Pakistan - 60th Anniversary

August 14, 2007

Pakistan is celebrating 60 years of independence. The mainly Muslim nation-state was created on August 14, 1947 and today has a reputation for harbouring Islamist militants.

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Pakistan 60th Anniv.

englisch: Pod1408 Pakistan 60th Anniv. - Produziert: 14.08.2007 - 11:55:47 von Edmonds

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