Amazing Facts about Pakistan.

Assests & Resources

    

• Pakistan has sixth largest population in the world.
• Pakistan has world’s largest irrigation system.
• Khewra salt mine, the second largest salt mine in the world is in Pakistan.
• Pakistan holds four out of fourteen highest peaks in the world. K2 is the second highest mountain in the world.
• The world’s largest deep sea port, Gawadar is in Pakistan.
• Thar Desert, one of the largest deserts, is in Pakistan.
• World’s highest Polo ground is in Pakistan where Shundur Polo festival is being organized.
• Edhi is running one of the World’s largest Ambulance network.
• The highest railway station of Asia is in Pakistan.
• Karakoram Highway runs through the northern areas connecting Pakistan with China’s Xingjiang province is often described as ” Eighth Wonder of the World” due to the marvel of civil engineering as it has taken 15 years to complete by the Pakistan Army Engineers in collaboration with China. It’s been labeled as “World’s highest paved international Road” under World’s toughest terrain.
• Thar Coal reserves are estimated to be 850 Trillion Cubic Feet. There is enough coal in Pakistan's Thar area that it can be used to generate power for the next 100 years without relying on other power sources
• The mineral resource at Reko Diq (Balouchistan) is estimated at 5.9 billion tonnes with an average copper grade of 0.41% and an average gold grade of 0.22 g/tonne.

 

     

Power & Strength

• Pakistan is ninth super-power nation of the world.
• Pakistan is the 34th largest nation of the world by Area
• The economy of Pakistan is the 26th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP)
• Pakistani armed forces are internationally ranked sixth largest in the world by 2010. 
• Sixth nuclear power of the world. 
• Pakistan is notable for having one of the best trained airforce pilots in the world. 
• Air Commodore MM ALAM (Late) has a world record of shooting down 5 planes in less than a Minute.
• The country is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies. 

Education & Achievements

• Pakistan has seventh largest collection of scientists and engineers.
• Pakistan has world's youngest civil judge, Muhammad Illyas.
• World’s youngest certified Microsoft Experts Arfa Kareem (Late) and Babar Iqbal are from Pakistan.
• Dr. Abdus Salam – Nobel Prize winner (Physics 1979).
• LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) attracts students from Middle East, the Far East, Central Asia, and other parts of South Asia.
• Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan hailed as the most important Qawwali singer of the 20th century and received many awards around the globe such as The “Legends” award at the UK Asian Music Awards (2005).

Agriculture

Pakistan is one of the world's largest producers of the following commodities according to FAOSTAT, the statistical arm of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of The United Nations, given here with the 2008 ranking:

• Pakistan is the world's third largest producer of Apricot
• Pakistan is the world's second largest producer of Buffalo Milk 
• Pakistan is the world's third largest producer of Chickpea 
• Pakistan is the world's fourth largest producer of Cotton, lint 
• Pakistan is the world's third largest producer of Cotton, Seed 
• Pakistan is the world's fifth largest producer of Dates 
• Pakistan is the world's sixth largest producer of Mango 
• Pakistan is the world's fourth largest producer of Onion, dry 
• Pakistan is the world's eleventh largest producer of Oranges 
• Pakistan is the world's eleventh largest producer of Rice,paddy 
• Pakistan is the world's fifth largest producer of Sugarcane 
• Pakistan is the world's ninth largest producer of Tangerines, mandarin orange, clementine 
• Pakistan is the world's tenth largest producer of Wheat 

Miscellaneous

• Pakistan’s national anthem tune ranks first in the top three tunes of the world.
• Pakistan is the only Muslim nuclear power.
• The second largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia. 
• About 50% of the world's footballs are made in Pakistan. 
• One of the oldest civilizations in history, Mohenjo Daro is in Pakistan.
• First PC virus was created by two Pakistani brothers. (Maybe not something to be very proud of, but it still might have required an impressive level of intellect to do so).
• The Shah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad can accommodate almost 100,000 worshipers. Completed in 1976, it could at that time probably hold the city’s entire population.

Memberships

Pakistan is a founding member of:

• Islamic Conference (now the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation), 
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, 
• Developing 8 Countries and
• The Economic Cooperation Organization. 

It is also a member of the: 

• United Nations, 
• Commonwealth of Nations, 
• World Trade Organization, 
• G33 developing countries, 
• Group of 77 developing nations