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thedigitalphilatelist 18/03/2021

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the site of several ancient cultures, most notably the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh, the oldest in South Asia, and the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation, the most extensive of the civilisations of the Old World.

The region of Pakistan was the realm of empires and dynasties, including the Archaemenid; briefly that of Alexander the Great; the Seleucid, Maurya, Kushan, the Gupta; the Umayyad Caliphate in its southern regions, the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire (in the Punjab region), East India Company rule, and, most recently, the British India Empire from 1858 to 1947.

Spurred by the Pakistan Movement, which sought a homeland for the Muslims of British India, and election victories in 1946 by the Muslim League, Pakistan won independence in 1947 after the Partition of the British Indian Empire, which awarded separate statehood to its Muslim-majority regions and was accompanied by an unparalleled migration and loss of life. Initially a dominion of the British Commonwealth, Pakistan adopted a constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic.

In 1971 East Pakistan seceded as the new country of Bangladesh after a civil war. During the following four decades, Pakistan was ruled by governments whose descriptions, although complex, commonly alternated between civilian and military, democratic and authoritarian, relatively secular and Islamicist.

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2 Replies to “Pakistan”

  1. Assalamualaikum,

    This is Ashraf from Bangladesh. Basically I collect old Bangladeshi banknote but recently start collecting from British period and unite Pakistan period banknotes. I would like to have your kind support/assistance on this regard. I was looking for reliable/trusted collector/seller from whom I can buy those.
    Could you please let me know some collectors/sellers contact details?
    Could you also please let me know some trusted/reliable Pakistani website where I can buy those notes?

    It would be highly appreciated if I could have your kind support.

    Thanks,
    Ashraf

    1. If you look under Bangladesh and Pakistan in the country listing, there will be links to any known online dealers & groups. 🙂

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