What is the political structure and leadership of Pakistan?

Pakistan operates as a federal parliamentary republic where the President serves as the head of state and the Prime Minister as the head of government. The legislative body is the Parliament of Pakistan, and the highest judicial authority is the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Current leadership includes President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

How large is Pakistan's population and what are its demographic characteristics?

As of 2021, the population is estimated at over 223 million, making it one of the most populous nations globally. The society is diverse, with Punjabis forming the largest ethnic group, followed by Pashtuns and Sindhis, and the majority of the population adhering to Islam. The country has a literacy rate of approximately 58% and a life expectancy of 66 years.

What is Pakistan's economic status and currency?

The economy is a mixed system with a nominal GDP of approximately $376.5 billion as of 2022. The official currency is the Pakistani rupee, which has been in use since 1949. Key economic indicators include a VAT rate of 18%, an unemployment rate of 5% (as of 2014), and a Gini coefficient of 29.6 indicating income distribution.

Which international organizations does Pakistan belong to?

Pakistan is a member of numerous global and regional bodies, including the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. It also participates in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Asian Development Bank, and the Commonwealth of Nations, having rejoined the latter in 1989 after a withdrawal in 1972.

What are the geographical boundaries and physical features of Pakistan?

Located in South Asia, Pakistan covers an area of 881,913 square kilometres and shares borders with Afghanistan, India, China, and Iran. The terrain ranges from the high peaks of K2 in the north to the coastal plains of the Arabian Sea in the south. The country's coordinates are centered around latitude 30° and longitude 71°.

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Pakistan is a country located in Asia^[1]. It has an area of 882k and a population of 223.8M as of 2021^[2]. The nation operates in the UTC+05:00 time zone under the Asia/Karachi designation^[3].

Its official languages are English and Urdu^[4], and its currency is the Pakistani rupee^[5].

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CIA reference data · 4 sections

Geography

Location

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

Climate

mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north

Terrain

divided into three major geographic areas: the northern highlands, the Indus River plain in the center and east, and the Balochistan Plateau in the south and west

Natural resources

arable land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

People & Society

Religions

Muslim 96.4%, Hindu 1.6%, Christian 1.4%; less than 1%: scheduled castes, Qadiani/Ahmadi, other, Sikh. (2020 est.)

Government

Government type

federal parliamentary republic

Independence

14 August 1947 (from British India)

National holiday

Pakistan Day, 23 March, also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day (1940) or Republic Day (1956)

Legal system

common law system with Islamic law influence

Economy

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$1.39 trillion (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita

$5,500 (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

3.2% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

12.6% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate

5.5% (2024 est.)

Exports - partners

USA 14%, UAE 10%, China 9%, Germany 7%, UK 6% (2023)

Imports - partners

China 25%, Qatar 11%, UAE 9%, Saudi Arabia 8%, Indonesia 6% (2023)

Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Pakistan

Summary

Pakistan is a sovereign state^[1]. Pakistan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

Pakistan is identified as part of the Punjabis ethnic group^[3].
Pakistan is identified as part of the Pashtuns ethnic group^[4].
Pakistan is identified as part of the Sindhis ethnic group^[5].
Pakistan is identified as part of the Saraiki people ethnic group^[6].
Pakistan is identified as part of the Muhajir ethnic group^[7].
Pakistan is identified as part of the Baloch ethnic group^[8].
Pakistan was a member of United Nations^[9].
Pakistan was a member of World Trade Organization^[10].
Pakistan was a member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation^[11].
Pakistan's religion is recorded as Islam^[12].
Pakistan's religion is recorded as Christianity^[13].
Pakistan's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[14].
Pakistan's religion is recorded as Ahmadiyya^[15].
Pakistan is in the country of Pakistan^[16].
Pakistan's head of government is recorded as Shehbaz Sharif^[17].
Pakistan is on the continent of Asia^[18].
Pakistan's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[19].
Pakistan's instance of is recorded as country^[20].
Pakistan's head of state is recorded as Asif Ali Zardari^[21].
Pakistan's capital is recorded as Islamabad^[22].
Pakistan's official language is recorded as English^[23].
Pakistan's official language is recorded as Urdu^[24].
Pakistan's currency is recorded as Pakistani rupee^[25].
Pakistan's shares border with is recorded as Afghanistan^[26].
Pakistan's shares border with is recorded as India^[27].

Body

Geography

Pakistan is in the country of Pakistan^[16]. Pakistan is on the continent of Asia^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[19] and country^[20]. Religious affiliations include Islam^[12], a major religious group^[28], founded in 0631^[29]; Christianity^[13], a major religious group^[30], founded in 0033^[31]; Hinduism^[14], a religion^[32]; and Ahmadiyya^[15], an organization^[33], in Punjab^[34], founded in 1889^[35].

History and Context

Things named after include sincerity in Islam^[36], an Islamic term^[37]; Punjab^[38], a province of Pakistan^[39], founded in 1970^[40]; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^[41], a province of Pakistan^[42], founded in 1901^[43]; Azad Kashmir^[44], a first-level administrative division^[45], founded in 1947^[46]; Sindh^[47], a province of Pakistan^[48], founded in 1947^[49]; and Balochistan^[50], a province of Pakistan^[51], founded in 1970^[52].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pakistan include Pakistanis^[53], a human population^[54].

Why It Matters

Pakistan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Pakistan is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Pakistan include Pakistanis^[53], a human population^[54].

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Instance of sovereign state, country

Ethnic group Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraiki people, Muhajir, Baloch

Religion or worldview Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Ahmadiyya

Inception August 14, 1947

Country Pakistan

Follows Dominion of Pakistan

Official website pakistan.gov.pk

Coordinate location 🗺️ 30.000°, 71.000°

Properties

Age of majority +18, +16

Anthem Qaumi Taranah

Area +881913

Basic form of government federal republic, parliamentary republic

Bibliography bibliography of Pakistan

Birth rate 27.2 (27.2–28.3, n=4)

Bti governance index 3.48 (3.1–4.38, n=9)

Bti status index 3.89 (3.7–4.43, n=8)

Capital Islamabad

Central bank State Bank of Pakistan

Coat of arms Coat of Arms of Pakistan

Commonwealth sport country code PAK

Contains the administrative territorial entity Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Junagadh and Manavadar

Continent Asia

Coordinates of easternmost point 🗺️ 32.268°, 75.382°

Coordinates of northernmost point 🗺️ 37.100°, 74.680°

Coordinates of southernmost point 🗺️ 23.710°, 68.124°

Coordinates of westernmost point 🗺️ 29.856°, 60.885°

Culture culture of Pakistan

Currency Pakistani rupee

Death rate 6.74 (6.74–7.17, n=4)

Democracy index +4.31, +4.31

Demographics of topic demographics of Pakistan

Demonym Pakistaan, Pakistani, Pakistani, pakisztáni, Pakistanano, Pakistänan, باكستاني, باكستانية, باكستانيون, пакистанцы, פקיסטני, פקיסטנית, pakistanezi, pakistanez, pakistaneză, পাকিস্তানী, pakistano, pakistana, pakistani, pakistane, pacistani, paquistanín, paquistanina, Pakistanano, پاکستانی, पाकिस्तानी, пакистанец, пакистанка, Pakistanaise, Pakistanais, pakistaní, pakistaníes, Pakistaner, Pakistanerin, pakistana, pakistane, pakistani, pakistan, پاكيستاني, پاكيستانية, پاكيستانيين, پاكيستانيات, Pacastánach

Diplomatic relation Canada, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Yemen, Holy See, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, People's Republic of China, Romania, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Palestine, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Singapore, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, European Union, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Armenia, Indonesia, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Bhutan, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Morocco, Norway, Nepal, Libya, Hungary, German Democratic Republic, Spain, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Philippines, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, United States, Japan, Greece, Bangladesh, Iran, North Korea, Mauritius, Ireland, Saudi Arabia

Driving side left

Economy of topic economy of Pakistan

Electrical plug type Europlug, AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363, BS 546

Emergency phone number 1122, 15, 16

Executive body Government of Pakistan

Female population +101344632

Flag flag of Pakistan

Geography of topic Geography of Pakistan

Geoshape 🗺️ View shape: Pakistan

Gini coefficient +29.6

Gs1 country code 896

Happy planet index score +45.1

Has characteristic partly free country

Hashtag Pakistan, pakistan

Head of government Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Nasirul Mulk, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Nawaz Sharif, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso

Head of state Arif Alvi, Mamnoon Hussain, Asif Ali Zardari

Highest judicial authority Supreme Court of Pakistan, Supreme Court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan

Highest point K2

History of topic history of Pakistan

Human development index 0.54 (0.4–0.55, n=32)

Inequality-adjusted human development index 0.38 (0.35–0.38, n=12)

Ipa transcription ˈpɑːkɪstɑːn

Language used English, Od, Gujari, Urdu, Goaria, Tareeno, Burushaski, Shina, Kamviri, Hindko, Gawri, Khowar, Palula, Central Pashto, Khetrani, Kamkata-viri, Torwali, Ushoji, Bhaya, Kalkoti, Dehwari, Gurgula, Jandavra, Hazara Hindko, Parkari Koli, Aer, Memoni, Bateri, Gowro, Chilisso, Kundal Shahi, Vaghri, Loarki, Jadgali, Jogi, Pashto, Ghera, Dameli, Balochi, Badeshi, Dhatki, Balti, Dawoodi, Brahui, Kalasha, Indus Kohistani, Kashmiri, Gawar-Bati, Saraiki, Ormuri, Pothohari, Sindhi, Wakhi, Yidgha, Kabutra, Wadiyara, Kachi Koli, Lasi, Kohistani Shina, Pakistan Sign Language, Sindhi Bhil, Punjabi

Legislative body Parliament of Pakistan

Licence plate code PK

Life expectancy 66 (62.5–69.4, n=22)

Literacy rate +59.1, +58

Located in time zone UTC+05:00, Asia/Karachi

Located in/on physical feature South Asia

Lowest point Arabian Sea

Mains voltage +230

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Pakistan

Male population +106018220

Maritime identification digits 463

Member of United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, World Trade Organization, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur, ASEAN Regional Forum, Asian Development Bank, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Interpol, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, International Hydrographic Organization, UNESCO, Group on Earth Observations, Universal Postal Union UPU, International Telecommunication Union, International Civil Defence Organisation, World Meteorological Organization, World Health Organization, states with nuclear weapons, Commonwealth of Nations, World Customs Organization

Mobile country code 410

Most populous urban area Karachi

Motto Iman, Ittihad, Nazm

Name Hồi Quốc, Tây Hồi

Named after sincerity in Islam, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan

Native label پاکستان, پاکستان, پاڪستان, پاکستان, Pakistan, پاکستان, پاکستان, Pákistán, پاکستان, پٲکِستان, پاڪستان

Nominal gdp +348262544719, +376532751807

Number of out-of-school children 24.4M (20.8M–24.4M, n=9)

Office held by head of government Prime Minister of Pakistan

Office held by head of state President of Pakistan

Official language English, Urdu

Official name اسلامی جمہوریہ پاكستان, Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Official religion Islam

On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Open data portal Open Data Pakistan

Participant in Kashmir conflict

Permanent duplicated item Q27103886

Population 223.8M (45.5M–223.8M, n=61)

Railway traffic side left

Replaces British Raj, presidencies and provinces of British India, Dominion of Pakistan

Retirement age +55

Rural population +132013789

Shares border with Afghanistan, India, People's Republic of China, Iran

Suicide rate +5.6

Telephone country code +92

Top-level internet domain .pk

Topic has template Template:Administrative units of Pakistan

Topic's main category Category:Pakistan

Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Pakistan

Total fertility rate 3.53 (3.53–4.73, n=17)

Trunk prefix 0

Twinned administrative body Tsushima

Unemployment rate +5

Unicode character 🇵🇰

Urban population +75670837

Vat rate +18

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Things located in country 1907

English, Pakistan, Persian, Hindi, Urdu, Dhaka, COVID-19 pandemic, Himalayas +1899 more

Citizens 1531

Malala Yousafzai, Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf, Sheikh Hasina, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Imran Khan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Asif Ali Zardari +1523 more

← Category combines topics 507

Category:Pakistani people, Category:Pakistani politicians, Category:History of Pakistan, Category:Languages of Pakistan, Category:Geography of Pakistan, Category:Prime ministers of Pakistan, Category:Rivers of Pakistan, Category:Cities in Pakistan +499 more

← Country for sport 273

Imran Khan, Pakistan men's national football team, Pakistan national cricket team, Arshad Nadeem, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Babar Azam, Pakistan at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wasim Akram +265 more

← Diplomatic relation 90

United States, Turkey, Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Finland +82 more

Diplomatic relation 89

United States, Turkey, Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Finland +81 more

← Country of origin 84

Novruz, pakora, garam masala, gulab jamun, Jats, qawwali, Al-Khalid tank, Himalayan salt +76 more

Language used 50

English, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Balochi, Brahui +42 more

People born here 47

Asma Barlas, Chris Anderson, Laila Haidari, Abia Akram, Hussain Shah, Zarina Baloch, Irene Ekelund, Marvi Sirmed +39 more

← Applies to jurisdiction 46

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People who died here 30

Sultan Rahi, Tohir Yo‘ldosh, Patience Cooper, Sulaiman Nadvi, Mumtaz Shanti, Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi, Qasim Razvi, Hanif Mohammad +22 more

Contained subdivisions 25

Kashmir, Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Brahui, Federally Administered Tribal Areas +17 more

Member of 24

United Nations, UNESCO, World Health Organization, Commonwealth of Nations, World Trade Organization, Interpol, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation +16 more

Located in this place 23

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Participated in 18

Bangladesh Liberation War, Kashmir conflict, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Kargil War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war, insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa +10 more

← Basin country 17

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← Facet of 17

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← Ratified by 10

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Belongs to 7

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Contains the administrative territorial entity 7

Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad Capital Territory

← Operating area 7

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Turkistan Islamic Party, foodpanda, Deepal, Cartoon Network

Ethnic group 6

Pashtuns, Baloch, Punjabis, Sindhis, Muhajir, Saraiki people

Head of government 6

Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Nasirul Mulk

← Headquarters location 6

Taliban, Tablighi Jamaat, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Communist Party of Pakistan, As-Sahab

← Indigenous to 6

Urdu, Hindustani, chicken tikka, Goaria, Od, Pakistani English

← Signatory 6

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, Indus Waters Treaty, Universal Copyright Convention, Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, Pakistani Instrument of Surrender, International Convention on Load Lines

Named after 5

Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir

Residents 5

Akhtar Hameed Khan, Masood Azhar, Shahzia Sikander, Maryam Mahboob, Aban Marker Kabraji

← Operator 5

Chagai-I, Jinnah Antarctic Station, Umarkot Fort, Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi

← Shares border with 5

India, People's Republic of China, Iran, Afghanistan, Wakhan Corridor

Religion or worldview 4

Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Ahmadiyya

Shares border with 4

India, People's Republic of China, Iran, Afghanistan

← Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity 4

Tang dynasty, Mughal Empire, Tibetan Empire, Omani Empire

← Territory claimed by 4

Kashmir, Siachen Glacier, Dras, Gya

← Work location 4

Tariq Ali, Margaret Bourke-White, Carolyn Kizer, Aziz Ahmed

Head of state 3

Asif Ali Zardari, Mamnoon Hussain, Arif Alvi

Replaces 3

British Raj, Dominion of Pakistan, presidencies and provinces of British India

Basic form of government 2

parliamentary republic, federal republic

Electrical plug type 2

Europlug, BS 1363

Has these parts 2

Sindh, Balochistan

Instance of 2

country, sovereign state

Official language 2

English, Urdu

On focus list of wikimedia project 2

Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

← Depicts 2

Template: Location map Pakistan, Module:Location map/data/Pakistan

← Designated as terrorist by 2

Balochistan Liberation Army, Turkistan Islamic Party

← Location of discovery 2

Paraceratherium, Pakicetus

← Main subject 2

Template:Country data Pakistan, WikiProject Pakistan

← Place of burial 2

Ghazala Javed, Ahmad Faraz

← Replaced by 2

Dominion of Pakistan, Hunza State

Anthem 1

Qaumi Taranah

Capital 1

Islamabad

Category for films shot at this location 1

Category:Films shot in Pakistan

Category for people born here 1

Category:Births in Pakistan

Category for people buried here 1

Category:Burials in Pakistan

Category for people who died here 1

Category:Deaths in Pakistan

Category of associated people 1

Category:Pakistani people

Central bank 1

State Bank of Pakistan

Coat of arms 1

Coat of Arms of Pakistan

Continent 1

Asia

Country 1

Pakistan

Culture 1

culture of Pakistan

Currency 1

Pakistani rupee

Demographics of topic 1

demographics of Pakistan

Driving side 1

left

Economy of topic 1

economy of Pakistan

Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Linda Lovelace

Executive body 1

Government of Pakistan

Factgrid item id 1

Dicymbium nigrum

Flag 1

flag of Pakistan

Follows 1

Dominion of Pakistan

Geography of topic 1

Geography of Pakistan

Highest judicial authority 1

Supreme Court of Pakistan

Highest point 1

History of topic 1

history of Pakistan

Legislative body 1

Parliament of Pakistan

Located in time zone 1

UTC+05:00

Located in/on physical feature 1

South Asia

Lowest point 1

Arabian Sea

Maintained by wikiproject 1

WikiProject Pakistan

Most populous urban area 1

Karachi

Motto 1

Iman, Ittihad, Nazm

Named after 1

Pakistanis

Office held by head of government 1

Prime Minister of Pakistan

Office held by head of state 1

President of Pakistan

Official religion 1

Islam

Participant in 1

Kashmir conflict

Preceded by (successor) 1

Hunza State

Railway traffic side 1

left

Snarc id 1

Washington

Top-level internet domain 1

.pk

Topic has template 1

Template:Administrative units of Pakistan

Topic's main category 1

Category:Pakistan

Topic's main wikimedia portal 1

Portal:Pakistan

Twinned administrative body 1

Tsushima

← Allegiance 1

Muhammad Musa

← Capital of 1

Islamabad

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Pakistan

← Endemic to 1

Pakicetus

← Location of formation 1

Church of Pakistan

← Member of sports team 1

Shoaib Malik

← Object of occurrence 1

Liberation Day tariffs

← Organizer 1

2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

← Perpetrator 1

2026 Kabul hospital airstrike

← Place of publication 1

Google

← Political coalition 1

Taliban

← Template has topic 1

Template:Administrative units of Pakistan

← Territory overlaps 1

Punjab

← Twinned administrative body 1

Tsushima

← Wikimedia portal's main topic 1

Portal:Pakistan

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8h ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Invasive species compendium datasheet id → 108537

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5698]]: 108537, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/58734307|Pakistan (#58734307)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1698|Invasive Species Compendiu"
6d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Idref id → 026397404

"/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 40454, Add qualifier to ICANNWiki page ID `Pakistan`"
8d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Icannwiki page id → Pakistan

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Pakistan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294326786|Pakistan (#294326786)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'ma"
21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → pakistan

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: pakistan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951397|pakistan (#289951397)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Svkkl authority id → g0004749-Pakistan

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0004749-Pakistan, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
8w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Dbnl country id → pakis01

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: pakis01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"

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