Political terminology in Pakistan

theocratic republic based on Islamic principles

political ideology that, in the Indian subcontinent, Hindus and Muslims comprise separate nations

Formal political statement adopted by the All-India Muslim League in Lahore, Pakistan (1940)

day of widespread communal rioting between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta

Pashtun non-violent movement against the British Empire

Hartal () is a term in many Indian languages for a strike action that was first used during the Indian independence movement (also known as the nationalist movement) of the early 20th century. A hartal is a mass protest, often involving a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, and courts of law, and a form of civil disobedience similar to a labour strike. In addition to being a general strike, it involves the voluntary closure of schools and places of business. It is a mode of appealing to the sympathies of a government to reverse an unpopular or unacceptable decision. A hartal is often

pamphlet by Choudhry Rahmat Ali in 1933 in which the name Pakstan (without the letter "i") was used for the first time

1954–1970 existence of West Pakistan from Pakistan's four western provinces

a social movement

thumb|Afghanistan and Pakistan AfPak (also spelled Af-Pak) was a neologism used within United States foreign policy circles to designate Afghanistan and Pakistan as a single theater of operations. Introduced in 2008, the neologism reflected the policy approach that was introduced by the Obama administration, which regarded the region comprising the Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan as having a singular dominant political and military situation that required a joint policy in their global war on terrorism.

National slogan of Pakistan

The term Talibanization (or Talibanisation) refers to a type of Islamist practice that emerged following the rise of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, where other religious groups or movements come to follow or imitate the strict practices of the Taliban.

Pakistani political slogan

government position

exception to laws and norms, usually invoked in grave emergencies