Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. The official languages of Pakistan are English and Urdu but there are several languages spoken in Pakistan, a unique thing about Pakistan is that is every province a unique language is spoken.
Pakistan has 5 provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan.
Pakistan is the only muslim nuclear state and is one of the strategic nation in South Asia with close relations to China and Turkey. It is a democratic nation with Imran Khan serving as a prime minister.
Islamabad اسلام آباد, is the capital city of Pakistan.Islamabad is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, while the larger Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the country's fourth largest with a population of about 7.4 million.Built as a planned city in the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital, Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living,safety, and abundant greenery. Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northeastern part of the country, between Rawalpindi District and the Margalla Hills National Park to the north. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the Margalla Pass acting as the gateway between the two regions.
Punjab پنجاب, is Pakistan's most populous province, with an estimated population of 110,012,442 as of 2017. Forming the bulk of the transnational Punjab region, it is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the enclave of Islamabad, and Azad Kashmir. It also shares borders with the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan, and the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The capital is Lahore, a cultural, historical, economic and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan where the country's cinema industry, and much of its fashion industry, are based.
Punjab has been inhabited since ancient times. The Indus Valley Civilization, dating to 2600 BCE, was first discovered at Harappa. Punjab features heavily in the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and is home to Taxila, site of what is considered by many to be the oldest university in the world. In 326 BCE, Alexander the Great defeated King Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes near Mong, Punjab. The Umayyad empire conquered Punjab in the 8th century CE. In the subsequent centuries, Punjab was invaded and conquered by the Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Delhi Sultanate, Mughals, Durranis and the Sikhs. Punjab reached the height of its splendour during the reign of the Mughal Empire, which for a time ruled from Lahore. Punjab is Pakistan's most industrialised province with the industrial sector making up 24% of the province's gross domestic product. Punjab is known in Pakistan for its relative prosperity.
Punjab the land of 5 rivers
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa صوبہ سرحد, is one of the four administrative provinces of Pakistan, located in the northwestern region of the country along the International border with Afghanistan.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is often called the Land of the Pakthuns named mainly after the people living there.The language of KPK is called Pashto and is quite different from Urdu. The province is the site of the ancient kingdom Gandhara, including the ruins of its capital Pushkalavati near modern-day Charsadda. Once a stronghold of Buddhism, the history of the region was characterized by frequent invasions by various empires due to its geographical proximity to the Khyber Pass.
KPK
Sindh سندھ, is located in the southeast of the country, it is the historical home of the Sindhi people. Sindh is the third largest province of Pakistan by area, and second largest province by population after Punjab. Sindh is bordered by Balochistan province to the west, and Punjab province to the north. Sindh also borders the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east, and Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar desert in the eastern portion of the province closest to the border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western part of Sindh. Sindh also contains the largest city of Pakistan i.e Karachi, the language of Sindh is Sindhi
Sindh
Balochistan بلوچِستان is an arid desert and mountainous region in Pakistan. It borders the Pashtunistan region to the north, Sindh and Punjab to the east, and Persian regions to the west. South of its southern coastline, including the Makran Coast, are the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. It is the largest province in terms of land area, forming the southwestern region of the country, but is the least populated. Its provincial capital and largest city is Quetta.The name "Balochistan" means "the land of the Baloch". Largely undiscovered its provincial economy is dominated by natural resources, especially its natural gas fields, estimated to have sufficient capacity to supply Pakistan's demands over the medium to long term.
Marvelous Balochistan
From the seas to the snowy mountains , from the deserts to the lush green lands Pakistan is a country filled with all of the natural beauties God has bestowed on this land. Islamabad has been listed in top 10 beautiful capitals of the world. In the north Pakistan is blessed with some tallest mountains found in the world.K2 the second largest mountain has been climbed various times and each year several mountaineers from all overtheworld come to see this marvelous mountain.
Pakistan is one of the most beautiful country in the world consisting of lush green pastures, snowy mountains, dry beautiful deserts, a marvelous sea giving us a great oppurtunity for travel.
