Things to know about Pakistan
Travels / / December 19, 2019
In any guide you can find a lot of bright and attractive facts about the country. But locals are often considered more important is something else. In this article - what you should know about Pakistan.
In the world of Pakistan is not very good reputation: terrorism, the low standard of living, coupled with nuclear weapons, corruption. At the hearing also story Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai (Malala Yousafzai), became the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize. However, every year the country is becoming more and more attractive to tourists, as Pakistan can be found many ancient relics, good beaches of the Arabian Sea, Islamic shrines, and the people of the country very hospitable.
it is very important for the Pakistani people to understand the world, "a Pakistani" is not equal to "terrorist". Not every Pakistani hates America and India. As in the rest of the world, many dream of travel, education and living abroad. It does not go on the tanks on the streets as well as do not keep tame bears in Siberia.
- The territory of Pakistan in III-II century BC was the center of Indian civilization - one of the oldest in the history of mankind and the largest geographically in those days.
- Pakistan is Chogori - the second highest mountain peak in the world that still no one has managed to conquer in the winter.
- Through Khunjerab Pass in the north-east of the country passes the Karakorum highway - the highest mountain road in the world, which was built on the ancient route of the Great Silk Road.
- The largest city in the country, financial, industrial, commercial and educational center of Karachi in 2013 was named the cheapest city to live in peace. But boasts a high level of comfort it is, of course, can not: a lot of people, unfinished buildings, garbage in the streets, no subway.
- Among the local drivers distributed fashion to paint their vehicles. It is unlikely that somewhere in the world can be found trucks and buses colorful Pakistani.
- Local philanthropist Abd-us-Sattar Edhi (Abdul Sattar Edhi) one year after the formation of the state of Pakistan established the largest voluntary organization emergency aid in the world. The service provides free medical examinations, soup kitchens and nursing training, funeral arrangements.
- More than half of all the footballs made in Pakistan.
- Malala Yousafzai is not the only young talent of Pakistan. Wunderkind Shuofang Thobani (Sofan Thobani) at the age of eight years, became a certified specialist at Microsoft.
- Despite the low level of education in the country, almost all Pakistanis know at least one foreign language.