PAKISTAN National Symbols And Things

 

PAKISTAN NATIONAL SYMBOLS AND THINGS

·         Father of Pakistan is Quaid-e-Azam.

·         Mother of Pakistan is Fatima Jinnah.

·         National Poet of Pakistan is Allama Iqbal.

·         National Language of Pakistan is Urdu.

·         National Anthem of Pakistan is Pak Sarzameen (The Sacred Land).

·         National Sport of Pakistan is Hockey.

·         National Bird of Pakistan is Chukar (Chakor).

·         State Bird of Pakistan is Peregrine Falcon

·         National Animal of Pakistan is Markhor.

·         National Reptile of Pakistan is Mugger – Crocodile.

·         National Predator of Pakistan is Snow – Leopard.

·         National Mammal of Pakistan is Indus River Dolphin.

·         National Dress of Pakistan is Shalwar Kameez.

·         National Drink of Pakistan is Sugar Cane Juice (Gunney Ka Rus).

·         National Flower of Pakistan is Jasmine.

·         National Fruit of Pakistan is Mango.

·         National Tree of Pakistan is Deodar.

·         National Dish of Pakistan is Nihari.

·         National Vegetable of Pakistan is Lady Finger.

·         National Color of Pakistan is White and Green.

·         National Mountain of Pakistan is K2.

·         National River of Pakistan is River Indus.

·         National Airline of Pakistan is PIA.

·         National Currency of Pakistan is Pakistani Rupee.

·         State Religion of Pakistan is Islam.

·         National Masjid of Pakistan is Faisal Masjid.

·         National Tower of Pakistan is Minar-e-Pakistan.

·         National Library of Pakistan is located at Constitution Avenue , Islamabad.

·         National Mausoleum of Pakistan is Mazar-e-Quaid.

·         National Monument of Pakistan is Pakistan Monument Islamabad.

·         National Top 5 Heroes of Pakistan are:

1)      Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

2)      Allama Muhammad Iqbal

3)      Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan

4)      Dr. Abdus Salam

5)      Abdus Sattar Edhi

 

·         FATHER OF PAKISTAN (QUAID-E-AZAM):

·         Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah was born on 25th December 1876 at Karachi.

·         He died on September 11, 1948.

 

ü  MOTHER OF PAKISTAN (FATIMA JINNAH):

·         Fatima Jinnah was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

·         She was born on July 30, 1893 at Karachi.

·         She is commonly known in Pakistan as Khatun-e Pakistan (Lady of Pakistan) and Mader-e Millat (Mother of the Nation)

·         She died in Karachi on July 8, 1967.

 

ü  NATIONAL POET OF PAKISTAN (ALLAMA IQBAL):

·         Allama Iqbal was born at Sialkot on November 9, 1877.

·         He died on April 21, 1938 and was buried in Lahore near the Badshahi Mosque.

 

ü  NATIONAL ANTHEM:

·         Ahmad G. Chagla composed the music of the National Anthem of Pakistan in 1949.

·         Hafeez Jullundhri wrote the lyrics of the National Anthem of Pakistan in 1952.

·         It was officially adopted as Pakistan’s National Anthem in August 1954.

·         It was sung for the first time on Radio Pakistan, Karachi on 13 August.

·         Total duration of Pakistan’s National Anthem is 80 Seconds.

·         Number of words in Anthem are 50.

·         Numbers of lines in Anthem are 15.

 

ü  NATIONAL FLAG:

·         Name of Pakistan’s National Flag is Parcham-e-Sitara-o-Hilal (Flag of the Crescent and Star).

·         The National Flag of Pakistan was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly on August 11, 1947, just three days before the country’s independence, when it became the OFFICIAL FLAG of the Dominion of Pakistan.

·         The Flag is a green field with a White Crescent Moon and Five – Rayed Star at its center, and a vertical White Stripe at the hoist side.

·         The flag was designed by Amiruddin Kidwai, and is based on the All-India Muslim League flag.

 

ü  STATE EMBLEM OF PAKISTAN:

·         The state emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954.

·         The four components of the emblem are a crescent and star crest above a shield, which is surrounded by a wreath, below which is a scroll.

·         The crest and the green colour of the emblem are traditional symbols of Islam.

·         The quartered shield in the centre shows cotton, wheat, tea and jute, which were the major crops of Pakistan at independence and signify the agricultural base of the economy.

·         The floral wreath, surrounding the shield, is the Jasminum officinale (the National flower).

·         The scroll supporting the shield contains Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s motto in Urdu, which reads from right to left, “Iman, Ittihad, Nazm” translated as “Faith, Unity, Discipline” and were intended as the guiding principles for Pakistan.

 

ü  NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF PAKISTAN:

·         Urdu is the national language of Pakistan.

·         It is a mixture of Persian, Arabic and various local languages.

·         It is similar to Hindi but written in Arabic script.

 

ü  NATIONAL MASJID OF PAKISTAN:

·         The Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in Pakistan, located in the national capital city of Islamabad.

·         Completed in 1986, it was designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay, shaped like a desert Bedouin’s tent, is an iconic symbol of Islamabad throughout the world.

 

ü  NATIONAL MONUMENTS OF PAKISTAN:

·         The Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan, is a national monument representing the nation’s four provinces and three territories.

·         After a competition among many renowned architects, Arif Masood’s plan was selected for the final design.

·         The four main petals of the monument represent the four provinces (Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh), while the three smaller petals represent the three territories (Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas).

·         The Monument has been designed to reflect the culture and civilization of the country and depicts the story of the Pakistan Movement, dedicated to those who sacrificed themselves for future generations.

 

ü  NATIONAL LIBRARY OF PAKISTAN:

·         The National Library of Pakistan is located at Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan.

·         The building has space for 500 readers as well as 15 research rooms, a 450-seat auditorium, and computer and microfilm services.

·         At its opening in 1993, the library owned a collection of 130,000 volumes and 600 manuscripts.

·         Like many other national libraries, the National Library of Pakistan is a copyright deposit library, and since 1967 it has received a copy of every book published in Pakistan.

 

ü  NATIONAL MAUSOLEUM OF PAKISTAN:

·         National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

·         It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world.

·         The mausoleum was completed in the 1960s.

·         It is situated at the heart of the city.

 

ü  NATIONAL SPORT OF PAKISTAN:

·         Field Hockey is the national sport of Pakistan.

·         Pakistan has been one of the most successful teams in international competitions, having won a world record four Hockey World Cup titles with 338 goals.

 

ü  NATIONAL TOWER OF PAKISTAN:

·         Construction started:                                     1960

·         Opened:                                                              October 31, 1968

·         Architect:                                                            Nasreddin Murat Khan

·         Minar-e-Pakistan, literally “Tower of Pakistan” is a public monument located in Iqbal Park.

·         The tower was constructed during the 1960s on the site where, on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution.

·         The Tower rises about 62 meters on the base.

·         The base is about 8 meters above on the ground.

·         The total height of Minar is about 70 meters above the ground.

·         The unfolding petals are 9 meters high.

·         The diameter of the tower is about 9.75 meters.