Pakistan is located in South Asia with a population of 170 million people. It has four main provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan. Pakistan has over 132 universities and education includes both public and private systems. Cricket is the most popular sport. Pakistani cuisine varies regionally but is known for its rich, spicy flavors featuring ingredients like beef, lamb, rice and an emphasis on halal. Traditional weddings involve mehndi, barat processions and walima celebrations.

1. PAKISTAN – Land of the Pure

2. • Located in South East
Asia
• Created on August
14, 1947
• Population 170 million
people
• Official language Urdu
• Capital Islamabad
• 7th largest Army
• 6th nuclear country

3. Education
• More than 132 universities
• Parallel education system, public
and private
• Ali Moeen Nawazish - Guinness
Book of World Records with 23
subjects in A-levels

4. Sports
• National game – Field Hockey
• Most popular game – Cricket
Won the Cricket World Cup in
1992 and T-20 World Cup in 2009

5. Music
• There are four main families of
musical instruments in Pakistan
and more than six hundred
Pakistani musical instruments;
the most well known are
the sitar, tabla, rabab, dhool and
bansuri.

6. THE FOUR PROVINCES OF
PAKISTAN

7. Punjab

8. Punjab
1. Punjab is the most
populous province of Pakistan, with
approximately 56% of the country's
total population
2. The main languages
are Punjabi and Saraiki
3. Lahore has traditionally been the
capital of Punjab for a thousand
years; it is Punjab's main
cultural, historical, administrative
and economic center.

9. BADSHAHI MOSQUE

13. Sindh

14. Sindh
1. Geographically it is the third largest
province of Pakistan
2. It is hot in the summer and mild in
winter.
3. Sindhi is the sole official language
4. Karachi is the largest
city, main seaport and the as well as
the capital of the province of Sindh.
5. It was the original capital of Pakistan
until the construction of Islamabad

18. KPK

19. KPK
• Previously known as the North-West Frontier
Province
• The main ethnic group in the province is
the Pashtuns
• The principal language is Pashto
• Tribal system
• Most beautiful province

24. Kalash Tribe

25. Balochistan

26. Balochistan
Balochistan is the
largest province (by
area) of Pakistan
Scarcely populated

30. Pakistani cuisine
Refined blend of varıous regional
cooking traditions of the South
Asia . Pakistani cuisine is known
for its richness and flavour. It has
been partly influenced by
Arab, Persian, and Indian
Cuisine, it retains its own distinct
Pakistani flavour.

31. Within Pakistan, cuisine varies
greatly from region to
region, reflecting the
country's ethnic and cultural
diversity.
Given the diversity of the people of Pakistan, cuisines
generally differ from home to home and may be totally
different than the mainstream Pakistani cuisine.

32. • As religion defines culture, so it is with the
food in pakistan as Muslims are forbidden to
eat pork or consume alcohol and
then halal dietary guidelines are strictly
observed.
• Pakistanis focus on other areas of food such
as beef, lamb, chicken, fish and vegetables as
well as traditional fruit and dairy products.

33. Pakistani dishes are known for having spicy
flavours, and some dishes often contain liberal
amounts of oil which contributes to a richer flavour.
Cumin seeds, chilli powder, turmeric, Garam Masala is
a very popular blend of spices used in many Pakistani
dishes.

34. Barbeque and kebabs
• Kebabs are a staple item in Pakistani cuisine
today, and one can find countless varieties of
kebabs all over the country.

35. Rice dishes
• Biryani is a very popular dish in Pakistan and
has many varieties such as Lahori and Sindhi
biryani

36. Pakista
ni
bride
and
groom

37. Mehndi Barat
Walima