2. PROMINENT IN
THE WORLD

3. SHANDUR POLO
GROUND
• Situated in Gilgit-
Baltistan
• Called as “Roof of the
world”
• Height : 12000 ft

4. GAWADAR PORT
• Bought from Oman in 1958
for $3 million

5. KARAKORAM
HIGHWAY
• Highest paved
international road in the
world
• Connects China & Pakistan
• Elevation : 4693 m
• Length : 1300 km
• Constructed in 20 years
and 1010 workers used

6. HALEJI LAKE
• Located at Thatta, Sindh
• Surface area : 4 sq. km
• Avg depth : 250 m

7. KAN MEHTARZAI
• located 2240 meters
above sea level near
Quetta
• In service since 1986

8. TARBELA DAM
• 2nd largest dam in the
world
• Completed in 1974
• River : Indus
• Located in Haripur District
• 148 m high over riverbed
• Surface area : 250 sq km

9. INDUS VALLEY AND
MOHENJO-DARO
• Built in 2600 BCE
• Loc in Sindh
• Known as “City of the
cock”
• Rediscovered in 1922

11. KHEWRA MINES
• Discovered by Alexander’s
troops in 320 BC
• Opened in 1872 (141
years)
• Producing salt more than
350,000 tons per annum
• Area : 110 sq. km

12. K2 (Mt GODWIN-
AUSTEN)
• Elevation : 8611 m
• Known as “Savage
Mountain”
• Located in Karakoram
Range

13. NANGA PARBAT
• Elevation : 8126 m
• Located in Himalyas
Range
• Highest mountain face in
the World

14. THAR COAL
• Reserves : 850 trillion cu
ft
• Pakistan can produce
50,000 MW of electricity
for anoher 100 years
• Also 100 million barrels of
oil for 500 years

15. THAR DESERT
• Area : 200,000 sq. km
approx
• Loc in India & Pakistan

16. MISC FACTS ABOUT
PAKISTAN

17. • Population : 190,291,129

18. • 49% of eligible population
• Total population speaking
English : 88,690,000

22. • Only Muslim Air
Force to shoot down
Israeli warplanes in
1967 & 1973

23.  Only Muslim country
after Turkey to open
Combat Jobs for
women

25.  30 million internet user

26.  Become Nuclear Power on
28 May 1998
 1st Muslim Country to have
Nuclear capability
 Not a part of NPT
 Member of IAEA

27. WORLD
RECORDS

28. Air Commodore SIR
MM ALAM
• Nickname as “Little
Dragon”
• Awarded “Sitar-e-Jurrat”
• War hero of 1965

29. EDHI FOUNDATION
• Founded by Abdul Sattar
Edhi in 1951
• 24 hrs Service
• Endowment : Rs 5000
• 300 centres in country
• 3500 workers and
volunteers
• Field Ambulance Service
:1800 ambulances
• Air Ambulance Service : 2

30. BABAR IQBAL
• Born in 1997
• Youngest Microsoft
Certified Professional at
age 9
• Youngest CIWA at age 9
• Youngest CWNA at age 10
• Youngest Microsoft
Student Partner at age 11
• Youngest MCTS in .NET
3.5 at 12

31. ALI MOEEN
NAWAZISH
• Passed 23 A-Levels
• Got 21 As, a B & a C
• Graduated from Trinity
Hall, Cambridge

32. JANSHER KHAN
• World Open : 8 times
• British Open : 6 times
• Total titles : 99 times

33. WORLD RECORDS IN CRICKET
 SHOAIB AKHTAR
 Fastest Cricket Bowler – 101.3
mph
 HASSAN RAZA
 Youngest Cricket Test Player –
14 years 227 days in 1996
 MOHAMMAD YOUSAF
 Most Runs in a calendar year in
Test Matches – 1788 runs in
2006 with an avg of 99.88
 Most Centuries in a calendar
year – 9 in 2006
 Most consecutive centuries – 6
in 4 matches

34. SHOAIB AKHTAR
 Fastest Cricket Bowler –
101.3 mph
HASSAN RAZA
 Youngest Cricket Test Player
– 14 years 227 days in 1996
MOHAMMAD YOUSAF
 Most Runs in a calendar year
in Test Matches – 1788 runs
in 2006 with an avg of 99.88
 Most Centuries in a calendar
year – 9 in 2006
 Most consecutive centuries –
6 in 4 matches

42. • HIGHEST NUMBER OF
PEOPLE SINGNG NATIONAL
ANTHEM – 42,813 in
National Games
• MAXIMUM MARTIAL ART
KICKS – 616 kicks in 3 mins
by Amin Bodla
• FASTEST TIME TO WIRE A
HOUSEHOLD PLUG – 35.93
secs by Mian Mohammad
Noman
• FASTEST TIME TO MAKE
CHAPATIS – 3 in 3 mins by
Mohammad Mansha

43. • FASTEST ASSEMBLING OF
FULL CRICKET KIT – 1 min
8.21 secs by Jalil Hussain
• MAXIMUM MARTIAL ART
KICKS – 616 kicks in 3 mins
by Amin Bodla
• FASTEST TIME TO WIRE A
HOUSEHOLD PLUG – 35.93
secs by Mian Mohammad
Noman
• FASTEST TIME TO MAKE
CHAPATIS – 3 in 3 mins by
Mohammad Mansha