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L a n g u a g e s U r d u ( N a t i o n a l ) a n d E n g l i s h ( O f f i c i a l )
Literacy rate 5 7 %
Government P a r l i a m e n t a r y f o r m o f G o v e r n m e n t
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, Federal y 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 A p p r o v e d i n A u g u s t , 1 9 5 4
Verses Composed by: Abdul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
T u n e C o m p o s e d b y : A h m e d G . C h a g l a
D u r a t i o n : 8 0 s e c o n d s
State Emblem T h e S t a t e E m b l e m c o n s i s t s o f :
1. The crescent and star which are symbols of Islam
2. The shield in the centre shows four major crops
3 . Wr eath surro unding the shield represents cultural heritage an d
4. Scroll contains Quaid's motto: Faith, Unity, Disciplin e
Pakistan's Official Map Drawn by Mian Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy (1920 -1999)
National Flowe r J a s m i n e .
National Tree D e o d a r ( C e d r u s D e o d a r a ) .
National Animal M a r k h o r .
National Bird C h a k o r ( R e d - l e g g e d p a r t r i d g e )
National Game H o c k e y
F l o r a Pine, Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry
F a u n a
The Pheasant, Leopard, Deer, Ibex, Chinkara, Black buck, Neelgai, Markhor, Marco-Polo sheep, Green turtles, River & Sea fish, Crocodile, Waterfowls
Popular games C r i c k e t , H o c k e y , F o o t b a l l , S q u a s h .
Tourist's resorts Mur r ee, Quetta, Hunza, Ziarat, S wat, Kag han, C hitral and Gilgi t
Archaeological sites Moenjo Daro , Harapp a, Taxila, Ko t Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht B hai .
Major Cities
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Multan and Sialkot
Major Crops C o t t o n , W h e a t , R i c e a n d S u g a r c a n e
Total cropped area 2 5 . 0 1 m i l l i o n h e c t a r e s
I n d u s t r y Textiles, Cement, Fertiliser, Steel, Sugar, Electric Goods, Shipbuilding
Mountain Of Pakistan
P e a k Mountain Range Height ( m) Years of conquered
1 . K 2 Karakora m 8 6 1 1 1 9 5 4
2 . Naga p arb a t H i m a l a y a 8 1 2 6 1 9 5 3
3. Crasherburm I Karakora m 8 0 6 8 1 9 5 8
4. Board Peak Karakora m 8 0 4 7 1 9 5 7
5. Crasherburm II Karakora m 8 0 3 5 1 9 5 6
6. sherburm III Karakora m 7 9 5 2 1 9 7 5
7. Crasherburm IV Karakora m 7 9 2 5 1 9 5 8
8. Pakaposhi Karakora m 7 7 8 8 1 9 5 8
9. Tirch Mir Hindu Kush 7 6 9 0 1 9 5 0
10. Noshaq Hindu Kush 7 4 8 4 1 9 6 0
Provinces
1 Balochistan Established 1 July 1970
Provincial Capital Quetta
Largest city Quetta
Area- Total 347,190 km2 (134,050.8 sq mi)
Provincial Assembly seats 65
Districts 30
2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP) Established July 1, 1970
Capital Peshawar
Largest city Peshawar
Area-Total 74,521 km2 (28,772.7 sq mi)
Assembly seats 124
Districts 25
3 P u n j a b E s t a b l i s h e d 1 J u l y 1 9 7 0
C a p i t a l L a h o r e
L a r g e s t c i t y L a h o r e
Area Total 205,344 km2 (79,283.8 sq mi )
Districts 3 6
4 S i n d h E s t a b l i s h e d 1 J u l y 1 9 7 0
C a p i t a l K a r a c h i
L a r g e s t c i t y K a r a c h i
A s s e m b l y s e a t s 1 6 8
D i s t r i c t s 2 3
5 Islamabad Capital Territory D i s t r i c t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
A r e a ( s q . k m ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 0 6
P o p u l a t io n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 0 5 , 0 0 0
6 Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Districts-------------------------7 tribal agencies and 6 frontier regions
A r e a ( s q . k m ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 7 , 2 2 0
Population----------------------3,176,000
7 Azad Kashmir D i s t r i c t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0
A r e a ( s q . k m ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 , 2 9 7
Population----------------------2,972,500
8 Gilgit -B altista n D i s t r i c t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
A r e a ( s q . k m ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 2 , 9 7 1
Population----------------------1,800,000
FIRST IN PAKISTAN
First Person who received Nishan -e-Haider Captain Raja Sarwa r
First Lady Major General in the Pakistan Arm y D r . S h a h i d a M a l i k
First Governor General of Pakistan Q u a i d - e - A z a m
F i r s t P r e s i d e n t o f P a k i s t a n I s k a n d a r M i r z a
First Prime minister of Pakistan Nawab Liaqat Ali Khan
First elected President of Pakistan Field Marshal Ayub Khan
F i r s t e l e c t e d P r i m e M i n i s t e r Z . A . B h u t t o
First Vice President of Pakistan N u r - u l - A m i n
Fir st Chief J ustice o f Pakistan ( Fed eral co urt ) Justice Sardar A. Rashid
First Chief Justice Federal Shariat court of Pakistan Justice Salahuddin Ahmad
First Chief Minister of Punjab Iftikhar Hussain Memdoot
First Chief Minister of Sind h A y u b K h o r o
F i r s t C h i e f M i n i s t e r o f K h yb e r P a k h t u n k h w a D r . K h a n S a h i b
First Chief Minister of Balochistan Sardar Atta ullah Mengal
F i r s t G o v e r n o r o f P u n j a b S i r F r a n c i s M o o d y
First Muslim Governor of Punjab Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
F i r s t G o v e r n o r o f S i n d h Ghulam Hussain Hidayatulla h
First Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP ) Sir George Cunningham
First Muslim Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshi d
First Governor of Balochista n Lt Gen Riaz Hussai n
First Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan S h a m m a K h a l i d
First Joint chief of Staff committee General Muhammad Sharif
First Commander-in-chief of Army G e n . F r a n k M e s e r v y
First Muslim Co mmander -in-chief of Army G . M . A y u b K h a n
First Commander-in-chief of Air Force Air vice Marshal Allan Perry Keene
First Muslim Co mmander -in-chief of Air forc e Air Marshal Asghar Khan
First Commander-in-chief of Navy Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford
First Muslim Commander-in-chief of Navy Haji Muhammad Sadique Chaudhry
F i r s t C r u i s e m i s s i l e Hatf VII (Babur) August 11, 2005
First constitution of Pakistan was enforce d M a r c h 2 3 , 1 9 5 6
Seco nd co nstitutio n o f P akistan wa s en fo r ce d 8 J u n e 1 9 6 2
T h i r d c o n s t i t u t i o n o f P a k i s t a n wa s e n f o r c e d 1 4 A u g u s t 1 9 7 3
First Foreign Minister of Pakistan Sir Za fa r ull a h K ha n
Chief Election commissioner of Pakista n F . M . K h a n
First Chief Scout commissioner of Pakista n Q u a i d - i - A z a m
First SOS village of Pakistan L a h o r e ( 1 9 7 7 )
Pakistan first private Channel S T N ( 1 9 9 0 )
First Pakistan Postal stamp issued J u l y 1 9 4 8
First constructed Barrage of Pakistan Sukkur Barrage (1932)
F i r s t D N A T e s t l a b o r a t o r y Islamabad (March, 2006)
First Motorway of Pakistan constructed in 1997 Isla mabad La hore Motor wa y
First governor of State Bank of Pakista n Z a h i d H u s s e i n
First martial law was imposed in Pakista n 7 O c t o b e r 1 9 5 8
First captain of Pakistani cricket team H a f e e z K a r d a r
First female chancellor in the Pakista n Begum Ra’na Liaqat Ali Kha n
First female vice chancellor in Pakistan N a j m a N a j a m
First female university of Pakistan Fatima Jinnah Women University
First female gold champion in Pakista n S h e h z a d i G u l f a m
First female representative of Pakistan in the UN S h a i s t a I k r a m u l l a h
First Pakistan to win the prestigious Pulitzer Priz e A d r e e s L a t i f
Fir s t fe ma le go ver no r St ate B a n k o f P a ki s ta n S h a m s h a d A k h t a r
First women Pilot in Pakista n S h u k r i y a K h a n a m
First Secretary General of Pakistan C h . M u h a m m a d A l i
First Administrator of Karachi S y e d H a s h a m R a z a
F i r s t C h a i r m a n o f s e n a t e H a b i b u l l a h K h a n
President of first Constitution Assembly of Pakistan Q u a i d - e - A z a m
First female deputy speaker in Pakista n Begum Jahanara Shahnwaz
First female member of Parliament Begum Shaista Suhrawady Ikramullah
First female minister of education B eg u m Ma h mo o d a Sa li m K ha n
First female minister of Population Dr. Attiya Inayatullah
First Pakistan minister of informatio n Syeda Abida Hussain
First female Pakistani minister of finance B e n a z i r B h u t t o
Fir st female minister o f law and human r ight s S h a h i d a J a m i l
F i r s t fe m a l e “ fo r e i g n m i n i s t r y s p o k e s p e r s o n T a s l e e m A s l a m
First private Airline of Pakistan H a j v e r y A i r l i n e
First public airline of Pakistan O r i e n t A i r l i n e
F i r s t c a p i t a l o f P a k i s t a n K a r a c h i
F i r s t T V S t a t i o n L a h o r e
First Nuclear reactor of Pakistan Karachi nuclear power plant 1972
Fir st W o ma n J ud ge o f High Co ur t o f P akista n M a j i d a R a z v i
First Speaker of Constitution Assembl y Molvi Tameez ud Din
First Sports channel of Pakistan S u p e r G e o
First Pakistani who received noble Priz e Dr. Abdus Salam (1979 in Physics)
First Pakistani who received Lenin Priz e Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1961)
First woman Prime Minister in Pakista n B e n a z i r B h u t t o
Y o u n g e s t P r i m e M i n i s t e r B e n a z i r B h u t t o
First female Speaker of National Assembl y F a h m e e d a M i r z a
First Finance Minister of Pakistan G h u l a m M u h a m m d
F i r s t C e n s u s i n P a k i s t a n 1 9 5 1
First natural gas reserves were discovered in Pakistan S u i ( 1 9 5 2 )
First time won the cricket world cup 1 9 9 2
Pakistan’s First cabinet sworn A u g u s t 1 5 , 1 9 4 7
First news agency of Pakista n A P P
First Pakistani female athlete who won gold medal in SAF Games N a s e e m H a m e e d
F i r s t s t a t e t o j o i n P a k i s t a n B a h a w a l p u r
F i r s t r a i l w a y t r a c k Karachi and Kotri (1861)
First Five year plan of Pakistan 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 6 0
First Pakistani who climbed mount Everes t N a z i r S a b i r ( 2 0 0 0 )
First Pakistani who draw Pakistani flag in North pole N u m i r a S a l e e m
First emergency was declared in Pakista n J u l y 2 5 , 1 9 4 8
First rocket launched by Pakistan R a h b a r
First missile launched by Pakistan H a t 7 0
First female Governor of Pakistan Begum Ra’an Liaqat Ali
First Chief of staff of the Armed Force s G e n . T i k k a K h a n
First Chief of staff of the Air Force Air Marshal Zaffar Ahmed
First Chief of staff of the Navy H a f e e z A h m e d