About Pakistan

A short report …

History of Pakistan

Early History

• Achaemenid Empire• Alexander the Great• Greek kingdoms• Mauryan Empire• Gandhara culture• Indo-Greeks• Indo-Scythians

• Indo-Parthians, Romans and Christianity

• Kushan Empire• Indo-Sassanid culture• The White Huns• Rai dynasty• Harshavardhan, Rajputs and

Pāla Empire

Arab period and Muslim Empires

• Umayyad Empire• Ghaznavid Dynasty• Delhi Sultanate• Guru Nanak Dev and the Sikhs• Mughal Empire• Durrani Kingdom, Sikh Confederacy and the European Powers• Sikh Empire• British rule

Pakistan Freedom Movement

• Early Nationalism Period• The Muslim League• Muslim Homeland – “Now or never”• Independence of Pakistan

Early Nationalism Period

Event Year

Formation of Central National Muhammadan Association 1877

Indian National Congress was founded 1885

British administration made Hindi the official language of Agra and Oudh 1900

The Muslim League

Event Date/YearPartition of Bengal 1905

All-India Muslim League was founded 30 December 1906A vocal group of Hindu hard-liners started to pursue a pro-Hindu movement 1907

Muhammad Ali Jinnah became president of Muslim League 1916

Lucknow Pact 1916

Simon Commission 1927

All Parties Conference 1928

Muslim Homeland – “Now or never”

The name of the suggested separate muslim state was coined by Cambridge student and Muslim nationalist Choudhary Rahmat Ali, and was published on 28 January 1933 in the pamphlet “Now or Never”.

Independence of Pakistan

On the 14th and 15 August 1947, British India gave way to two new independent states, the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India, both dominions which joined the British Commonwealth.

Demographics of Pakistan

Population Data

Geographic distributionThe majority of Southern Pakistan’s population lives along the Indus River. Karachi is the most populous city in Pakistan. In the northern half , most of the population lives about an arc formed by cities of Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad,

Gujranwala, Sialkot, Nowshera, Sawabi, Mardan and Peshawar.

Population Data

1951 1961 1972 1981 1998 20080

20,000,000

40,000,000

60,000,000

80,000,000

100,000,000

120,000,000

140,000,000

160,000,000

180,000,000

TotalRuralUrban

Population and Growth

Population Data

Pakistanis around the World

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United St

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Kuwait

Oman

German

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Fran

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Norway

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400,000

800,000

1,200,000

1,600,000

Pakistanis around the World

Population Data

Age Structure of Population

0-14 Years15-64 Years65 Years and Above

Population Data

Age Structure of Population

0-14 Years 15-64 Years 65 Years and Above

05,000,000

10,000,00015,000,00020,000,00025,000,00030,000,00035,000,00040,000,00045,000,00050,000,000

MaleFemale

Population Data

Gender Ratios of Population

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15-64 Years

65 Years an

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0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

FemaleMale

Total PopulationPercentage

LiterateIlliterate

Male/Female

Male Female0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Percentage

Percentage

Population Data

Educational Institutions by Kind

0100,000200,000300,000

No. of Schools

No. of Schools

Employment by Industry

Percentage

ManufacturingConstructionElectricity, gas, water and sanitary servicesCommerceTransport storage and communicationFinancing, insurance, real estate and business servicesServicesActivities not adequately described

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