The document discusses Pakistan's role and importance in the Pacific Asia region. It notes that Pakistan is located in South Asia and has borders with Afghanistan, China, India, and Iran. Pakistan has the world's fifth largest labor force and sixth largest army. It is also an Islamic republic and nuclear power. The document provides an overview of Pakistan's economy, education system, culture, and barriers to further development.

1. RISE OF PACIFIC ASIA REGION
PAKISTAN

2. MAJOR REGIONAL POWERS IN PACIFIC ASIA
•IndonesiaSouth eastern Asia
•India, PakistanSouth Asia
•China, Japan and South KoreaEastern Asia
•AustraliaOceania

3. ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Asia Pacific region has emerged as a significant strategic centre in
international political affairs.The region's dependence on Sea Lines of
Communication
Here may be a new ColdWar in Asia Pacific (especially South China
Sea)
Asia Pacific provides both a competitive edge and an economic
challenge to theWest.
 US prime aim is to counter the emerging predominance of anAsian
power (China), whose rapid progress has the potential to challenge US
supremacy in the world.

4. PAKISTAN – Land of the Pure

5. PAKISTAN IN PACIFIC ASIA
‫پاكستان‬ ‫جمہوریہ‬ ‫اسالمی‬
• Located in South Asia
•Motto ‫نظم‬ ،‫اتحاد‬ ،‫ایمان‬ "Faith,
Unity, Discipline"
•Legislature parliament
•Got independence from UK
•Declaration 28 January 1933
•Resolution 23 march 1940

6. PAKISTAN IN PACIFIC ASIA
‫پاكستان‬ ‫جمہوریہ‬ ‫اسالمی‬
•Authority 14 August 1947
•Islamic Republic 23 march 1956
•Chairman of the senate Raza
Rabbani
•Speaker of the assembly Sardar
Ayaz Sadiq
•Chief justice Mian Saqib nisar

7. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
‫پاكستان‬ ‫جمہوریہ‬ ‫اسالمی‬
Second most populous nation-state of Muslim world.
 Pakistan highlights sovereign equality of states, bilateralism,
mutuality of interests, and non-interference in each other's
domestic affairs
 6th largest Diaspora in the world
Notable Pakistani diaspora's includes London Mayor Sadiq Khan,
UK Cabinet, Member Sajid Javid, former UK Conservative
Party Chair Baroness Warsi, singer's Zayn Malik and Nadia
Ali, MIT Physics Professor Dr. NergisMavalvala, etc

8. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
‫پاكستان‬ ‫جمہوریہ‬ ‫اسالمی‬
Pakistan is member of many regional or international
organizations such as UN, NAM, OIC, Commonwealth of
Nations, ECO, SAARC, Developing Eight,G20 developing
nations, Group of 24, Group of 77,ECOSOC, an associate
member of CERN, participant to the Kyoto Protocol,
the Paris Agreement and International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights.

9. IMPORTANT STRATEGIC LOCATION
 Pakistan occupies a geopolitically important location at the crossroads of South
Asia, the Middle East and Central Asia
 Located in strategic and geopolitical corridor of the world's major maritime oil
supply lines, communication fiber optics, Pakistan has proximity to the natural
resources of Central Asian countries
 The geography and climate of Pakistan are extremely diverse.
 Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south
 Land borders with Afghanistan, China, India ,Iran, marine border with Oman, and
is separated fromTajikistan by the cold, narrow Wakhan Corridor.

10. NUCLEAR STATE
6th nuclear country
Pakistan is one of the four nuclear armed states
Nuclear-weapons state, 2nd in South Asia & only nation in the Muslim
world
Pakistan as having, "the world's fastest-growing nuclear stockpile”.
Islamabad has stockpiled approximately 3.1 ± .4 metric tons of highly
enriched uranium (HEU), and produces enough HEU for perhaps 10 to
15 warheads per year.

11. MILITARY OF PAKISTAN
7th largest Army
Pakistan's ISI was ranked as the top intelligence
agency in the world
The United States,Turkey, and China maintain
close military relations and regularly export
military equipment and technology transfer to
Pakistan.
Pakistani military are the third largest troop
contributors to UN peacekeeping missions

12. ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN
 Include in Emerging and growth-leading economies of the world
 Pakistan’s estimated 5.3% GDP growth also makes it world’s fifth fastest
growing economy in the world
 10th largest labor market in the world
 Considered as a developing country and is one of the Next 11th largest
economies in 21st century
 Pakistan Stock Exchange is one of the best performing market in the world
 The increasing proportion of Pakistan's youth provides the country with a
potential and a challenge to provide adequate services and employment
 Services sector has 57.7 percent share in GDP

13. CONT.. (ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN)
 In his 2016 book, The Rise and Fall of Nations, Sharma termed it possible, to
transform Pakistan from a "low-income to a middle-income country during
the next 5 years
 The structure of the Pakistani economy has changed from a mainly
agricultural to a strong service base
 Manufacturing is the 3rd largest sector of the economy
 The cement industry in Pakistan became the most profitable sector of the
economy
 . In Asia, Pakistan is the eighth-largest exporter of textile products
 Pakistan predicted to be world’s fastest-growing Muslim economy in 2017

14. Pakistan key economic statistics
Pakistan GDP composition by sector [419]
Agriculture 25.3%
Industry 21.6%
Services 53.1%
Employment [420]
Labour force 59.7 million
People employed 56.0 million
Natural Resources [421][422]
Copper 12.3 million tonnes
Gold 20.9 million ounces
Coal 175 billion tonnes
Shale Gas 105 trillion cubic feet
Shale Oil 9 billion barrels
Gas production 4.2 billion cubic feet/day
Oil production 70,000 barrels/day
Iron ore 500 million[423]

15. EDUCATION
 More than 132 universities
 Parallel education system, public and private
 Ali Moeen Nawazish - Guinness Book ofWorld Records
with 23 subjects in A-levels
 The literacy rate is ~58 %. Male & female literacy rate
~70.2% or 46.3%.
 In 2010, Pakistan was ranked 43rd in the world in terms of
published scientific papers
 Pakistan is the first and only Muslim country that
maintains an active research presence in Antarctica

16. Prominent Pakistani Inventions Detail
Ommaya reservoir
System for the delivery of drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid for treatment of patients with brain
tumours.
(c)Brain One of the first computer viruses in history
Electroweak interaction Discovery led Muslim world's first Nobel Prize in Physics.
Plastic magnet World's first workable plastic magnet at room temperature.
Non-lethal fertilizer A formula to make fertilizers that cannot be converted into bomb-making materials.
Non-Kink Catheter Mount A crucial instrument used in anesthesiology.
Human Development Index Devised by Pakistan's former finance minister, MahbubulHaq.[485]
Standard Model Particle physics theory devised part by Pakistan scientist Abdus Salam

17. SPORTS
National game – Field Hockey
Most popular game – Cricket
Won the Cricket World Cup in
 1992 andT-20 World Cup in 2009
In athletics, the country has a proud history
with 14 gold medals at the Asian Game
 Pakistan has produced regional and
international champions in these sports.

18. CULTURALLY RICH STATE
Many ancient civilizations established in this region
like the Neolithic Mehrgarh, Bronze Age, Indus
Valley Civilization at Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro,
Vedic Civilization by Indo-Aryan.
Pakistan, with its diverse cultures, people and
landscapes attracted 1.1 million foreign tourists
annually

19. PUNJAB

21. S SINDH

23. KPK

25. KALASHTRIBE

26. BALOCHISTAN

29. BARRIERS INTHE WAY OF RISING PAKISTAN
 Away from the ideology of the state
 Disloyal political leadership
 Incompetent government representatives
 Unemployment
 Ethnic and cultural diversities , lack of national spirit
 Improper system of check and balance
 Lack of energetic, specialized and honest teachers
 Diverse educational system
 Violation of cultural norms and values at media