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An Islamic republic is the name given to several states in countries ruled by Islamic laws , including the Islamic Republics of Pakistan , Iran , Afghanistan , and Mauritania . Pakistan first adopted the title under the constitution of ___MASK40___ . Mauritania adopted it on 28 November ___MASK68___ . Iran adopted it after the 1979 Iranian Revolution that overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty . Afghanistan adopted it in 1992 ( in 1996  2001 the Taliban was ruling as an Islamic emirate ( monarchy )) upon Jamiat - e Islami seizing capital Kabul from the Communists . Despite the similar name the countries differ greatly in their governments and laws . Tajikistan (, or ), officially the Republic of Tajikistan (" Çumhuriji Toçikiston "), is a mountainous , landlocked country in Central Asia with an estimated ___MASK96___ million people in 2013 , and an area of . It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south , Uzbekistan to the west , Kyrgyzstan to the north , and China to the east . Pakistan lies to the south , separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor . Traditional homelands of Tajik people included present - day Tajikistan , Afghanistan and Uzbekistan . Majid Nizami ( April ___MASK50___ , 1928 -- July 26 , 2014 ) , was a chief editor and publisher of Nawa - i - Waqt Group of Publications of Pakistan . Nawa - i - Waqt was founded by Majid ' s brother , Hameed Nizami . He was also the chairman of Nazaria - i - Pakistan Trust . He was educated at Islamia College , Lahore . Pakistan ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding ___MASK47___ million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . Iran (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and Azerbaijan ; to the north by the Caspian Sea ; to the northeast by Turkmenistan ; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan ; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman ; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq . Comprising a land area of , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . ___MASK96___ million inhabitants , Iran is the world ' s 17th - most - populous country . It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline . The country ' s central location in Eurasia and Western Asia , and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz , make it of great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over ___MASK39___ . ___MASK90___ billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God ('), and , for the vast majority of adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed of accounts called " hadith ") of Muhammad ( ___MASK6___  8 June 632 CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest religion and the fastest - growing major religion in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % of the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet of God . Urdu ( or Modern Standard Urdu ) is a standardised register of the Hindustani language . It is the and " lingua franca " of Pakistan , and an official language of six states of India . It is also one of the ___MASK58___ official languages recognized in the Constitution of India . Hyderabad , Rampur , Badayun , Bhopal and Lucknow are noted Urdu - speaking cities of India . Afghanistan ( Pashto / Dari : , " Afnistn "), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . It has a population of approximately ___MASK51___ million , making it the 42nd most populous country in the world . It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast . Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world . Hameed Nizami ( Punjabi , ; b . ___MASK50___ ___MASK7___  22 February 1962 ), was an eminent journalist , literary figure , Pakistan Movement activist , and the founder as well as the editor - in - chief of the Urdu - language newspaper , the " Nawa - i - Waqt " ( lit . ' The Voice of the Time '). China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over ___MASK39___ . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over ___MASK58___ provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Nawa - i - Waqt is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan . It was launched on March ___MASK42___ , 1940 , under the leadership of Hameed Nizami ( 3 Oct 1915 - 22 Feb 1962 ). Hameed Nizami was the founder of this newspaper . His younger brother Majid Nizami ( ___MASK35___ - 26 July 2014 ) was the chief editor and publisher of " Nawa - i - Waqt Group of Publications " until he died in 2014 . It is one of the most influential newspapers in the country . It has a special position in Pakistan ' s media , as the guardian of Pakistan ' s ideology , with well - established center - right and nationalist credentials . Currently , it is one of the four top influential Urdu newspapers in Pakistan . In 2016 , Rameeza Majid Nizami ( daughter of Majid Nizami ) serves as the Managing Director of " Nawa - i - Waqt Group of Publications " and was also elected as the Senior Vice President of All Pakistan Newspapers Society ( APNS ).