Muhammed Ali Jinna was the founder of Pakistan. He was the first Governor General of the
Dominion of Pakistan.
Jinna house is in Mumbai.
Pakistan observes its independence day on August 14
Jinna is called the father of Pakistan.
Pakistan proclaimed itself an Islamic Republic in 1956.
Poet - Philosopher Muhammed Iqbal, first articulated the concept of Pakistan in 1931.
Pakistan’s first free elections were held in December 1970.
Bangladesh was separated from Pakistan in march 26, 1971.
On 28 and 30 may 1998 Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests in the desert of Baluchistan at the
Chagai Hills in response to India’s test.
On 12 Octber 1999, General Pervez Musharraf in a military coup deposed the Premier Nawaz
Sherif and suspended the constitution.
In 2001 he became the President of Pakistan.Musharraf’s presidency was extended by five
more years till 2007.
The Tashkent Agreement was signed on January 10, 1966. This Agreement was signed by Lal
Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan just after the 1965 Indo - Pak War. On January 11, Shastri died
at Tashkent.
Now Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekisthan.
The Shimla Agreement of 1972 was signed between India and Pakistan after the 1971 battles.
The Lahore Declaration was signed between India and Pakistan just before the ‘Operation Vijay’
of 1999 in Kargil to expel the ussurpers.
Th Radcliff line separates India from Pakistan,the Durand Line is between Pakistan and
Afghanisthan and the McMohan Line is between India and China.
Siachin Glacier which lies between India and Pakistan is referred as the highest and the coldest
battle field in the world.
The Agra Summit (2002) between Musharaff and AB Vajpayee ended in failure. Aim-solving
bilateral problems.
Pak conspirations attacked Indian Parliament in 2001 that led to the verge of a war.
Relation worsened due to the Mumbai blasts in July 2006
In the side line NAM summit in Havana (2006September) both agreed to continue to the peace
process
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