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  2. History of Pakistan (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    The story of history of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan began on 14 August 1947 when the country came into being in the form of Dominion of Pakistan within the British Commonwealth as the result of Pakistan Movement and the partition of India. While the history of the Pakistani Nation according to the Pakistan government's official chronology ...

  3. Health care in Karachi - Wikipedia

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    Health care in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan is administered by both private and public health care providers. [1] Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings. Health care is delivered by practitioners in allied health, dentistry, midwifery ...

  4. Italian East African lira - Wikipedia

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    The Italian East African lira was seen as a possible bribery, and it was immediately replaced by the East African shilling in 1941, when the United Kingdom gained control of Italy's colonies, at the rate of 1 shilling = 24 lire. The banknotes retired by the British government were later used by the British Army when it occupied Italy between ...

  5. East African Airways - Wikipedia

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    East African Airways Corporation, more commonly known as East African Airways, was an airline jointly run by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It was set up on 1 January 1946, starting operations the same year. The airline was headquartered in the Sadler House in Nairobi, Kenya. [1] The corporation was dissolved in 1977 amid deteriorated relations ...

  6. East African Rift - Wikipedia

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    The East African Rift ( EAR) or East African Rift System ( EARS) is an active continental rift zone in East Africa. The EAR began developing around the onset of the Miocene, 22–25 million years ago. [1] It was formerly considered to be part of a larger Great Rift Valley that extended north to Asia Minor .

  7. East Africa Protectorate - Wikipedia

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    East Africa Protectorate (also known as British East Africa) was a British protectorate in the African Great Lakes, occupying roughly the same area as present-day Kenya, from the Indian Ocean inland to the border with Uganda in the west.

  8. Demographics of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    As urbanisation has progressed and owing to the country's large population, Pakistan today has many very large urban centers which act as hubs for commerce and culture. The nation has two megacities, Karachi and Lahore. With populations of 14.9 million and 11.1 million respectively (in 2017), they are among the world's largest metropolises.

  9. Nazimabad District - Wikipedia

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    At the time of the 2017 census, Nazimabad district had 534,192 households and a population of 2,971,382. Nazimabad had a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 627,927 (21.13%) were under 10 years of age. [8]