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Official Name |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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Capital |
Islamabad |
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Date of Creation |
August 14, 1947 |
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Head of the State |
President |
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Head of the Government |
Prime Minister |
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Administrative divisions |
4 Provinces: Balochistan,Punjab, North-Western Frontier Province
(NWFP), Sindh, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA); Capital:
Islamabad |
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National holiday |
Republic Day, 23 March (In remembrance of Pakistan Resolution
passed on March 23, 1940, at All India Muslim League's public
rally in Lahore) |
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Constitution |
Unanimously approved on 10 April, 1973; suspended on 5 July 1977,
restored with amendments on 30 December 1985; suspended again
on 10 October 1999; again restored with amendments under controversial
Legal Framework Order (LFO) |
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Legal system |
Based on English common law with certain provisions of Islamic
Fiqha; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
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Judicial branch |
Supreme Court, High, Sessions and Civil Courts; Islamic Shariat
Court; Various Tribunals, scuh as Anti-terroist Court and Ehtesab
Court |
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International organization participation |
ADB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Common Wealth(suspended), CCC,
CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,
IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC,
OPCW, PCA, SAARC, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM,
UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNOMIG, UNTAET, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,
WMO, WTO, World Bank |
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Source:
www.worldbank.org/www.bbcworld.com/www.infopak.gov.pk/www.pakboi.com |
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