PAKISTAN

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Brief History○ Located in Southeast Asia.○ Founded on August 14, 1947 by

Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

○ Human Development Index- .537- Ranked 146th worldwide.

○ Gross Domestic Product(nominal): ○ Total – $236.518 billion (45th)○ Per Capita - $1,295

Pakistani Currency

○ Total Population – 196,174,380○ Literacy Rate ○ Ages (55-64)- 38%○ (45-54)- 46%○ (25-34)- 57%○ (15-24)- 72%

Kids learning in school

Music○ There are four main families of musical

instruments in Pakistan and more than 600 Pakistani musical instruments. The most well known are sitar, tabla, rabab, dhol, and bansuri.

○ Music has become a Custom that is played on joyous events such as Weddings.

Dhol

Sitar

○ “No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live.” ― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

○ http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/pakistan

○ Since Pakistan was created, classical music, such as qawali and ghazal remained part of culture. This type of music express religion, told stories through using the five primary instruments.

○ Pakistan has served as the hearth of qawali.

○ Since 1980, pop, rock and rap music has started grow in Pakistan.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Imran Khan

Food○ Pakistani cuisine is known for its

richness and flavor, its been influenced by Arab, Persian and Indian cuisine. Pakistani food blends various regional cooking in South Asia together, Pakistani food still retains its own distinct flavor.

Roti-Keema

○ Religion heavily influences food in Pakistan, Muslims are forbidden to eat pork or consume alcohol.

○ Pakistanis focus on areas of food such as beef, lamb, chicken, fish, fruits and vegetables.

Beef

○ Pakistani dishes are known for having spicy flavors.

○ Cumin seeds, chilli powder, turmeric, and garam masala are very popular blends of spices in Pakistani food.

Biryani

Spicy ingredients

Language○ The official language of Pakistan is Urdu.

The Urdu language was influenced by the Hindi, Persian and Arab languages and more than 70 million people speak Urdu in Pakistan.

Alphabets in Urdu

○ Language Family:○ Indo-European○ Indo-Iranian○ Indo-Aryan○ Central Zone (Hindi)○ Western Hindi○ Hindustani○ Khariboli○ Urdu

Family Language

Urdu words

Ethnicity○ The four provinces of Pakistan are

Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

○ The major ethnic groups of Pakistan in numerical size include: Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraikis, Muhajirs, Balochis, Hindkowans, Chitralis and other smaller groups.

Provinces in Pakistan

○ Punjab is the most developed and populous province of Pakistan with approximately 56% of the Pakistan’s total population. It includes the major cities Lahore and Islamabad.

Punjab

○ In the province of Sindh, the official language is Sindhi. It contains the Primate city, Karachi, which means its economy heavily depends on ports.

Sindh

○ Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan.

○ It contains a lot desert and it’s very hot there.

○ The language spoken in Balochistan is Balochi.

Balochistan

○ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is located in the Northwest and borders Afghanistan. The main Language is pashtu. There are a lot of points of interest located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa such as mountains and water sights.

Culture

Mountains

Religion○ Islam is the major religion and Pakistan

has the second biggest population of Muslims.

○ Islamic Sharia Law many policies implemented by the Pakistani government.

Masjid Al-Haram

○ Islam influences architecture throughout the world. It also influences art, culture, tradition and daily activities followed by the masses.

Mosque Mosque

Environment ○ Pakistan lies in the temperate zone. The

climate is generally arid, characterize by hot summers and cold winters.

○ Pakistan is fairly small which makes interaction among people more frequent, thus expanding culture.

Flood in Pakistan

○ Pakistan suffers from harsh environmental issues and because of these issues people tend to be uneducated, poor and struggle to find their next meal.

Harsh conditions in Pakistan

Popular vs. Folk Culture○ Pakistan’s folk culture includes, Islamic

events such as Eid, Ramadan, and Muharram.

○ Pakistan’s pop culture includes music such as qiwali, gazal, classical, sufi, rock, and hip hop. It includes films and religious t.v. shows.

Popular Culture

Tourist Destinations ○ Minar-e-Pakistan is located in Iqbal Park,

Lahore and was constructed during the 1960s. It is measured to be 203 feet long.

Minar-e-Pakistan

○ “Completed in 1986, the Faisal Mosque (also known as Shah Faisal Masjid) is an exceptionally large and unique mosque in Islamabad. Designed by a Turkish architect who won an international competition for the honor, Faisal Mosque is shaped like a desert Bedouin's tent and functions as the national mosque of Pakistan”.

Faisal Mosque

○ Badshahi Mosque is located in Lahore and it was constructed in 1673. It is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and the fifth largest mosque in the world. It is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction.

Badshahi Mosque

○ K2 located Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the second highest mountain in the world at 8,611 meters. It is the highest point in Pakistan.

K2 Mountain

K-2

○I used to climb mountains a lot; I decided to go to Pakistan to climb K2, the world's second-highest mountain. I didn't get quite to the top.

○Greg Mortenson]○ http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/

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Bibliography

Jinnah, M. (n.d.). Retrieved January 1, 1947, from http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/pakistan

Mortenson, G. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gregmorten519467.html?src=t_pakistan

Mortenson, G. (2014, January 1). Retrieved from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/pakistan/islamabad-Faisal-Mosque

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