2. MAJOR REGIONAL POWERS IN PACIFIC ASIA
•IndonesiaSouth eastern Asia
•India, PakistanSouth Asia
•China, Japan and South KoreaEastern Asia
•AustraliaOceania
3. ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Asia Pacific region has emerged as a significant strategic centre in
international political affairs.The region's dependence on Sea Lines of
Communication
Here may be a new ColdWar in Asia Pacific (especially South China
Sea)
Asia Pacific provides both a competitive edge and an economic
challenge to theWest.
US prime aim is to counter the emerging predominance of anAsian
power (China), whose rapid progress has the potential to challenge US
supremacy in the world.
5. PAKISTAN IN PACIFIC ASIA
پاكستان جمہوریہ اسالمی
• Located in South Asia
•Motto نظم ،اتحاد ،ایمان "Faith,
Unity, Discipline"
•Legislature parliament
•Got independence from UK
•Declaration 28 January 1933
•Resolution 23 march 1940
6. PAKISTAN IN PACIFIC ASIA
پاكستان جمہوریہ اسالمی
•Authority 14 August 1947
•Islamic Republic 23 march 1956
•Chairman of the senate Raza
Rabbani
•Speaker of the assembly Sardar
Ayaz Sadiq
•Chief justice Mian Saqib nisar
7. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
پاكستان جمہوریہ اسالمی
Second most populous nation-state of Muslim world.
Pakistan highlights sovereign equality of states, bilateralism,
mutuality of interests, and non-interference in each other's
domestic affairs
6th largest Diaspora in the world
Notable Pakistani diaspora's includes London Mayor Sadiq Khan,
UK Cabinet, Member Sajid Javid, former UK Conservative
Party Chair Baroness Warsi, singer's Zayn Malik and Nadia
Ali, MIT Physics Professor Dr. NergisMavalvala, etc
8. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
پاكستان جمہوریہ اسالمی
Pakistan is member of many regional or international
organizations such as UN, NAM, OIC, Commonwealth of
Nations, ECO, SAARC, Developing Eight,G20 developing
nations, Group of 24, Group of 77,ECOSOC, an associate
member of CERN, participant to the Kyoto Protocol,
the Paris Agreement and International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights.
9. IMPORTANT STRATEGIC LOCATION
Pakistan occupies a geopolitically important location at the crossroads of South
Asia, the Middle East and Central Asia
Located in strategic and geopolitical corridor of the world's major maritime oil
supply lines, communication fiber optics, Pakistan has proximity to the natural
resources of Central Asian countries
The geography and climate of Pakistan are extremely diverse.
Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south
Land borders with Afghanistan, China, India ,Iran, marine border with Oman, and
is separated fromTajikistan by the cold, narrow Wakhan Corridor.
10. NUCLEAR STATE
6th nuclear country
Pakistan is one of the four nuclear armed states
Nuclear-weapons state, 2nd in South Asia & only nation in the Muslim
world
Pakistan as having, "the world's fastest-growing nuclear stockpile”.
Islamabad has stockpiled approximately 3.1 ± .4 metric tons of highly
enriched uranium (HEU), and produces enough HEU for perhaps 10 to
15 warheads per year.
11. MILITARY OF PAKISTAN
7th largest Army
Pakistan's ISI was ranked as the top intelligence
agency in the world
The United States,Turkey, and China maintain
close military relations and regularly export
military equipment and technology transfer to
Pakistan.
Pakistani military are the third largest troop
contributors to UN peacekeeping missions
12. ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN
Include in Emerging and growth-leading economies of the world
Pakistan’s estimated 5.3% GDP growth also makes it world’s fifth fastest
growing economy in the world
10th largest labor market in the world
Considered as a developing country and is one of the Next 11th largest
economies in 21st century
Pakistan Stock Exchange is one of the best performing market in the world
The increasing proportion of Pakistan's youth provides the country with a
potential and a challenge to provide adequate services and employment
Services sector has 57.7 percent share in GDP
13. CONT.. (ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN)
In his 2016 book, The Rise and Fall of Nations, Sharma termed it possible, to
transform Pakistan from a "low-income to a middle-income country during
the next 5 years
The structure of the Pakistani economy has changed from a mainly
agricultural to a strong service base
Manufacturing is the 3rd largest sector of the economy
The cement industry in Pakistan became the most profitable sector of the
economy
. In Asia, Pakistan is the eighth-largest exporter of textile products
Pakistan predicted to be world’s fastest-growing Muslim economy in 2017
14. Pakistan key economic statistics
Pakistan GDP composition by sector [419]
Agriculture 25.3%
Industry 21.6%
Services 53.1%
Employment [420]
Labour force 59.7 million
People employed 56.0 million
Natural Resources [421][422]
Copper 12.3 million tonnes
Gold 20.9 million ounces
Coal 175 billion tonnes
Shale Gas 105 trillion cubic feet
Shale Oil 9 billion barrels
Gas production 4.2 billion cubic feet/day
Oil production 70,000 barrels/day
Iron ore 500 million[423]
15. EDUCATION
More than 132 universities
Parallel education system, public and private
Ali Moeen Nawazish - Guinness Book ofWorld Records
with 23 subjects in A-levels
The literacy rate is ~58 %. Male & female literacy rate
~70.2% or 46.3%.
In 2010, Pakistan was ranked 43rd in the world in terms of
published scientific papers
Pakistan is the first and only Muslim country that
maintains an active research presence in Antarctica
16. Prominent Pakistani Inventions Detail
Ommaya reservoir
System for the delivery of drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid for treatment of patients with brain
tumours.
(c)Brain One of the first computer viruses in history
Electroweak interaction Discovery led Muslim world's first Nobel Prize in Physics.
Plastic magnet World's first workable plastic magnet at room temperature.
Non-lethal fertilizer A formula to make fertilizers that cannot be converted into bomb-making materials.
Non-Kink Catheter Mount A crucial instrument used in anesthesiology.
Human Development Index Devised by Pakistan's former finance minister, MahbubulHaq.[485]
Standard Model Particle physics theory devised part by Pakistan scientist Abdus Salam
17. SPORTS
National game – Field Hockey
Most popular game – Cricket
Won the Cricket World Cup in
1992 andT-20 World Cup in 2009
In athletics, the country has a proud history
with 14 gold medals at the Asian Game
Pakistan has produced regional and
international champions in these sports.
18. CULTURALLY RICH STATE
Many ancient civilizations established in this region
like the Neolithic Mehrgarh, Bronze Age, Indus
Valley Civilization at Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro,
Vedic Civilization by Indo-Aryan.
Pakistan, with its diverse cultures, people and
landscapes attracted 1.1 million foreign tourists
annually
29. BARRIERS INTHE WAY OF RISING PAKISTAN
Away from the ideology of the state
Disloyal political leadership
Incompetent government representatives
Unemployment
Ethnic and cultural diversities , lack of national spirit
Improper system of check and balance
Lack of energetic, specialized and honest teachers
Diverse educational system
Violation of cultural norms and values at media