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Canal System of Pakistan

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by MairaS.

Irrigation is the man-made supply of water to the land to encourage vegetation. It is a substitute for inadequate or erratic rainfall and is extremely essential for arid regions where there are no rivers and also in humid regions to improve crop output. In Pakistan, 75% of the agricultural land is under irrigation. Three major [...]

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Administrative Divisions of Pakistan

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by MairaS.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan comprises of 4 provinces Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan and NWFP, one capital territory Islamabad, a federal territory FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and two autonomous states Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit and Baltistan.
In 2000 the Pervez Musharraf government adopted a system of administration named “Local government system”, in which each [...]

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Sindh – Pakistan (Map Description)

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS.

LOCATION: Southeast of Pakistan.
CORDINATES: 24.52 DEGREES North, 67.03 degrees East.
NEIGHBORS: West and North Balochistan Province

East: Rajhistan India.
North east: Punjab Province
South: Arabian Sea & Runn of Kutch

CAPITAL: Karachi
AREA: 140,914 km square
POPULATION: 35,470,648
DISTRICTS: 23

CLIMATE: Sub Tropical with hot dry summers. Temperature can shoot up to more than 50 degrees C in some areas. The winters [...]

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Agricultural Products of Pakistan

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS.

Economy of Pakistan largely depends on agriculture. It provides livelihood to millions of people who are associated with agriculture one way or the other.
There are two crop growing seasons in Pakistan. One is the Rabi in which the crops are sown in the beginning of winter season (October-November) and harvested in early summer (April-May). Wheat, [...]

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Top 7 Medical Institutes of Pakistan

Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by MairaS.

Pakistan is proud to have some outstanding medical universities some as old as 150 years. These universities have produced a number of dedicated doctors who do their utmost to alleviate the human suffering throughout the world. The medical universities offer courses in graduate degrees MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery), Post Graduate degrees and [...]

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Top 10 Schools of Pakistan

Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by MairaS.

Education is the backbone of a country. For a country to prosper, its educational system must be strong. Every year the government of Pakistan allocates a substantial amount of money for education. Unfortunately the government has not been able to make an impact however; the private sector has been more than successful. At the time [...]

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Pakistani Food

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by MairaS.

Pakistani food has a heavy influence of the Mughal cuisine. This influence is prominent among the Urdu speaking immigrants. Also on weddings and other special occasions mughal dishes are served. Meat dishes are quite popular in Pakistan. Being a Muslim country, pork and alcohol are not consumed. Pakistani dishes are rich in spices and usually [...]

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Pakistani Culture

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by MairaS.

The culture of Pakistan is diverse and complex. Before its creation in 1947, Pakistan was a part of the Indian sub continent which was attacked and ruled by many invaders. The Greeks, Persians, Afghans, Mughals and lastly the Europeans left their mark on the predominant Hindu population. The immigrants from India brought their customs when [...]

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Pakistan Film Industry

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by MairaS.

On its inception in 1947, film industry was the only medium of entertainment. Films were already being produced in Lahore before partition so with the help of some the actors, directors and technicians who either preferred to stay back or had migrated from India; film industry started taking its first steps. ‘Teri Yaad’ was the [...]

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Music in Pakistan

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by MairaS.

People in Pakistan love music. They consider it “the food for soul”. Pakistanis have a song for every occasion be it joy or sorrow, trial or triumph every mood is musically expressed.
In the early days of its birth, classical music was at its zenith and even the composition of film songs was heavily influenced by [...]

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