Pakistan has been in the news for several years as a result of their relationship with terrorist group al-Qaeda and sympathy for Afghanistan’s Taliban. Osama bin Laden was captured and killed in Pakistan in May 2011. In spite of political unrest that has endured since Pakistan became an independent country in 1947, the country remains a fascinating mixture of old and new.  We Visit Pakistan is part of a series called Your Land and My Land: the Middle East.  From the ruins of the ancient Indus Civilization to the largest Islamic Mosque in the world, Pakistan remains a country worth learning about.