By: Ibrahim Jamal Shah, knows Persian
To answer your question one must look towards the concerned facts and figures. A simple Google search would’ve answered your question.
- Pakistan is a country with the most powerful intelligence gathering system and the most powerful intelligence agency, The Inter-services Intelligence (ISI).[1] [2]
- Pakistan holds one of the most professional and the most well trained armed forces in the world, with 660,000 serving troops and 550,000 reserves only in the Military (land forces). Ranked at 11th. [3]
- Pakistan also is one of the seven countries to host nuclear weapons. It is also the only muslim country to possess these weapons. Therefore, wiping if off the map by force would end in destruction and chaos for the world in general and South Asia in particular.[4]
- Pakistan has a land mass of 796,095 km². Reportedly, ranked at 36th . [5]
- Pakistan has the highest paved international road – The Karakoram Highway (KKH). [6]
- Pakistan has the largest canal-based irrigation system in the world. [7] [8]
- Pakistan has the world’s largest ambulance network. Pakistan’s Edhi Foundation, which is also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, operates the network. [9]
- Pakistan’s estimated population was 207,774,520 in August 2017, making it the world’s sixth-most-populous country, behind Brazil and ahead of Nigeria. [10]
- Pakistan also has one of the oldest civilizations in history, Mehrgarh, dating back to 6000 B.C. Mehrgarh is now seen as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization. It is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming and herding in South Asia. [11]
- Pakistan has some of the best-trained air force pilots in the world. [12]
- In the last five years, Pakistan’s literacy rate has grown by 250%, the largest increase in any country to date. (Source: The Factfile Org.) [13]
- Pakistan is the 7th largest troop contributer to the UN. I wouldn’t dare to go into the details of these missions. You can read them further on Pakistan Army's Contributions in UN Missions. [14]
- Pakistan is also the only country in the world to launch two operations against terrorism, The Operation Zarb-e-Azb and The Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad . [15] [16] [17] [18]
Therefore in the spectrum of the above said, Pakistan is here to stay. Yes, we have our drawbacks but we are a work in progress. In my mind the golden words of our Quaid - e - Azam (The Greatest Leader) Muhammad Ali Jinnah echo:
“Do your duty and have faith in God, there is no power on earth that can undo Pakistan!”
Pakistan Paindabad!
Great insights! I never thought about it from this angle before. Thanks for broadening my perspective!
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