Pakistan is famous for producing footballs and they are a respectable cricket playing nation in the subcontinent. Pakistan invented reverse swing in the game of Cricket. Wasim Akram, Waqar Yunis, Imran Khan are the bowlers who entertained the world with the art of swing bowling. Pakistan is also famous for its incredibly talented squash champions, who are represented on every prominent D1 or D3 University/College in the US. They have a reputation for their sportsmanship.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia, occupying the north-western corner of the Indian sub-continent. Capital, Islamabad; area about 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 square miles).
Pakistan was created an independent state in 1947 from the predominantly Muslim regions of the former Indian Empire. It consisted of two parts, West and East Pakistan, separated by 1450 km (900 miles) of India. The constitution was suspended in 1956 and in 1962 a presidential type of government came into force.
In 1971 the eastern province withdrew from the alliance and, after a bitter war involving India, became the independent state of Bangladesh. Pakistan left the Commonwealth of Nations in 1972 and in 1973, Pakistan adopted a new constitution which stipulated that all laws are to conform to the injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Quran and Sunnah. After a period of civilian rule the army assumed control of the country in 1978.
Pakistan has a varied landscape. There are mountains, plains, swamps and deserts, but it is predominantly a dry region. The River Indus which crosses the country is life-line providing water for the towns, irrigation for crops and also some hydro-electric power.
