Amazing Facts about Pakistan

·          Energy is the most important and sought after commodity in the world. Billions of dollars are spent annually on the research and development of energy globally every year. Major wars of the modern history of mankind were fought for energy control.

·          All types of energy are available in Pakistan; 16 hour full sun shines in 95% of the country all the year round, water flows from top north to bottom south, 800km windy shiny coastal belt, huge untapped and under discovered fossil fuel and pride of the nation nuclear self sufficiency are few to name.

·          We have pitch dark nights and shiny days. We have four full seasons round the year. Hot summers, colorful green spring, cool chilly winters and clear autumn. At any one point in time, we have a variety of weather as we move from South to the North of the country. Aren’t we the lucky as a nation?

·          Potential energy is possessed due to the height or position of an object. An excellent gradient of our geographical structure where in we have the 2^nd highest mountain in the world to mean sea level. We have rivers which flow from the Northern mountainous region of the country all the way down to the Arabian Sea in the South. They irrigate most part of our country using one of the most extensive water irritation systems of the world. This supports the agriculture of the country all through its length. Aren’t we blessed?

·          We have all year snow covered mountains, lush green fertile plains, vast hot deserts, beautiful scenic coastline. Very less countries in the world has such a diversity of land. We have the most attractive tourists’ places, hospitable English speaking people, and most delicious range of cuisine in the world.

·          Our labor men are hard working that never compromise on quality, they are skilled as well as committed. These men and women have made Pakistan one of the finest producers of sports good, leather products, electrical appliances, surgical tools and many more.

·          Our farmers are resolute who have earned us self sufficiency in food demands. We use only 25% of our cultivable land but still we are one of the biggest producers of sugar cane, wheat, potato, cotton and milk. Our 50% of the population works in the farms. We are self sufficient in our food unlike many other countries.

·          We have vast orchards of Mango, Orange, Apple, Apricot and Date. We rank in top 10 of the producer of these fruits and many more.

·          We have huge reserves of coal, gold, copper, chromium and salt. We can be self sufficient in oil and gas as well but it only needs attention and investment.

·          Our geographical location is another great gift from Almighty. On our west is the energy rich Middle East yearning to sell its gas and oil. While energy hungry 2 billion plus India, China are on our East and North. Their energy corridors through us will be cost effective for them as well as most beneficial for us. We must make use of it through friendly ties with them.

·          In short we have everything. All we need is the commitment, direction and hope. Pakistan is the best country of the world. Let’s take it to the top of the world. I am sure, we can do it.

Pakistan, The Beautiful

• Northern Areas of Pakistan are rich in gems, fruits and dry fruits. These areas are very popular for the tourism.

  

Northern Pakistan - A View



A blue lake in northern areas



Swat river in north of Pakistan

 

Shangrilla Skardu in Pakistan



A riverview in Punjab, Pakistan

  

Swat river, Pakistan



• Deserts of Pakistan are rich in diversity, and have extreme temperatures in day and night and round the year. Our deserts are rich in wild life as well as natural resources. We have one of the biggest mines of coal in our one of the deserts.

Evening in Pakistani desert

  

Cholistan Desert

 

Thar coal mine in Thar desert

 

Fort in a Pakistani desert

• 
  Beaches of Pakistan are one of the beautiful in the world. However our 800kms long is still under utilized and remains largely unpopulated. Very few cities and only three ports exist. New bigger cities and even bigger ports need to be built along our coast.

 

Karachi beach



Karachi beach

• Pakistan has a reasonable good road network. At the same time we have state of the art network of motorways and highways which runs through the country as blood lines of the economy.



Islamabad interchange in Pakistan



•  Seasons of Pakistan. We have all four seasons, hot summers, chilly winters, colorful springs and dry autumns. Our nights are full dark and days are sunny open and shiny.  

     

Spring flowers show in Islamabad



Snowy winters of Pakistan

 

Green summers in Pakistan

 

Chilly autumn in Pakistan

 

Pakistan roads at night

•  We are self sufficient in food requirements, our lands are fertile and our farmers are hard working.

  

Cattle in plains of Punjab

 

Wheat fields ready for cutting

 

Fruit shop in Karachi

 

Dairy Products of Pakistan

 

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Products of Pakistan

•        Allah has blessed our motherland with everything. We have all things required to rise and earn a respectable place in the comity of nations. Our resilient economy is 26^th largest in the world with a GDP of US$ 504 billion. We have fertile land, sufficient water, favorable weather and hard working farmers. This fact has made us strong in agriculture field. 44% of our total work force is associated with agriculture profession which produces 23% of our GDP. There is plenty of room for improvement and more need to be done to fully utilize the resources we have.



We are among the top ten producers of wheat in the world.

   

Our production meets our local food requirement.         

 

We are 11^th in the production of rice which we export to more than 30 countries. Pakistan’s Basmati Rice is famous world over for its taste, size and smell.



Pakistan is the 4th largest producer of cotton after China, India and US.

Cotton is 8.2% of our value added agriculture.



Our plains of Punjab and Sind are famous for their sugarcane crop.

 

5^th largest producer of Sugarcane which is processed in 77 Sugar Mills and in cottage industries countrywide.

We are 4^th largest producer of best quality dates of the world after Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. Our central and southern provinces have an ideal weather conditions for dates production.

 

We produce more than 700,000 tons of dates annually. Large part is exported both in fresh and dried form to more than 20 countries around the globe.



6th largest producer of Mango in the world, with more than 150 types.

Our mangoes have excellent appearance, special taste and attractive smell. Our mango export exceeded 100,000 tons in 2009.

We are the 10^th largest producer of Citrus fruits like oranges, lemon and lime which are exported as well.



Average citrus production exceeded 2500,000 tons in 2008.



Sargodha division of Pakistan is famous for its citrus all over the world.



Our northern areas have vast orchards of apricot, berry, cherry and strawberry.

 

We are 3^rd largest producer of Apricot both in freshly packed as well as processed dried form.



Pakistan is 3^rd largest producer of Chickpea which is consumed both locally as well as exported.

 

Khewra Salt Mine of Pakistan is one of the largest and oldest salt mines of the world are in Pakistan which were being mined even before Alexander, the Great invaded the area.



300,000 tons of salt is extracted annually.

 

We are 2^nd largest producer of milk and dairy products. Milk collection and processing facilities are established by private sector which has benefited both the milk farmer as well as the country.



We produce 33.6 billion liters of buffalo milk annually which contribute more than Rs. 650 billions to our economy.



•       We are extremely lucky that we are not dependent on anybody for our local food demands. We are self sufficient and are blessed enough to export the surplus to our friends. Why our common man is not happy? Have we every thought? Simple reason is that the benefits of these gifts of God have never reached to him. Rich and corrupt have taken everything from him.
•     There is a need of a change, a revolution that will put everything in balance. Poeple's right should be protected. Everybody should get what he deserves based on a system of merit, justice and transparency. Our struggle for revolution is just doing the same. 

Exports of Pakistan

It is not only in agriculture that we have excelled in; Pakistan has a reasonably strong industry base. In many areas, our industry not only fully meets the local requirements but also earns valuable foreign exchange for our country.

Textile Products. Our textile products are famous world wide which account for more than 50% of our total exports. There are over 500 Textile Mills producing high quality textile products. Majority of our textile industry is based in Faisalabad while units do exist in other parts of the country also.

Fertilizers Industry. Pakistan is one of major exporters of fertilizers with one of the world’s biggest fertilizer plant in recently constructed our country. Being an agricultural country the consumption of fertilizers is a direct indicator of the growth of the agricultural sector. Overall industry capacity is approx 7.5million tons per annum.

Cement Production. Total of 30 cement industrial units are meeting the local and regional requirements and contributes approx 30 billion Rs in the form of taxes. Our cement industry has a production capacity of 20 million tons out of which we exported approx 11 million tons of cement which earned 700 million US$ of foreign exchange. More than 150,000 people are employed in cement sector.

Sports Goods. Located in Sialkot our sports goods industry has earned very good name for the country as well as foreign exchange. Our exports in year 2009 were than 35 million US$. Made in Pakistan footballs, soccer balls, gloves are famous all over the world.

Leather Products. Leather good are the second major export items of Pakistan after textiles. Pakistan exports are approximately 700million US$ annually. Italy is a major importer of our leather jackets, gloves and handbags.

Surgical Instruments. Based in Sialkot, our surgical industry has a history of more than 100 years. In 2009 Pakistan exported nearly 250Million US$ worth of surgical instruments to the world.

Marbles and Tiles. Our natural onyx marbles and art crafts as well as synthetic tiles are other exportable items. We have large natural reserves of high quality marbles and granite. Our local labor force is trained and expert to produce tiles and other related products using the well established infra structure.

Electrical Appliances.  Our industries in Gujrat, Gujranwala and Shiekhopura are producing good quality electrical appliances like fans, room coolers, air conditioners, washing machines etc. These are export quality products which have established good reputation over a period of time. These appliances are exported to regional and other friendly countries.