About pakistan

A Presentation about Pakistan

ByShahid Sattar

Pakistan officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in south Asia.

It has a 1,046 kilometers (650 miles) coastline along the Arabian Sea.

Total Area of pakistan is 796096 Sq km.

Pakistan is bordered by Afghanistan,Iran in the west,India in the east and China in the far northeast.

Pakistan was declared as an independent country on August,14,1947

Under the supervision of it’s great leader Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali jinnah.

Having four states Sindh,punjab,balochistan and north west frontier province (KPK).

Flag

The national flag of Pakistan was designed By Syed Amir-uddin kedwaii

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The flag comprises a dark green field,representing the Muslim majority of Pakistan,with a vertical white stripe in the hoist representing religious minorities.In the centre is a white crescent moon and a white five-pointed star which symbolizes progress and light respctively.

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The flag symbolizes Pakistan’s commitment to Islam, the islamic world and the rights of religious minorities.

The state Emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954.The emblem’s green colour and the star and crescent at the top are symbols of islam,the religion with which most Pakistani citizens identify.In the center is a quartered shield,with each quarter containing a major crop of Pakistan at the time of its adoption:

Cotton,jute,tea, and wheat. The floral wreath around the shield is poet’s

jasmine (the national flower) and represents the Mughal cultural heritage of pakistan.the scroll at bottom contains the national motto in urdu,coined By Jinnah

Which means Faith,unity, and discipline.

Language

The national language of Pakistan is “URDU” Which is written from right to left having “38”

Alphabets.

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Pakistan is multilingual country with more than “sixty” languages being spoken.

English is the official language of Pakistan, Punjabi,pashtoo,sindhi,balochi are the provincial languages.other languages include bhaya,brahui,burushaski,gawar-bati etc…

Population

The population of Pakistan is “182.1 milion”

Currency

The “rupee” (sign Rs; code:PKR) is the currency of pakistan.The issuance of the currency is controlled by the state bank of pakistan,the central bank of the country.

CapitalCapital• Islamabad is the capital of pakistan, Islamabad is the capital of pakistan,

and is the tenth largest city in and is the tenth largest city in Pakistan with an estimated Pakistan with an estimated population of 1.74 million in 2009.population of 1.74 million in 2009.

Karachi

Is the largest city,main seaport and the financial capital of pakistan,and the capital of the province of “sindh” With a city population of “15.5 million”

Karachi is in one of the world’s largest cities.

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National animal

The national animal of pakistan is “Markhor” The national bird of pakistan is “chukor” its around 32-35 cm long bird,with a light

brown back,the face is white with a black gorget and red legs.

The national dress of pakistan is “Kurta shalwar” worn by men and women both in southasia.

The national sport of pakistan is “field hockey”

But nowadays the most popular game in pakistan is “cricket” a bat and ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century.By the end of the 18th century, cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of england.

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