I have listed below few amazing facts about Pakistan on which we as a Pakistani should be proud of. This is not a definite list and there is a lot more which I missed. Please feel free to share this to promote a positive and soft image of Pakistan.
Pakistan is the first Islamic country to attain nuclear power. Pakistan is the first Muslim country in the world to construct and operate civil nuclear power plants.
Gawadar is the World’s largest deep sea port which is situated in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan.
Pakistan has largest Ambulance Service in the world. The Edhi Trust has the largest ambulance network in the world which is completely free to use and it exclusively runs on donation given by people of Pakistan.
Pakistan has the share of world’s 50% of footballs production and the official supplier of soccer balls for the FIFA World Cup 2014.
Pakistan has one of the largest shipbuilding infrastructure and now also manufacturing its own submarine.
Dr. Abdus Salam won Nobel Prize in 1979 in the field of Physics.
The tune of Pakistan’s national anthem ranks first in the top three tunes of the world.
Arfa Kareem (Late) and Babar Iqbal are the youngest Microsoft Certified Experts and are from Pakistan.
Ali Moeen Nawazish is a Pakistani student notable for making a world record by getting 21 A’s in A Levels.
Pakistan’s gas infrastructure is second largest in the world after United States.
Pakistan has the fourth largest broadband internet system in the world.
Pakistan has the sixth largest military force in the world.
By producing its own Aircraft, Pakistan has finally joined the aerospace club and now will have the aeronautical share like other developed countries such as US, France, Sweden, China.
Pakistan has the world’s 7th largest Pool of Scientists and Engineer.
Air Commodore M. M. ALAM (Late) has a world record of shooting down 5 planes in less than a Minute.
Pakistan has the fastest growing telecom network in the world.
One of the most independent media in the world.
Karakoram Highway is the “Eight Wonder of the World” which runs through the northern areas connecting Pakistan with China’s Xingjiang province. It is a master piece of civil engineering and took 15 years for completion.
Pakistan has world class educational institutions including The Aga Khan University, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), FAST, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture and the Ghulam Ishaq Khan University, King Edward College of Medicine, National College of Arts and the IBA.
Pakistan is the land Music legends such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mehdi Hassan, Iqbal Bano, Fareeda Khan, pioneers of pop music Nazia Hassan, Zoheb Hassan and Alamgir Khan and the most popular bands Junoon, Vital Signs, Fuzon, Junaid Jamshed and Atif Aslam. The ever most popular hit “Dil Dil Pakistan” is known as the second national anthem of Pakistan.
Pakistan has significant contribution in the field of Art. Sadeqain, Abdur Rahman Chughtai, Ustad Allah Baksh, Shakir Ali are few to name whose work is recognized worldwide.