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The '''Islamic Republic of Pakistan''', or simply ''Pakistan'', is a country in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iran]] in the west, [[India]] in the east and [[China]] in the far northeast. [[Tajikistan]] also lies close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan occupies a crossroads position between South Asia, Central Asia and the [[Middle East]]. The region forming modern Pakistan was at the heart of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization . It has witnessed invasions or settlements by the Indo-Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Mongols and the British. | The '''Islamic Republic of Pakistan''', or simply ''Pakistan'', is a country in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iran]] in the west, [[India]] in the east and [[China]] in the far northeast. [[Tajikistan]] also lies close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan occupies a crossroads position between South Asia, Central Asia and the [[Middle East]]. The region forming modern Pakistan was at the heart of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization . It has witnessed invasions or settlements by the Indo-Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Mongols and the British. | ||