SPECIALITY OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan, officially the Islamic republic of Pakistan, is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia. The name Pakistan literally means “land of pure” in Urdu and Persian. It is the sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people. Pakistan has a 1,046 km coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the South and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively.

Pakistan is considered a cradle of civilization, which was previously home to several ancient cultures, including the Mehrgarh of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, and was later home to kingdoms ruled by people of different faiths and cultures including Hindus, Indo-Greeks, Muslims,               Turco-Mongols, Afghans and Sikhs. The area has been ruled numerous empires and dynasties including the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, Alexander of Macedonia, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mongol Empire and the British Empire.

Pakistan is unique among the Muslim countries as it is the only country to have been created in the name of Islam, and it is the only nuclear power among the Muslim countries. It became the nuclear power on 28 May 1998. It is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of four provinces and four federal territories. It is ethnically and linguistically diverse country.

 Pakistan came in to being on 14^th august 1947 under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah from the British rule. British captured India from 18^th century. Pakistan is a major non- NATO ally of the United States in the war against terrorism- a status achieved in 2004.

 Pakistan has world most beautiful places for visit, especially at its best in northern areas and Kashmir region.  This part of the country is famous all around the world because of sky high mountains, lush green valleys, mighty rivers, beautiful lakes and amazing wildlife. The Paradise on earth ‘Neelum valley’ Mini Switzerland ‘Swat Valley’ and mountain kingdom ‘Hunza Valley’ are the main tourist attractions in Pakistan. All these places are real natural beauty of the world.

People from all over the world, visit to these places yearly.  The 2^nd highest mountain K2 is present in Sikardu Pakistan. Nazir Sabir is the first Pakistani to cross the Mount Everest, and Samina Baig is the first woman climber to cross the Mount Everest.

Hockey is the national game of Pakistan. It has remained four times world champion in hockey. It has a great cricket team which has won two world cups; one in one day cricket and the other in T twenty crickets. The sport in which Pakistan has achieved most success is squash.

Pakistan dominated squash like no other country in the world, the domination lasting for the best part of 5 decades. It reached its peak in the 1980s and 1990s during the reigns of Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan. Between 1950 and 1997, Pakistan amassed over 30 British open titles and 14 world open titles.