FACTS ABOUT PAKISTAN 4
- Lahore is Pakistan’s largest producer of professionals in the field of science technology, IT, nanotechnology etc.
- The 10,000 years old Thar Desert located at border between Pakistan and India is the world’s largest sub-tropical desert and it was once a source of water for the Indus Valley Civilization.
- Pakistani armed forces have a man power of 642,000.
- Pakistan’s land covers some 796,095 km² (307,374 mi²) about the combined land area of France and UK.
- Pakistan has the sixth largest military force in the world.
- The highest railway station in Asia is “Kan Mehtarzai”, with a height of 7,404 feet. It is located in Balochistan, a province of Pakistan.
- Pakistan has the 4th largest broadband system in the world.
- The 4th President and the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was the first Asian student to be elected to the student council at University of Southern California (USC).
- Lady Finger (Bhindi) is the National Vegetable of Pakistan.
- Biafo glacier is the world’s longest glacial system outside the polar regions and that too is in Pakistan.
- During the war of 1965, Squadron Leader Mehmud Alam held the world record of downing five Indian planes in less than a minute.
- The most wickets taken over a one day international cricket career is 440 by Pakistan’s Wasim Akram in 319 matches between 1985 and 2001.
- Sohail Abbas of Pakistan holds the record of highest number of goals in International Hockey.
- The official currency of Pakistan is the Pakistani Rupee.
- Pakistan provides the largest number of troops to serve the UN peacekeeping missions.
- Pakistan has the 7th largest pool of scientists and engineers around the globe.
- Pakistan’s national flower is Jasmine.
- There are about 97% Muslims, 1.8% Christians and 1.2% Hindus in Pakistan.
- The highest cliff (rock wall, mountain face) in the world, is Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face (Himalayas, Pakistan), which rises approximately 4,600 metres, or 15,000 feet, above its base.
- The national language of Pakistan is Urdu. The official language is Urdu along with English. Other languages spoken include Saraiki, Punjabi, Pusto, Sindhi and Balochi.
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