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Pakistan Profile:​

· Official Name

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

· Father of the Nation
Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)
· National Poet
Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)
· Head of the State
General Pervez Musharraf, President
· Head of Government
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Prime Minister
· Capital
Islamabad
· Area
Total
796,095 Sq. km.
Punjab
205,344 Sq. km.
Sindh
140,914 Sq. km.
North WestFrontierProvince
74,521 Sq. km.
Balochistan
347,190 Sq. km.
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
27,220 Sq. km.
Islamabad (Capital)
906 Sq. km.

· Population
149.03 million
· Administrative Setup
Pakistan is divided into four provinces viz., North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. The tribal belt adjoining NWFP is managed by the Federal Government and is named FATA i.e., Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have their own respective political and administrative machinery, yet certain of their subjects are taken care of by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. Provinces of Pakistan are further divided into Divisions and Districts

Divisions
Districts
NWFP
7
24
Punjab
8
34
Sindh
5
21
Balochistan
6
22
While FATA consist of 13 Areas/Agencies and Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have 7 and 5 Districts respectively.
· Religion
95% Muslims, 5% others.
· Annual Per capita income
Rs. 28,933 (US $ 492 approximately)
· GDP
5.1%
· Currency
Pak. Rupee.
· Imports
Industrial equipment, chemicals, vehicles, steel, iron ore, petroleum, edible oil, pulses, tea.
· Exports
Cotton, textile goods, rice, leather items carpets, sports goods, handi-crafts, fish and fish prep. and fruit
· Languages
Urdu (National) and English (Official)
· Literacy rate
51.6%
· Government
Parliamentary form
· Parliament
Parliament consists of two Houses i.e., the Senate (Upper House) and the National Assembly (Lower House).
The Senate is a permanent legislative body and symbolises a process of continuity in the national affairs. It consists of 100 members. The four Provincial Assemblies, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Federal Capital form its electoral college.
The National Assembly has a total membership of 342 elected through adult suffrage (272 general seats, 60 women seats and 10 non-Muslim seats).
· Pakistan National Flag
Dark green with a white vertical bar, a white crescent and a five-pointed star in the middle. The Flag symbolises Pakistan's profound commitment to Islam, the Islamic world and the rights of religious miniorities.
· National Anthem
Approved in June, 1954
Verses Composed by: Abdul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
Tune Composed by: Ahmed G. Chagla
Duration: 80 seconds
· State Emblem
The State Emblem consists of:
1. The crescent and star which are symbols of Islam
2. The shield in the centre shows four major crops
3. Wreath surrounding the shield represents cultural heritage and
4. Scroll contains Quaid's motto: Unity Faith, Discipline
· Pakistan's Official Map
Drawn by Mian Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy (1920-1999)
· National Flower
Jasmine.
· National Tree
Deodar (Cedrus Deodara).
· National Animal
Markhor.
· National Bird
Chakor (Red-legged partridge)
· 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


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)


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


News Agencies

Official
APP

Private
PPI, NNI, On Line and Sana.

Electronic Media

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


· 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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• 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​

 

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• 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 ​

• BALOCHI Nawai Watan, Quetta 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 PASHTO Daily Wahdat, Peshawar PUNJABI Sajjan, Lahore Khabran, Lahore Bhulekha, Lahore SRAIKI Kook, Karachi 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 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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