Pakistan shares borders with Iran and China. Pakistan's terrain is largely plateaus and plains in the east and west, but it's also home to the second-highest peak on Earth, called K2.
Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Located here, in addition to the National Assembly building and government offices, are the National Library, the University of Islamabad, and the Grand National Mosque. See more »
Pakistan, or Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a country in southern Asia. It was created in 1947 by the partition of British India into India and Pakistan and consisted originally of two parts—East Pakistan on the eastern side of India and West Pakistan on the west.
See more »Baluchistan,a mountainous region in Asia at the head of the Arabian Sea. It forms the province of Baluchistan in western Pakistan and part of the province of Baluchistan and Sisten in eastern Iran, and extends into southern Afghanistan.
See more »Faisalabad (formerly Lyallpur), Pakistan, a city in Punjab province, in the northeastern part of the country.
See more »Gujranwala, Pakistan, one of the nation's largest cities. It lies in the Punjab region of northern Pakistan, near the Indian border.
See more »Hyderabad, Pakistan, a city in Sind province. It is on the Indus River, near the Thar Desert, about 90 miles (140 km) northeast of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and chief port.
See more »Karachi, Pakistan, the country's largest city and the capital of Sind province. It lies on the flat, sandy coast facing the Arabian Sea just north of the Indus River delta.
See more »Kashmir, or Jammu and Kashmir, a mountainous region of the subcontinent of India.
See more »Lahore, Pakistan, the capital of Punjab Province. It lies in the north near the Indian border, some 650 miles (1,050 km) northeast of Karachi.
See more »Multan, Pakistan, a city in the province of Punjab. The city is noted for handicrafts, especially pottery and enamel work.
See more »Peshawar, Pakistan, the capital of North-West Frontier Province. It lies in a mountainous area about 700 miles (1,130 km) northeast of Karachi and 30 miles (48 km) east of the famed Khyber Pass.
See more »Punjab, a region of northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan. It lies just south of the Himalayas and is bounded on the east by the Yamuna (Jumna) River, on the west by the Indus River, and on the south by the Thar Desert.
See more »Rawalpindi, Pakistan, a city in Punjab province, about 180 miles (290 km) northwest of Lahore and 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Islamabad, the national capital.
See more »Sialkot, Pakistan, a city near the Kashmir border, about 65 miles (105 km) north of Lahore.
See more »Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Located here, in addition to the National Assembly building and government offices, are the National Library, the University of Islamabad, and the Grand National Mosque.
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