> Between 1947 and 1959, the city of Karachi was the capital of which country?And the answer: Pakistan. After the partition of British India in 1947, the southern port city of Karachiwas Pakistan's first national capital. In 1959, the capital was temporarilymoved to Rawalpindi, and then permanently to the new city of Islamabad in 1967.Today Islamabad remains the capital.Image credit: Geology.com.Meaning "pure land," Pakistan is a direct compilationof the five former regions of British India which came together to form it:Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan. As its name suggests,Pakistan's landscape (as well as its historic cultural heritage) is incrediblydiverse. Situated along major tectonic fault lines, some of Pakistan is ariddesert, while another portion is glacial – even insofar as containing* one ofthe highest peaks on the planet, K2. An additional five of the 14 tallest peaksin the world can be found in northern Pakistan, while agricultural landdecorates much of the remaining territory. Photo credit: World Atlas[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/pakistani-culture-customs-and-traditions.html].While India and Pakistan are close neighbors (and share a history of Britishcolonization), the two nations draw distinct lines in cultural identification.After the forced partition [https://www.askqotd.com/the-radcliffe-line/] ofBritish India and Pakistan in 1947, the nations have experienced several majorconflicts over land disputes and religious differences, some of which draw fromunclear boundaries at the hand of the British, as well as from the divide inMuslim and Hindu majorities (India is majority Hindu, while Pakistan is majorityMuslim). Yet, India and Pakistan share many linguistic and culturalsimilarities. Punjabis can hail from India or Pakistan, both nations host bothHindu and Urdu speakers, and many from India and Pakistan practice sharedtraditions. Learn more about the history and culture of Pakistan below.*Note: K2 is located in the Kashmir region, whose general administration isoverseen by either Pakistan, China, or India, depending on the specificlocation.