Pakistan

Pakistan came into exsistence on 14 august 1947. It is known as Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the majority of the population are muslims, however there are  minority religions as well. Such as Hindus, Christians, Parsis, Sikhs, and Buddhists. In Pakistan all minorities are free to do their religious practices, thousands of Sikhs comes from India every year to Gurdwara which is located in Lahore, this shows a very positive side of Pakistan that people who don’t even belong to Pakistan are allowed to follow their religious practices.

The city of Islamabad became Pakistan’s capital in 1961. It is known for a number of mountains, including K-2, which is the second-highest mountain in the world. The population of Pakistan is estimated to be 135 million.

Pakistan’s national language is Urdu which is spoken throughout the country.

National game is Hockey.

Famous Products

Pakistan is famous for its high standard items of glass, silver, wooden furniture, pottery, marble goods and things made of camel skin. Cricket, Hockey, Football, Kabbadi, squash, badminton, and wrestling are the major sports in Pakistan. Pakistani embroidery is appreciated worldwide

Pakistan has it’s four provinces Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khaiber Pakhtunkhwa. Every province differ from it’s culture, language, clothing style and customes.

Sindh

It is also known as Babul Islam. The land of Sindh is well known for its sufism. Geographically, Sindh is the third largest province. It’s capital is Karachi, other towns and cities include Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Tando Adam, Tando Allahyar,Nawabshah, Larkana, Shikarpur, Khairpur, Badin.

The languages which are spoken in sindh are as follows: 

• Sindhi
• Uurdu 
• Rajistani

The city which is famous for sindhi products is called HALA. The sindhi products which are available in the city are as follows:

• Ajrak
• Rilhi
• Traditional furniture
• Pindi
• Sindhi topi
• Sagion

Balochistan

Geographically Balochistan is the largest of the four provinces. It has very rich culture. Neighbouring regions are Iranian Balochistan to the west, Afghanistan and Punjab and Sindh to the east. To the south is the Arabian Sea. The language which is spoken there is Balochi.

The famous cities of the province are as follows:

• Quetta
• Gwadar
• Pishen
• Taftan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The decision to rename the province Pakhtunkhwa (Land of thePakhtuns), was taken by the Government of Pakistan. Before that it was known as Serhad. This has been opposed by the people of northern regions of NWFP, who are mainly non-Pashtuns.

The language which is spoked there is Pashto.

Punjab

Punjab is the second largest province. The region contains the Thar and Cholistan deserts. Its dry climate, extensive irrigation makes it a rich agricultural region. Punjab is one of the most industrialized provinces of Pakistan. The manufacturing industries of the province are as follows:

• Textiles
• Sports goods
• Machinery
• Electrical appliances
• Surgical instruments
• Bicycles
• Rickshas
• Floor coverings
• Processed foods