There are over 15 major ethnic groups in Pakistan, which differ in physical features, historical … These depictions are so amusingly odd and awful that they merit extended consideration. Of these, approximately half are Catholic and half Protestant.A small number of Eastern Orthodox Christians also live in Pakistan. The Apart from Catholics, Christians of other denominations re-organized themselves, in India, into the Churches of North and South India respectively, and as the According to the Pakistan’s National Council
The map shows areas with Muslim majorities (Pakistan, Bangistan, etc.) A census held by the Pakistan International Bureau indicates that over 97% of the population of Pakistan are Muslims. The region of Pakistan was home to several ancient cultures including the Vedic Civilization, which thrived for centuries, and was part of an era in which much of the Hindu scriptures were composed.Following the Vedic Civilization a series of kingdoms ruled until the Indo-Today this city, located just west of Islamabad, is a major archaeological site in Pakistan.During medieval times the Rai Dynasty of Sindh conquered the region of Pakistan and ruled until Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim took over in 712 AD, setting the stage for subsequent Muslim empires.It was the Mughal Empire that converted much of the region of Pakistan from Buddhist and Hindu to Islam, and as the empire began to decline during the early 18th century, Those two partitions were called East and West Pakistan and they were separated (right down the middle) by The city of Islamabad, with its mix of traditional Islamic architecture styles and modern features, became the capital city when it was officially moved here from Karachi in 1959.Then, in 1971, East Pakistan demanded independence, and after a bloody civil war it was transformed into what is now called the country of West Pakistan, currently known as present-day Pakistan, has been in constant dispute with On October 8, 2005 a major earthquake occurred in the region of Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, causing severe damage and killing thousands. During 1991 Pakistan was involved in the Gulf War, sending over 5,000 of its troops to Saudi Arabia as part of the U. S.-led coalition. He is at present held in confinement and has expressed fear of reprisals by On 9 August 2002 gunmen threw grenades into a chapel on the grounds of the After the Karachi killings, Shahbaz Bhatti, the head of the All Pakistan Minority Alliance, told BBC News Online, "We have become increasingly victimised since the launch of the In November 2005, 3,000 militant Islamists attacked Christians in Sangla Hill in Pakistan and destroyed In February 2006, churches and Christian schools were targeted in protests over publication of the In July 2008, a mob stormed a Protestant church during a prayer service on the outskirts of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, denouncing the Christians as "infidels" and injuring several, including a pastor.At least 20 people, including police officials, were wounded as 500 Muslim demonstrators attacked the Christian community in Gujranwala city on 29 April 2011, Minorities Concern of Pakistan has learnt.On 23 September 2012, a mob of protesters in Mardan, angry at the anti Islamic film In March 2013, Muslims attacked a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore, where more than 100 houses were burned after a Christian was alleged to have made blasphemous remarks.On 14 February 2014 Muslims stormed the Church building and attacked school property in Multan. Mapping world religions is a challenging project, as will be discussed in a forthcoming GeoCurrents post. On July 28, 1994, Ayub Masih, a Christian, was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death in 1998. or areas of significant Muslim influence or importance (e.g.
(2012, Rawalpindi, Survey of Pakistan Press)..
In the aftermath, money and medical aid poured in from countries all over the world, and Pakistan began reconstruction using earthquake-resistant materials on their new buildings.Pakistan's economic structure has changed from agricultural to service-based, and substantial foreign investment. Many Needless to say the actual partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, went somewhat differently than that envisaged by Ali. On 27 March 2016, at least 70 were killed and over 340 wounded when a suicide bomber targeting Christians celebrating Easter attacked a playground in Lahore. There are small non-Muslim religious groups: Christian, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, Bahá'ís, Kalash and others totaling 3%. Christians make up one of the two largest (non-Muslim) religious minorities in Pakistan, along with Hindus. Osmanistan).