Pakistan Republic Day - Fun Facts about Pakistan

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The Republic Day of Pakistan is celebrated on the 23rd of March to commemorate the Lahore Resolution and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan in 1956. As I am not a Pakistani, and don’t know too much about Pakistan..I thought I would google and see if I can find some interesting and funny facts about Pakistan. There are somethings that I had no clue about :

The name Pakistan means “Land of the Pure” in Sindhi, Urdu, and Persian.

• The national language of Pakistan is Urdu, while its official language is English. Apart from that, Balochi, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Sindhi and Siraiki are also spoken there.

• Mehrgarh, lying on the Kachi plain of Balochistan, dates back to 6000 BC and is one of the earliest known farming villages in the Indus Valley.

• The highest mountain in Pakistan is K2, which comes under the Karakoram mountain range.

• Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world

• Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population in the world, after Indonesia.

• Pakistan is a founding member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

• More than 60 languages are spoken in Pakistan. English is the official language of Pakistan and is used in government. (I had no idea Pakistan had so many languages!!)

• Pakistan has the sixth largest military force in the world.

• The official and national sport of Pakistan is field hockey. Cricket, however, is the most popular sport.

• About 1.7 million refugees from Afghanistan live in Pakistan.

• Pakistani cuisine is similar to that of north India, but the average Pakistani eats three times as much meat as the average Indian. :cb:

• The Tharparkar desert in southern Pakistan is the only fertile desert in the world.

• The official and national sport of Pakistan is field hockey, but squash and cricket are also quite popular.

• Islamabad was built in the 1960s to replace Karachi as the Pakistani capital.

• 80% of the worlds soccer balls are made in Pakistan

• World’s largest deep sea port is located in Gwader

Please accept my apologies in advance if some of these facts are incorrect…

and you all can post some things about Pakistan too, and I can learn something more from all of you :chupki:

Wishing you all a Happy Pakistan Day!!! :jhanda:

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Interesting and gr8 thread :k: :hat:

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Here are some that I can recall on top of my head

  • Mohenjo-daro (situated in Sindh) is one of the earliest urban civilization dated back to 2600 BC. Its co-existed with the ancient Egypt

  • Khewra Salt Mines (located near Jehlum) is world's 2nd largest Salt mine.

  • Jahangir Khan of Pakistan remained unbeaten in top level professional squash from 1981 to 1986 (winning 555 matches consecutively). This longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in top-level professional sports on Planet Earth.

  • World's Largest Volunteer Ambulance Organization belongs to Edhi Foundation Pakistan.

  • Gandhara Civilization near Taxila is one of the oldest civilization (dating back to 5000BC)

  • Pakistan holds the "tree planting record for one day" - A team of volunteers in Pakistan planted more than half a million trees in one day. Guinness World Records confirmed that 541,176 trees were planted in the southern province of Sindh on 15 July 2009.

will add more tonight :)

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60 languages??!! :hayaa:

Very interesting read, guys! :k:

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I don't think they are all distinct languages, just slight variations of the ones we already know.

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These facts are not incorrect, instead they are incomplete because they cant make a good argument as to why Pakistan could be a dreamland but since we, the ones who have oppressed ourselves and have brought it upon ourselves in ruin and destruction that is why Pakistan seems almost unlivable.

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No matter how livable or unlivable Pakistan is, facts remain. No one is bragging about the facts but facts are facts eh?

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Pakistani Food is one of the Best.

Biryani, Pulao, Qorma, Kabab, Sajji, Chargha, Karahi gosht, Paaye, Nihari ... Halway, Kheer, Zarda.

Yumm ... I guess I am too hungry : D

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You dont think so? Okay theres some languages you probably never heard of... contrary to popular Western myths... Chagatai is not a dead language it's still spoken in far Northern Pakistan. :)

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Nobody likes a fly in the ointment but it cant be helped every country has it's skeletons in the cupboard.

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The maximum elevation in the Sindh Segment of Kirthar Mountains was reported in April 2009 as 7,056 feet above sea-level. In comparison, town of Murree is 7,500 ft above sea-level.

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PS: Happy Pakistan Day in advance to everyone! :jhanda:

Let’s all make a special dua for peace and prosperity in Pakistan. My personal request to everyone would be to remember Allah swt even in the worst of times. As responsible citizens, we should indicate the faults of our country but also try to see the positive in our mulk and its people once in a while. Nothing hurts me more than to see Pakistanis being embarrassed of their roots. God bless Pakistan.

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what i meant to say is they are not illustrated properly. for example

which should be "The highest mountain in Pakistan is K2, which is also Second-highest mountain on Earth"

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which should be stated as "Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with 170 million, on only covers 0.53%-0.59% area of the world. whereas Ontario (one Canadian province), which is larger in area than Pakistan and has less population"

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Ameen! :jhanda:

Thankyou BBC :slight_smile:

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yep, and this help can only be start when we first admit that "we need the help to help ourselves".

ps. both of your analogies are bogus. neither they fit with the stated scenario nor they illustrate the current situation of Pakistan.

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Look if your not happy with Pakistan work towards making it better but stop taking every opurtunity to put your country down it serves no purpose whatsoever. I know things are not hunky dory thats part of the reason I havent been back for some time… but that does not mean you forget what you are.

Take some pride in yourself man… chin up!

Look at least we can still keep something of our people alive… I tell you even if they wipe out any trace of Pakistan from the World map, it’s an ideological spirit that can still re-spawn somewhere else… every race and culture has it’s ebbs and flows… You telling me that your 100% perfect?

Nobody is so no country can be perfect either… but at least show some respect for the Motherland for once… you guys can bash the nation in the Politics forum but stop ruining March the 23rd Threads. :aj:

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:k: True!!!

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Kindly, save your speech for indian soap operas. it serves no constructive purpose. I dont need to prove you how much I love Pakistan or not because it is of no use. You aint less than the singers who sing with out passion and the freedon fighters who are fighting without any cause.

as for me being happy with Pakistan, well Pakistan is nothing without Pakistanis and Pakistanis are nothing without Pakistan. my problem could be with Pakistanis, but not with Pakistan, because i haven’t posted any fact so far so i dont see what are you whining for. :slight_smile:

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What on earth are you blabbering about? :konfused:

If your Happy with Pakistan and have a problem with Pakistani’s then what are you doing on a Forum which is made up of mostly Paksitani’s whom you seem to despise so much? :bummer:

Yaar seriously stop being so awkward… your ruining the whole thread. :aj:

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Haye rabba :teary1: