Pakistan - 25 Known or Lesser Known Facts - All Must Know

Pakistan as a Nation, was recognised on 14 August 1947, the days it was separated from India. A south Asian Country, officially known as Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Islamabad is its Capital City and Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan. Area wise, Pakistan has 796,095 sq km. It has four Provinces such as Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. Pakistan has four Bordering Countries such as India, China, Afghanistan and Iran. Pakistan's Currency is known as Pakistani Rupee. Urdu is National Language and Both English and Urdu are its Official Language.

After the Government scrapped Article 370 and 35-A from Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has now become an all time Talking Point in India. So, we must know few facts about Pakistan which are very lesser known or not Known to many.





Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Pakistan :-





1. Both India and Pakistan became independent on 14th and 15th Night of August 1947, Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day on 14th August whereas India celebrate on 15th August.





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2. Pakistan is so far the only nation in the world, to get established on the basis of ‘Religion’.

3. Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, has a population of 2,006,572 (2017). Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967, exactly 20 years after the country’s independence .





Source : Islamabad skyline



4. Islamabad is considered as the Second - most beautiful Capital City in the World.





Source : National Monument, Islamabad, Pakistan



5. Benazir Bhutto became the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan, and of any Muslim Nation.





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6. Queen Elizabeth II was the Queen of Pakistan even after its Independence until 1956.





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7. Pakistan is the Sixth most largest populous country in the world.





Source : Children in a village, Sindh, Pakistan



8. Salwar-Kameez is Pakistan's Traditional Dress which is worn by more than 80% of its population.





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9. Pakistan is the 11th Largest Military Power in the World having more than 6.2 lakhs strength.





Source : Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa during a visit to Islamabad, Pakistan



10. Pakistan is the World's first Islamic Country to have Nuclear Power.





Source : Military truck carrying IRBMs of Pakistani Army



11. Pakistan is famous for its Missile Technology in the World.

12 . Pakistan is the only Muslim country after Turkey to open Combat Jobs for Women.





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13. Pakistan's Intelligence Agency is considered as the World's most Intelligent even compared with the CIA.







14. Pakistan has some of the Best Trained Air force Pilots in the world.





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15. Pakistan has the Seventh Largest Collection of Scientists and Engineers in the World.





Source : U.S. and Pakistani Scientists Work Together to Protect Cotton from Disease



16. In the last five years, Pakistan’s literacy rate has grown by 250% , which is the largest increase in any other country to date in the world.





Source : EHSAAS Foundation School Pakistan



17. Sugarcane Juice is the National Drink in Pakistan which is also known as "Roh".





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18. Pakistan has the Only Fertile Desert in the World known as "Tharparkar Desert" in Sindh Province.





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19. Only two people of Pakistan have so far won the Noble Prize, Malala Yousafzai for Peace in 2014 and Abdus Salam for Physics in 1979.







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20. Pakistan had made a history with the youngest civil judge in the world. Mohammad Ilyas passed the exam at the age of 20 years and 9 months, thus became the youngest civil judge in the world.





21. Interestingly, according to a survey, Pakistanis are the Fourth-most Intelligent People in the World.





Source : President George W. Bush poses with Pakistani youth from the Schola Nova school and the Islamabad College for Boys



22. The Khewra Salt Mine in Pakistan is the Second Largest Salt Mine in the World.





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23. Pakistan is the Fourth Largest Milk Producing country, whereas India is the First.





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24. K-2 (Chagori) is the H ighest Mountain Peak in Pakistan and the second highest in the world.





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25. The Shah Faisal Mosque in Pakistan remained the Largest Mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 which can accommodate One lakh Warshipers at one time.



