Pakistan
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 in the world 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.
Beyond's analysis on Pakistan
- — Turkey seeks to expand a new defense pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, using NATO as a model, to counterbalance external great powers
- — Standard Chartered warns oil markets must now price risk from two Middle East chokepoints amid US‑Iran tensions
- — Afghanistan's drone strike on Pakistan heightens regional security tension
- — Oil price dip on US‑Iran Strait reopening
Recent news mentioning Pakistan
- — Pakistan Rejects Costly LNG Cargo as Blackout Risk Deepens
- — Pakistan’s Five Refineries Set for $6 Billion Upgrade Push
- — Pakistan’s Five Refineries Set for $6 Billion Upgrade Push
- — Pakistan Sets September 5 Deadline for Crypto Firms to Register
- — Pakistan's Power Generation Costs Jump 38% on Record Spot LNG Buys
- — Treasurer Pappas to Host Pakistan Independence Day Reception Following Daley Plaza Flag Raising Ceremony
- — What Does the Mecca Pact Deliver Pakistan?
- — Pakistani packaging company Novatex secures IFC funding
- — Militärische Bündnisse: Pakistan, Türkei, Saudi-Arabien – Was bedeutet der neue Pakt?
- — Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey to Sign Defense Deal
- — Militärische Bündnisse: Pakistan, Türkei, Saudi-Arabien: Was bedeutet der neue Pakt?
- — Militärische Bündnisse: Türkei, Saudi-Arabien und Pakistan schließen Militärpakt