modern-day Peshawar, Pakistan. The Kushan dynasty played an important role in the establishment of Buddhism in India and its spread to Central Asia and China.
Pakistan was conceived by philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal in 1930 (uniting the four states of the northwestern British Indian Empire), the country was established on 14 August 1947, directly resulting from the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Statesmen of the early decades of Pakistan, with Pakistan’s founding father and future Governor-General, Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the centre of the bottom row. Three future Prime ministers can also be seen with Khawaja Nazimuddin to Jinnah’s left, I.I. Chundrigar on the rightmost of the middle row, and Liaquat Ali Khan on Chundrigar’s left.
Pakistan, the only country established in the name of Islam, [251] had overwhelming support among Muslims, especially in provinces like the United Provinces, where Muslims were a minority. [252] This idea, articulated by the Muslim League, the Islamic clergy , and Jinnah, envisioned an Islamic state . [ 253 ]
These facilities were established in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission or PAEC by its Chairman Munir Ahmad Khan. [citation needed] He was appointed as chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission on January 20, 1972, at the Multan Conference of senior scientists and engineers.
22 August: A 24-hour telegraph telephone service is established between East Pakistan and West Pakistan. 24 December: UN Security Council adopts the Anglo-American Resolution on Kashmir urging immediate demilitarization talks between India, Pakistan.
The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan [3], was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament , which also created an independent Dominion of India .
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country ...