Pakistan

PROMINENT IN

THE WORLD

SHANDUR POLO

GROUND

• Situated in Gilgit-

Baltistan

• Called as “Roof of the

world”

• Height : 12000 ft

GAWADAR PORT

• Bought from Oman in 1958

for $3 million

KARAKORAM

HIGHWAY

• Highest paved

international road in the

world

• Connects China & Pakistan

• Elevation : 4693 m

• Length : 1300 km

• Constructed in 20 years

and 1010 workers used

HALEJI LAKE

• Located at Thatta, Sindh

• Surface area : 4 sq. km

• Avg depth : 250 m

KAN MEHTARZAI

• located 2240 meters

above sea level near

Quetta

• In service since 1986

TARBELA DAM

• 2nd largest dam in the

world

• Completed in 1974

• River : Indus

• Located in Haripur District

• 148 m high over riverbed

• Surface area : 250 sq km

INDUS VALLEY AND

MOHENJO-DARO

• Built in 2600 BCE

• Loc in Sindh

• Known as “City of the

cock”

• Rediscovered in 1922

KHEWRA MINES

• Discovered by Alexander’s

troops in 320 BC

• Opened in 1872 (141

years)

• Producing salt more than

350,000 tons per annum

• Area : 110 sq. km

K2 (Mt GODWIN-

AUSTEN)


• Known as “Savage

Mountain”

• Located in Karakoram

Range

NANGA PARBAT


• Located in Himalyas

Range

• Highest mountain face in

the World

THAR COAL

• Reserves : 850 trillion cu

ft

• Pakistan can produce

50,000 MW of electricity

for anoher 100 years

• Also 100 million barrels of

oil for 500 years

THAR DESERT

• Area : 200,000 sq. km

approx

• Loc in India & Pakistan

MISC FACTS ABOUT

PAKISTAN

• Population : 190,291,129

• 49% of eligible population

• Total population speaking

English : 88,690,000

• Only Muslim Air

Force to shoot down

Israeli warplanes in

1967 & 1973

Only Muslim country

after Turkey to open

Combat Jobs for

women

30 million internet user

Become Nuclear Power on

28 May 1998

1st Muslim Country to have

Nuclear capability

Not a part of NPT

Member of IAEA

WORLD

RECORDS

Air Commodore SIR

MM ALAM

• Nickname as “Little

Dragon”

• Awarded “Sitar-e-Jurrat”

• War hero of 1965

EDHI FOUNDATION

• Founded by Abdul Sattar

Edhi in 1951

• 24 hrs Service

• Endowment : Rs 5000

• 300 centres in country

• 3500 workers and

volunteers

• Field Ambulance Service

:1800 ambulances

• Air Ambulance Service : 2

BABAR IQBAL• Born in 1997

• Youngest Microsoft

Certified Professional at

age 9

• Youngest CIWA at age 9

• Youngest CWNA at age 10

• Youngest Microsoft

Student Partner at age 11

• Youngest MCTS in .NET

3.5 at 12

ALI MOEEN

NAWAZISH

• Passed 23 A-Levels

• Got 21 As, a B & a C

• Graduated from Trinity

Hall, Cambridge

JANSHER KHAN• World Open : 8 times

• British Open : 6 times

• Total titles : 99 times

WORLD RECORDS IN CRICKET

SHOAIB AKHTAR

Fastest Cricket Bowler – 101.3

mph

HASSAN RAZA

Youngest Cricket Test Player –

14 years 227 days in 1996

MOHAMMAD YOUSAF

Most Runs in a calendar year in

Test Matches – 1788 runs in

2006 with an avg of 99.88

Most Centuries in a calendar

year – 9 in 2006

Most consecutive centuries – 6

in 4 matches

SHOAIB AKHTAR

Fastest Cricket Bowler –

101.3 mph

HASSAN RAZA

Youngest Cricket Test Player

– 14 years 227 days in 1996

MOHAMMAD YOUSAF

Most Runs in a calendar year

in Test Matches – 1788 runs

in 2006 with an avg of 99.88

Most Centuries in a calendar

year – 9 in 2006

Most consecutive centuries –

6 in 4 matches

• HIGHEST NUMBER OF

PEOPLE SINGNG NATIONAL

ANTHEM – 42,813 in

National Games

• MAXIMUM MARTIAL ART

KICKS – 616 kicks in 3 mins

by Amin Bodla

• FASTEST TIME TO WIRE A

HOUSEHOLD PLUG – 35.93

secs by Mian Mohammad

Noman

• FASTEST TIME TO MAKE

CHAPATIS – 3 in 3 mins by

Mohammad Mansha

• FASTEST ASSEMBLING OF

FULL CRICKET KIT – 1 min

8.21 secs by Jalil Hussain

• MAXIMUM MARTIAL ART

KICKS – 616 kicks in 3 mins

by Amin Bodla

• FASTEST TIME TO WIRE A

HOUSEHOLD PLUG – 35.93

secs by Mian Mohammad

Noman

• FASTEST TIME TO MAKE

CHAPATIS – 3 in 3 mins by

Mohammad Mansha

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