punjab pakistan

PUNJAB

By Dr. Ali Kashif2011.12.10

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Introduction Punjab is the most populous province

Population: 81,330,531 (56% of the country's total population) Most developed and prosperous province. Gateway to Indian subcontinent Chief Minister: Shahbaz Sharif Governor: Latif Khosa Districts: 37…. Tehsil/towns: 127 Area: 205,344 sq km Five Waters - referring to five tributaries of the Indus River

Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, that flow through the larger Punjab.


Indus


History Agriculture flourished and trading cities. Islam reached in year 712. Mughals controlled the region from 1524 until 1739 and would also

lavish the province with building projects. In 1947 the Punjab divided into West (Pakistan) and East(India).

Approximately 7 million plus moved to Pakistan, of whom over 6 million settled in Punjab.

Since the 1950s, Punjab industrialized rapidly. New factories build. In the 1960s the new city of Islamabad was built near Rawalpindi.


History Agriculture continues to be the largest sector of Punjab's economy.

The province is the breadbasket of the country (wheat and rice) No large-scale redistribution of agricultural land. As a result most rural

areas are dominated by a small set of feudal. Punjab witnessed major battles (1965 and 1971). Since the 1990s Punjab hosted several key sites of Pakistan's

nuclear program such as Kahuta. It also hosts major military bases. Starting in the 1980s, large numbers of Punjabis migrated to

the overseas countries. Economic Oppurtunities, Culture promotion, Punjabi MC


CULTURAL HERITAGE Punjab has been the cradle of civilization since times immemorial. The ruins of Harappa show an advanced urban culture that

flourished over 5000 years ago. Taxila, another historic landmark

It was reputed to house the oldest university in the world, Takshashila University.

The forts, palaces, gardens, mosques, mausoleums, are eloquent reminders of the great tradition in Muslim architecture.


TexlaTaxila


Harrapa


CHOLISTAN


QILA ROTAS


Hiran minarHIRAN MINAR


Badshahi Masjid


Lahore Fort


Geography Province is bordered by Kashmir (Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and Jammu

and Kashmir, India) to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, Sindh to the south, Balochistan to the southwest, NWFP to the west


Geography

The capital and largest city is Lahore Five rivers flow through Punjab. Fertile region along the river valleys, while sparse deserts can be found

near the border with Rajasthan and the Sulaiman Range. Deserts: Thar and Cholist.

The landscape is amongst the most heavily irrigated on earth and canals can be found throughout the province.

Weather extremes are notable from the hot and barren south to the cool hills of the north.

The foothills of the Himalayas are found in the extreme north as well.


Economy Share the 59 % of economy of country.

Serving Sector: 52.1% to 64.5% Agriculture Structure: 56.1% to 61.5% Major manpower contributor Punjab contributes about 76% to annual food grain production in the

country. Cotton and rice Punjab has also more than 68 thousand industrial units. Largest canal systems


Industry: textiles, sports goods, Heavy machinery, electrical appliances, surgical instruments, Cement, Vehicles, Auto Parts, I.T, metals, Sugar mill plants, Aircrafts, Cement Plants, Agriculture Machinery, bicycles and rickshaws, floor coverings, and processed foods.

There are 39,033 small and cottage industrial units. The number of textile units is 14,820. The ginning industries are 6,778. There are 7,355 units for processing of agricultural raw materials including food and feed industries.


People of Punjab

Ethnically belong to a pluralistic pattern of life. Almost religion of all is Islam. Hospitable, Hard-working Colorful culture Food lovers. Languages:

Punjabi, Saraiki, Pothohari,Hindko, Jhangochi, Sindhi,Pashto, Balochi, Mewati , etc.

The dialects spoken in different regions of the land have a common vocabulary and a shared heritage.


Education market By 1998

Qualification Urban Rural Total Enrolment Ratio(%)

— 23,019,025 50,602,265 73,621,290 —

Below Primary 3,356,173 11,598,039 14,954,212 100.00

Primary 6,205,929 18,039,707 24,245,636 79.68

Middle 5,140,148 10,818,764 15,958,912 46.75

Matriculation 4,624,522 7,119,738 11,744,260 25.07

Intermediate 1,862,239 1,821,681 3,683,920 9.12

BA, BSc... degrees 110,491 96,144 206,635 4.12

MA, MSc... degrees 1,226,914 764,094 1,991,008 3.84

Diploma, Certificate... 418,946 222,649 641,595 1.13

Other qualifications 73,663 121,449 195,112 0.26Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd.

Literacy Rate

Year Literacy Rate1972 20.7%1981 27.4%1998 46.56%2009 59.6%

RegionNever

enrolled in School(boys)

Neverenrolled in School

(girls)North 6% 15%Central 12% 23%South 30% 44%West 27% 44.5%


Political PartiesParty name Head Position Party Chair

PML (N) ShahbazSharif

Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif

PPP Latif Khosa Governor Asif Ali ZardariPML (Q) Punjab, Sindh, Kashmir Shujaat Hussain

PTI Punjab Sindh Imran Khan


THANKS

Ali Kashif.


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