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Did you know?

• Pakistan is officially called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

• Pakistan became independent in from the British Indian Empire in 1947.

• The official currency of Pakistan is the Pakistani rupee.

• Pakistan's national sport is field hockey. The country has had a lot of success in the sport having won the Olympic gold medal 3 times in 1960, 1968, and 1984, and the Hockey World Cup 4 times in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994.

• Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. The national team won the Cricket World Cup in 1992 and were World Twenty20 champions in 2009.

Famous People in Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai

Benazir Bhutto

Muniba Mazari Baloch

Syeda Ghulam Fatima

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Malala Yousafzai

• Malala Yousafzai ( born 12 July 1997), is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She is known for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in her native Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school.

• On 9 October 2012, while on a bus in the Swat District, after taking an exam, Yousafzai and two other girls were shot by a Taliban gunman in an assassination attempt in retaliation for her activism; the gunman fled the scene. Yousafzai was hit in the head with a bullet and remained unconscious and in critical condition . The attempt on her life sparked an international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle reported in January 2013 that Yousafzai may have become "the most famous teenager in the world".

• Following her recovery, Yousafzai became a prominent activist for the right to education. Based in Birmingham, she co-founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organisation with Shiza Shahid, and in 2013 co-authored I Am Malala, an international best seller. In 2012, she was the recipient of Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize and the 2013 Sakharov Prize. In 2014, she was the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Kailash Satyarthi of India. Aged 17 at the time, she was the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate.

Muniba Mazari BalochMuniba Mazari Baloch is a Pakistani activist, anchor artist, model, singer and motivational speaker. She is also Pakistan’s first model and anchor who uses a wheelchair. She uses a wheelchair due to injuries sustained in a car accident at the age of 21.

She was also made the National Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan after being shortlisted in the 100 Inspirational Women of 2015 by BBC. She also made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2016.

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The majority of Pakistan’s population is Muslim, amounting to 96.4%, while the rest includes Hindus and Christians.

• Pakistan is the world’s first Islamic country to attain nuclear power.

• Pakistan has the world’s largest ambulance network. Pakistan’s Edhi Foundation, which is also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, operates the network.

• Sugarcane juice is the national drink of Pakistan. In Pakistan, it is also known as “roh.”

• The majority of Pakistan’s population is Muslim, amounting to 96.4%, while the rest includes Hindus and Christians.

Languages spoken in Pakistan

Languages of Pakistan

Official English, Urdu

National Urdu[1]

Main Punjabi (38.78%), Pashto (18.24%), Sindhi (14.57%), Saraiki (12.19%) Urdu (7.08%)

[a], Balochi (3.02%)

Minority Hindko (2.24%); Brahui (1.24%); Kashmiri (0.17%); Burushaski; Kalash; Khowar; Shina; Balti

Signed Pakistani Sign Language

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Using the words bellow you should be able to make some short sentences.

You need to write them in English and Urdu. Remember in the Urdu language the words are written and read from right to left.

Poetry in Pakastan

Sufi poetry has a strong tradition in Pakistan and the poetry of popular Sufi poets is often recited and sung. Sufi poetry has been written primarily in Persian, both for private devotional reading and as lyrics for music played during worship.

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Pakistan’s achievements in Science and Technology

World’s Biggest Earth Filled Dam:

World’s Largest Irrigation network:

Worlds biggest earth filled dam

The Tarbela Dam takes the cake as the largest earth-filled dam on planet earth. It's also the 5th largest structure in the world by volume. The dam was first constructed to control flooding from the Indus River into the farming villages that sat in the basin.

The dam was completed in 1976 and was designed to store water from the Indus River for irrigation, flood control, and the generation of hydroelectric power. The dam is 143 metres (470 ft) high above the riverbed. The dam’s reservoir, TarbelaLake, has a surface area of approximately 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi).

Tarbela Dam’s primary use is electricity generation. The installed capacity of the 4,888 MW Tarbela hydroelectric power stations will increase to 6,298 MW after completion of the planned fifth extension financed by Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Pakistan’s achievements in Science and Technology

WORLD’S HIGHEST PAVED

INTERNATIONAL ROAD:

WORLD’S HIGHEST DENSITY

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WORLD’S BIGGEST DEEP-SEA PORT:

WORLD’S YOUNGEST MICROSOFT CERTIFIED

PROFESSIONAL

The Karakoram Highway

The Karakoram Highway known by its initials KKH, also known as N-35 or National Highway 35 or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway is a 1,300 km (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the KhunjerabPass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314.

The highway connects the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plus Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The highway is a popular tourist attraction and is one of the highest paved roads in the world, passing through the Karakoram mountain range. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Facts about Pakistan’s economyPakistan’s economic freedom score is 54.8, making its economy the 135th freest in the 2020 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.2 point because of a drop in the fiscal health score. Pakistan is ranked 32nd among 42 countries in the Asia–Pacific region, and its overall score is well below the regional and world averages.

The Pakistani economy has been mostly unfree since the inception of the Index in 1995. GDP growth, however, has been vigorous for the past five years, led by exports of cotton textiles.

Economic freedom in Pakistan is impeded by inadequate protection of property rights and the government’s failure to enforce anticorruption statutes and laws against crimes like money laundering and financing of terrorism. Regulatory inefficiencies, complex labor laws, and an unreliable security situation continue to burden the business environment. High tariffs reduce the buying power of average Pakistanis’ income and hurt efforts to reduce poverty.

Money and Exchanging.

The unit of money used in Pakistan is the Pakistani Rupee which is both coins and notes, the same as the UK.

The exchange rate for 1 Pakistani rupee is 0.0050 Pounds sterling.

This is also 1 pound sterling to 199.79 Pakistani rupee.

If you were to travel to Pakistan with Pounds in your pocket what would the Pakistani rupee be after exchange:

£50 –

£22 –

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Pakistan and beauty

Gilgit-Baltistan

Travel to the north for some of the best scenic views and adventure activities the country has to offer. Start your trip in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), a popular choice for those seeking diverse experiences while sticking to just one region. GB, the northernmost administrative territory of Pakistan, is home to a number of mountain peaks over 20,000 feet, including the renowned K-2 and Nanga Parbat.

Shandur, the world’s highest polo ground, is also located here, as is the turquoise-hued AttabadLake in Hunza Valley that was created after a landslide in 2010. The treeless Deosai National Park, located largely in the Skardu District, is a 4,114-metre high wonderland rich in flora and fauna that can only be accessed in the summer. Skiing enthusiasts can visit the Naltar Ski Resort, and eager campers can trek up to the picturesque Fairy Meadows

Monhenjo-daro

People who enjoy history will have a hard time passing up a chance to visit Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, an archaeological site dating back to 2500 BCE. An extensive study and excavation of the area led to the conclusion that the mounds and ruins were once a part of the Indus Valley Civilisation, a contemporary of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Among other things, Mohenjo-daro was built according to a grid plan, boasted an efficient water management system and featured public baths – all of this is considered advanced urban planning and civil engineering well ahead of its time.

The city was eventually abandoned around 1900 BCE for obscure reasons and was not rediscovered until the 1920s. Detailed excavation continued until 1966, after which all in-depth archaeological work was halted due to damage inflicted by the weather. Mohenjo-daro was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 and can be visited via private transport, public bus or weekly flights from Karachi