Geography and General Facts of Pakistan

1.      Pakistan is located in the western part of South Asia.

2.      Pakistan extends from 23°35’N to 37°05’N latitude.

3.      Pakistan extends from 60°50’E to 77°50’E longitude.

4.      The standard time in Pakistan is 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

5.      Pakistan is surrounded by land on three sides: east, west, and north.

6.      India is located on the east side of Pakistan.

7.      The border between India and Pakistan is 3323 kilometers or 1000 miles long.

8.      There is a rail link at Wagah near Lahore (Pakistan) and Atari near Amritsar (India).

9.      Another rail link is at Khokhrapar (Sindh, Pakistan) and Munabao (India).

10.  China lies to the north of Pakistan.

11.  The Karakoram Highway links Pakistan and China.

12.  The Karakoram Highway links the two countries via the Khunjerab Pass.

13.  The border between Pakistan and China is 592 kilometers long.

14.  Afghanistan is located on the north-western border of Pakistan.

15.  Peshawar is linked with Kabul via the Khyber Pass.

16.  Another link between Pakistan and Afghanistan from Quetta to Kandahar via the Khojak Pass.

17.  Iran lies to the south-west of Pakistan.

18.  The railway link between Quetta, Pakistan, and Iran runs via Dalbandin and Nok Kundi.

19.  Kuh-e-Taftan is a border station in Pakistan, and Zahedan is in Iran.

20.  The Wakhan Corridor, a narrow strip of land, separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.

21.  Gwadar Port is situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

22.  The port’s location is 24°06’N, 62°20’19″E.

23.  The port was built with the help of China.

24.  Gwadar Port became operational in 2007.

25.  Gwadar Port was transferred to Pakistan on 8 September 1958 from Oman.

26.  Through Gwadar Port, the Strait of Hormuz can be monitored.

27.  The Pak-Iran border has a length of 959 kilometers or 595.9 miles.

28.  Pakistan has nine of the 16 tallest peaks in Asia.

29.  Forty of the world’s highest mountains are located in Pakistan.

30.  Pakistan’s National Floral Symbol, Jasmine, was adopted in July 1961.

31.  The National Poet of Pakistan is Allama Iqbal.

32.  Pakistan’s National slogan is “Pakistan Zindabad.”

33.  During the Pakistan Movement, national slogans adopted by the Muslims were “Pakistan Zindabad” and “Pakistan Ka Matlab Kya.”

34.  The province of Sindh has adopted Sindhi as its official language.

35.  The official language of Pakistan is both English and Urdu.

36.  The official religion of Pakistan is Islam, and the percentage of Muslims is 96.7%.

37.  The leader of the movement later joined poetry is Hakim Ahmad Shuja.

38.  The lyrics for the National Anthem were written by Hafeez Jalandhari, and the music was set by Ahmad Ghulamali Chagla, officially adopted in August 1954.

39.  There are three stanzas in the National Anthem.

40.  Each stanza consists of five lines.

41.  The duration of the tune of the National Anthem is one minute and twenty seconds.

42.  The National Anthem was broadcast from Radio Pakistan in the voice of Hafeez Jalandhari on August 13, 1954.

43.  While composing the National Anthem, 21 instruments and 38 musicians were used.

44.  The National Flag of Pakistan was adopted on August 11, 1947.

45.  The National Flag of Pakistan was presented by Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan in the Constituent Assembly.

46.  Pakistan has a dark green and white rectangular flag in the proportion of 3:2 (length to width).