Geographic / Demographic

Ever wondered exactly how many “-stans” there are in the world? These are the countries or regions whose names end with the suffix -stan. In Persian, stan means “place” or “land.” For example, Uzbekistan means “land of the Uzbeks,” and Afghanistan means “land of the Afghans.” Its equivalent in English is -land, as in England…

On 25 July 2018, along with national assembly elections, elections for provincial assemblies were also held, including the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third largest province of Pakistan. The following map shows the position of parties in the province.  Map showing the winning party in each constituency.  Performance of Parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Party…

This is my third post about the elections held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018. In this post, you can see the results and the related maps. The Sindh Assembly has 130 seats, but elections were held in 129 constituencies.  The map given below shows the winning parties in the election for the Sindh Assembly. …

After the results of the National Assembly, I am posting the results and maps of the Punjab Assembly. The map given below shows constituencies won by the different parties in Punjab.   Map showing the winning parties.  Party Seats (Gen.) Res. Total Votes Vote % 01 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 138 37 175 11,141,139 33.65 02 Pakistan Muslim…

General elections were held in Pakistan on July 25, 2018, after the last assembly elected in 2013, completed its term in May, 2018. It was a milestone in the political history of Pakistan in the sense that since 2008, these were the third general elections that were held on time. This will certainly help in…

About two years ago, in one of my posts, I gave the details of the Muslim population of India, according to the censuses of 1941 and 2001. You may visit my post 036. Muslim Population Of India: According To The Censuses Of 1941 and 2001 for details.  This is my second post on this subject, and…

The British created the largest empire in the history of the world, with territories spread across all continents. Among these, India was the largest colony and was regarded as the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire. This vast country was divided into eleven provinces, which were directly ruled and administered by the British….

India has 29 states and 7 union territories. One of them is the state of Jammu & Kashmir. It has a unique status for being the only Muslim-majority state. This has caused a major international controversy between India and Pakistan, as both control different parts of this state and, at the same time, claim the…

Partitions of countries or even administrative units mostly create great controversies. Thus, it has never been easy to create new administrative units, even inside a country. In South Asian history, the partitions of countries or administrative units have a long history and have repeatedly played a very important role. The most recent example is that…