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ITSALLABOUTPAKISTANDate: 25th June, 2011.

Presented by:

Taha Afsar

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HISTORYOFPAKISTAN

The British ruled the Indian subcontinent for

nearly 200 years-from 1756 to 1947

In 1940 the Muslim League a political party

of India formally endorsed the partitioning of

British India and the creation of Pakistan asa separate.

An Independent Islamic state called Islamic

republic of Pakistan came into existence in

August 14,1947

Previously the country consisted of two

provinces namely East and West Pakistan.

After the separation East Pakistan, West

Pakistan was divided into four provinces

namely Sindh, Balochistan, KPK and Punjab.

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GEOGRAPHICALLOCATION

The country is located in themountainous region adjoiningCentral Asia and the MiddleEast.

It has a 1,046 kilometercoastline along the ArabianSea and Gulf of Oman in thesouth, and is bordered by

Afghanistan and Iran in the

west, the Republic of India inthe east and the People'sRepublic of China in the farnortheast

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GEOGRAPHICALLOCATION (CONT..)

The northern and western

highlands of Pakistan

contain the towering

Karakoram and Pamir

mountain ranges, whichinclude some of the world's

highest peaks: K2 (28,250

ft; 8,611 m) and Nanga

Parbat (26,660 ft; 8,126 m).

K2-2nd highest peak in

the world.

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POPULATION OF PAKISTAN

153 million population

35% Urban

65% Rural

4provinces, 4 areas126districts

>22 million children under 5

years

Expected birthsper year: 4.4 million

The capital city is

Islamabad

The largest city is

Karachi

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LANGUAGESOFPAKISTAN

Its a multilingual country

English is the official languageUrdu is the national language.

Punjabi is the most commonlyspoken language of Pakistan.

The following are major languages

spoken in Pakistan:

Punjabi (Panjabi) 61 million

Pashto (three major varieties) 19million

Sindhi 19 million

Seraiki (Saraiki) 14 million

Urdu 11 million

Balochi (three major varieties) 6

million

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RELIGION

It has second-most populous

Muslim-majority country

It also has the second-largest

Shi'a population in the world.

About 98% of the Pakistanisare Muslim. Almost 85% of

Pakistani Muslims are Sunni

Muslims and 15% are Shi'a

Muslims

Christians, Hindus and sikhs

constitute minority.

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POLITICS

Pakistan politics has takenplace in the framework of afederal republic

system of government has at

times been parliamentary,presidential, or semi-presidential.

In the current semi-presidential system, the President

of Pakistan is the head of state, the Prime Minister ishead of government, and there is a multi-party system.Executive power is exercised by the government.Legislative power is largely vested in the Parliament.

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ECONOMY

It is the 26th largest economy in theworld in terms of purchasing power,and the 47th largest in absolutedollar terms.

Pakistan's economy mainlyencompasses textiles, chemicals,food processing, agriculture andother industries.

The economy has suffered in the past from decades of internalpolitical disputes, a fast growing population, mixed levels of

foreign investment, and a costly, ongoing confrontation with

neighboring India.

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AGRICULTURE

The most important crops are wheat, sugarcane, cotton,

and rice, which together account for more than 75% of

the value of total crop output.

Pakistan's economy remains widely

dependant on agriculture

Land and climate are conducive to

grow good quality crops

Agriculture now only accounts forroughly 20% of the GDP, while

the service sector accounts for 53%

of the GDP

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CULTURE

The culture

of Pakistan comprises

numerous diverse cultures

and ethnic groups:

The

Punjabis, Kashmiris, Sindhi

s in

east, Muhajirs, Makrani in

thesouth; Baloch and Pashtun

in the west

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CLIMATE

Pakistan has fourseasons:- a cool, dry winterfrom Decemberthrough February;

- a hot, dry springfrom March throughMay- the summer rainy

season, or southwestmonsoon period,

from June through September;- the retreating monsoon period of October and

November.

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CLIMATE (CONT..)

Rainfall can vary

radically from year to

year, and successive

patterns of flooding and

drought are also notuncommon.

Most of the country

remains dry and hot

during May and Juneand Balochistan remains

this way until Autumn

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HUMANRIGHTSIN PAKISTAN

Pakistans human rights record has

dramatically improved since the

reforms that took place after the

tenure of President Zia-ul-Haq in

1988

The Constitution ofPakistan provides for fundamental

rights, which include freedom of

speech, freedom of religion,

freedom of the press and the right

to bear arms.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, is an independent, non-profit

organization, founded in 1987, which is not associated or affiliated with the

government or any political party

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QUESTIONS