Pakistan, also known officially as “The Islamic Republic of Pakistan”. The government in Pakistan is a nominal democracy led by military leader Pervez Musharraf. In the south and north the climate can be cold and dry from December to February, but in the south from June to September is the monsoon season with strong winds and heavy rain. Pakistan has a major conflict with India over Kashmir. Since both wanted it for independence, from 1959 to date there have been wars here and there for Kashmir. The form of government in Pakistan is the Islamic Republic, which is a member of the UN. The current leader of the Islamic Republic is Chief Executive Asif Ali Zardari (left), who has been in office for 5 years. If something happens to the chief executive, then the second chief executive, who is Nawaz Sharif (right), would take over. With Nawaz Sharif in office as Prime Minister of Pakistan, he will then take on the role of CEO. Their legislature has 442 seats for its size and the last elections were held in 2008. Unlike other countries, the legislative size of all world governments is 131 seats. Pakistan has geographical features, like every other place out there. Pakistan has the Northern Highlands, the Indus River Plains and the Balochistan Plateau. The Northern Highlands overlook the Karakoram and Pamir mountain ranges, along with the world's highest peaks, K2, and Nanga Parbat; which has them similar having huge peaks. The Indus River plains are developing lowland areas, which are Punjab and Sind found along the east. Using the Indus River and its tributaries, they cross Pakistan from Kashmir to the Arabian Sea. The Balochistan plateau lies to the west, while the desert opposite is east...... middle of paper...... consisting of the western sector. In the Kashmir region both India and Pakistan had claimed it. Which led to war in 1949, 1966, 1971, 1999, and we are still fighting to fight it today. Now we know this country as Pakistan, but before 2500-1700 BC Pakistan was called the Indus Valley Civilization. Islam is one of the major religions that took over in 711 in Pakistan. Once, in 1526, Pakistan joined the Mughal Empire. Kashmir has always pushed Pakistan and India to go to war with each other to fight for independence from the late 1950s to the present; which is both an internal and external conflict. The government continues wars over the Kashmir conflict between Pakistan and India. Works Cited http://businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-05/the-secret-strength-of-pakistans-economy http:// dictionary.reference.com/browse/ideology?s=t