About Pakistan

Official Name Islamic Republic of Pakistan Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) National Poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) Head of the State Asif Ali Zardari, President Head of Government Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani , Prime Minister Capital Islamabad Area Total 796,095 Sq. km. Punjab 205,344 Sq. km. Sindh 140,914 Sq. km. North West Frontier Province 74,521 Sq. km. Balochistan 347,190 Sq. km. Federally Administered Tribal Areas 27,220 Sq. km. Islamabad (Capital) 906 Sq. km. Population 153.96 million (E) Administrative Setup Pakistan is divided into four provinces viz., North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. The tribal belt adjoining NWFP is managed by the Federal Government and is named FATA i.e., Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have their own respective political and administrative machinery, yet certain of their subjects are taken care of by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. Provinces of Pakistan are further divided into Divisions and Districts Divisions Districts NWFP 7 24 Punjab 8 34 Sindh 5 21 Balochistan 6 22 While FATA consist of 13 Areas/Agencies and Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have 7 and 5 Districts respectively. Religion 95% Muslims, 5% others. Annual Per capita income US $846 GDP 8.4% Currency Pak. Rupee. Imports Industrial equipment, chemicals, vehicles, steel, iron ore, petroleum, edible oil, pulses, tea. Exports Cotton, textile goods, rice, leather items carpets, sports goods, handi-crafts, fish and fish prep. and fruit Languages Urdu (National) and English (Official) Literacy rate 53% Government Parliamentary form Parliament Parliament consists of two Houses i.e., the Senate (Upper House) and the National Assembly (Lower House). The Senate is a permanent legislative body and symbolises a process of continuity in the national affairs. It consists of 100 members. The four Provincial Assemblies, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Federal Capital form its electoral college. The National Assembly has a total membership of 342 elected through adult suffrage (272 general seats, 60 women seats and 10 non-Muslim seats). Pakistan National Flag Dark green with a white vertical bar, a white crescent and a five-pointed star in the middle. The Flag symbolizes Pakistan's profound commitment to Islam, the Islamic world and the rights of religious minorities. National Anthem Approved in August, 1954 Verses Composed by: Abdul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri Tune Composed by: Ahmed G. Chagla Duration: 80 seconds State Emblem The State Emblem consists of: The crescent and star which are symbols of Islam The shield in the centre shows four major crops Wreath surrounding the shield represents cultural heritage and 4. Scroll contains Quaid's motto: Unity Faith, Discipline Pakistan's Official Map Drawn by Mian Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy (1920-1999) National Flower Jasmine. National Tree Deodar (Cedrus Deodara). National Animal Markhor. National Bird Chakor (Red-legged partridge) Flora Pine, Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry Fauna The Pheasant, Leopard, Deer, Ibex, Chinkara, Black buck, Neelgai, Markhor, Marco-Polo sheep, Green turtles, River & Sea fish, Crocodile, Waterfowls Popular games Cricket, Hockey, Football, Squash. Tourist's resorts Murree, Quetta, Hunza, Ziarat, Swat, Kaghan, Chitral and Gilgit Archaeological sites Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai. Major Cities Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Multan and Sialkot Major Crops Cotton, Wheat, Rice and Sugarcane Agricultural Growth Rate 7.5% in 2004-05 Total cropped area 22.94 million hectares Industry Textiles, Cement, Fertiliser, Steel, Sugar, Electric Goods, Shipbuilding Energy Major sources Electricity ( Hydel, Thermal, Nuclear) Oil, Coal, and Liquid Petroleum Gas Power Generating Capacity 19,389 MW Health Hospitals 916 Dispensaries 4,600 Basic Health Units (BHUs) 5,301 Maternity & Child Health Centres 906 Rural Health Centres (RHCs) 552 Tuberculosis (TB) Centres 289 Hospital Beds 99,908 Doctors (registered) 113,206 Dentists (registered) 6,127 Nurses (registered 48,446 Paramedics 23,559 Lady Health Workers 6,741 Education Primary Schools 155,000 Middle Schools 28,728 High Schools 16,100 Secondary Vocational Institutions 636 Arts & Science Colleges 1,066 Professional Colleges 382 Universities 51 Transport & Communication Total length of roads 259, 758 km Pakistan Railway network 7,791 km Locomotives 580 Railway stations 781 Pakistan International Airlines Covers 38 international and 24 domestic stations with a fleet of 49 planes. Major Airports 8 (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad and Gwadar) Seaports International 2 (Karachi and Bin Qasim) Gwadar deep sear port is under construction Fish Harbors -Cum-Mini Ports 3 (Minora, Gawadar, and Keti Bandar) Communications Post Offices 12,170 Telephone connections 5,052,000 Public Call Offices 217,597 Telegraph offices 299 Internet Connections 2 million Mobile Phones 10,542,641 Employment Total Labour force 46.84 million Employed Labour Force 43.22 million Agriculture Sector 18.60 million Manufacturing & Mining sector 5.96 million Construction 2.52 million Trade 6.39 million Transport 2.48 million Others 6.98 million Media Electronic Media Print Media (In accordance with Central Media List) Dailies 540 Weeklies 444 Fortnightlies 55 Monthlies 268 News Agencies Official APP Private PPI, NNI, On Line and Sana. TV Channels State Owned Pakistan Television Network (PTV) is a state owned television station which operates on both terrestrial & satellite. PTV offers six channels: PTV PTV World PTV National - Regional Languages Channel PTV Bolan - Baluchi Language Channel AJK TV - Azad & Jammu Kashmir TV Educational Virtual University is also state owned and operate two channels. Virtual Television 1 (VTV 1) Virtual Television 2 (VTV 2) Private Aaj TV ARY Digital ARY One World ATV Business Plus Channel G - Music Channel Dhoom TV Filmazia - Pakistani Movies Channel Fortune TV Geo TV Geo News Hum TV Indus Music Indus Plus/Indus News Indus Vision Labbaik TV Mashriq TV nVibe TV One QTV Roshni TV Rung TV Sun Biz - Business Channel TV 2 Day The City Channel The Musik Uni Plus Regional KTN - Sindhi Language Channel Sindh TV - Sindhi Language Channel Kashish TV - Sindhi Language Channel Apna Channel - Punjabi Language Channel Ravi TV - Punjabi Language Channel Punjab TV - Punjabi Language Channel AVT Khyber - Pushto Language Channel International HBO - Part of ARY Digital Network Fashion TV Pakistan Al-Jazeera Urdu CNBC Pakistan Cartoon Network STAR Plus Ten Sports Pakistani radio channels Following are radio channels in Pakistan . Sindh Radio Pakistan AM820 Karachi Radio Pakistan AM1000 Hyderabad Radio Pakistan AM1000 Larkana Radio Pakistan AM920 Khairpur City FM89 Karachi RadioActive FM96 Karachi FM100 Karachi FM101 Karachi FM101 Hyderabad APNA Radio FM107 Karachi HUM FM106 Karachi HUM FM106 Sukkar Punjab Radio Pakistan AM630 Lahore Radio Pakistan AM1080 Lahore Radio Pakistan AM1260 Rawalpindi Radio Pakistan AM792 Rawalpindi Radio Pakistan FM92 Rawalpindi Radio Pakistan AM1030 Multan Radio Pakistan AM1320 Bahawalpur Radio Pakistan AM1476 Faisalabad ( Lyallpur ) City FM89 Lahore City FM89 Rawalpindi City FM89 Faisalabad ( Lyallpur ) FM100 Lahore FM101 Lahore FM101 Faisalabad ( Lyallpur ) FM101 Sialkot FM101 Sargodha FM95 Mianwali MAST FM103 Lahore Radio Buraq FM104 Sialkot AWAZ Radio FM105 Gujrat AWAZ Radio FM106 Gujranwala HUM FM106.2 Lahore Islamabad Capital Territory Radio Pakistan AM585 Islamabad City FM89 Islamabad FM99 Power Radio Islamabad FM100 Islamabad FM101 Islamabad HUM FM106.2 Islamabad Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Radio Pakistan AM540 Peshawar Radio Pakistan AM1400 Dera Ismail Khan Radio Pakistan AM1600 Abbottabad Radio Pakistan AM1580 Chitral UPesh Radio FM107 Peshawar Radio Buraq FM104 Peshawar Radio Buraq FM104 Mardan FM101 Peshawar FM101 Bannu FM101 Kohat Balochistan Radio Pakistan AM750 Quetta Radio Pakistan AM1580 Sibi Radio Pakistan AM560 Khuzdar Radio Pakistan AM1580 Turbat FM101 Quetta FM101 Gwadar Banks Central Bank State Bank of Pakistan Nationalized Scheduled First Woman Bank Ltd. Banks National Bank of Pakistan Specialized Banks Zari Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Ltd Private Scheduled Banks Askari Commercial Bank Limited Bank Al-Falah Limited Bolan Bank Limited Faysal Bank Limited Bank Al-Habib Limited Metropolitan Bank Limited KASB Commercial Bank Limited Prime Commercial Bank Limited PICIC Commercial Bank Limited Soneri Bank Limited Union Bank Limited Meezan Bank Limited Saudi-Pak Commercial Bank Limited Crescent Commercial Bank Limited Dawood Bank Limited NDLC-IFIC Bank Limited (NIB) Allied Bank of Pakistan Limited United Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited SME Banks Forein Banks ABN Amro Bank N.V Albaraka Islamic Bank BSC (EC) American Expresss Bank Limited Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Limited Citibank N.A Deutsche Bank A.G. Habib Bank A.G. Zurich Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp Limited Oman International Bank S.O.A.G Rupali Bank Limited Standard Chartered Bank Limited Development Financial Institutions Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corp. Limited Pak Kuwait Investment Company (Pvt) Limited Pak Libya Holding Company (Pvt) Limited Investment Banks Crescent Investment Bank Limited First International Investment Bank Limited Atlas Investment Bank Limited Security Investment Bank Limited Fidelity Investment Bank Limited Prudential Investment Bank Limited Islamic Investment Bank Limited Asset Investment Bank Limited Al-Towfeek Investment Bank imited Jahangir Siddiqui Investment Bank Limited Franklin Investment Bank Limited Orix Investment Bank (Pak) Limited Famous Mountain Peaks Height World Rating K-2 (Chagori) 8616 m 2nd Nanga Parbat 8125 m 8th Gasherbrum-I 8068 m 11th Broad Peak 8065 m 12th Gasherbrum-II 8047 m 14th Gasherbrum-III 7952 m 15th Gasherbrum-IV 7925 m 16th Disteghil Sar 7885 m 20th Kunyang Kish 7852 m 22nd Masherbrum (NE) 7821 m 24th Rakaposhi 7788 m 27th Batura I 7785 m 28th Kanjut Sar 7760 m 29th Saltoro Kangri 7742 m 33rd Trivor 7720 m 36th Tirich Mir 7708 m 41st Famous Mountain Passes Location Province The Khyber Pass NWFP The Kurram Pass FATA The Tochi Pass FATA The Gomal Pass NWFP The Bolan Pass Balochistan The Lowari Pass Chitral (NWFP) The Khunjrab Pass Northern Areas Rivers Length The Indus 2,896 km Jhelum 825 km Chenab 1,242 km Ravi 901 km Sutlej 1,551 km Beas (tributary of Sutlej) 398 km Famous Glaciers Length Siachin 75 km Batura 55 km Baltoro 65 km Deserts Name Location/Province Thar Sindh Cholistan Punjab Thal Punjab Lakes Name Location/Province Manchar Sindh Keenjar Sindh Hanna Balochistan Saif-ul-Maluk NWFP Satpara Northern Areas Kachura Northern Areas Major Dams Name Location/Province Mangla Dam Punjab Tarbela Dam NWFP Warsak Dam NWFP