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Pakistan (Urdu: پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) 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 very close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Thus, it 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 Civilisation and then later was the recipient of Vedic, Persian, Indo-Greek, Turco-Mongol, Islamic and Sikh cultures. The area has witnessed invasions and settlements by the Indo-Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Mongols and the British.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Pakistan women's Cricket team returns after striking gold



Asian Games cricket gold winning Pakistan women cricket team returned home to an overwhelming response, late Saturday night.
The team arrived at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport in Karachi, where they were greeted by family and friends.
Pakistan women cricketers created history when they won the events first-ever cricket gold at the Asian Games after a ten-wicket win against Bangladesh in the final.
Speaking to the media, captain Sana Mir said “We were happy on winning a gold medal for the country but we can’t express our feelings on the way the people have welcomed us. It is something out of this world for us.”
Pakistan, who were unable to make an impression in the 2010 World Twenty20 or the Women’s Challenge Cup held in South Africa recently, were boosted by the absence of India and Sri Lanka from the event.
The team won all four matches in the games.
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