GEOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN

GEOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN

• Steel Mill is in Bin Qasim

• Old name of Jacobabad is Khangharh.

• Kot Digi Fort is in Khairpur district.

• Peshawar means city of flowers.

• Warsak dam (near Peshawar) is built on Kabul River.

• Tirich Mir mounts of Hindu Kash separate Afghanistan and Tajistan from Pak:

• Islamia College Peshawar was founded in 1914 by Sahibzada Abdul Qayum.

• Quaid Azam Medical College is in Bahawalpur.

• Choukundi toms are located near Karachi.

• Atock Fort was built by Akbar.

• The land b/w Indus & Jehlum River is called Thal Desert or Sindh Sagar Doab.

• Ruins of Harapa found in Sahiwal.

• Lahore Fort was built by Akbar.

• At Toonsa Sharif the borders of three provinces meet.

• With Gilgit & Baltistan the frontiers of three counties meet.

• Tochi pass connects Pak: with China.

• Pak: has 6 international airports.

• Pak: has 27 Radio Stations.

• Pak: railways factory is in Risalpur.

• Chitral is famous for gold.

• Port Qasim is the largest seaport of Pak: smallest is Gawadar

• The chairman of National Economic Council is PM.

• National flower of Pakistan is Jasmine.

• National bird of Pakistan is Chakore.

• National tree of Pakistan is Deodar.

• National animal of Pakistan is Markhor (a type of goat).

• National emblem of Pakistan is Cresent.

• National sport of Pakistan is land Hockey.

• Oldest cantonment of Pak: is Kohat.

• HQ of Pak: Army is at Rawalpindi.

• HQ of Airforce is at Chaklala.

• HQ of Navy is at Islamabad.

• Islamabad is 8 miles from Rawalpindi.

• Photograph on the coin of one rupee is Quaid’s photo.

• two rupee is Badshahi Mosque (chk)

• Ten rupee note is Khyber Pass.

• 4.8% of total area of Pak: Are forests (standard is 25%)

• Hub dam and Thadho Dam are in Malir Karachi near Gadap Town.

• Map of Shah Faisal Mosque was made by Wahdat Diloky of Turkey.

• Largest radio station of Pak: is Islamabad.

• Tarbela dam is in Abot Abad.

• Baitul Maal established in 1992.

• Pak: national flag was adopted on 11 August, 1947

• Jasmine adopted on July 5, 1961.

• National drink is Cane Juice.

• Railway stations in Pak: 965.

• Rabi crops are grown b/w months of Oct-March.

• Under Indus Water Basin Treaty Pak: got Jehlum, Chenab & Indus. India got Ravi, Sutlaj.

• Chenab and Jehlum flow from Kashmir.

• Tirchmir is the highest peak of Hindukash.

• A bicameral legislature was proposed for the first time in 1973 constitution.

• Length of Pak-India border is 1,610 km.

• Length of Pak-Iran border is 805 km.

• Length of Pak-China border is 595 km.

• Length of Pak-Afghan border is 2052 km or 1300 miles.

• 5 rivers flow in Punjab Ravi, Sutlaj, Chenab, and Indus & Beas.