pakistan
Pakistan , populous multiethnic country of South Asia . Having a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbours Iran , Afghanistan , and India . Since Pakistan and India achieved independence from British rule on August 14-15, 1947, celebrated as Independence Day , Pakistan has been distinguished from its larger southeastern neighbour by its overwhelmingly Muslim population (as opposed to the predominance of Hindus in India). Pakistan has struggled throughout its existence to attain political stability and sustained social development . Its capital is Islamabad , in the foothills of the Himalayas in the northern part of the country, and its largest city is Karachi , in the south on the coast of the Arabian Sea . Pakistan Mohammed Ali Jinnah tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah Paki...