Location And Geography Of Pakistan

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2. Location  And  Geography Of  Pakistan

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4. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION LOCATION OF PAKISTAN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES OF PAKISTAN          China Iran Afghanistan India GEOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN ADMINISTRATION DIVISION LANDFORMS OF PAKISTAN CLIMATE IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN PHYSICAL FEATURES OF PAKISTAN REFERENCES

5. INTRODUCTION Pakistan was created on 14 AUGUST,1947 by "Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah". The boundary of Pakistan was demarcated by " Sir Cyril Radcliffe”, on 17 AUGUST 1947. It was created on the basis of Islam and in order to protect the rights of Muslim. Pakistan is " Gate Way To Central Asia". Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. Largest city of Pakistan is Karachi. Neighboring countries are China, India, Afghanistan, and Iran.

6. Location of Pakistan LOCATION: Continent: Asia Region: South Asia Latitude: 24`N-36`N Longitude: 61`E-75`E AREA: Total area: 796,096 km.sq Area : Ranked 36 th Water:3.1% Land: 96.9% COASTLINE: Coastline: 700km Highest point: K-2 (8,611m) Lowest point: Arabian sea(0 m)

7.   Neighbouring   Countries Of Pakistan  Following are the neighboring countries of Pakistan: China Afghanistan India Iran

8. China Border : 600km. China is located in the north of Pakistan. The name of the border is Khunjerab Pass. Pakistan helped China to build a relation with the Muslim world.

9. Relation of Pakistan and China Pakistan and China relation began in 1950 as the first Muslim country to establish relation with China. Pakistan has multi-dimensional relation with Pakistan and Pakistan helped China to build a relation with the Muslim World. SUPPORT AND SECURITY: P akistan has always stood by China on all important issues. Pakistan has always backed up China on the issue of Tibet. Pakistan always discards Indian terrorism over some of the provinces of China . China is a nuclear power. ECONOMIC SUPPORT: Pakistan and China is engaged in many important economic projects. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) is the most important project for the trading, and will give a big economic support for both Pakistan and China.

10. Afghanistan Border: 2250 It is located in the west of Pakistan. The border of Pakistan and Afghanistan is named as Durand Line. These two Asian states have deep historical and cultural links.

11. Relation of Pakistan and Afghanistan Pakistan and Afghanistan both are declared as the Islamic states. And are the members of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation. SECURITY AND SUPPORT: In the Afghan Soviet War (1979), Pakistan gave support to Afghanistan, and gave shelter to the Afghan Refugees. Now a days, Pakistan is trying its best to made Afghanistan a peaceful land. ECONOMIC: The illegal trade under the cover of Afghan hurts the pakistani business interests and cause losses in government revenue.

12. India Border: 1600km. It is located in the East. The name of the Pak-India border is named as Wagah Border . India and Pakistan are two immediate countries South Asia.

13. Relation of Pakistan and India Relation of India and Pakistan has remained turbulent, but critical to peace in the region. IMPORT AND EXPORT: Pakistan is importing around $10 billion goods from India. Pakistan is exporting many products to India such as petroleum oil, fabrics, fruits and vegetables etc. SECURITY AND WARS : Both countries are Nuclear Power and have been involved in four wars, including one undeclared war. Theses wars were held in 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999. PROJECTS: T here is an important project on which India and Pakistan is working on now a days. This project is named as The Kartarpur Corridor and its is important for the Sikh community of India.

14. Iran Border: 950 km. It is located in the South-West. The name of the border of Iran-Pakistan is Taftan border. Pakistan and Iran is in bilateral relationship.

15. Relation of Pakistan and Iran Iran is an important neighbouring country of Pakistan due to its geo-strategic position. Pakistan and Iran close relations are source of strength for both countries. SECURITY AND SUPPORT: Pakistan received full military and diplomatic support from Iran against the war of 1971. Pakistan became neutral in the Iran-Iraq war. ECONOMICAL SUPPORT: Both countries are economic partners. Pak-Iran economical relations are governed by the Pakistan-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC). Strong business and trade ties with Iran is not only beneficial for P akis tan’s economic situation, but also lead to greater stability and economic prosperity in the region.

16. Geography Of Pakistan Pakistan is located in the region of South Asia, Subcontinent. The geography of Pakistan is a profound blend of landscapes, plains, deserts, forests etc. There are five provinces of  Pakistan; Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. The weather extremes of Pakistan includes high and low temperatures etc, and have four seasons; spring, summer, winter, autumn. The length of the coastline of Pakistan is 1,046km with the Arabian sea.

17. Administration Division Pakistan is divided into five provinces: Punjab Baluchistan  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sindh Gilgit Baltistan

18. Table Of Provinces: NAME CAPITAL AREA Gilgit Baltistan Gilgit 72,971km 2 KPK Peshawer 101,741km 2 Punjab Lahore 205,344km 2 Sindh Quetta 347,190km 2 Balochistan Karachi 140,914km 2

19. Landforms Of Pakistan Pakistan can be divided into four major land reforms:- MOUNTAINS: North Eastern Mountain Ranges. North Western Mountain Ranges. PLAINS: Upper Indus Plain Lower Indus Plain Indus Delta Plains  PLATEAUS: Kohistan Slat range Pot war Plateau Baluchistan Range DESERTS: Cholistan Thar

20. Climate Average weather condition of a particular area observed over a long time. Climate : Temperature Rainfall Moisture Winds Weather : Summer Spring Autumn Winter

21. Climatic Conditions Of Pakistan Climatic conditions of Pakistan is divided into four major temperature zones on the basis of temperature variation, are listed below: Continental Climate Of Highlands: Winters are extremely cold, normally snowfall and summers are cool. Continental Climate Of Lowlands : Summers are hot and receives less rainfall. Continental Climate Of Coastal Areas : Extreme hot, dry, and dusty winds but receives a little bit rainfall. Continental Climate Of Baluchistan plateau: It has Extreme Temperature.

22. Table Of Climate: Winter Nov-March Spring Aug-Oct Summer April-July Autumn Oct-Dec

23. Importance Of Pakistan

24. Importance Of Pakistan Geographical Location: Pakistan is located in the centre of long chain of Muslim countries, therefore Abdus -Salam Jaud (Vice President of Libya) ,he visited Pakistan and said that Pakistan is heart of  Muslim World. Ideological State: Pakistan is an ideological state. Nuclear Power: Pakistan is first and only Islamic nuclear power of the world. Location : It is located at the centre of the Muslim countries that is why it is called the Heart of the Muslim World.

25. Physical features of P akistan Busy Sea-Ports: Important sea-ports are Gawader and Bin Qasim . Pakistan is an important sea-ports on international trade routs Land of Hot Water: Pakistan is blessed with hot water. Its rivers and sea-ports are busy throughout the year. Agriculturally Rich Land: It has four deltas. Delta makes the land of Pakistan more agricultural. Land of Rivers: Pakistan have five rivers and many more small rivers. Rivers makes land more fertile.

26. REFERENCE Textbook of Pakistan Studies (National Book Foundation) by Prof. Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan Wikipedia Website of Quora

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