Pakistan Military

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Founded 14 August 1947 Country Pakistan Type Army Size 550,000 active troops 500,000 reserves Headquarters Rawalpindi, GHQ Motto Arabic:Iman, Taqwa, Jihad fi Sabilillah A follower of none but Allah, The fear of Allah, Jihad for Allah.[1] Colors Green and White Engagements 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 1965 Indo-Pakistan War 1971 Indo-Pakistan War Soviet-Afghan War Siachen conflict Kargil […]

Communication in Pakistan

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Pakistan is the worlds fastest growing IT industry. Telephones – main lines in use: 3,982,800 (2003) [nggallery id=108] Telephones – mobile cellular: 2,624,800 (2003) Telephone system: general assessment: the domestic system is mediocre, but improving; service is adequate for government and business use, in part because major businesses have established their own private systems; since […]

Economy of Pakistan

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Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, suffers from internal political disputes, low levels of foreign investment, and a costly, ongoing confrontation with neighboring India. Pakistan’s economic prospects, although still marred by poor human development indicators, continued to improve in 2002 following unprecedented inflows of foreign assistance beginning in 2001. Foreign exchange reserves have grown to […]

People of Pakistan

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  Population: 150,694,740 (July 2003 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 39.3% (male 30,463,958; female 28,726,776) 15-64 years: 56.5% (male 43,571,093; female 41,651,872) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,051,674; female 3,229,367) (2003 est.) Median age: total: 19.8 years male: 19.7 years female: 20 years (2002) Population growth rate: 2.01% (2003 est.) Birth rate: 29.59 births/1,000 […]