FACTS ABOUT PAKISTAN 5

- 27 Pakistani scientists are working at CERN made a visible contribution to the research that led to the discovery of the Higgs Boson.

- Pakistan is one of the biggest exporters of surgical instruments all around the world.

- Ali Moeen Nawazish is a Pakistani academic, notable for making the second world record by getting 22 A grades in A Levels at the age of 18.

- Pakistan has the 6th largest population in the world.

- Islamabad is declared world’s second most beautiful Capital.

- There’s one doctor for every 1,234 people in Pakistan.

- Pakistan is the world’s 3rd largest producer of chickpea.

- Also called “The Great Wall of Sindh”, Ranikot Fort is one of the world’s largest forts with a length of 31 km and a circumference of 26 km.

- Pakistan treasures one of the rare species of dolphin know as ‘Blink Dolphin’ in waters of Indus River, one of the longest rivers in the world.

- Pakistani Qawwali singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, received many awards around the globe such as The “Legends” award at the UK Asian Music Awards (2005).

- Pakistan has an estimated 110 nuclear missiles.

- A football made from artificial leather PV-PVC and hand-sewn by staff at Ihsan Sports of Hajipura, Sialkot, Pakistan, had a diameter of 4 meters (13ft 1in) when measured on 30 June 2002.

- The world’s highest paved international road, The Karakoram Highway, is in Pakistan which is often called the eight wonder of the world.

- Located in Lahore City, “Lahore Railway Station” is the largest Railway Station in Pakistan.

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