All about Pakistan

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All about Pakistan ​

Background:

The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998. The dispute over the state of Kashmir is ongoing, but discussions and confidence-building measures have led to decreased tensions since 2002.

Geography

Location:
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Geographic coordinates:
30 00 N, 70 00 E
Map references:
Asia
Area:
total: 803,940 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly less than twice the size of California
Land boundaries:
total: 6,774 km
border countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Coastline:
1,046 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate:
mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain:
flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
Natural resources:
land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Land use:
arable land: 24.44%
permanent crops: 0.84%
other: 74.72% (2005)
Irrigated land:
182,300 sq km (2003)
Natural hazards:
frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Environment - current issues:
water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural fresh water resources; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note:
controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent

People

Population:
165,803,560 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39% (male 33,293,428/female 31,434,314)
15-64 years: 56.9% (male 48,214,298/female 46,062,933)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 3,256,065/female 3,542,522) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 19.8 years
male: 19.7 years
female: 20 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.09% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
29.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 70.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 70.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 70.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.39 years
male: 62.4 years
female: 64.44 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
74,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
4,900 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks depending on location
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Nationality:
noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani
Ethnic groups:
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants)
Religions:
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3%
Languages:
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7%
male: 61.7%
female: 35.2% (2004 est.)

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
conventional short form: Pakistan
local long form: Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan
local short form: Pakistan
former: West Pakistan
Government type:
federal republic
Capital:
name: Islamabad
geographic coordinates: 33 42 N, 73 10 E
time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh
note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region consists of two administrative entities: Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas
Independence:
14 August 1947 (from UK)
National holiday:
Republic Day, 23 March (1956)
Constitution:
12 April 1973; suspended 5 July 1977, restored with amendments 30 December 1985; suspended 15 October 1999, restored in stages in 2002; amended 31 December 2003
Legal system:
based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
Executive branch:
note: following a military takeover on 12 October 1999, Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Pervez MUSHARRAF, suspended Pakistan's constitution and assumed the additional title of Chief Executive; on 12 May 2000, Pakistan's Supreme Court unanimously validated the October 1999 coup and granted MUSHARRAF executive and legislative authority for three years from the coup date; on 20 June 2001, MUSHARRAF named himself as president and was sworn in replacing Mohammad Rafiq TARAR; in a referendum held on 30 April 2002, MUSHARRAF's presidency was extended by five more years; on 1 January 2004, MUSHARRAF won a vote of confidence in the Senate, National Assembly, and four provincial assemblies
chief of state: President General Pervez MUSHARRAF (since 20 June 2001)
head of government: Prime Minister Shaukat AZIZ (since 28 August 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
elections: the president is elected by an electoral college drawn from the national parliament and provincial assemblies for a five-year term; note - Musharraf was last sworn in as President in November 2002; the prime minister is selected by the National Assembly (next elections to be held in late 2007)
election results: AZIZ elected by the National Assembly on 27 August 2004
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of the Senate (100 seats; members indirectly elected by provincial assemblies and the territories' representatives in the National Assembly to serve six-year terms; half of the Senate's seats turn over every three years) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272 seats filled by popular vote; 60 seats reserved for women; 10 seats reserved for non-Muslims; members serve five-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held in March 2006 (next to be held in March 2009); National Assembly - last held 10 October 2002 (next to be held in 2007)
election results: Senate results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PML 39, MMA 18, PPPP 9, MQM 6, PML/N 4, PkMAP 3, PPP 3, ANP 2, BNP-Awami 1, BNP/M 1, JWP 1, PML/F 1, independents 12; National Assembly results - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by party - PML/Q 126, PPPP 81, MMA 63, PML/N 19, MQM 17, NA 16, PML/F 5, PML/J 3, PPP/S 2, BNP 1, JWP 1, MQM-H 1, PAT 1, PkMAP 1, PML/Z 1, PTI 1, independents 3
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (justices appointed by the president); Federal Islamic or Shari'a Court
Political parties and leaders:
Awami National Party or ANP [Asfandyar Wali KHAN]; Balochistan National Party/Hayee Group or BNP/H [Dr. Hayee BALUCH]; Baluch National Party/Awami or BNP/Awami [Moheem Khan BALOCH]; Baluch National Party-Mengal or BNP/M [Sardar Ataullah MENGAL]; Jamhoori Watan Party or JWP; Jamiat-al-Hadith or JAH [Sajid MIR]; Jamiat-i-Islami or JI [Qazi Hussain AHMED]; Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Fazlur Rehman faction or JUI/F [Fazlur REHMAN]; Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Sami ul-HAQ faction or JUI/S [Sami ul-HAQ]; Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan or JUP [Shah Faridul HAQ]; Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal or MMA [Qazi Hussain AHMED]; Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM [Altaf HUSSAIN]; National Alliance or NA [Ghulam Mustapha JATOI] (merged with PML); Pakhtun Khwa Milli Awami Party or PkMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI]; Pakistan Awami Tehrik or PAT [Tahir ul QADRI]; Pakistan Muslim League, Functional Group or PML/F [Pir PAGARO]; Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif faction or PML/N [Nawaz SHARIF]; Pakistan Muslim League or PML [Chaudhry Shujaat HUSSAIN]; note - as of May 2004, the PML/Q changed its name to PML and absorbed the PML/J, PML/Z, and NA; Pakistan People's Party or PPP [Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO]; Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians or PPPP [Benazir BHUTTO]; Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf or PTI [Imran KHAN]; Tehrik-i-Islami [Allama Sajid NAQVI]
note: political alliances in Pakistan can shift frequently
Political pressure groups and leaders:
military remains most important political force; ulema (clergy), landowners, industrialists, and small merchants also influential
International organization participation:
ARF, AsDB, C (reinstated 2004), CP, ECO, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Mahmud Ali DURRANI
chancery: 3517 International Court, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 243-6500
FAX: [1] (202) 686-1544
consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sunnyvale (California)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Ryan CROCKER
embassy: Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad
mailing address: P. O. Box 1048, Unit 62200, APO AE 09812-2200
telephone: [92] (51) 208-0000
FAX: [92] (51) 2276427
consulate(s) general: Karachi
consulate(s): Lahore, Peshawar
Flag description:
green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam

Economy

Economy - overview:
Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes, low levels of foreign investment, and a costly, ongoing confrontation with neighboring India. However, IMF-approved government policies, bolstered by generous foreign assistance and renewed access to global markets since 2001, have generated solid macroeconomic recovery the last five years. The government has made substantial macroeconomic reforms since 2000, most notably privatizing the banking sector. Poverty levels have decreased by 10 percent since 2001, and Islamabad has steadily raised development spending in recent years, including a 52-percent real increase in the budget allocation for development in fiscal year 2007, a necessary step toward reversing the broad underdevelopment of its social sector. The fiscal deficit - the result of chronically low tax collection and increased spending, including reconstruction costs from the October 2005 earthquake - appears manageable for now. GDP growth, spurred by gains in the industrial and service sectors, remained in the 6-8% range in 2004-06. Inflation remains the biggest threat to the economy, jumping to more than 9% in 2005 before easing to 7.9% in 2006. The central bank is pursuing tighter monetary policy - raising interest rates in 2006 - while trying to preserve growth. Foreign exchange reserves are bolstered by steady worker remittances, but a growing current account deficit - driven by a widening trade gap as import growth outstrips export expansion - could draw down reserves and dampen GDP growth in the medium term.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$427.3 billion (2006 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$124 billion (2006 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
6.5% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$2,600 (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 22%
industry: 26%
services: 52% (2006 est.)
Labor force:
48.29 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 42%
industry: 20%
services: 38% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate:
6.5% plus substantial underemployment (2006 est.)
Population below poverty line:
24% (FY05/06 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 27.6% (FY96/97)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
41 (FY98/99)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7.9% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
15.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $20.55 billion
expenditures: $25.65 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA (2006 est.)
Public debt:
55% of GDP (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products:
cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industries:
textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Industrial production growth rate:
6% (2006 est.)
Electricity - production:
80.24 billion kWh (2004)
Electricity - consumption:
74.62 billion kWh (2004)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2004)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2004)
Oil - production:
63,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - consumption:
324,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - imports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - proved reserves:
358.9 million bbl (2006 est.)
Natural gas - production:
27.4 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
27.4 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
759.7 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
Current account balance:
$-5.486 billion (2006 est.)
Exports:
$19.24 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
Exports - partners:
US 24.8%, UAE 7.8%, Afghanistan 6.6%, UK 5.7%, Germany 4.5% (2005)
Imports:
$26.79 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
Imports - partners:
Saudi Arabia 11.1%, UAE 10.3%, China 9.2%, Japan 6.4%, US 6%, Kuwait 5%, Germany 4.5% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$13.29 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$42.38 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$2.4 billion (FY01/02)
Currency (code):
Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Exchange rates:
Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 60.35 (2006), 59.515 (2005), 58.258 (2004), 57.752 (2003), 59.724 (2002)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June

Communications

Telephones - main lines in use:
5,162,798 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
48,289,136 (2006)
Telephone system:
general assessment: the telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, approaching 50 million in late 2006, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; main line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting main line service to rural areas.
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks
international: country code - 92; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2006)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006)
Television broadcast stations:
20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006)
Internet country code:
.pk
Internet hosts:
72,765 (2006)
Internet users:
10.5 million (2005)

Transportation

Airports:
139 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 91
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m: 21
1,524 to 2,437 m: 33
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 8 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 48
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 23 (2006)
Heliports:
18 (2006)
Pipelines:
gas 10,257 km; oil 2,001 km (2006)
Railways:
total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Roadways:
total: 258,340 km
paved: 167,146 km (including 711 km of expressways)
unpaved: 91,194 km (2004)
Merchant marine:
total: 16 ships (1000 GRT or over) 397,740 GRT/657,656 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 10, container 1, petroleum tanker 4
registered in other countries: 11 (Comoros 2, North Korea 3, Malta 1, Nigeria 1, Panama 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim

Military

Military branches:
Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age of 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 39,028,014
females age 16-49: 36,779,584 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 29,428,747
females age 16-49: 28,391,887 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 1,969,055
females age 16-49: 1,849,254 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
4.5% (2006 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international:
various talks and confidence-building measures cautiously have begun to defuse tensions over Kashmir, particularly since the October 2005 earthquake in the region; Kashmir nevertheless remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; India and Pakistan have maintained their 2004 cease fire in Kashmir and initiated discussions on defusing the armed stand-off in the Siachen glacier region; Pakistan protests India's fencing the highly militarized Line of Control and construction of the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, which is part of the larger dispute on water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries; to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Pakistani maps continue to show the Junagadh claim in India's Gujarat State; by 2005, Pakistan, with UN assistance, repatriated 2.3 million Afghan refugees leaving slightly less than a million, many of whom remain at their own choosing; Pakistan has proposed and Afghanistan protests construction of a fence and laying of mines along portions of their porous border; Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to monitor and control the border with Afghanistan and stem terrorist or other illegal activities
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 1,084,208 (Afghanistan)
IDPs: undetermined (government strikes on Islamic militants in South Waziristan), 34,000 (October 2005 earthquake, most of those displaced returned to their home villages in the spring of 2006) (2006)
Illicit drugs:
opium poppy cultivation estimated to be 800 hectares in 2005 yielding a potential production of 4 metric tons of pure heroin; federal and provincial authorities continue to conduct anti-poppy campaigns that force eradication - fines and arrests will take place if the ban on poppy cultivation is not observed; key transit point for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Western markets, the Gulf States, and Africa; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems

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List of newspapers published in Pakistan. ​

BALOCHI
Nawai Watan, Quetta

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ENGLISH
Balochistan Post, Quetta
Business Recorder, Karachi
Daily Mail, Islamabad
Daily Times, Lahore
Dawn, Karachi
The Frontier Post, Peshawar
Khyber Mail, Peshawar
The Nation, Lahore and Islamabad
Pakistan Observer, Islamabad
Pakistan Times, Islamabad
The News, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad
The Star, Karachi
The Statesman, Islamabad

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PASHTO
Daily Wahdat, Peshawar

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PUNJABI
Sajjan, Lahore
Khabran, Lahore
Bhulekha, Lahore

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SRAIKI
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Kook, Karachi

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SINDHI
Daily Kawish, Hyderabad
Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad
Daily Awami Awaz, Karachi
Daily Hilal Pakistan, Hyderabad
Daily Sindhu, Hyderabad
Daily Alakh, Hyderabad
Daily Tameer-e-Sindh, Hyderabad
Daily Koshish, Hyderabad
Daily Mehran, Hyderabad
Daily Sach, Hyderabad
Daily Sham, Hyderabad
Daily Safeer, Hyderabad

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URDU
Aaj Daily,Peshawar , Islamabad and Abbottabad
Daily Al-Akhbar, Islamabad
Daily Ausaf, Islamabad
Daily Awam, Karachi
Daily Al-Qamar, Islamabad,
Daily Express, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan and Sukkar
Daily Imroze, Karachi
Daily Islam, Karachi and Lahore
Daily Jang, Karachi and Lahore
Daily Mashriq, Peshawar
Daily Naya Zamana, Lahore
Daily Pakistan, Lahore
Daily Deen, Karachi and Lahore
Gujranwala Times, Gujranwala,
Daily Jasarat, Karachi
Daily Khabrain, Peshawar
Daily Millat, Lahore
Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, Lahore
Daily Ummat, Karachi
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List of Pakistan Railways Trains ​

INTERNATIONAL ​

• Samjhauta Express ​
• Thar Express​

NATION WIDE ​

• Allama Iqbal Express ​
• Awam Express ​
• Baddar Express ​
• Badin Express ​
• Bahuddin Zakaria Express ​
• Bahawalpur Express ​
• Baluchistan Express ​
• Bolan Mail ​
• Buraq Express ​
• Cargo Express ​
• Chenab Express ​
• Chiltan Express ​
• Dachi Express ​
• Express ​
• Faisal Express ​
• Faisalabad Express ​
• Fareed Express ​
• Fast ​
• Fast Passenger ​
• Gandhara Steam Safari (Rawalpindi - Landikotal) ​
• Ghouri Express ​
• Islamabad Non-Stop ​
• Jaffar Express ​
• Jinnah Express ​
• Karachi Express ​
• Karkoram Express ​
• Khushhal Khan Khattak Express ​
• Khyber Mail ​
• Lahore Non-Stop ​
• Lala Musa Express ​
• Lasani Express ​
• Malik Wal Express ​
• Mari Indus Express ​
• Mehr Express ​
• Mehran Express ​
• Mianwali Express (Lahore-Mianwali-Lahore) ​
• Millat Express ​
• Nishtar Express (Rawalpindi-Lahore-Karachi) ​
• Musa Pak ​
• Narowal Express ​
• Night Coach ​
• Pakpattan Express ​
• Passenger ​
• Qalander Express ​
• Quetta Express ​
• Rachna Express ​
• Ravi Express ​
• Rohi Express ​
• Rohri Express ​
• Sakhi Abbas Express ​
• Sandal Express ​
• Sargodha Express ​
• Shah Lateef Express ​
• Shah Rukne Alam Express ​
• Shah Shams Express ​
• Shalimar Express ​
• Shuttle Train ​
• Sir Syed Express (Rawalpindi-Karachi-Rawalpindi) ​
• Subak Kharam Express ​
• Subak Raftar Express ​
• Sukkar Express ​
• Supper Express ​
• Tezgam ​
• Thal Express ​
• Tipu Sultan Express​

Banks of Pakistan ​

Central Bank
State Bank of Pakistan

Nationalized Scheduled Banks
First Women Bank Limited
National Bank of Pakistan

Specialized Banks
Industrial Development Bank
Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank
SME Bank
Zarai Taraqiati Bank (Agricultural Development Bank)

Private Scheduled Banks
Allied Bank of Pakistan Limited, Karachi
Arif Habib Rupali Bank Limited, Karachi
Askari Commercial Bank Limited. Rawalpindi
Atlas Bank Limited, Karachi
Bank AL Habib, Karachi
Bank Al-Falah Limited, Karachi
Crescent Commercial Bank Limited, Karachi
Dawood Bank Limited, Karachi
Faysal Bank Limited, Karachi
Habib Bank Limited, Karachi
JS Bank
KASB Bank Limited, Karachi
Meezan Bank Limited, Karachi
Metropolitan Bank Limited, Karachi
Muslim Commercial Bank Limited (MCB), Islamabad
Mybank Limited, Karachi
NIB Bank Limited, Karachi
PICIC Commercial Bank Limited, Karachi
Prime Commercial Bank Limited, Lahore
Saudi-Pak Commercial Bank Limited, Karachi
SME Banks, Islamabad
Soneri Bank Limited, Karachi
Union Bank, Karachi
United Bank Limited, Karachi

Foreign Banks
Abn Amro Bank NV, Karachi.
Albaraka Islamic Bank BSC(EC) Lahore
American Express Bank Limited, Karachi
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Limited, Karachi
Citibank NA, Karachi
Deutsche Bank AG, Karachi
Habib Bank AG Zurich, Karachi
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Karachi
Oman International Bank SOAG Karachi
Rupali Bank Limited, Karachi
Standard Chartered Bank Limited, Karachi

Development Financial Institutions
Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corp Limited, Karachi
Pak Kuwait Investment Company Limited, Karachi
Pak Libya Holding Company Limited, Karachi
Pak-Oman Investment Company Limited, Karachi
Saudi Pak Industrial And Agricultural Investment Company (Pvt) Limited Islamabad
House Building Finance Corporation, Karachi
Investment Corporation Of Pakistan, Karachi
National Development Finance Corporation, Karachi
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan, Karachi
Dubai Islamic Bank, Karachi

Investment Banks
Al-Towfeek Investment Bank Limited
Asset Investment Bank Limited
Atlas Investment Bank Limited
Crescent Investment Bank Limited
Escorts Investment Bank Limited
First International Investment Bank Limited
Fidelity Investment Bank Limited
Franklin Investment Bank Limited
Islamic Investment Bank Limited
Jahangir Siddiqui Investment Bank Limited
Orix Investment Bank (Pakistan) Limited
Prudential Investment Bank Limited
Trust Investment Bank Limited

Discount & Guarantee Houses
First Credit & Discount Corp Limited
Prudential Discount & Guarantee House Limited
National Discounting Services Limited
Speedway Fordmetall (Pakistan) Limited

Housing Finance Companies
Asian Housing Finance Limited
Citibank Housing Finance Company Limited
House Building Finance Corporation
International Housing Finance Limited

Venture Capital Companies
Pakistan Venture Capital Limited
Pakistan Emerging Ventures Limited

Micro Finance Banks
The First Micro Finance Bank Limited
Khushali Bank
Network Micro Finance Bank
Pak Oman Micro Finance Bank
Rozgar Micro Finance Bank, Karachi
Tameer Microfinance Bank Limited

Islamic Banks
First Dawood Islamic Bank
Dubai Islamic Bank
Meezan Bank
Bank Alfalah
UBL Ameen Islamic Banking
AlBaraka Islamic Bank
Qaiser Islamic Bank
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Univesities of Pakistan
NATIONAL
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Public institutions
College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi

Private institutions
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, formerly FAST Institute of Computer Science


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AZAD KASHMIR
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Public institutions
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad

Private institutions
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif
Al-Khair University AJK, Mir Pur Azad Kashmir
Computer Science College (NIIT Blue area ), Islamabad


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BALOCHISTAN
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Public institutions
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar
Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences, Quetta
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta
University of Balochistan, Quetta
University of Agriculture Uthal,Bela

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FATA
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Islamabad Capital Territory
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Public institutions
Allama Iqbal Open University
International Islamic University
Bahria University
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
AIR University, a project of Pakistan Air Force
National University of Modern Languages
Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore
Quaid-e-Azam University
Institute of Space Technology
Shifa College of Medicine

Private institutions
Al-Khair University
Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering
Foundation University, Islamabad, a project by Fauji Foundation
Riphah International University
Iqra University
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
SS-CARE School Of Engineering
Prism Institute of Information Technology


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NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE
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Public institutions
Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat
NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar
The University of Science & Tecnology BannuBannu
University of Engineering and Technology (NWFP), Peshawar
University of Hazara, Hazara
University of Malakand, Chakdara
University of Peshawar, Peshawar
Institute of Management Sciences(IMSciences), Hayatabad

Private institutions
CECOS University, Peshawar
City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar
Gandhara University, Peshawar
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Swabi
Northern University, Nowshera
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar

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NORTHERN AREAS
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Public institutions
Karakorum International University, Gilgit


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COLLEGES IN GILGIT
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F.G.Degree College, Jutiyal, Gilgit boys
F.G.Degree College,Danyore, Gilgit boys
F.G.Degree College,for Girls, Gilgit


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PUNJAB
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Public institutions
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi
Government College University, Lahore
Government College University ,Faisalabad
Islamia University, Bahawalpur
Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Minhaj University, Lahore
National College of Arts, Lahore
National Textile University, Faisalabad
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad
University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi
University of Education, Lahore
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Lahore
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Taxila
University of Health Sciences, Lahore
University of the Punjab, Lahore
University of Sargodha, Sargodha
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore

Private institutions
GIFT University, Gujranwala
Imperial College of Business Studies Lahore
Lahore School of Economics, Lahore
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
University Of Management and Technology, Lahore
IMS, Institute of Management Sciences Lahore (Pak-AIMS).
Minhaj University , Lahore
Syed Ali Hajvery Institute of Technology and Management Sciences, Lahore
University of Central Punjab, Lahore
University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad
University of South Asia
University of Lahore, Lahore
Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
Pakistan College of Law
Supeior University , Lahore

Private Colleges
Chenab College, Jhang
Divisional Model College, Fasailabad
Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt
FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore
Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi
Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad
Cybernetics Institute of Management Sciences, Lahore
Chenab Group Collages, Gujrat


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SINDH
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Public institutions
Karachi University Business School
Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Bahria University, Karachi
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro
Mehran University of Enginnering and Technology, Jamshoro
Minhaj University , Lahore
NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah
Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai University, Khairpur
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
University of Karachi, Karachi
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Dawood College of Engineering and Technology , Karachi
Virtual University of Pakistan , Karachi

Private institutions
Fusion University, Rawalpindi.
Aga Khan University, Karachi
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi
Baqai Medical University, Karachi
Dadabhoy Institutes of Higher Education, Karachi
Fatima Jinnah Dental College, Karachi
Hamdard University, Karachi
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi
Institute of Business Management, Karachi
Institute of Business & Technology, Karachi
Iqra University, Karachi
Isra University, Hyderabad
Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
KASB Institute of Information Technology, Karachi
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi
Newports Institute of Communications and Economics, Karachi
PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology, Karachi
Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology, Karachi
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
Usman Institute of Technology
Textile Institute of Pakistan, Karachi
Yousaf Intitute Of Information Technology, Tando Allahyar
Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences - FAST-NU, Karachi,Lahore,Islamabad,Peshawar
Bahria University, Karachi, Islamabad, 2001​

 

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[Hans_Mukh]

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