Outline of Pakistan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Pakistan:
Pakistan - sovereign country located in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan in the west, Iran in the southwest, India in the east and China in the far northeast.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/
- Common English country name: Pakistan
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym: Islami Jumhuriyah-e-Pakistan
- Adjectival: Pakistani
- Demonym: Pakistani
- Etymology: Name of Pakistan
- International rankings of Pakistan
- ISO country codes: PK, PAK, 586
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PK
- Internet country code top-level domain: .pk
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Geography of Pakistan
- Pakistan is:
- *Country | Middle Power
- *Sovereign state | Member of Organization of Islam
- Location:
- * Eastern Hemisphere
- * Northern Hemisphere
- ** Eurasia
- *** Asia
- **** South Asia
- ***** Iranian Plateau
- ***** Indian subcontinent
- * Time in Pakistan
- **Time zone:Pakistan Standard Time
- * Extreme points of Pakistan
- ** High: K2 – second highest peak on Earth
- ** Low: Arabian Sea
- *Land boundaries: 7,307 km km
- Population of Pakistan: 219,347,294 – 5th most populous country
- Area of Pakistan: – 33rd largest country
- Atlas of Pakistan
- Subcontinent
- List of cities in Pakistan
- List of Union Councils in Pakistan
Environment of Pakistan
- Climate of Pakistan
- Environmental issues in Pakistan
- Ecoregions in Pakistan
- Renewable energy in Pakistan
- Geology of Pakistan
- * Earthquakes in Pakistan
- Protected areas of Pakistan
- * Biosphere reserves of Pakistan
- * National parks of Pakistan
- Wildlife of Pakistan
- * Flora of Pakistan
- * Fauna of Pakistan
- ** Birds of Pakistan
- ** Butterflies of Pakistan
- ** Spiders of Pakistan
- ** Mammals of Pakistan
- ** Fish of Pakistan
- ** Amphibians of Pakistan
- ** Reptiles of Pakistan
Geographic features of Pakistan
- Glaciers of Pakistan
- Islands of Pakistan
- Lakes of Pakistan
- Mountains of Pakistan
- * Volcanoes in Pakistan
- Rivers of Pakistan
- * Waterfalls of Pakistan
- Valleys of Pakistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
Administrative divisions of Pakistan
Provinces and territories Of Pakistan
- Provinces of Pakistan
- * By name:
- ** Punjab, Pakistan
- ** Sindh
- ** Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- ** Balochistan, Pakistan
- Territories of Pakistan
- ** Azad Kashmir
- ** Gilgit-Baltistan
- ** Islamabad
Divisions of Pakistan
- Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
- * Bahawalpur | Dera Ghazi Khan | Faisalabad | Gujranwala | Gujrat | Lahore | Mianwali | Multan | Rawalpindi | Sahiwal | Sargodha
- Divisions of Sindh
- * Hyderabad | Karachi | Sukkur | Larkana | Mirpur Khas | Shaheed Benazirabad
- Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- * Bannu | Dera Ismail Khan | Hazara | Kohat | Malakand | Mardan | Peshawar
- Divisions of Balochistan, Pakistan
- * Kalat | Makran | Nasirabad | Quetta | Rakhshan | Sibi | Zhob | Loralai
- Divisions of Azad Kashmir
- * Mirpur | Muzaffarabad | Poonch
- Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
- * Baltistan | Gilgit | Diamer
Districts of Pakistan
Municipalities of Pakistan
- Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
- Cantonments
- Cities of Pakistan
Demography of Pakistan
- Ethnic groups in Pakistan
- Languages of Pakistan
- Religion in Pakistan
Government and politics of Pakistan
- Form of government: Federal Islamic parliamentary republic
- Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
- Elections in Pakistan
- *1954 = ML
- * 1962
- * 3rd elections : 1970 = AL
- * 4th elections : 1977 = PPP
- * 5th elections : 1985 = PML
- * 6th elections : 1988 = PPP
- * 7th elections : 1990 = IJI
- * 8th elections : 1993 = PPP
- * 9th elections : 1997 = PMLN
- * 10th elections : 2002 = PMLQ
- * 11th elections : 2008 = PPP
- * 12th elections : 2013 = PMLN
- * 13th elections : 2018 = PTI
- * 14th elections : 2024 = PMLN
Political parties in Pakistan
Branches of the government of Pakistan
Executive of the government of Pakistan
- Head of state: President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif
- * Part of Government: Cabinet of Pakistan | Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
Legislature of the government of Pakistan
- Parliament of Pakistan
- * Senate of Pakistan ' - upper house of the parliament
- * National Assembly ' - lower house of the parliament
Judiciary of the government of Pakistan
- Supreme Court of Pakistan
- High Courts of Pakistan
- District Courts of Pakistan
Foreign relations of Pakistan
- Diplomatic missions in Pakistan
- Diplomatic missions of Pakistan
- India-Pakistan relations
- Pakistan and the Commonwealth of Nations
International organization membership
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur
- Asian Development Bank
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum
- Colombo Plan
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Economic Cooperation Organization
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 24
- Group of 77
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Chamber of Commerce
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Hydrographic Organization
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Mobile Satellite Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Islamic Development Bank
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Organization of American States
- Partnership for Peace
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
- United Nations Mission in Liberia
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
- United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Universal Postal Union
- World Confederation of Labour
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
Law and order in Pakistan
- Capital punishment in Pakistan
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Crime in Pakistan
- * Organised crime in Pakistan
- * Human trafficking in Pakistan
- * Terrorism in Pakistan
- * Gambling in Pakistan
- Human rights in Pakistan
- * LGBT rights in Pakistan
- * Forced disappearance in Pakistan
- * Feudalism in Pakistan
- * Religious discrimination in Pakistan
- * Blasphemy in Pakistan
- * Domestic violence in Pakistan
- * Child labour in Pakistan
- * Women-related laws in Pakistan
- * Fundamental rights in Pakistan
- * Freedom of religion in Pakistan
- Law enforcement in Pakistan
Police
- Islamabad Police
- Balochistan Police
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
- Gilgit-Baltistan Police
- Azad Kashmir Police
- Sindh Police
- Punjab Police
Local governance in Pakistan
Pakistan Armed Forces
- Leadership
- *Commander-in-chief – President of Pakistan
- *Ministry of Defence of Pakistan
- *National Security Council
- **Minister of Defence
- **Defence Secretary of Pakistan
- **Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
- **Chief of Army Staff
- **Chief of Naval Staff
- **Chief of Air Staff
- Forces
- Inter-Services
- * Inter-Services Intelligence
- * Inter-Services Public Relations
- * Inter-Services Selection Board
- * Strategic Plans Division Force
- * Pakistan Armed Forces Band
- Pakistan Army
- *Special Service Group
- *National Guard
- Pakistan Navy
- *Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
- *Pakistan Marines
- *Special Service Group
- Pakistan Air Force
- *Special Services Wing
[Civil Armed Forces]
- Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Frontier Corps Balochistan
- Frontier Corps Balochistan
- Frontier Constabulary
- Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts
- Pakistan Rangers
- Pakistan Coast Guards
History of Pakistan
- Ancient Civilizations
- * Indus Valley civilization
- * Late Harappan culture
- Islamic empires
- * Delhi Sultanate
- * Mughal Empire
- Colonial India
- * British Raj
- * Princely states
- Pakistan Movement
- * Two-nation theory
- * Partition of India
- Timeline of Pakistani history
- History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Economic history of Pakistan
- Military history of Pakistan