Pakistan History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

Pakistan was born in 1947 as a result of partition of India. In 1930, the poet (poet) Muhammad Iqbal first mentioned the two-nation theory. He talked of creating a new nation in the north-west of India by mixing Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Afghan (Suba-e-Sarhad). In 1933, Chaudhary Rahmat Ali, a student at the University of Cambridge, coined the term Pakstan (which later became Pakistan) for the people of Punjab, Sindh, Kashmir and Balochistan. From 1947 to 1970, Pakistan remained divided into two parts - East Pakistan and West Pakistan. As a result of the conflict with India in December 1971, East Pakistan became Bangladesh and West Pakistan became Pakistan.

The area of ​​Pakistan is some 8,03,940 square kilometers which comes close to the combined area of ​​Britain and France. It is ranked 36 in the world by area. Its maritime boundary line along the Arabian Sea is some 1046 km long. It has a total land border of 6,744 km - 2430 km with Afghanistan to the northwest, 909 km to Iran to the southeast, 512 km to China in the northeast (border with slave Kashmir). And 2912 km with India in the east. The northern region of Pakistan is mountainous. Many of the highest peaks of the Himalayan mountains are found here. The Sakra road passing through these is famous as the 'Khyber Pass'. The five rivers originating from India, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej or Bias, when flowing from here, touch the flat land, creating a very fertile land known as the 'Punjab'. Their confluence towards the south forms the Indus River, whose valley is even more fertile. In the south, it meets the Arabian sea.

Pakistan is a developing country. By 2007, Pakistan's economy was declining at an annual rate of 7 percent. The currency here is the Pakistani rupee, which can be divided into money. The price of one US dollar is about 104 Pakistani rupees (2006). Till 2005, Pakistan had a foreign debt of US $ 240 billion, which is getting reduced due to loan waiver given by the US and financial support from other institutions, but now the US will not help Pakistan. The contribution of agriculture in the economy is decreasing here. Today agriculture accounts for only 2% of GDP while 3% comes from the services sector. But today due to political turmoil, it is on the verge of bankruptcy.

More than sixty languages ​​are spoken in Pakistan, including many provincial languages. Urdu - the lingua franca and symbol of Muslim identity and national unity, is understood by over 75% of the national language of Pakistanis. It is the main medium of communication in the country but only 7% of the population of Pakistan is the primary language. Urdu and English are the official languages ​​of Pakistan, mainly English is used in official business and government and in legal contracts. The local variety is known as Pakistani English. The Arabic language is officially recognized by the Constitution of Pakistan. This article 31 no. 2 declares that "the state shall endeavor, as will the Muslims of Pakistan (a) to make the teaching of the Holy Quran and Islamiyah compulsory, to encourage and facilitate the learning of the Arabic language..."

Afghanistan [L] , China [L] , India [LM] , Iran [LM] , Oman [M] ,
Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border