1999 ⟶ Kargil War between Pakistan and India

Kargil war breaks out between Pakistan and India. Pakistan's...
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🇵🇰 Partition of India and Creation of Pakistan

India gains independence from Britain, and Pakistan is created from the region's Muslim-majority areas under the Leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Disputes over the status of Kashmir leads to the first Indo-Pakistani War; Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan.⟶
Partition of India and Creation of Pakistan (1947)
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🇧🇩 Bangladesh Liberation War

Bengalis in East Pakistan under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman begin campaigning for independence from West Pakistan, prompting a heavy-handed military reprisal from Pakistani forces. India enters the conflict, causing the third Indo-Pakistani War which culminates in the creation of Bangladesh.⟶
Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
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☢️ Pakistan Conducts Nuclear Tests

Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic to have the nuclear power as it successfully conducted five nuclear tests on May 28.⟶
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⚔️ Kargil War between Pakistan and India

Kargil war breaks out between Pakistan and India. Pakistan's Army loses possession of the peaks that it had occupied as part of Operation Badr in Indian-administered Kashmir. Jockeying for strategic peaks follow after fighting officially ends in late-July 1999, with Indians gaining control of a number of features on the Pakistani side of the LoC viz Point 5310, Point 5070, Anzbari feature, amongst others.⟶
Kargil War between Pakistan and India (1999)
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💥 Military Coup in Pakistan led by Pervez Musharraf

General Pervez Musharraf seizes control of Pakistan after a military coup against the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.⟶
Military Coup in Pakistan led by Pervez Musharraf (1999)
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💥 Pervez Musharraf Overthrows Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan

General Parvez Musharraf overthrows the democratically elected government of Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan.[14]⟶
Pervez Musharraf Overthrows Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan (2000)
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