A Pakistani dish prepared using the tandoori method (*tandoor is a variety of ovens, the most commonly known is a cylindrical clay or metal oven used in cooking and baking). *Photo from Wikipedia
August 14 is Pakistan’s Independence Day, which celebrates the country’s independence from the British rule on that date in 1947.
The area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Persian Achaemenid Empire, Alexander III of Macedon, the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mongol Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Afghan Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire (partially), and most recently, the British Empire.
Pakistan is unique among Muslim countries as it is the only country to have been created in the name of Islam. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the subcontinent’s struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947 as an independent homeland for Indian Muslims. Initially a dominion, Pakistan adopted a constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic. An ethnic civil war in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the new country of Bangladesh.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively. Also it shares a maritime border with Oman.
*Reference: Wikipedia
