Politics of Pakistan

Pakistan
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The Politics of Pakistan has seen many changes over the years. The military have sometimes been running the country. Recently however the country has returned to democratic rule.

Pakistan is a federal republic, at the moment, the President of Pakistan is the head of state and the Prime Minister is head of government.^[1]

1. ↑ Opposition confident in Pakistan - BBC News