Pakistan

Pakistan

• Independence Day 14 August 1947

• Pakistan Day 23 March

TODAY'S PAKISTAN:

•  World' 5th Largest Democracy
•  World's 6th Largest Nation
•  Worlds third Largest English Speaking Nation
•  The roof of the world, Four out of 14 highest peaks are in Pakistan
•  The largest Salt Deposits - Khewra Mines
•  One of the largest reserves of Natural Gas
•  World's Highest Railway Station - Kan Maharani, Quetta
•  Road on the top of the world - Karakoram Highway (26,000 Feet)
•  Land of Majestic Mughal Empire
•  Land of the oldest Civilization - Indus Valley
•  Land of the oldest City of the World – Mohenjodaro
•  K - 2 World's 2nd highest peak in the Himalayan Range.
•  Pakistan is among seven countries that launch their own satellites.
•  Pakistan is among few countries in the world that have built its own Training Aircraft (MASHAQ) by its own indigenous technology.Pakistan has started the production of F-17 Thunder Fighter Aircrafts in Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra.
•  Pakistan is the 5th largest tractor manufacturer in the World
•  Pakistan is the 9th largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the World.
•   Faisal Mosque is the second largest Mosque in the world.
•   The Badshahi Mosque, or the 'Emperor's Mosque, was built in 1673 in Lahore, Pakistan. Capable of accommodating over 55,000 and the third largest mosque in the world.
•   National Hockey Stadium is the biggest field hockey stadium in world. The stadium holds 45,000 spectators.

DISTINGUISHED PAKISTANIS:

• Dr. Abdus Salam - Nobel Prize in Physics, 1979 and Founder of Int. Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste Italy

• Fazal Qader - Author of Constitution of Malaysia

• Mahboob ur Rahman - Chief Advisor to Economic Plans, Malaysia

• Air Marshal Dawood Pota - First Commander in Chief, Zimbabwe Air Force

• Zafarullah Khan - President of the United Nations and Judge of International Court of Justice

• Dr. Atta ur Rahman - Leader in Organic Chemistry

• Benazir Bhutto - The Muslim world's first female prime minister.

• Princess of Jordon – Princess Sarwat Sultana (Wife of Prince Hasan)

• Abdul Sattar Edhi - He began his ambulance service in 1948, ferrying injured people to Hospital. Today his network includes 500 ambulances and 3 helicopter ambulances all over Pakistan and attracts funds of US$ 5 million a year.

• Dr. Muhammad Karim Beebani - Pakistani physician breaks world record for smallest Quran. The published copy of the Holy Quran in possession of measures just 1.70 cm in length, 1.28 cm in width and 0.72 cm in depth.

• Imran Khan – Former cricketer and winner of the world cup cricket 1992. Now a well known social worker and politician.

• Jahangir Khan - A former World No. 1 professional Squash player from Pakistan, who is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. During his career he won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times. Between 1981 and 1986, he was unbeaten in competitive play for five years. During that time he won 555 matches consecutively. This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also one of the longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in top-level professional sports.

• Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan – A well know scientist and founder of the Pakistan Nuclear Programe.

SPORTS :

• National Game of Pakistan is Field hockey.

• Pakistan is three times (1960, 1968 & 1984) gold medalist in Olympic Field hockey.

• Pakistan has also won the Hockey World cup a record 4 times (1971, 1978, 1982 & 1994).

• Pakistan has also a record 4 world cups in 4 different sports in the country at the same time in Hockey, Cricket, Squash and Snooker in 1995.

• Pakistan has made the biggest Football ever made in the world. Measuring 11 meters (34,7 feet) in diameter and made according to FIFA standards, this special Football weighs one metric ton.

• Pakistan was unbeaten in squash for about 2 decades.

• Pakistan cricket is one of the best teams in the world with several world records.

MEDICINE:

• Shawkat Khanam Hospital Lahore is one of the largest cancer hospitals in the world.

• An appendix removed from a 55-year-old Pakistani man on June 11, 2003, at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, measured 23.5 cm (9.2 inch) in length. The operation was carried out by Dr. Riaz Ahmed Khokhar.