The country of Pakistan is a relatively new country, establishing itself in 1947 as a break from India when Great Britain granted the area its independence. The country was formed as an Islamic nation. While the country itself may be new, people have populated the area for thousands of years. Because of this, Pakistan has a rich and colorful history that blends with modern times, which can be seen by the country’s infrastructure and social practices.
Pakistan consists of several provinces, including Punjab, Sind, North-West Frontier, Baluchistan, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Each of these provinces has a diverse geography, the north province of FATA is home to the second largest mountain in the world, K2. The southeastern province of Sindh lies the Thar Desert and Baluchistan province has sunny beaches in the south.
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The country relies heavily on foreign aid in order to stay afloat, and nearly 50% of their expenditure goes to loan repayment. This is a difficult position for any country to be in, without the financial aid the country would crumble, however, they are unable to advance due to their loan repayments. Their main exports are wool and textile items, with carpets being their main textile export. They heavily import industrial items such vehicles, iron ore, and petroleum. This disparity within their trade also puts them at odds on the world market. If they were able to produce more of their own natural resources, they would be in a much better state. The infrastructure of Pakistan is very eclectic. Because the country has been inhabited for thousands of years there are many ancient cities that have been mixed with modern designed buildings. The oldest city in Pakistan is Multan, having been established over 6000 years ago. While the city has generally kept up with modernization, many of buildings, such as the Prahladpuri Temple, still remain used for religious ceremonies
The country is economically suffering from sanctions from many other countries in protest of Apartheid
Talking about the culture in Pakistan its unique and entirely different from the world except India, as Pakistan and India were one country before. Cultural Events in Pakistan have significant value and they are celebrated with great passion. One of the most respected cultural events is marriage. In Pakistan marriages are celebrated with full tradition and passion, as it is one of the most valuable events. In the marriage we have four-sub event Maiyun, Baraat, Valima and Mehndi. These are also sub cultural events which come under ...
Pakistan is created in order to give the Muslims a place which they can call their own.
The design of the Afghanistan flag is three vertical equal sized stripes, in order from left to right the colors are, black, red and green. Then, directly on the color red, which is in the middle of the colors black, and green comes the Afghanistan National Emblem. The color black on the flag is the first color. The color black stands for the past. The second color red, “represents the blood shed to free Afghanistan from rulers and from the British-Afghan war that happened in the 19 Century.” Green is the color for Islam, but it also stands for new hope for the future.
The minimum wage of labor was Rs.7000 2 years back but now it increase to Rs.8000 which increases the fixed cost of the textile finished product. Because of rise in the prices of the Pakistani textile product, the customers are switching to China, India and Bangladesh which gives low prices.
Pakistan is situated between latitude 24 and 37 degrees North and longitude 62 and 75 degrees East. The country borders Iran on the West, India on the East, Afghanistan in the North-West, China in the North and the Arabian Sea in the South. The great mountain ranges of the Himalayas, the Karakoram and the Hindukush form Pakistan's northern highlands of North West Frontier Province and the Northern Area; Punjab province is a flat, alluvial plain with five major rivers dominating the upper region eventually joining the Indus River flowing south to the Arabian Sea; Sindh is bounded on the east by the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kutch and on the west by the Kirthar range; the Balochistan Plateau is an arid tableland, encircled by dry mountains.
The society and culture of Pakistan comprises numerous ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Kashmiris, Sindhis in east, Muhajirs, Makrani in the south; Baloch, Hazaras and Pashtuns in the west; and the Dards, Wakhi, Baltis and Burusho communities in the north.
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a Muslim state, won its freedom from India in 1947. Sixty percent of its population lives in villages. Farmers or herders have jobs in nearby cities or towns. Traditional customs have a strong influence on the life in rural areas of Pakistan, e.g. men have more social freedom than women do. Women avoid contact with men outside their family, and they cover their faces with a veil in the presence of strangers.
The biggest city of Pakistan, Karachi is the center of education and visual scencnary of different land marks. It’s located in the most southern tip of the country. Karachi has a reputation of having wonderful houses and big restaurants. The main focus of the city is religious education in terms of schooling and implementing religious values in the heart of people.
Pakistan has tremendous potential for tourism by virtue of its long rich history, cultural diversity, geo-strategic position and captivating landscapes that stretches from the high Himalayas, Karakorum’s and the Hindu Kush ranges with their alpine meadows and permanent snow line , coniferous forests down the sub mountain scrub in the north ,attracting those interested in winter sports. The north part of Pakistan has many old fortresses, ancient architecture and the Hunza and Chitral valley, home to small pre-Islamic Animist Kalash people community. To the south Pakistan has vast alluvial delta of the Indus plain, merging in to the great desert, the coast line and wet lands. Pakistan remains ta land of high adventure and nature.
It ought to be an incredible sympathy toward the lawmakers in power that the number of inhabitants in Pakistan was 33 million in 1950 and its rank was fourteenth on the planet. Today...
Pakistan ranks 41 in the world in factory output. Cotton textile production and apparel manufacturing are Pakistan's largest industries, accounting for about 66% of the merchandise exports and almost 40% of the employed labor force. Cotton-based products account for around 61% of export earnings of Pakistan. Other major industries include fertilizer, cement, edible oil, sugar, steel, tobacco, chemicals, machinery and food processing. In 1947 at the time of partition Pakistan had a negligible industry. Pakistan got only 35 industries out of the 955 industries while the remaining where held by india. Such a small number of industries were not enough for a recently conceived nation to face the industrialized world. With the progression of time Pakistan used its all accessible assets domestic and outer for fast improvement of manufacturing sector. Pakistan has now maintained...
Pakistan has all the major ingredients necessary to become a developed nation; it has a geo-strategic location, a generous availability of natural resources and a large population in the working age. Despite having the potential to turn itself into a developed country, Pakistan has not been able to fulfill its potential.
Pakistan consist of 29 cement industries. It plays a vital role in economy of the country.
As the Hindu’s in northwest India moved south, the Muslims moved north into Pakistan; millions were displaced, thousands were slaughtered as a result of the riots and the birth of both countries was met with death and destruction. Many believe that Muslims went along with the partition and moved to Pakistan “not because they viewed it, as official Pakistani narrative suggests, as the lan...