Pakistan (i/Ëpækɨstæn/ or i/pÉËkiËstÉËn/; Urdu: پاÙÙØ³ØªØ§Ùâ, PÄkistÄn, Urdu pronunciation: [ËpÉË.kɪs.Ët̪ÉËn] ( listen)), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: Ø§ÙØ³ÙاÙ
Û Ø¬ÙÙ
ÛÙÙØ±ÛÛ Ù¾Ø§ÙÙØ³ØªØ§Ùâ, IslÄmÄ« JumhÅ«riya-Ä PÄkistÄn, pronounced [ɪsËlÉËËmi dÍ¡ÊÊmËɦu.riÉ-ËeË ËpÉË.kɪsËt̪ÉËn]), is a sovereign country in South Asia. With a population exceeding 180 million people, it is the sixth most populous country in the world. Located at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and Western Asia, Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west and north, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a marine border with Oman.
Spy drones have been used by the US government on a various occasion in Pakistan to gather intelligence from the tribal area bordering Afghanistan, known for its close ties with terrorist organisations. Most recently, however, drones have been used to capture some mind blowing photos of sights otherwise completely inaccessible. The latest venture follows renowned [...]
Taken from outer space, this dazzling picture shows that the border between India and Pakistan unlike it has ever been seen before. The stunning picture taken from the International Space Station also shows busy cities as bright clusters hundreds of miles apart. The indian government made this decision toerect floodlights along the terrain separating India [...]
Sun, Sep 23, 2012
0 Comments