All about Pakistan
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Transport & Communication
Total length of roads 251,845 km
Pakistan Railway network 7,791 km
Railway stations 781
Pakistan International Airlines
Covers 33 international and 21 domestic stations with a fleet of 44 planes.
Major Airports
8 (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad and Gwadar)

Seaports
International 2 (Karachi and Bin Qasim.)
Fish Harbors-Cum-Mini Ports 3 (Minora, Gawadar, and Keti Bandar)

Communications
Post Offices 12,267
Telephone connections 4,589,000
Public Call Offices 1, 14,527
Telegraph offices 328
Internet Connections 1.9 million

Employment
Total Labour force 42.38 million
Employed Labour Force 39.41 million
Agriculture Sector 18.91 million
Manufacturing & Mining sector 4.51 million
Construction 2.25 million
Trade 5.27 million
Transport 1.97 million
Finance, Community & Social Services 5.90 million
Others 5.87 million


Media
Print Media (In accordance with Central Media List)
Dailies 414
Weeklies 392
Fortnightlies 50
Monthlies 259
Annually 01
Quarterly 03

News Agencies
Official APP
Private PPI, NNI, On Line and Sana

Electronic Media
TV Centres
Five TV centres at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi covering 88.58% population and 29 re-broadcasting stations.

Pakistan Television
4 channels (PTV-I, PTV-II (PTV World), PTV-III & PTV-IV)

Registered TV sets
3,604,000

Radio Stations
Public:
Total 25, Home services in 19 languages. External Services cover 81 countries in 15 languages
Private: Radio stations 3, TV transmitter channels 3

Cable Operators 900



Banks
Central Bank
State Bank of Pakistan
Other Banks
National Bank of Pakistan
Habib Bank Ltd.
United Bankn Ltd.
Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd.
Allied Bank of Pakistan Ltd.
First Woman Bank
Mehran Bank
The Bank of Punjab
Bank of Khyber
Specialized Banks
Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan
Federal Bank for Co-operatives
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan
The Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank

Famous MountainPeaks
K-2 (Mt. Godwin Austin) 28,250 ft./8611 m (2nd in World)
Nanga Parbat 26,660 ft./8126 m (8th in World)
Gasherbrum-I 26,470 ft./8068 m (11th in World)

Famous Mountain Passes
The Khyber Pass Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa (NWFP)
The Kurram Pass FATA
The TochiPass FATA
The GomalPass Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa (NWFP)
The Bolan Pass Balochistan
The Lowari Pass Chitral Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa (NWFP)
The Khunjrab Pass Northern Areas


Rivers
The Indus 2,896 km
Jhelum 825 km
Chenab 242 km
Ravi 901 km
Sutlej 1,551 km
Beas (tributary of Sutlej) 398 km

Famous Glaciers
Siachin 75 km
Batura 55 km
Baltoro 65 km

Deserts
Thar Sindh
Cholistan Punjab
Thal Punjab

Lakes
Manchar Sindh
Keenjar Sindh
Hanna Balochistan
Saif-ul-Maluk Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa NWFP
Satpara Northern Areas
Kachura Northern Areas

Major Dams
Mangla Dam Punjab
Tarbela Dam Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa NWFP
Warsak Dam Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa NWFP

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