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Pakistan   /pˈækɪstˌæn/   Listen
Pakistan

noun
1.
A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.  Synonyms: Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan.



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"Pakistan" Quotes from Famous Books



... gasp of laughter, quickly hushed. Nehru's face was pale with anger; he was famous for his temper. And everyone knew how India and Pakistan had quarreled for years over Kashmir, and that all the efforts of the United Nations had come to ...
— The Golden Judge • Nathaniel Gordon

... municipal officials, the Washington papers would deal largely with a Congressional investigation committee hearing, Los Angeles would have a new and gory murder to exploit, San Francisco news would be of a waterfront strike, Tokyo would talk of cherry blossoms, Delhi of Pakistan, and the French press would discuss the political crisis. But no newspaper, ...
— The Invaders • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

... in another, more fundamental way—their victims. The September 11 attacks murdered citizens from Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, India, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and scores of ...
— National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - February 2003 • United States



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