THE ISLAMIC

REPUBLIC OF
PAKISTAN
By Ahmad Shabbir
PhD (Candidate), COHD, CAU
The dream of Allam Iqbal

The faith of Quaid-e-Azam

It Is

Pakistan
 General Background
PAKISTAN WAS CREATED, AS AN ISLAMIC STATE, OUT OF THE
PARTITION OF THE UK’S INDIAN EMPIRE, AT INDEPENDENCE IN AUGUST
1947.

IT ORIGINALLY CONSISTED IN TWO PARTS, WEST PAKISTAN (NOW

PAKISTAN) AND EAST PAKISTAN (NOW BANGLADESH), SEPARATED BY
1,600 KM OF INDIAN TERRITORY.

PARTITION WAS FOLLOWED BY WAR WITH INDIA OVER KASHMIR AND

THE MASS MIGRATION OF MUSLIMS, HINDUS AND SIKHS TO RESETTLE
WITHIN THE NEW BORDERS, AN UPHEAVAL WHICH LED TO VIOLENCE,
FINANCIAL LOSS, AND DEATH ON A LARGE SCALE. WITH THE ARRIVAL
OF INDIAN MUSLIMS AND DEPARTURE OF PAKISTAN’S HINDUS AND
SIKHS, PAKISTAN BECAME AN ALMOST ENTIRELY MUSLIM SOCIETY.
JINNAH, WHO IS HONORED AS THE QUAID-I-AZAM, OR GREAT LEADER,

DIED IN 1948 .
 General Background
Consisted in Four Provinces and two
Federally administered Areas
1. Punjab
2. Sindh
3. Khaybar Pakhtunkhwa
4. Baluchistan
5. AKJ
6. Gilgit-Baltistan
 Situated in the South-East of Asia
 Official Name is Islamic Republic of
Pakistan
 Population is 212 Million people
(2017)
 An Area of 796,096 Sq. Km
 Official Language is Urdu
 Islamabad is the Capital City
 Geography of Pakistan
• The Geography of Pakistan is a profound blend of
landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, hills, and
plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Arabian Sea in
the south to the mountains of the Karakoram range in the
north. Pakistan geologically overlaps both with the Indian and
the Eurasian tectonic plates where its Sindh and Punjab
provinces lie on the north-western corner of the Indian plate
while Baluchistan and most of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lie
within the Eurasian plate which mainly comprises the
Iranian Plateau. Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir lie along
the edge of the Indian plate and hence are prone to violent
earthquakes where the two tectonic plates collide.
 Geography of Pakistan
• Pakistan is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan
to the northwest and Iran to the west while China
borders the country in the northeast. The nation is
geopolitically placed within some of the most
controversial regional boundaries which share
disputes and have many-a-times escalated military
tensions between the nations, e.g., that of Kashmir
with India and the Durand Line with Afghanistan. Its
western borders include the Khyber Pass and
Bolan Pass that have served as traditional migration
routes between Central Eurasia and South Asia
 Economy of Pakistan
• Currency: Pakistani rupee
• Gross domestic product: 305 billion USD
(2017) World Bank
• GDP per capita: 1,547.85 USD (2017)
World Bank
• GDP growth rate: 5.7% annual change (2017)
World Bank
• GNI per capita: 5,830 PPP dollars (2017)
World Bank
• Gross national income: 1.148 trillion PPP
dollars (2017) World Bank
• Gross national savings: 12% of GDP (2017
 Economy of Pakistan
• GDP - composition, by sector of origin
1) agriculture: 24.4% (2016 est.)
2) industry: 19.1% (2016 est.)
3) services: 56.5% (2017 est.)
 Agricultural - Products:
• cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits,
vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
• Industries: textiles and apparel, food
processing, pharmaceuticals, surgical
instruments, construction materials, paper
products, fertilizer, shrimp etc.
Rich in many Natural
Resources especially in
Natural Gas, Coal, Rock Salt,
Limestone, Iron Ore, Silver,
Uranium etc.
The Soil of Pakistan is Fertile for the
Cultivation of Wheat, Rice, Cotton etc. that’s
why People call it an Agricultural Country
Maintainer of World Peace
Pakistan has always tried her level best to
maintain World Peace
Politics of Pakistan
Historical And Beautiful Places
Pakistan:
The Roof Top of the K2 of Pakistan is the Second Highest Mountain in
World the World
Pakistan is a land that holds 4 out of 14
most highest peaks in the world.

Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat is the 9th

Highest Peak in the World

4) Lalazar often termed as most

beautiful place on earth
The World’s Highest Polo Ground is at Shandur, Northern
Pakistan.
Karakoram is Named as the " the World's Highest Paved
International Road”
The World’s Largest Deep Sea Port is in Gwader (Pakistan)
Khewra Mines (Jhelum ,Punjab) is the Second Largest Salt
Mine in the World
Haleji Lake (Thatta,Sindh) is the Asia’s Largest Bird
Sanctuary

The heavenly Shandur Lake

Thar Desert (Sindh) is among the Largest Deserts of the World
Pakistan also holds last signs of ancient civilization like Mohenjo-
Daro
Ancient Indus valley civilization (Gandhara)
Ancient Civilization (Harappa)
Lahore Fort, Punjab
Darawar Fort , Punjab
 Forts ……….

Red Fort, Muzaffarabad

Rohtas
Bala Hasar Altit FORT
Fort,Fort, Gilgat-Baltistan
Peshawar
The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the Largest Mosque in
Pakistan and South Asia, and the Sixth Largest Mosque in the
World.
The tomb of Guru Nanak ,the founder of Sikhism is in Pakistan
(Kartarpur ,Punjab)
Asia’s highest Railway station Kan Mehtarzai that is
located 2240 meters above sea level near Quetta.
Mehrgarh, Lying on the Kachi Plain of Baluchistan, Dates Back
to 6000 BC and is one of the Earliest Known Farming Villages in
the Indus Valley.
Asia's Highest Pillared Bridge near Khewara Salt Range
Pakistan
Ranikot Fort is the “World’s Largest Fort“ with a
Circumference of 18 miles Located 30 km South of Jamshuru
District, Sindh
The Deosai Plains are the Second-Highest Plains in the World
at 4,115 m (13,500 feet).. They Lie South of Skardu and East of
the Astore Valley.
Some also Called me the
Land of Beautiful Lakes
And Some Called me the
Land of Sky Touching
Mountains
Shangrila Resort (Sakardu)
Tourist camps
Islamabad The Capital
Karachi (Fifth largest city in world and the economic hub of
Pakistan)
Northern areas are of worth
seeing
Where peaks remain covered with Ice whole of the
year
Sakardu
It is the best place to spend summer holidays
Where snow spread sheet of white
jewels
Quetta, the beautiful valley
Neelum Valley
Kaghan Valley
Apna Bagh (Kashmir valley)
Where nature is in peak of
Purity
Kasmir is heaven on earth
Kashmir is heaven on Earth
Land of Ferries
Nathia gali
Where Water give crystal clear
appearance
Markhor-the national animal of
Pakistan and Jasmine the National
flower
Interesting Facts About Pakistan
 The 4th largest producer of Cotton

 One of the Largest producer of Cooking Oil

 The 2nd largest producer of Chickpeas

Pakistan Is
 The 4th largest producer of Apricot

 The 6th Largest Producer of Sugarcane

 The 5th largest producer of Onion

Pakistan Is

 The 5th largest producer of Milk

 The 6th largest producer of Date Palm

 The 7th largest producer of Mango

Pakistan Is

 The 4th largest producer of Rice

 The 4th largest producer of Wheat

 The 10th largest producer of Oranges

Pakistan Is

1. World’s 5th Largest Democracy

2. World’s 15th Largest Economy
3. 300 Dailies, 400 Weeklies, and 700
Periodicals (Circulation of 10 Million)
Sports
 Cricket
Pakistan is the world champion of 1992 ODI
World cup

Pakistan is the winner 0f 2009 T20 World Cup

Pakistan has more than 50 world records in this

game
 Hockey

Pakistan won hockey world cup 4 times

which is a record up till now

Pakistan played 6 finals of hockey world cup which

is also a world record

Sohail Abbas is the holder of the world record

for the most goals scored(274 ) in international
competition
Squash
Jahangir won 10 British open in a row(1982-1991) which is a
world record

He remained unbeaten for five years in which he won 555

matches without a single loss which is also a world
record

Jansher Khan won a record total of eight World

Open titles

The most men’s squash world championship

team titles is won by Pakistan, in 1977, 1981,
1983, 1985, 1987, and 1993 .
85% of the World’s Footballs are Manufactured in Sialkot
Food Items
Cuisine of Pakistan
Dresses of Pakistan
Armed Forces
Pakistan is the 7th Nuclear Power of the World
Pakistan is the 6th largest
Standing Armed Forces in the
World

Pakistan manufactured Al-

Khalid tank which is one the
best tanks of the world
Pakistan has manufactured the
best Cruse missile of the world

(Babur range=750km)

Pakistan is among few

countries that can
manufacture submarines
In war of 1965 Pakistan fighter pilot
M.M. Alam destroyed 9 enemy
airplanes which is the world record

He destroyed 5 of them in less than a

minute which is also a world record

Pakistan is among only few countries

of the world that can design, produce
and manufacture airplanes. e.g. JF17
thunder in Collaboration With China
Pakistan has also achieved the
ability to produce auto pilot spy
plane
Education
Pakistan is the World's 9th Largest English Speaking Country

Pakistan has the World 7th largest Pool of Scientists and

Engineers

Moin Ali Nawazish making a World

Record by passing 23 A level
Exams
 Scientists

Pakistani scientist Abdus Salam got Nobel Prize in Physics

(Stockholm, Sweden1979)

Dr Atta ur Rehman is the first Muslim scientist to

receive the UNESCO Science Prize (1999)
Music
 In 2003, BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose ten most
famous songs of all time. Around 7000 songs were selected from all over the
world, people from 155 countries/islands voted. Dil Dil Pakistan(a song by vital
signs)was third in top 10 songs
TIME magazine's issue of November 6, 2006, "60 Years of Asian
Heroes", lists Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan as one of the top 12 Artists and
Thinkers in the last 60 years
 Pakistan Punjabi film actor Sultan Rahi worked in
more than 700 movies, and has accordingly been
named in the Guinness Book of Records for the most
prolific actor
Despite of all the above-mentioned
achievements it is just a beginning we
have all the potentials to become the
greatest nation of the world.
Thank You