Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi is a Pakistani politician and businessman. He served as a senator from March 2006 to March 2012,representing the province of Sindh and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party. He also held the position of Federal Minister for Law,Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. [1]
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971,restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma,with a coastline on the Bay of Bengal. East Pakistanis were popularly known as "Pakistani Bengalis";to distinguish this region from India's state West Bengal,East Pakistan was known as "Pakistani Bengal". In 1971,East Pakistan became the newly independent state Bangladesh,which means "country of Bengal" or "country of Bengalis" in Bengali language.
Osama bin Laden was a Saudi Arabian-born Islamist dissident and militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda,a militant terrorist organization espousing Islamism,pan-Islamism and jihadism. Bin Laden participated in the Afghan mujahideen's jihad against the Soviet Union during the Soviet–Afghan War,and supported the Bosnian mujahideen during the Yugoslav Wars. Opposed to the United States' foreign policy in the Middle East,Bin Laden declared war on the U.S. in 1996. He supervised international terrorist attacks against Americans,including the September 11 attacks inside the U.S. in 2001.
Pakistan,officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country,with a population of over 241.5 million,having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital,while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south,the Gulf of Oman on the southwest,and the Sir Creek on the southeast,it shares land borders with India to the east;Afghanistan to the west;Iran to the southwest;and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman,and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor.
Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008.
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan was a Pakistani general who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. He also served as the fifth commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,also known by the honorific Bangabandhu,was a Bangladeshi politician,revolutionary,statesman,activist and diarist,who was the founding leader of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangladesh,he had held continuous positions either as Bangladesh's president or as its prime minister from April 1971 until his assassination in August 1975. His nationalist ideology,socio-political theories,and political doctrines are collectively known as Mujibism.
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms,first serving from 1990 to 1993,then from 1997 to 1999 and later from 2013 to 2017. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pakistan,having served a total of more than 9 years across three tenures. Each term has ended in his ousting.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a Pakistani barrister,politician,and statesman. He served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth prime minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. Bhutto founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and served as its chairman until his execution for murder.
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He is the founder and former chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from 1996 to 2023. He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
The president of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The presidency is a ceremonial position in Pakistan. The president is bound to act on advice of the prime minister and cabinet. Asif Ali Zardari is the current president since 10 March 2024.
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971,also known as the third India-Pakistan war,was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971. The war began with Pakistan's Operation Chengiz Khan,consisting of preemptive aerial strikes on eight Indian air stations. The strikes led to India declaring war on Pakistan,marking their entry into the war for East Pakistan's independence,on the side of Bengali nationalist forces. India's entry expanded the existing conflict with Indian and Pakistani forces engaging on both the eastern and western fronts. Thirteen days after the war started,India achieved a clear upper hand,and the Eastern Command of the Pakistan military signed the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka,marking the formation of East Pakistan as the new nation of Bangladesh. Approximately 93,000 Pakistani servicemen were taken prisoner by the Indian Army,which included 79,676 to 81,000 uniformed personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces,including some Bengali soldiers who had remained loyal to Pakistan. The remaining 10,324 to 12,500 prisoners were civilians,either family members of the military personnel or collaborators (Razakars).
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. An all-rounder,Afridi was a right-handed leg spinner and a right-handed batsman.
The Bangladesh Liberation War,also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence and known as the Liberation War in Bangladesh,was an armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan,which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against East Pakistanis on the night of 25 March 1971,initiating the Bangladesh genocide.
The Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952. It is controlled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),the governing body for cricket in Pakistan,which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan compete in cricket tours and tournaments sanctioned by the PCB and other regional or international cricket bodies in Test,One Day International (ODI),and Twenty20 International (T20) formats. Pakistan are current ICC Champions Trophy holders.
Waqar Younis Maitla HI is a Pakistani cricket coach,commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler,he is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He is the former head coach of the Pakistani cricket team. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician serving as the 14th president of Pakistan since 10 March 2024,having held the same office from 2008 to 2013. He is the president of Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party from December 2007 until December 2015.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),formerly known as Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan,is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A member of the International Cricket Council since 1952,it represents the country's men's and women's national teams in international cricket tournaments played under the ICC.
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024,having previously served as the prime minister from April 2022 to August 2023. He has also served as the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously,he served as the chief minister of Punjab three times,making him the longest-serving chief minister of Punjab.
Mohammad Babar Azam is a Pakistani international cricketer and the former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game. A right-handed top-order batter,he captains Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister,politician,and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947 and then as Pakistan's first governor-general until his death.
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