General Knowledge

Official Name Of Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Father Of Pakistan:                                Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)

National Poet:                                          Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)

Head Of State:                                       Mamnoon Hussain, President

Head Of Government:                                Imran Khan ,Prime Minister

Capital:                                                          Islamabad

Total Area:                                                     796,096Sq.km

Pakistan's First                                       Liaquat Ali Khan

Prime Minister:

Pakistan 's First                                      Justice Abdur Rasheed

Chief Justice: 

Pakistan 's First 

Martial Law Administrator :                  Gen -Ayub Khan

Winner Of Noble Prize:                          Dr Abdul Salam

Winner Of Lenis Prize:                           Faiz Ahmed Faiz

First Foreign Minister:                            Sir Zafarullah Khan

Renowned nuclear scientist:                   Dr Abdul Qadeer

. Meaning Of Pakistan
  Holy Land

. National Bird
    Chakoor

. National Flower 
    Jasmine

. National Animal 
    Markhor

. National Tree
    Deodar

. National Game
    Hockey

. . Highest Peak:

          K-2

. Districts of Pakistan:

           108

. Largest Province in respect  of Area :

                Baluchistan

. Largest sector of Economy

       Agriculture

.Largest commercial Bank in Pakistan

      Habib Bank Ltd.

. Medical Collage in Pakistan

      16

.Largest Barrage in Pakistan

      Sukkur Barrage

. Largest Canal in Pakistan

       Lloyd Barrage Canal

. Largest Desert in Pakistan

      Thar Desert

. Largest Natural Lake in Pakistan

       Manchhar Lake

. Largest Jungle in Pakistan

       Chhanga Manga

.Largest River in Pakistan

       River Indus

. Largest Mine in Pakistan

        Salt Mine

. Largest Hockey stadium in Pakistan

         National Hockey stadium Lohore

. Largest Park in Pakistan

          Ayub National Park

. Largest Airport
         Quid-i-Azam International Airport Karachi

. Largest Dam in Pakistan
           DTarbela Dam

. Largest Fort In Pakistan 
            Rani Kot(sindh)

.  Largest Mausoleum
           Quid-i-Azam Mausoleum , Karachi

. Largest library of Pakistan 
              The Punjab Public library Lahore

. Largest Artificial Lake
          Keenjhar Lake

. Largest Nuclear Reactor
            Karachi Nuclear Power Plant

.  Largest Urdu Newspaper 
          Jung

. Tallest Mountain Pass
         Muztagh  Pass

. Seats of National Assebly
    217

. Muslim Seats
       207 Seats

. Non-Muslim Seats
        10 seats

. Largest Mosque Of Pakistan
        Shah Faisal Masque

. The Rainiest place
      Murree

. Indus Delta
    Near Thatta

. Satellite Station  of Pakistan 
     Deh Mondro near Karachi

. Most famous lake
     Henna lake

. Gate Way to Pakistan
     The Khyber Pass

. Most Beautiful Barrage
    Chashma Barrage

. Name of Space Research  Institute 
Sparco

. The smallest city 
       Jhelum

. Brain of Pakistan 
    Karachi

. Manchester of Pakistan
    Faisalabad

 .  City of grave
       Multan

. Birmingham of pakistan
     Sialkot

. Land of fairies 
    Gilgit

.Switzerland of Pakistan
    Swat

. The highest Dam of sea limit
      Wali Tangi Dam

. Hot season in Pakistan
      May to June

. First English film of Pakistan
     Beyond the last Mountain

. First lady film director in Pakistan 
       Noor Jehan

. First Urdu Film
       Teri Yad

. First children film 
       Watton ka sapahi

. First Cartoon film
       Kia almi zameer so raha hey

. Smallest dam
      Warsak Dam

.Takbir Day
     28th May

. Air-Force Day
     7th Septembe
r
. Deference-Day
     6th September

. Day of Solidarity with the Kashmeiris
     5th February

· Flora
Pine, Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry

· Fauna
The Pheasant, Leopard, Deer, Ibex, Chinkara, Black buck, Neelgai, Markhor, Marco-Polo sheep, Green turtles, River & Sea fish, Crocodile, Waterfowls

· Popular games
Cricket, Hockey, Football, Squash.

· Tourist's resorts
Murree, Quetta, Hunza, Ziarat, Swat, Kaghan, Chitral and Gilgit

· Archaeological sites
Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai.

· Major Cities
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Multan and Sialkot

· Major Crops
Cotton, Wheat, Rice and Sugarcane
· Agricultural Growth Rate
4.15% in 2002-03
· Total cropped area
22.0 million hectares

· Industry
Textiles, Cement, Fertilizer, Steel, Sugar, Electric Goods, Shipbuilding

· Energy
Major sources
Electricity (Hydel, Thermal, Nuclear) Oil, Coal, and Liquid Petroleum Gas 

Power Generating Capacity
18,062 MW


· Health
Hospitals
947
Dispensaries
4,800
Basic Health Units (BHUs)
4,820
Maternity & Child Health Centres 
1,084
Rural Health Centres (RHCs)
581
Tuberculosis (TB) Centres
357
Hospital Beds
82,844 
Doctors (registered)
101,635 
Dentists (registered)
5,068 
Nurses (registered
44,520
Paramedics
22,714
Lady Health Workers
6,397

· Education
Primary Schools
164,200 
Middle Schools
19,100 
High Schools
12,900
Arts & Science Colleges
925 
Professional Colleges
374 
Universities
Public Sector (including one WomenUniversity) 
29
Private Sector
10

· Transport & Communication
Total length of roads
251,845 km 
Pakistan Railway network
7,791 km 
Railway stations
781 
Pakistan International Airlines
Covers 33 international and 21 domestic stations with a fleet of 44 planes.

.Major Airports
8 (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad and Gwadar)

· Seaports
International 
2 (Karachi and Bin Qasim.)
Fish Harbours-Cum-Mini Ports 
3 (Minora, Gawadar, and Keti Bandar)

· Communications
Post Offices
12,267
Telephone connections
4,589,000
Public Call Offices
1,14,527
Telegraph offices
328
Internet Connections
1.9 million


· Employment
Total Labour force
42.38 million
Employed Labour Force
39.41 million
Agriculture Sector
18.91 million
Manufacturing & Mining sector
4.51 million
Construction
2.25 million
Trade
5.27 million
Transport
1.97 million 
Finance, Community & Social Services
5.90 million
Others
5.87 million

· Media
Print Media (In accordance with Central Media List)


Dailies
414 
Weeklies
392 
Fortnightlies
50 
Monthlies
259
Annually
01
Quarterly
03 

News Agencies

Official 
APP

Private 
PPI, NNI, On Line and Sana.

TV Centres
Five TV centres at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi covering 88.58% population and 29 re-broadcasting stations. 

Pakistan Television
4 channels (PTV-I, PTV-II (PTV World), PTV-III & PTV-IV)

Registered TV sets
3,604,000 

Radio Stations
Public: 
Total 25, Home services in 19 languages. External Services cover 81 countries in 15 languages 
Private:
Radio stations 3, TV transmitter channels 3

Cable Operators
900

· Banks
Central Bank
State Bank of Pakistan
Other Banks
National Bank of Pakistan
Habib Bank Ltd.
United Bankn Ltd.
Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd.
Allied Bank of Pakistan Ltd.
First Woman Bank
Mehran Bank
The Bank of Punjab
Bank of Khyber 
Specialized Banks
Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan
Federal Bank for Co-operatives
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan
The Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank

· Famous MountainPeaks
K-2 (Mt. Godwin Austin)
28,250 ft./8611 m (2nd in World) 
Nanga Parbat
26,660 ft./8126 m (8th in World) 
Gasherbrum-I
26,470 ft./8068 m (11th in World)

· Famous Mountain Passes
The Khyber Pass
NWFP 
The KurramPass
FATA 
The TochiPass
FATA 
The GomalPass
NWFP 
The Bolan Pass
Balochistan 
The LowariPass
Chitral (NWFP) 
The KhunjrabPass
Northern Areas 

· Rivers
The Indus

2,896 km
Jhelum

825 km
Chenab

1,242 km
Ravi

901 km
Sutlej

1,551 km
Beas (tributary of Sutlej)

398 km

· Famous Glaciers
Siachin
75 km
Batura
55 km
Baltoro
65 km

· Deserts
Thar
Sindh 
Cholistan
Punjab
Thal
Punjab

· Lakes
Manchar
Sindh
Keenjar
Sindh
Hanna
Balochistan
Saif-ul-Maluk
NWFP
Satpara
Northern Areas
Kachura
Northern Areas

· Major Dams
Mangla Dam
Punjab
Tarbela Dam
NWFP
Warsak Dam
NWFP


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