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Demographic Features of Pakistan
Demographic Features of Pakistan
Demographic Features of Pakistan
DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF
PAKISTAN
PRESENTATION
SUBMITTED TO:-
Ahtisham
Abbassi
(Punjab,
Sindh,
Kashmir
Assembly)
4 Senate of Pakistan 14-16 Waqas Ali
1. Introduction (1-3)
2. Purpose and role
3. Relation b/w houses Azhar Iqbal
4. Cabinet (4)
5 Strategic Analysis 16-17 Azhar Iqbal
History:-
The demographic history of Pakistan from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization to modern era
includes the arrival and settlement of many cultures and ethnic groups in modern region of
Pakistan from Central Asia, Middle East and Europe.
DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES:-
1. POPULATION:-
The majority of southern Pakistan's population lives along the Indus River. Karachi is the most
populous city in Pakistan. In the northern half, most of the population lives about an arc formed
by the cities of Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Islamabad, Multan, Gujranwala,
Sialkot ,Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, and Peshawar.
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Population Size and Growth:-
The population of Pakistan is 199,085,847 (Nineteen Crore Ninety Lac Eighty Five
Thousands Eight Hundred Forty Seven) established in December 2014.
The growth rate of Pakistan is 1.49% established in 2014.
According to OECD, the population in Pakistan increased by 23 million from 1990 to 2008, with
a 54% growth in population compared to 34% growth in India and 38% growth in Bangladesh.
Gender Ratios:-
Gender ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (established in 2011).
2. VITAL STATISTICS:-
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Fertility Rate and Contraceptives Usage by Regions 2010-2012:-
It is released in 2012-2013.
3. LITERACY RATES:-
Definition: “Someone able to read and write in aged of 10 as of 2008-09.”
Total population: 60%
Male: 69%
Female: 45%
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* COLLEGES:-
College of Art and Sciences:- 3,213 (Three Thousands Two Hundred Thirteen)
Degree Colleges:- 1,202 (One Thousand Two Hundred Two)
Technical and Vocational Institutes:-3,125 (Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty
Five)
5. NATIONALITY, ETHNICITY,
AND LANGUAGES:-
*ETHNIC GROUPS:-
Definition: “A community or population made up
of a people who share a common cultural background
or descent.”
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FOREIGN BORN
POPULATION IN
PAKISTAN:-
After the Independence of Pakistan in
1947, many Muslims from India
migrated to Pakistan and they are the
largest group of the foreign born
residents. The second largest group of
foreign born residents consists of
Muslim refugees from Afghanistan,
who have settled in Pakistan due to
civil war in their home country. There
are also smaller groups of Muslim
immigrants from Burma, Bangladesh,
Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, among others.
*LANGUAGES:-
There are around 75-80 known Pakistani Languages although practice, there are primarily six
major languages in Pakistan spoken by 95% of the population Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki,
Urdu and Balochi. The official language is English and national language is Urdu. The census
indicates that around 8% of population speaks Urdu as their first language.
Most Pakistanis speaks or understand at least two or three and almost all Pakistanis speak or
understand the national language, Urdu. The most prevalent native languages, with the
percentage of population speaking them as their first language are:
Urdu (8%)
Punjabi (44%)
Sindhi (14%)
Pashto (15%)
Balochi (4%)
Saraiki (10%)
Others (4%)
DARDIC LANGUAGES:-
The Dardic Languages are spoken in the northern Pakistan. They include Shina (spoken in
Gilgit, Chilas and Diamar), Khowar (spoken in Chitral, Ghizer, Swat) and the Balti language
(spoken in [Baltistan] including [skardu] district and [Ghanche] district.
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6. RELIGIONS:-
According to CIA and Oxford University research, over
97% of the population of Pakistan is Muslim and the
remaining 3% is other communities like Christians,
Hindus, Sikhs and others.
There are small non-Muslim religious groups, including
Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Baha’is and
Zoroastrians (Parsis).
The religious breakdown of Pakistani population is as
follows:
Muslims: 181,723,000
Christians: 2,700,000 (approx. 1.8%)
Hindus: 1,800,000 (approx. 1.6%)
Ahmadiyya in Pakistan
Buddhists: 106,989
Sikhs: 30,000
Zoroastrians (Parsis): 25,000
Jews: 200
Animists, Baha’i, Atheists: N/A
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POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS OF PAKISTAN
The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory,
two autonomous and disputed territories and a group of federal administrative tribal areas
(FATA). There are three more tiers of government, including 149 districts (zillahs), 588 sub-
districts (tehsils) and several thousand union councils.
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2. Seat Distribution:-
* NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:-
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of bicameral Majlis-e-Shura. The National
Assembly is democratically elected body, consisting of 342 members, who are referred to
member of National Assembly (MNAs).
Each National Assembly is formed for a five year term so members are commencing from date
of first sitting in assembly. The National Assembly is dissolved by President of Pakistan, upon
the advice of Prime Minister of Pakistan. Elections for 14th National Assembly were held on 11th
May 2013.
The total elected members are 272 and total reserved seats for women are 60 and the total
reserved seats for non-Muslim are 10.
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SEATS FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
1. KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA:
2. PUNJAB:
3. SINDH:
4. BALOCHISTAN:
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3 NA-267 (Kachhi) Khalid Hussain Magsi Independent
4 NA-266 (Nasirabad) Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Independent
5. FATA:
*PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY:-
There are four provincial assemblies in Pakistan:
Party Member
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 312
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 30
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 8
Pakistan Muslim League (Zia) 3
Pakistan People Party Parliamentarians 8
Jamat-e-Islami 1
Bahawalpur National Awami Party 1
Pakistan National Muslim League 1
Independent 5
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Vacant 2
Total 371
Party Member
Pakistan People Party 67
Muttahida Qaumi Movement 47
Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 08
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 07
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 04
Total 133
Party Member
Government:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 56
Jamaat-e-Islami 08
Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan 05
Independents 02
Opposition:
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 14
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 17
Qaumi Watan Party 10
Awami National Party 05
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Pakistan People Party Parliamentarians 06
Total 124
Party Member
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 22
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 08
Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party 14
Balochistan National Party 02
National Party 10
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 04
Awami National Party 01
Balochistan National Party (Awami) 01
Muttahida Watan Party (MWP) 01
Independents 01
Total 65
Gilgit-Baltistan
Legislative Assembly
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Azad Kashmir Assembly
The Assembly consists of 41 elected members and 8
co-opted members of which 5 are ladies, one
member from Ulama community, while one is from
amongst Jammu & Kashmir technocrats and other
professionals, where as one is from amongst Jammu
and Kashmir nationals residing abroad. The state is
administratively divided into three divisions which,
Azad Kashmir
in turn, are divided into ten districts. Assembly
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SENATE OF PAKISTAN
The senate or the Upper House of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of
Pakistan. Elections are the held after every three years for one half of the senate and each senator
has a term of six years. If office of the President of Pakistan becomes vacant, or the President is
unable to perform his fuctions, the Chairman of the Senate acts as President until a President is
elected.
History:
After Independence, the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, elected in December 1947 after
partition, was assigned the task of framing the Constitution of Pakistan.
1) This Assembly passed the Objective Resolution on 12 March 1949, laying down
principles which later became substantive part of the Constitution of Pakistan. However,
before it could accomplish the task of framing the constitution, it was dissolved in
October, 1954.
2) Thereafter, the Governor General convened the Second Constituent Assembly in May,
1955, which framed and passed the first Constitution of Pakistan on 29 February 1956.
That Constitution was promulgated on 23 March 1956, which provided for a
parliamentary form of Government with a unicameral legislature. However, from 14
August 1947 to 1 March 1956 the Government of India Act 1935 was retained as the
Constitution of Pakistan.
3) On October 7, 1958, Martial Law was promulgated and the Constitution abrogated. The
Military Government appointed a Constitution Commission in February, 1960 which
framed the 1962 Constitution. That Constitution provided for a Presidential form of
Government with a unicameral legislature. The 1962 Constitution was abrogated on 25
March 1969. The Civil Government, which came to power in December 1971 pursuant to
1970 elections, gave the nation an interim Constitution in the year 1972.
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4) The 1970 Assembly framed the 1973 Constitution which was unanimously passed on 12
April and promulgated on 14 August 1973. The 1973 Constitution provides for a
parliamentary form of Government with a bicameral legislature, comprising the National
Assembly and the Senate.
Senate Members
The membership of the Senate, which was originally 45, was raised to 63 in 1977 and to 87 in
1985. The government of Gen. Pervez Musharraf raised the membership of the Senate from 87 to
100 through the Legal Framework Order (LFO), 2002, enforced on 21 August 2002 and the
government of Asif Ali Zardari raised the membership of the Senate from 100 to 104 through the
19th amendment in 2011 (four minority members from four provinces).
There are one hundred and four senatorial seats. There are 18 women Senators; Pakistani
constitution requires that there be at least 17 women Senators. Members of the Senate are elected
according to Article 59 of the Constitution.
Cabinet:
The Constitution provides that there shall be a Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister which is
collectively responsible to the National Assembly. The Prime Minister is chosen from the
National Assembly. The Federal Ministers and Ministers of State are appointed from amongst
the members of Parliament. However, the number of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State
who are members of Senate, shall not at any time, exceed one fourth of the numbers of Federal
Ministers.
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Province/Territory General Technocrats/Ulem Wome Non- Total
seats a n Muslim
Balochistan 14 4 4 1 23
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 14 4 4 1 23
Sindh 14 4 4 1 23
Punjab 14 4 4 1 23
Islamabad Capital 2 - 2
Territory
Four seats for non-Muslims increased through the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act,
2010 (Act No. X of 2010).
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*STRATEGIC ANALYSIS:
In demographic features of Pakistan we analyze the population, ethnicity, educational level,
religious differentiation, vital statistics and other aspects.
The population of Pakistan is 199,085,847 which are 2nd highest among the Muslim countries at
globe. In general, it has also been found that where there is rapid population growth and high
fertility rates, poverty incidence is also highest. Over Population also causes Population
Obstacles like Food shortage, unemployment, housing problems etc.
Besides some obstacles Pakistan is a sacred country which is not only rich in natural resources
but blessed with four seasons as well. This makes the Pakistan best for cultivation of variety of
crops. The soil of Pakistan is best for cultivation. Pakistan seasonal harvests are popular in the
world particular Mangoes and Oranges produced in Pakistan are the World Famous.
Pakistan is blessed with 5 rivers hovered across all over the Pakistan from Khyber to Karachi and
enriched the Lands of Pakistan. Pakistan has strong strategic relations not only with neighboring
countries including China, Iran, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, but also with Arab states like
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and developed countries for instance: USA, UK, Turkey and
Australia. Mainly Pakistan-China Friendship is the world famous and appealing for the citizens
of both nations.
Pakistan was the first atomic power of Muslim world not. With gaining atomic assets Pakistan
emerged as Strong Military force. Famous Saudi ex-ruler King Faisal once said: Pakistan is the
hub of Muslim World.
The major Ethnic groups in Pakistan are Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Balochi, and Saraiki.
Punjabis emerged as largest ethnic group in Pakistan followed by Pashtuns and Sindhis. 60% of
Pakistan’s total population is literate. As far as languages are concerned Punjabi is the mother
tongue of about 44.17% of population trailed by Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu and Balochi.
Although there are around 75 to 80 known Pakistani languages, in practice, but there are
primarily six major languages in Pakistan spoken by 95% of the population.
Urdu is National Language of Pakistan whereas English is used as official language. Among
countries that use English as an official language, Pakistan is the third-most populous in the
world.
Islam is the State Religion of Pakistan. According to survey over 97% of the population of
Pakistan is Muslim.
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*BIBLOGRAPHIC SEARCH:-
Web Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Pakistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_Provincial_Assembly
http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part4.ch2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan
Book Reference:
1. Book: Comprehensive Pakistan Studies.
Author: M. Ikram Rabbani.
Email: caravanlhr@hotmail.com
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