Pakistan

Pakistan meaning land of the pure is in the Southern Asia region. It is bordered by China in the north, India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan to the west. Along its southern border is Arabian Sea.

To the north of the country are the Himalayan mountain range, the second highest mountain on earth.

With a growing economy its largest source of income is from the service sector, with tourism, banking retail and insurance accounting.


The capital city is Islamabad. It is also known for shipping a large variety of textiles, rice, sports goods and chemicals.

About Pakistan

Country flag
Short Name
PAK
Capital
Islamabad
Language
Urdu
Population
178,800,048
Area
803,940 km²
Calling Code
+92

National Olympic Committee

Country flag
NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Pakistan Olympic Association
NOC President
Recognition Year
1948
Address
c/o Olympic House, Lahore (54000)

Culture

Pakistani culture has been well preserved throughout its history. From its national dress, the salwar kameez to the music and architecture, it is easy to see the influences of history in modern Pakistan.

The ghazal, a poetic form, dates back to 6th century Arabic verse and is a prominent form of Urdu poetry while the qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music and is more than 700 years old.

Buildings like the Badshahi Mosque date back to 1674 and features traditional elaborate architecture.

Sports

Cricket is the most popular sport on the country with the game played by all ages and at all levels; the national team won the Cricket World Cup in 1992.

Football and squash are also popular sports with the country being very successful on the world stage in the latter, winning the World Open several times.

Since their debut in 1948, Pakistan has gone on to win a total of 10 medals in the Summer Olympic Games, all but 2 won in the field hockey competition including 3 gold medals.

Pakistan have also competed in the Asian Games since the 1954 Games in Manila where they received 4 gold medals and 5 silver medals.

Climate

The country sees very little rain apart from during the monsoon season in late summer.

Although not all areas receive the same rainfall during the rainy season, the south and southeast remaining hot and sunny. Rainfall averages around 49.2 inches for the year.

Temperatures can average around 40 °C in the capital of Islamabad during the summer, while winter temperatures often drop below freezing.

Temperatures in the hottest part of the country at Jacobabad in the south can often hit as high as 53 °C in the summer and remain mild in the winter.

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Lahore, Pakistan, May 22, 2024: Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, Secretary General of the Pakistan Olympi...
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Lahore, Pakistan, May 15, 2024: The Pakistan Olympic Association will hold a two-day integrity wo...
15.05.2024
Lahore, Pakistan, May 13, 2024: The Pakistan Olympic Association has announced a painting competi...
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18.02.2024
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15.01.2024
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03.09.2023
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16.07.2023
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07.05.2023
Lahore, Pakistan, May 1, 2023: The President of the Pakistan Olympic Association, Lt. Gen. (retd)...
01.05.2023
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06.04.2023
Lahore, Pakistan, March 30, 2023: The Pakistan Olympic Association has announced the final sports...
30.03.2023
Karachi, Pakistan, March 13, 2023: The Pakistan Olympic Association in collaboration with the Sin...
13.03.2023
Lahore, Pakistan, March 5, 2023: The Pakistan Olympic Association in conjunction with the Olympic...
05.03.2023
Lahore, Pakistan, February 21, 2023: The Pakistan Olympic Association has picked 10 art works fro...
21.02.2023
Lahore, Pakistan, January 10, 2023: The Pakistan Olympic Association will launch an Urdu translat...
10.01.2023
Lahore, Pakistan, December 28, 2022: The Pakistan Olympic Association, under the auspices of the ...
28.12.2022
Lahore, Pakistan, November 17, 2022: Lt. Gen. (retd.) Syed Arif Hasan, President of the Pakistan ...
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09.09.2022
Lahore, Pakistan, September 2, 2022: The Pakistan Olympic Association has urged all the National ...
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Lahore, Pakistan, August 18, 2022: Pakistan’s Olympian javelin ace Arshad Nadeem was given a hero...
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Lahore, Pakistan, June 24, 2022: Pakistan Olympic Association celebrated Olympic Day 2022 in dive...
24.06.2022
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13.06.2022
Lahore, Pakistan, May 3, 2022: Olympic scholarships have been awarded to 12 Pakistani athletes by...
03.05.2022
Lahore, Pakistan, April 26, 2022: In a letter addressed to the Pakistan Olympic Association and P...
26.04.2022
Lahore, Pakistan, April 21, 2022: The Pakistan Olympic Association is conducting a workshop on do...
21.04.2022
Lahore, Pakistan, April 17, 2022: The Pakistan Olympic Association has announced it is organising...
17.04.2022
Lahore, Pakistan, April 12, 2022: The President of the Pakistan Olympic Association, Lt. Gen (ret...
12.04.2022
Karachi, Pakistan, December 29, 2021: Hundreds of schoolchildren and historic locations provided ...
29.12.2021
Karachi, Pakistan, December 27, 2021: Karachi is all set to host the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth...
27.12.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, December 12, 2021: A seminar to empower athletes was held at Lahore Garrison Un...
12.12.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, November 11, 2021: Member countries of the South Asian Olympic Committee (SAOC)...
11.11.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, October 3, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Association said it was delighted by the ...
03.10.2021
Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2021: Haider Ali made history by winning Pakistan’s first gold medal i...
04.09.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, August 11, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Association has commended the Government ...
11.08.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, July 23, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Associaiton has joined hands with Daraz (Al...
23.07.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, June 28, 2021: Lt Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan, President of the Pakistan Olympic As...
28.06.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, June 28, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Association organised a number of events ac...
28.06.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, June 22, 2021: The President of the Pakistan Olympic Association, Lt. Gen. (ret...
22.06.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, June 5, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Association reports that the first meeting o...
05.06.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, June 2, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Association reports that badminton player Ma...
02.06.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, May 31, 2021: Lt. Gen (retd.) Syed Arif Hasan, President of the Pakistan Olympi...
31.05.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, May 26, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Association will organise a tree planting ca...
26.05.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, April 4, 2021: Pakistan Olympic Association will celebrate the International Da...
04.04.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, March 21, 2021: The first meeting of the Pakistan Olympic Association Working G...
21.03.2021
Lahore, Pakistan, March 15, 2021: The Pakistan Olympic Association held an Executive Committee me...
15.03.2021
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10.03.2021
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Lahore, Pakistan, October 11, 2020: His Excellency Mir Afzal Khan, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Balti...
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08.10.2020
Lahore, Pakistan, September 21, 2020: Pakistan’s Olympic eventing dreams have been dashed after t...
21.09.2020
Lahore, Pakistan, September 1, 2020: A five-member commission has been set up by the Pakistan Oly...
01.09.2020
Lahore, Pakistan, August 24, 2020: The Pakistan Olympic Association has invited its member nation...
24.08.2020
Lahore, Pakistan, August 14, 2020: Following the theme “Pakistan Independence Day Tree Plantation...
14.08.2020
Lahore, Pakistan, July 9, 2020: The Pakistan Olympic Association has called for applications for ...
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23.06.2020
Lahore, Pakistan, May 18, 2020: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) under the direction of its...
18.05.2020
Lahore, Pakistan, May 14, 2020: Pakistan's taekwondo medallists from last year's South Asian Game...
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Lahore, Pakistan, February 9, 2020: Lahore-born Usman Khan will be the first equestrian competito...
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Karachi, Pakistan, February 3, 2020: Pakistan’s leading Tokyo 2020 Olympics medal hope, javelin t...
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