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PAKISTAN’S INFORMATION
Teacher
Flora Imelda Pamplon
Students
Coronado Serrano Reina Guadalupe
Romero Solano Jesús Héctor
Subject
English V
Classroom
AAEP 5-3 V
Hermosillo, Sonora February 12, 2014
Introduction
This presentation is about Pakistan, we are going to present information about this country, because we think that is very interesting and we know little about it, the principal idea is that more people learn something new about a very different country from Mexico.
A few facts about Pakistan
Founded by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Pakistan emerged as an independent sovereign state on August 14th 1947. Capital City: Islamabad Total Area: 796,095 sq km Population: 167,421,000 Language: Urdu (National) English (official) Divided into 4 provinces: Sindh, Punjab, North West Frontier Province, and
Balochistan.
Name of the capital
Islamabad
Important cities
Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore , Multan
Geographical location
Southern Asia, bordering Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Languages
Traditional clothing
Shalwar kameez ( For men)
Lehenga (For women)
Music
Kafi: is an indigenous musical form of Sindh.
Qawwali: is closely linked with the Sufi tradition of Islam and the particular practices that Sufi scholars developed to achieve closeness to God.
Folk music: represents the real culture of the people.
Art crafts
Truck Art
With its all colorful floral patterns, depiction of human heroes with creative aspect ratios, calligraphy of poetic verses and driver’s words of wisdom.
Chiniot Wood – Carving
Chiniot is famous world-wide for the quality and intricacy of its wood carving
Famous person
Important landmark
Badshashi Mosque
Islamic architecture.
K2 Mountain
Known to Pakistanis as Chogori, which means “King of Mountains,” the K2 Mountain is the second tallest mountain on earth behind Mount Everest.
Hunza Valley
Pakistan’s Hunza Valley is a landmark that many tourists head for when visiting the country.
Food
Shahi Tukra
Dahl (Lentil Stew) Aloo Bukharay Ki Chutney (Plum Chutney
Drinks
Lassi
Kashmiri chai
Qahwa
Sports
Cricket
Field hockey
Squash
Roller Skating
Religion
97% of all Pakistanis are Muslims.
77% of the population is Sunni Muslims.
20% are adherents of Shia Islam.
Christians, Hindus and other religions make up only 1%.
Important symbol
State emblem
The State Emblem was adopted in 1954 and symbolizes Pakistan's ideological foundation, the basis of its economy, its cultural heritage and its guiding principles.
Customes
If invited to a Pakistani's home, bring the hostess a small gift such as flowers or good quality chocolates.
Pakistani names often include a name that denotes a person´s class, tribe, occupation, or the other status indicator.
Men should avoid giving flowers to women
Traditions
In Pakistan the marriages are the union on two families not two persons.
Nikah is purely Islamic official wedding ceremony that usually takes place at the bride’s home.
Sports are the real pastime and recreation for the majority of Pakistanis
Conclusion
As a conclusion, we can see that although Pakistan is not a famous country it has a very interesting culture, different tradition, customs and people have a different way to think about have to live a life, in a future the economy and the infrastructure of this country is going to grow because it has a high potential.