Pakistan was founded as an independent state in 1947. It has over 190 million people and its capital and largest city is Islamabad. Pakistan has a rich cultural history as the location of ancient Indus Valley civilizations and it remains an ethnically diverse country with various languages and traditions represented across its regions. Pakistan's landscape spans the Himalayas in the north to the Arabian Sea coastline and includes mountain peaks, rivers, deserts, and forests that are home to significant biodiversity.

1. PAKISTAN means ‘Land of the Pure’

2. A Splendid History
• The Legacy of Majestic
Mughal Empire
• The Land of the Oldest
Civilization – Indus Valley
• The Land of the Oldest City of
the World – Moenjodaro
• Land of some of the
Mightiest Rivers in the World
– Indus, Ravi, Jehlum,
Chenab, Satluj, Kabul
• 20 spoken languages – 66
dialects

3. • Founded on August 14,
1947
• Population 190 million
• Capital Islamabad
• World’s 5th largest
democracy
• World’s 15th largest
economy
• World’s 7th largest pool
of engineers & scientists

4. Education
• More than 132 universities
• Parallel education system, public and private
• Ibrahim Shahid-World record for 23 As in 24
subjects in the Cambridge O-Levels.
• Ali Moeen Nawazish - World Records for 23 As in A-
levels
• Haroon Tariq- World record for a total of 47 As in
IGCSE exams-Cambridge university
• Arfa Kareem-World's youngest Microsoft Certified
Professional, 2004–2006

5. Sports
• National game – Field Hockey(4 times world
champions(world record) ,3 times olympic Gold
medalisits)
• Most popular game – Cricket(World champions 1992,
T20 format-2009)
• Most successful individual game- Squash(World open-17
times, British open-12 times) Highest by any nation.
• Jahangir Khan(squash) won consecutive 555 matches
which is an all time world record for any professional
sport.

6. DID YOU KNOW ABOUT…
THE AMAZING

7. The Roof Top of the World

8. Shandur Polo festival at the World's highest Polo
ground
What it would feel like to play a sport that is wild, challenging and manly at the top
of the world surrounded by the drumbeats and the music of the reed instrument. Yes
Shandur Polo tournament is played every year at World’s highest Polo ground at
Shandur, Northern Pakistan.

9. Karakoram Highway Eighth Wonder of the World
Karakoram Highway runs through the northern areas connecting Pakistan with
China’s Xingjiang province is often described as ” Eighth Wonder of the World” due
to the marvel of civil engineering as it has taken 15 years to complete by the
Pakistan Army Engineers in collaboration with China. It’s been labeled as ”
World’s highest paved international Road” under world’s toughest terrain.

10. Great Wall of China?
No, this is the great wall of the fort of Ranikot in Sindh province, Pakistan. Located
at a distance of 3 hours’ drive from Karachi. This wall is part of one of the largest
fort on this planet, the Fort of Ranikot.

11. Kachura Lake, Skardu, Pakistan.
The Kachura lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan,
Northern Pakistan.
They are Upper Kachura lake and Lower Kachura lake at an elevation of
2,500 m (8,200 ft).

12. World’s Largest Deep Sea Port : Gawadar
It's going to emerge as a world’s biggest skyline due to it’s capacity and
infrastructure of handling bulk carriers. It has been declared as a Duty Free Port and
Free Economic Zone by the Pakistani government that has increased the
commercial worth manifolds. It has an immense geostrategic importance as it is the
entrance to the Persian Gulf and is considered to be a substitute of Dubai Port.

13. Khewra Mines : Second Largest Salt Mine in the
World
Khewra Salt Mine located in Khewra, Jehlum Punjab, Pakistan is the second largest
Salt Mine in the world and is considered to be the oldest in the subcontinent. It was
said that discovery of Salt mines were not done by Alexander or his army but by
their horses as they started licking the stones when they stopped here for rest.

14. Haleji Lake : Asia’s largest Bird Sanctuary
Pakistan is a land of serene beauty , a country with diverse wild life , fresh water
lakes, a 1046 km coast lines. Some of the most unique species of birds are found in
northern Pakistan with awe-inspiring natural wonders like Lake Saiful Maluk, Lake
Shandur, Dudipatsar Lake, kutwal lake, Zalzal lake and many more

15. Grand Canyon or Texas??
No, this is Hingol National Park, Baluchistan, Pakistan. It has mysterious mud
mountains, beautiful blue water Hingol river, desert and deep blue Arabian Sea. 3.5
hours’drive from Karachi on the beautiful Makran coastal highway.

16. Thar Desert : One amongst the largest deserts in
the World
It covers eastern Sindh province and the southeastern portion of Pakistan’s Punjab
province. It is amongst one of the largest deserts in the world rich multifaceted culture,
heritage, traditions, folk tales, dances and music.

17. The Great Trango Tower,
6,286 m (20,608 ft).
The east face of the Great
Trango Tower features the
world's greatest nearly
vertical drop. World’s tallest
vertical mountain.
Located in Gilgit, Baltistan
region of Pakistan. This is
one of the most difficult
mountains to climb in the
world

18. The land of one of the oldest Civilizations : Indus
Valley & Mohenjo-Daro
Mohenjo-Daro is the province of Sindh, Pakistan and archeology trace back it
existence 5000 years ago. It provides an earliest instance of exemplary form of town
planning and community organization and found to be as one of the oldest cities
known todayOne of the oldest known civilization that flourished in the Indus river
Basin embraced within its fold almost the entire country now known as Pakistan

19. Hunza Valley Attaabad Lake
This lake was recently formed due to a massive landslide that occurred in January
2010. This beautiful lake, also known as Attabad lake, is located at Attabad village in
Gilgit-Baltistan, 14 km (9 miles) from Karimabad.

20. Cold desert of Skardu, Pakistan
This is one of the most beautiful tourists attraction of Northern Areas of Pakistan.
There are huge sand plains in Skardu. Temperature can range from -30 C to +40 C
within a short distance.

21. Music
• There are four main families of
musical instruments in Pakistan
and more than six hundred
Pakistani musical instruments;
the most well known are
the sitar, tabla, rabab,
dhool and bansuri.

22. Islamabad-The beautiful

24. PAKISTAN MONUMENT

25. PAKISTAN MONUMENT

26. FAISAL MOSQUE

27. Punjab

28. BADSHAHI MOSQUE

32. Sindh

35. Khyber Pakhtun Khawa

39. Kailash Tribe
(residing in Chitral valley-
thought to be descendants
of the Army of Alexander
the Great)

40. Bara Pani- Deosai Plains

41. Dudiptsar Lake or Dudipat Lake is encircled by snow clad peaks in Lulusar-Dudipatsar National
Park. It lies in the extreme north of the Kaghan Valley, Pakistan

42. Balochistan

46. A tunnel and bridge over a river on the railway track from Rohri to Quetta, Baluchistan.This
track passes through 20 tunnels and more than 368 bridges. It is the longest railway gradient
of on this planet.

47. Pakistani cuisine
Refined blend of varıous regional
cooking traditions of the South
Asia . Pakistani cuisine is known
for its richness and flavour. It has
been partly influenced by Arab,
Persian, and Indian Cuisine, it
retains its own distinct Pakistani
flavour.

48. LONG LIVE PAKISTAN