Interesting Information About Pakistan

Interesting Information About Pakistan

v      Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population in the world. It is second to Indonesia.

v      More than 60 languages are spoken in Pakistan. English is the official language of Pakistan and is used in government.

v       About one fifth of the population lives below the international poverty line (US$1.25 per day).

v       96% of the population is Muslims. Just over 1.5% is Christians.

v       Pakistan has the sixth largest military force in the world.

v      Despite once being called the world’s most dangerous country in a British magazine (The Economist), the tourism industry is growing in Pakistan.

v      The official and national sport of Pakistan is field hockey. Cricket, however, is the most popular sport. The national side won the ICC World Cup in 1992.

v       Pakistan has cold, dry winters and hot, wet summers.

v       Pakistan qualified for the Golf World Cup for the first time in 2009.

v      One goal of the current government is to see the literacy rate reach at least 85% over the next few years.

v       Pakistan became an Islamic republic in 1956.

v       About 1.7 million refugees from Afghanistan live in Pakistan.

v       In 1971, there was a civil war in East Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh.

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Chief Ministers of Balochistan

Chief Ministers of Balochistan

01-	Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal	01-05-1972	15-02-1973
02-	Mir Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan	27-04-1973	31-12-1974
03-	Sardar Muhammad Khan Barozai	07-12-1976	05-07-1977
04-	Mir Jam Ghulam Qadir Khan	06-04-1985	29-05-1988
05-	Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali	24-06-1988	15-12-1988
06-	Justice (R) Khuda Bux Marri (Caretaker)	22-12-1988	04-02-1989
07-	Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti	04-02-1989	06-08-1990
10-	Mir Humayun Khan Marri (Caretaker)	06-08-1990	06-08-1990
11-	Mir Taj Muhammad Jamali	17-11-1990	19-05-1993
12-	Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi	20-05-1993	19-07-1993
13-	Muhammad Nasir Mengal (Caretaker)	19-07-1993	20-10-1993
14-	Nawab Zulfikar Ali Magsi	20-10-1993	09-11-1996
15-	Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (Caretaker)	09-11-1996	22-02-1997
14-	Sardar Akhtar Mengal	22-02-1997	15-06-1998
15-	Jan Muhammad Jamali	15-06-1998	12-10-1999
16-	Jam Muhammad Yousaf	01-12-2002	19-11-2007
17-	Muhammad Saleh Bhutani‎  (Caretaker)	19-11-2007	08-04-2008
18-	Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani	08-04-2008	Present

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Chief Ministers of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

List of Chief Ministers of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Name of Chief Minister	Entered	Left
Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan	April 25, 1943	March 16, 1945
Doctor Khan Sahib	March 16, 1945	August 22, 1947
Abdul Qayyum Khan	August 23, 1947	April 23, 1953
Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan	April 23, 1953	July 18, 1955
Sardar Bahadur Khan	July 19, 1955	October 14, 1955
Post abolished	October 14, 1955	June 30, 1970
Martial law	July 1, 1970	May 1, 1972
Maulana Mufti Mehmood	May 1, 1972	February 12, 1973
Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur	April 29, 1973	February 16, 1975
Governor's rule	February 16, 1975	May 3, 1975
Nasrullah Khan Khattak	May 3, 1975	April 9, 1977
Muhammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon	April 9, 1977	July 5, 1977
Martial law	July 5, 1977	April 7, 1985
Arbab Jehangir Khan	April 7, 1985	May 31, 1988
Lt Gen (r) Fazle Haq (caretaker)	May 31, 1988	December 2, 1988
Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (1st time)	December 2, 1988	August 7, 1990
Mir Afzal Khan (acting till 8 Nov 1990)	August 7, 1990	July 20, 1993
Mufti Muhammad Abbas (caretaker)	July 20, 1993	October 20, 1993
Pir Sabir Shah	October 20, 1993	February 25, 1994
Governor's rule	February 25, 1994	April 24, 1994
Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (2nd time)	April 24, 1994	November 12, 1996
Raja Sikander Zaman Khan (caretaker)	November 12, 1996	February 21, 1997
Mehtab Ahmed Khan	February 21, 1997	October 12, 1999
Governor's rule	October 12, 1999	November 30, 2002
Akram Khan Durrani	November 30, 2002	October 11, 2007
Shamsul Mulk (caretaker)	October 11, 2007	March 30, 2008
Ameer Haider Khan Hoti	March 31, 2008	Incumbent

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Chief Ministers Sindh

Name of Chief Minister	Entered	Left
Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah	April 28, 1937	March 23, 1938
Allah Bux Soomro	March 23, 1938	April 18, 1940
Mir Bandeh Ali Khan Talpur	April 18, 1940	March 7, 1941
Allah Bux Soomro	March 7, 1941	October 14, 1942
Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah	October 14, 1942	August 14, 1947
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro	August 16, 1947	April 28, 1948
Pir Ilahi Bux	May 3, 1948	February 4, 1949
Yusuf Haroon	February 18, 1949	May 7, 1950
Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah	May 8, 1950	March 24, 1951
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro	March 25, 1951	December 29, 1951
Governor's rule	December 29, 1951	May 22, 1953
Pirzada Abdul Sattar	May 22, 1953	November 8, 1954
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro	November 9, 1954	October 13, 1955
Post abolished	October 13, 1955	June 30, 1970
Martial law	July 1, 1970	May 1, 1972
Mumtaz Bhutto	May 1, 1972	December 20, 1973
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi	December 25, 1973	July 5, 1977
Martial law	July 5, 1977	April 6, 1985
Ghous Ali Shah	April 6, 1985	April 6, 1988
Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi	April 11, 1988	June 24, 1988
Governor's rule	June 24, 1988	August 31, 1988
Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi (2nd time; caretaker)	August 31, 1988	December 2, 1988
Qaim Ali Shah	December 2, 1988	February 25, 1990
Aftab Shaban Mirani	February 25, 1990	August 6, 1990
Jam Sadiq Ali (acting till November 5, 1990)	August 6, 1990	March 5, 1992
Muzaffar Hussain Shah	March 6, 1992	July 19, 1993
Syed Ali Madad Shah (caretaker)	July 19, 1993	October 21, 1993
Syed Abdullah Shah	October 21, 1993	November 6, 1996
Mumtaz Bhutto (2nd time; caretaker)	November 7, 1996	February 22, 1997
Liaquat Ali Jatoi	February 22, 1997	October 30, 1998
Governor's rule-No Chief Minister	October 30, 1998	December 17, 2002
Ali Mohammad Mahar	December 17, 2002	June 9, 2004
Arbab Ghulam Rahim	June 9, 2004	November 19, 2007
Abdul Qadir Halepoto (caretaker)	November 19, 2007	April 6, 2008
Qaim Ali Shah	April 6, 2008	Incumbent

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