Islamic republic of Pakistan, commonly known as Pakistan is the thirty-sixth largest country in the world. From the Arabian Sea to the Himalayas Pakistan spreads over an area of 796095 square km. Pakistan is situated in the southern part of Asia and borders Arabian Sea in the south, India in the east, Iran and Afghanistan in the west and china in the north.
Its flag is green with a white vertical band on the left symbolising the role of the religious minorities. A large white crescent and a star are centred in the green field; the crescent, star, and the colour green are traditional symbols of Islam.
Pakistan is divided into four provinces namely Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan and Khyber pakhtunkhuwa. Its capital is Islamabad while the other major cities are Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Sialkot etc.
Pakistan is the sixth most densely populated country in the world with its population being over one hundred and eighty million. It is also a host to a number of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. About six different ethnic groups live in Pakistan namely Punjabi (44.68%), Pathan (15.42%), Sindhi (14.1%), Siraiki (8.3%), Muhajirs (7.57%), Balochi (3.57%) and others (6.28%).
Pakistan is a Muslim country and therefore it is dominated by Muslims. Muslims constitute around 95% of the population while the remaining 5% consists of Hindus and Christians. The Muslims are broadly divided into two main sects namely Shia and Sunni.
A number of languages are spoken in Pakistan such as Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, Siraiki, Pushtu, Balochi, Hindko and others. Despite Urdu being the national language, Punjabi is the most spoken language in Pakistan. About 48% of the population speaks Punjabi.
All in all Pakistan is a host to people from different ethnicity and thus has a varied cultural and ethnic background.
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the colours of our flag, green and white, represent peace too.
ReplyDeleteMay ALLAH bring peace in our country. AMEEN
There is another distinctive feature of Pakistan that it has four seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter. We are very lucky to have these seasons because there are many other countries who get to enjoy only one or two seasons summer and winters.
ReplyDeletethis is soooo true that Urdu is our national language but 48% of our population speak Punjabi.
ReplyDeletePakistani culture is rich in the literatures too. Urdu literature is famous because of our writers, for example : Maulana Azad, Iqbal, Shibli, Hali, Ghalib,and Faiz whereas the Punjabi literature stands out with great names like Waris Shah, Bulhay Shah and Shah Hussain, etc. Similarly, Sindhi literature glitters with Shah Abdul Latif, Sachal Sarmast. The Pushto literature also boasts of names like Sheikh Saleh, Raghoon Khan, Akhund dardeeza, Khushal Khan Khattak and Rahman Baba. The Baluchi literature comprises of masterpieces of Jam Durk, Muhammad Ali, Zahoor Shah Hashmi, etc.
We also celebrate few festivals which are held in all parts of the country, for example the annual urs of great saints are held to commemorate their anniversaries.Out of these the Horse and Cattle shows of Lahore, Mianwali and Sibi are famous where as the Polo festival of Gilgit is prominent at national and international level. Moreover annual urs of Hazrat Daata Ganj Bakhsh, Madhu Lal Hussain, Baba Bulhay Shah, and Bari Imam are celebrated with great fervor.
ReplyDeletePakistan enjoys great distinction in handicrafts at international level. Wooden furniture of Chiniot, sports goods of Sialkot and embroidery of Multan and Hyderabad is world famous.
It is also famous for the historical places such as Lahore Fort and Baadshahi Mosque in Lahore. Taxila represents Buddhism and Rohtas Fort in Kaler Kahar.
i really appreciate the unity of pakistanis. they do not degrade any other human and there is no differentiation between castes or other sub groups.
ReplyDeleteour country has many tourist attractions too. and it usually gathers traffic in northern areas by attracting people through its natural beauty of mountains, glaciers, lakes, etc.
ReplyDeleteOur country is blessed by so many things and we need to utilize them and need to put some effort in using them in a proper way. We have received 4 billion dollars of aid since Pakistan has came into being and till then if we had used this money properly we would have made two Pakistans just like Europe!
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ReplyDeletePakistan has the second largest Muslim population in the world. It is second to Indonesia !
ReplyDeleteanother fact about pakistan is that about one fifth of the population lives below the International poverty line that is US$1.25 per day.
Pakistan also has the sixth largest military force in the world.
ReplyDeletePakistan has best weather for business in the world. according to GALLOP survey from whole world.
ReplyDeleteOur country is 2nd in Entrepreneurial activities in Asia after Japan.
The world's SECOND and NINTH highest mountains , The K2 and Nanga-parbat, are in Pakistan.
Those facts are quite interesting. However, the fact still remains that one fifth (20%) of Pakistanis live below the international poverty line. That information comes from official United Nations (UN) reports.
ReplyDeletePakistan is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and i am proud to be a Pakistani !
AMEEN
ReplyDeletePakistan is the first Islamic country to attain nuclear power
ReplyDeleteplus it also founded the Organization of Islamic Conference ...