Basic Facts About Pakistan

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Father of the Nation: Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)

National Poet: Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)

Head of the State: Asif Ali Zardari, President
Head of Government: Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister

Capital: Islamabad (See http://www.cda.gov.pk)

Area Total: 796,095 Sq. km.

Punjab: 205,344 Sq. km.

Sindh: 140,914 Sq. km.

North West Frontier Province: 74,521 Sq. km.

Balochistan: 347,190 Sq. km.

Federally Administered Tribal Areas: 27,220 Sq. km.

Islamabad (Capital): 906 Sq. km.

Population: 165 million (estimated)-132 million (1998 census) (See http://www.statpak.gov.pk/)

Pakistan is divided into four provinces: North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. The tribal belt adjoining NWFP is managed by the Federal Government and is named FATA i.e., Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have their own respective political and administrative machinery, yet certain of their subjects are taken care of by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. Provinces of Pakistan are further divided into Districts

Religion: 95% Muslims, 5% others.

Annual per capita income: US $1085 (For More Details)

GDP: 5.8%

Currency Pak: Rupee.

Imports Industrial equipment: chemicals, vehicles, steel, iron ore, petroleum, edible oil, pulses, tea.

Exports :Cotton, textile goods, rice, leather items carpets, sports goods, handi-crafts, fish and fish prep. and fruit

Languages: Urdu (National) and English (Official)

Literacy rate: 53%

Government Parliamentary form

Parliament Parliament consists of two Houses i.e., the Senate (Upper House) and the National Assembly (Lower House).

The Senate is a permanent legislative body and symbolises a process of continuity in the national affairs. It consists of 100 members. The four Provincial Assemblies, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Federal Capital form its electoral college.

The National Assembly has a total membership of 342 elected through adult suffrage (272 general seats, 60 women seats and 10 non-Muslim seats).

Pakistan National Flag Dark green with a white vertical bar, a white crescent and a five-pointed star in the middle. The Flag symbolizes Pakistan's profound commitment to Islam, the Islamic world and the rights of religious minorities. (For more details click here)

National Anthem Approved in August, 1954

Verses Composed by: Abdul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri

Tune Composed by: Ahmed G. Chagla

Duration: 80 seconds (For more details click here)

State Emblem The State Emblem consists of:

1. The crescent and star which are symbols of Islam

2. The shield in the centre shows four major crops

3. Wreath surrounding the shield represents cultural heritage and

4. Scroll contains Quaid's motto: Faith, Unity, Discipline (For more details click here)

Pakistan's Official Map Drawn by Mian Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy (1920-1999)

National Flower: Jasmine.

National Tree: Deodar (Cedrus Deodara).

National Animal: Markhor.

National Bird: Chakor (Red-legged partridge)

Flora Pine, Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry

Fauna The Pheasant, Leopard, Deer, Ibex, Chinkara, Black buck, Neelgai, Markhor, Marco-Polo sheep, Green turtles, River & Sea fish, Crocodile, Waterfowls

Popular games: Cricket, Hockey, Football, Squash.

Tourist's resorts: Murree, Quetta, Hunza, Ziarat, Swat, Kaghan, Chitral and Gilgit

Archaeological sites: Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai.

Major Cities: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Multan and Sialkot

Major Crops: Cotton, Wheat, Rice and Sugarcane

Agricultural Growth Rate: 4.1 % on the average for the last six years--1.5% in 2007-08

Total cropped area: 25.01 million hectares

Industry :Textiles, Cement, Fertiliser, Steel, Sugar, Electric Goods, Shipbuilding

Energy Major sources: Electricity (Hydel, Thermal, Nuclear) Oil, Coal, and Liquid Petroleum Gas

Power Generating Capacity: 22763 MW (See http://www.wapda.gov.pk/)

Health Hospitals: 916

Dispensaries: 4,600

Basic Health Units: (BHUs) 5,301

Maternity & Child Health Centres: 906

Rural Health Centres: (RHCs) 552

Tuberculosis (TB) Centres: 289

Hospital Beds: 99,908

Doctors (registered): 113,206

Dentists (registered): 6,127

Nurses (registered): 48,446

Paramedics: 23,559

Lady Health Workers: 6,741

Education:

Primary Schools: 155,000

Middle Schools: 28,728

High Schools: 16,100

Secondary Vocational Institutions: 636

Arts & Science Colleges: 1,066

Professional Colleges: 382

Universities: 51

Transport & Communication Total length of roads: 259, 758 km

Pakistan Railway network: 7,791 km

Locomotives: 580

Railway stations: 781 (See.http://www.pakrail.com/)

Pakistan International Airlines: Covers 38 international and 24 domestic stations with a fleet of 49 planes.(See.http://www.piac.com.pk/)

Major Airports Eight: (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad and Gwadar) (See.http://www.caapakistan.com.pk/)

Seaports International: Three (Karachi, Bin Qasim and Gwadar

Fish Harbours-Cum-Mini Ports: Three (Minora, Gawadar, and Keti Bandar)

Communications Post Offices: 12,170 (See.http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/)

Telephone connections: 5,052,000 (See.http://www.ptcl.com.pk/)

Public Call Offices: 217,597

Telegraph offices: 299

Internet Connections: 2 million

Mobile Phones: 10,542,641

Employment Total Labour force: 46.84 million

Employed Labour Force: 43.22 million

Agriculture Sector: 18.60 million

Manufacturing & Mining sector: 5.96 million

Construction: 2.52 million

Trade: 6.39 million

Transport: 2.48 million

Others: 6.98 million

Media:

Print Media: (In accordance with Central Media List)

Dailies: 540

Weeklies: 444

Fortnightlies: 55

Monthlies: 268

News Agencies:

Official: APP (See.http://www.app.com.pk/)

Private: PPI, NNI, On Line and Sana.

Electronic Media:

Television: Public Sector Pakistan Television Corporation (See.http://ptv.com.pk)Five TV centres at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi covering 88.58% population and 49 re-broadcasting stations. 6 channels: PTV Home, PTV News, PTV National (Regional programming in Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi), PTV Global (for U.S.A.), PTV Bolan (PTV Quetta) and AJK TV (Azad Jammu & Kashmir Television – Kashmiri channel for local viewers)

Private Sector: More than 50 channels {Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued licences to more than 81 applicants so far}(See.http://www.pemra.gov.pk/)

Radio Public: Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Pakistan)(See.http://www.radio.gov.pk/) has 31 radio stations throughout Pakistan besides eight FM stations at Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Hyderabad. Besides its World Service in English and Urdu, Radio Pakistan beams its external services in seven languages to different parts of the world.

Private: PEMRA has issued licences for the establishment of more than 100 FM Radio stations including universities for educational purposes. A number of radio stations are already operational in major cities of Pakistan.(See.http://www.pemra.gov.pk/)

Cable Operators: More than 900 (See.http://www.pemra.gov.pk/)

Banks Central Bank State Bank of Pakistan

Nationalized Scheduled Banks First Woman Bank Ltd.

National Bank of Pakistan

Specialized Banks Zari Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL)

Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan

Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Ltd
Private Scheduled Banks Askari Commercial Bank Limited
Bank Al-Falah Limited
My Bank Limited
Faysal Bank Limited
Bank Al-Habib Limited
Metropolitan Bank Limited
KASB Commercial Bank Limited
Prime Commercial Bank Limited
PICIC Commercial Bank Limited
Soneri Bank Limited
Union Bank Limited
Meezan Bank Limited
Saudi-Pak Commercial Bank Limited
Crescent Commercial Bank Limited
Dawood Bank Limited
NDLC-IFIC Bank Limited (NIB)
Allied Bank of Pakistan Limited
United Bank Limited
Habib Bank Limited
SME Banks
Foreign Banks ABN Amro Bank N.V
Albaraka Islamic Bank BSC (EC)
American Expresss Bank Limited
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Limited
Citibank N.A
Deutsche Bank A.G.
Habib Bank A.G. Zurich
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp Limited
Oman International Bank S.O.A.G
Rupali Bank Limited
Standard Chartered Bank Limited
Development Financial Institutions Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corp. Limited
Pak Kuwait Investment Company (Pvt) Limited
Pak Libya Holding Company (Pvt) Limited
Pak-Oman Investment Company (Pvt) Limited
Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricutural Investment Company (Pvt) Limited
Investment Banks Crescent Investment Bank Limited
First International Investment Bank Limited
Atlas Investment Bank Limited
Security Investment Bank Limited
Fidelity Investment Bank Limited
Prudential Investment Bank Limited
Islamic Investment Bank Limited
Asset Investment Bank Limited
Al-Towfeek Investment Bank Limited
Jahangir Siddiqui Investment Bank Limited
Franklin Investment Bank Limited
Orix Investment Bank (Pak) Limited

Famous Mountain Peaks Height World Rating

K-2 (Chagori) 8616 m 2nd

Nanga Parbat 8125 m 8th

Gasherbrum-I 8068 m 11th

Broad Peak 8065 m 12th

Gasherbrum-II 8047 m 14th

Gasherbrum-III 7952 m 15th

Gasherbrum-IV 7925 m 16th

Disteghil Sar 7885 m 20th

Kunyang Kish 7852 m 22nd

Masherbrum (NE) 7821 m 24th

Rakaposhi 7788 m 27th

Batura I 7785 m 28th

Kanjut Sar 7760 m 29th

Saltoro Kangri 7742 m 33rd

Trivor 7720 m 36th

Tirich Mir 7708 m 41st

Famous Mountain Passes Location Province

The Khyber Pass NWFP

The Kurram Pass FATA

The Tochi Pass FATA

The Gomal Pass NWFP

The Bolan Pass Balochistan

The Lowari Pass Chitral (NWFP)

The Khunjrab Pass Northern Areas

Rivers Length

The Indus 2,896 km

Jhelum 825 km

Chenab 1,242 km

Ravi 901 km

Sutlej 1,551 km

Beas (tributary of Sutlej) 398 km

Famous Glaciers Length
Siachin 75 km

Batura 55 km

Baltoro 65 km

Deserts Location/Province

Thar Sindh

Cholistan Punjab

Thal Punjab

Lakes Location/Province
Manchar Sindh

Keenjar Sindh

Hanna Balochistan

Saif-ul-Maluk NWFP

Satpara Northern Areas

Kachura Northern Areas

Major Dams Location/Province

Mangla Dam Punjab

Tarbela Dam NWFP

Warsak Dam NWFP