Islāmī jumhūriyah yi pākistān (Pakistan)

Islāmī Jumhūriyah-yi Pākistān(Land Of The Pure)

Presented by :Amanullah Khan JadoonNaveedZeeshan Rasheed Kehkashan Javed

Map of Pakistan

Introduction

Founded by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.Pakistan emerged as an independent sovereign state on August 14th 1947.Capital City: IslamabadTotal Area: 796,095 sq kmPopulation: 167,421,000Language: Urdu (National) English (official)Divided into 4 provinces: Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid e Azam)  1876-1948

History Of Pakistan

The land that is now Pakistan was ruled in different periods by local kings and numerous imperial powers.By the 18th century the land was incorporated into British India.Pakistan's political history began with the birth of the All India Muslim League in 1906 to protect "Muslim interests and to oppose Congress and growing Indian nationalism in return the British Raj would decide to grant local self-rule.

On 29 December 1930, philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal called for an autonomous new state in "northwestern India for Indian Muslims".The League rose to popularity in the late 1930s. Muhammad Ali Jinnah supported the Two Nation Theory and led the League to adopt the Lahore Resolution of 1940, demanding the formation of independent states in the East and the West of British India.Eventually, a successful movement led by Jinnah gained independence from the British, on 14 August 1947.

Tourism In Pakistan

Pakistan, with its diverse cultures, people and landscapes attracted 1 million tourists in 2012.Pakistan's tourism industry was in its prime during the 1970s when the country received exceptional amounts of foreign tourists.The country's attraction range from the ruin of civilization such as Moen-jo-daro, Harappa and Taxila, to the Himalayan hill stations, which attract those interested in winter sports.

Pakistan is home to several mountain peaks over 7000 m, which attracts adventurers and mountaineers from around the world.The north part of Pakistan has many old fortresses, ancient architecture and the Hunza and Chitral valley.The cultural and physical diversity of Pakistan has developed the country into a tourist hot spot for foreign travellers as well as adventurers.

Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation

Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) is working in Punjab for the promotion of tourism sector.Culture Tourism And Antiquities Department – Sindh.Department of Tourism - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Secretary of Culture,Tourism & Archive – Baluchistan.Tourism, Sports, Culture and Youth Department - Gilgit-Baltistan.Department of Tourism - Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Balochistan

Kund Malir : is a desert beach in Balochistan, Pakistan near Hingol, about 145 km from Zero-Point on Makran Coastal Highway.The area is part of Hingol National Park which is the largest in Pakistan. Travelling time from Karachi is around 3 hours and there are no food and fuel facilities available on the way.

Hingol National Park : is the largest National Park of Pakistan. It was established in 1988.Hingol National Park is located along the Makran coastal region in southwestern Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan.Karachi is approximately 190 kilometres (120 miles) to the southeast on the coast.

Hingol National Park is known to support at least 35 species of mammals, 65 species of amphibians and reptiles and 185 species of birds. The park forms an excellent habitat to wild Sindh Ibex, Afghan Urial and Chinkara Gazelle.

Hingol Mudvolcano

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

Kaghan Valley : is a valley in the north-east of Mansehra of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the Pakistan. It is located 119 kilometers (74 miles) from Mansehra city.

Malam Jabba Ski Resortis a Hill Station in the Karakoram mountain range nearly 40 km from Saidu Sharif in Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Lake Saiful Muluk

is an alpine lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley near the town of Naran.It is about eight kilometers north of Naran.It is in the north east of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At an altitude of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level.

Lalazar

is group of mountain peaks and a lake in the Kaghan Valley in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The highest peak has a height of 11,200 ft (3,410 m) above sea level.

Ansoo LakeAnsoo Lake is situated in Kaghan Valley Mansehra District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range at the altitude of 4,245 meters. The name "Ansoo" comes from its tear-like shape.

Ayubia National Park

It is located in Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Pakistan. It was declared a national park in 1984.Ayubia was named after Muhammad Ayub Khan.

Gilgit BaltistanK2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. It is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.

PunjabMurree: It is in a subdivision of Rawalpindi District and includes the parts of the Margalla Hills around Islamabad. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range, some 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Islamabad and Rawalpindi via the Murree Road.

BhurbanPC Burbun : is a member of Pearl Continental Hotel chain in Pakistan. It is located in the town of Bhurban in Murree, which is famous for its scenic beauty. This place is a popular summer resort.

SindhKarachi : is the largest and metropolitan city of Pakistan.

Mohatta Palace

The Mohatta Palace Museum is a source of pride for the citizens of Karachi as it aspires to become a museum of international standing and a beacon of hope and commitment to the city.

Churna IslandChurna Island is a small uninhabited Pakistani island located in the Arabian Sea, about 9 km west of the mouth of the Hub river, at the boundary between the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh.

At Churna Island

Water Frenzy

Snorkeling

Scuba Diving

ARCHITECTURE LAND MARKS

Minar-e-Pakistan

The Badshahi Mosque (Urdu: بادشاھی ,'or the 'Emperor's Mosque ,(مسجدwas built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore.

It is one of the city's best known landmarks, and a major tourist attraction and characterizes the beauty and greatness of the Mughal era.

Capable of accommodating over 55,000 worshipers. It is the second largest mosque in Pakistan, after the Faisal Mosque in

Islamabad. The architecture and design of the Badshahi Masjid is closely related to the

Jama Masjid in Delhi, India, which was built in 1648 by Aurangzeb's father and predecessor, Emperor Shah Jahan.

The Imam-e-Kaaba (Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Al-Sudais of Saudi Arabia) has also led prayers in this mosque in 2007.

Badshahi Mosque

The Quaid-e-Azam`s Mausoleum is a prominent and impressive landmark of Karachi. Nearby are the graves of the “Quaid-e-Millat”. Liaqat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Quaid`s sister, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah.

Mizar-e-Quaid

The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan, is among one of the largest mosques in the world. It is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5,000 square meters with a capacity of 300,000 worshippers.

Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay's designed it. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction

of Pakistan, led by Azim Borujerdi, and was funded by the government of Saudi Arabia, at a cost of over 130 million Saudi riyals (approximately $120 million USD today).

It is located at the end of Shaharah-e-Islamabad, putting it at one end of the city and in front of a magnificent backdrop provided by the Margalla Hills.

It is a focal point of Islamabad, and famous and recognized icon of the city.

Faisal Mosque

The National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan is a national monument representing the four provinces and three territories of Pakistan.

Designed by Arif Masood the blooming flower shape of the monument represents Pakistan's progress as a rapidly developing country.

The four main petals of the monument represent the four provinces (Balochistan, North West Frontier Province, Punjab, and Sindh), while the three smaller petals represent the three territories (Northern Areas, Azad Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas).

Pakistan Monument

The Khyber Pass, (Urdu: د�ر t) is the mountain pass (خیبرthat links Pakistan and Afghanistan at an altitude of 1,070 m or 3,510 feet. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The summit of the Khyber Pass is 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal and it cuts through the northeastern part of the White Mountains or Koh-e-Safaid - extension of the Hindu Kush range.

Khyber Pass

For centuries, it has been a trade route between south and north Asia. Every stone in the Khyber has been soaked in blood." Rudyard Kipling called it "a sword cut through the mountains."

MOEN JO DARO

Moen jo Daro, or "Mound of the Dead" is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE. It was one of the first world and ancient Indian cities. The site was discovered in the 1920s and lies in Pakistan's Sindh province. Only a handful of archaeologists have excavated here, described in the introduction and illustrated essay Moen jo daro: An Ancient Indus Valley Metropolis.

Moen-jo-Daro

ART OF PAKISTAN

Art is a broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. It is the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

Art

Visual art is defined as the arrangement of colors, forms, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

Visual Arts

Calligraphy:-

Love and devotion forcalligraphy is the reflectionof love and faith of the Muslims. Quran writing good and stylish has been popular amongst the Muslim for all the times. Mehmood Ghaznavi and Aurangzeb, Alamgir were the Master of Calligraphy.

A landscape is a form of painting depicting scenery of land. Landscape is ideally done on the spot giving the artist an opportunity to capture both physical and abstract elements of nature like landforms, flora and fauna, lighting and weather conditions, and human

activity or the built environment.

Landscape Painting

• Modern art is that genre of art, which rejects the past as a model for the art of the present. Modern art referred to a new approach in the field of arts placing emphasis on representing emotions, themes, and various abstractions.• Artists experimented with new ways of seeing, with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art, often moving

further toward abstraction. r the art of the present .

Modern art

Pop art is to the point and an extrovert form of art. It is a way to embark upon personal artistic expressions that owes little to prevailing modes

Pop art

The art on trucks, rickshaw and buses adds color and gaiety to our transport. Trucks and rickshaws in Pakistan are the most unique form of transport the world has seen.

Pop Art on Wheels

The art of painting film billboard emerged in 90s when the two phenomena's of the visual arts and cinema combined together to bring out a new form of art called 'Cinema Billboard Art‘

Cinema billboards form an integral part of the cityscape in the sub-continent and no cinema building is complete without them.

Cinema Billboard Art

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

   Customs & Traditions of Pakistan:

The customs, culture and traditions of the people of a country are representative of the history, faith, language and environment of that country. Likewise, the cultural patterns of Pakistan speak of our rich cultural and traditions. The culture of Pakistan seeks its influence from the cultures of India, Central Asia and the Middle East. Pakistani culture varies widely from Punjab and Sindh to Baluchistan and Khyber.

   Religious Festivals and Customs:

Muslim religious festivals are celebrated according to Islamic Calendar (Lunar Calendar) and may occur some 10 days earlier each successive solar year. Following are some of the main religious festivals celebrated in Pakistan:

Religion festivalsShab-e-BaratShab-e-QadarShab-e-MirajEid-ul-FitrEid-ul-AdhaMilad-un-NabiYoum-e-AshoreRamadanBirth RitesFuneral Rites

Shab e barat

Shab e miraj

Eid ul fitr

Eid ul adha

Eid milad ul nabi

Youm-e-Ashore

Ramadan kareem

National Festivals of Pakistan:

Some national events are also observed and celebrated around the country on various days of national importance such as:

Independence DayPakistan DayDefence DayAir Force DayIqbal DayQuaid-e-Azam DayLabor day

Independence day

Pakistan day

Air force day Iqbal day

Labor day

Quaid e azam day

Defence day

Cultural Ceremonies & Festivals of Pakistan:

Lok Virsa MelaHorse & Cattle ShowBasant or Jashn-e-Baharaan Sibi MelaChand RaatMarriage CeremoniesUrs Sindh FestivalKalash FestivalsPolo Festival at Shandur Silk Route Festival

Lok virsa mela

Horse cattle show

Basant

Kalash festival

Marriage cermonies

Cuisines of Pakistan

Cuisines of Pakistan

Pakistani cuisine is often spicy and also known for its richness. Most Pakistani cuisines are related by similar usage of spices. Often, Pakistani cooking is distinguished by the use of a larger variety of condiments than many other well-known cuisines. Within these recognizable similarities, there is an enormous variety of local styles.

Food varieties have been distributed under the following types. It covers some foods from lot of cuisines cooked and used in country.Traditional Dishes.Sweet Dishes.Recent Dishes.

Traditional Dishes

These are the dishes which have their descent from previous times. These have been cooked and served presently by same method. These dishes are also part of our culture. List of traditional dishes is long so we divide it under three headings:

DishesRiceSnacks

Dishes

This list includes the dishes which people like to eat in either lunch or dinner:KormaKabab (Shaami, Seekh, etc)NihariKoftaSajjiSabzi (Vegetables)Daal (Lentil Stew)ChappatiParathaRoti (Wheat, Corn bread etc)PooriRaiitaSalads

Rice

Rice is the most famous item of Pakistani cuisine. People like to serve them to guests or to cook at special occasions. Rice dishes are of several types according to its cooking recipes and taste as well. Some are given below:BiryaniWhite RicesPulao

These are the dishes which are served at supper timings with tea. These served to guests and people enjoy them in various seasons also:Pakora.Samosa.

Snacks

Sweet dishes These are the major items to be served at different occasions. Sweet dishes are the specialty of Eid-ul-Fitr. People like in-take desserts after

meal. Some traditional desserts have been given below:Ice creamKheer (rice pudding)Sweet Rice (Zarda)JaleebiSawayaanGulab JamenHalwaLadduJuiceLassi

Traditional dresses

Pakistan's diverse cultures can be seen through it's various types of clothing. The national dress of Pakistan is the "Shalvar Qameez" .which is worn in different styles, colors and designs especially the front part of kameez is decorated with different styles and designs of embroidery. It is worn with different sleeve length, shirt length, necklines and different types of Shalwars like Patiala Shalwar, Churidar Pajama and simple trouser. Our women's wear the finest quality embroidered dresses.

Some traditional dresses

    Other traditional dresses

Pakistani women have variety of traditional dresses other than Shalwar Kameez but they mostly wear them in special occasions like Wedding, Engagement, Mehndi and other traditional ceremonies. Among these dresses Saris are very popular and its each design and color seems unique from the other e.g. Lehenga Style Sari.Lehenga is another popular dress which resembles with skirt but a typical traditional dress. Gharara and Sharara are two resembling dresses which are often used in ceremonies. Farshi Pajama is an old traditional dress which is worn occasionally.

Some wedding dresses

  Religious clothing

By women's religious clothing we mean the dressing in which they try to cover all their body parts except face and hands while going outside from their home.Mostly women cover their heads with Dupatta or Chadar in outdoors but religious women prefer to wear Scarf, Burqa or Hijab and wear lose, long and full sleeve shirts

Music & Dances of Pakistan

Pakistan has inherited musical traditions that go far back into history. Pakistani music takes influences from Central Asian, Arabic, Indian, English, South Asian, Persian and Turkish music. Pakistani music and musical instruments are a serenade of melody and rhythm composed in a delightful manner. Pakistan has a wide range of musical genres and musical instruments which forms the core of our music industry.

Music

Music in Pakistan can be categorized into following musical genre:Classical Music Filmy MusicFolk MusicMilli Naghmay/ Patriotic SongsPop/Rock Music Qawwalis

Musical Genres

QAWWALIQawwali as a musical form is closely linked with the Sufi tradition of Islam and the particular practices that Sufi scholars developed to achieve closeness to God.

NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN MAQBOOL AHMED SABRI

QAWALS OR QAWALI SINGERS

POPULAR MUSICIn the 1980s, Western-style pop music entered the Pakistani music scene with its characteristic fast pace, steady beat, and electronic instruments, continuing an evolutionary change over time from classical, to semi-classical, to popular forms. Pop's swift rise to predominance can be attributed to the wide appeal of an ever-increasing range of electronic musical instruments and modern orchestration to the average listener. The change began several decades ago, when pop-oriented film music utilizing Western instruments opened the floodgates of change.

ATIF ASLAM ALI ZAFAR

POP MUSIC SINGERS

FOLK MUSICThe folk music of Pakistan represents the real culture of the people: their love and hates, their joys and sorrows, their colourful ceremonies and festivities, and above all their spiritual entity. It includes all the songs and dances spontaneously originating among the people of different regions.

FOLK SINGERS

“The voice of desert”

Musical Instruments of Pakistan

Following are some of the main musical instruments of Pakistan which are frequently used in local music:

DHOOL RUBAB

SANTOOR CHIMTA

SITARSHEHNAI

Followings are the famous dances of Pakistan:

Dance

BHANGRA DANCE CHOLISTANI DANCE

CLASSICAL DANCE DHAMAL DANCE

HO JAMALO DANCE

KHATTAK DANCE

KIKLI DANCE

BHANGRA DANCE CHOLISTANI DANCE

CONTRIBUTION OF PAKISTAN TO THE WORLD

CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC

Mahbub ul Haq (February 22, 1934 - July 16, 1998), was an influential and world renowned Pakistani economist. He is the pioneer of Human development theory and founder of the Human Development Report. His works also opened new avenues to policy proposals for human development paradigms, such as the 20:20 Global Compact and the setting up of the UN Economic Security Council that became the inspirations for the establishment of United Nations Economic and Social Council.

“Mahbub ul haq”

THE WORLD'S FOOD REQUIREMENTS 

  Pakistan is one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of the following according to the 2005 Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations and FAOSTAT given here with ranking:

Chickpea (2nd)Apricot (4th)Cotton (4th)Sugarcane (4th)Milk (5th)Onion (5th)Date Palm (6th)Mango (7th)Tangerines, mandarin oranges, clementine (8th)Rice (8th)Wheat (9th)Oranges (10th)

CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE

Pakistan is World 7th largest Pool of Scientists and EngineerMohammad  Abdus  Salam (January 29, 1926; Jhang, Punjab, British Raj (present-day Pakistan) – November 21, 1996; Oxford, England)[3] was a Pakistani theoretical physicist, astrophysicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the unification of the electromagnetic and weak forces. Salam, Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg shared the 1979 prize for this discovery. Salam holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani and the first Muslim Nobel Laureate to receive the prize in the Sciences.

MOHAMMAD ABDUS SALAM“NOBLE PRIZE WINNER”

CONTRIBUTION IN EDUCATION

Pakistan: World's 9th Largest English Speaking Country . Babar Iqbal : Pakistani boy , the world  youngest  Microsoft Certified Professional Mcp Thousands of professors and educationists are serving in many colleges & universities all over the world.

Moin Ali Nawazish

CONTRIBUTION IN WORLD'S PEACE 

Since 1960, Pakistan has been actively involved in most of the UN Peacekeeping missions and today stands at the top with 10,175 troops and observers serving in current missions. Some of the major contributions were in Somalia, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Congo and Liberia.

Congo (1960-1964) : Contribution: 400 Troops, Ordnance, Transport units and Staff PersonnelKuwait (1991-1993) : Contribution: 1136 total (troops and civilians). Bosnia (1992-1996) : Contribution: 3000 troops. Casualties 6Somalia (1992-1996) : Contribution: 7200 troops. Casualties 39 Sierra Leone (1999-2005) : Contribution: 5000 troops. Casualties 6

ENERGY HUB Though currently Pakistan is facing swear energy crisis but figures are really stunning in this regard .Thar Coal Reserves : If all The oil Reserves of Saudia Arab & Iran Put Together , these are Approximately 375 Billion Barrels,But A Single Thar Coal Reserve Of Sindh is about 850 Trillion Cubic Feet, Which is More Than Oil Reserves Of Saudia & Iran.Natural  Gas  Reserves  : According to the 2008 BP Statistical Energy Survey, Pakistan had 2007 proved natural gas reserves of 0.85 trillion cubic metres .Oil reserves : Pakistan produced an average of 100,000 barrels a day of oil .*  Remember  Pakistan  also  have  a  nuclear  technology  . 

“THAR COAL RESERVES”

CONTRIBUTION IN WORLD'S SPORTS

Cricket : Pakistan cricket team is one of best international cricket teams and has not only won lots of achievements for the name of Pakistan but also introduce the world with many legendary players .ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 championsICC U-19 Cricket World Cup champions in 2004 and 2006ICC World Twenty20 2009 champions

Hockey :  It is the national sport in Pakistan . The Pakistan men's team has won 3  gold  medals  at the Olympics and lifted the Hockey World Cup 4 times, a World Record. It has also won the most number of Asian gold medals and is the only Asian team to have won the prestigious Champions Trophy with 3  titles.

Squash  : Pakistani players have won the Squash World Open 17 times, and British Open 12 times, the highest by any nation.Boxing  : Pakistan has seen success at Amateur level boxing. They have won medals at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

The other games played at international level are : Badminton , Basket Ball , Snooker , Volley Ball , Polo , Chess , Athletics , Golf , Karate , Swimming , Martial Arts , Motor Sports , Foot Ball , Rugby , Shooting , Table Tennis , Tennis , Weight Lifting , Wrestling etc .

Other international level games

Snooker world champion from Pakistan“Mohammad Amir”

Pakistan has many other importance for the world , It is a message for the west to not hate Pakistan and its citizen as it is because of Pakistan that they are living there peacefully otherwise they were near to be ruined by U.S.S.R . It is a message for the enemies of Pakistan too that it is an imperishable land of 200M peace loving people .

IMPORTANT MESSAGE:

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