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The Parliament of Pakistan (Urdu: مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان, Majlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān, lit. "Pakistan Advisory Council" or "Pakistan Consultative Assembly") is the supreme legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Pakistan belongs to those nations who have the world's worst literacy rate, which is the main reason for its slow agricultural growth and sluggish economy. Pakistan's literacy rate is ranked 113 in a total of 120 countries. This is a huge issue for the country and its economic development. [167] [168]
In 1947, after Pakistan was created out of British India, Lahore became the hub of cinema in Pakistan. [15] By 1947 there were around 80 cinemas in East Bengal . In March 1948, when the Governor-General of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah came to visit East Bengal , the radio broadcaster and filmmaker Nazir Ahmed was commissioned to create the ...
The Pakistan Hockey Federation (Urdu: پاکستان ہاکی فیڈریشن) is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) & Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).
The murder and its gruesome nature sparked strong condemnation and public outrage in Pakistan, and numerous calls to bring the perpetrator to justice. [33] According to The Washington Post , "the name Noor Mukadam has ricocheted through Pakistani news and social media" and renewed focus on the country's plight in tackling cases of violence ...
Pakistan, [e] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, [f] is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, [g] having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre.
Pakistan State Oil (Urdu: پاکستان ریاستی تیل) is a Pakistani petroleum corporation involved in marketing and distribution of petroleum products. [4] It has a network of 3,689 petroleum filling stations, out of which 3500 outlets serve the public retail sector and 189 outlets serve wholesale bulk customers.
The Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) (Urdu: پاکستان بوائے اسکا وٹ ایسوسی ایشن) is the national Scouting organization of Pakistan and has 526,626 members (as of 2011). [1] Scouting was founded in Pakistan as part of the British Indian branch of The Scout Association.