Flora and fauna of Pakistan facts for kids
The vast plains of the Indus River used to be covered in plants. But now, much of this land is used to grow crops. Because of this, not many wild animals live there anymore. You might still find animals like the jackal, mongoose, jungle cat, civet cat, scaly anteater, desert cat, and wild hare in these areas.
Some parts of the Thal desert and Cholistan desert are now being watered, which is called irrigation. The Chinkara, a type of gazelle, is one of the few animals that still lives there. The blackbuck, which used to be very common, is now extinct in the wild in Pakistan. However, people are working hard to bring them back to the country.
New forests are being planted in irrigated areas. These new forests are great places for animals like the chinkara, hog deer, and blue bull to live.
The striped hyena and the wolf can be found almost everywhere in Pakistan. However, we don't know much about how many black bears and brown bears there are.
Birds that hunt, like the peregrine and saker falcons, tawny eagle, imperial and greater spotted eagles, osprey, shikra, and black-winged kite, live all over Pakistan. But just like with the bears, we don't know how many of these birds there are.
Images for kids
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Indus Priest King Statue from Mohenjo-daro.
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Standing Buddha from Gandhara, Greco-Buddhist art, 1st–2nd century AD.
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Clock Tower, Faisalabad built by British Government in 19th Century.
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President George W. Bush meets with President Musharraf in Islamabad during his 2006 visit to Pakistan.
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The Friday Prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.
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A satellite image showing the landscape of Pakistan.
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Prime Minister's Office.
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Ayub Khan with U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the 2019 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai signing the Treaty of Friendship Between China and Pakistan. Pakistan is host to China's largest embassy.
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The areas shown in green are the Pakistani-controlled areas.
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Azad Kashmir is part of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
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Statue of a bull outside the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Surface mining in Sindh. Pakistan has been called the 'Saudi Arabia of Coal' by Forbes.
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Television assembly factory in Lahore. Pakistan's industrial sector makes up about 20.3% of the GDP, and is mostly made of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Tarbela Dam, the largest earth filled dam in the world, was built in 1968.
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The motorway passes through the Salt Range mountains.
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Literacy rate in Pakistan 1951–2018.
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Malala Yousafzai at the Women of the World festival in 2014.
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Map showing population density in Pakistan, per the 2017 census.
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Pakistan hosts the second largest refugee population globally after Turkey. An Afghan refugee girl near Tarbela Dam.
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Faisal Mosque, built in 1986 by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay on behalf of King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
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Truck art is a special part of Pakistani culture.
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People in traditional clothing in Neelum District.
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Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan's national poet who came up with the idea of Pakistan.
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The Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam is part of Pakistan's Sufi heritage.
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore is the 3rd largest cricket stadium in Pakistan with a seating capacity of 27,000 fans.
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Rising skyline of Karachi with several skyscrapers being built.
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Lucky One Mall, Karachi is the largest shopping mall in Pakistan as well as in South Asia with an area of about 3.4 million square feet.
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Lake Saiful Muluk, located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran in the Saiful Muluk National Park.
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Badshahi Mosque was ordered by the Mughals in 1671. It is listed as a World Heritage Site.
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The 7,788 metres (25,551 ft) tall Rakaposhi mountain towers over Hunza.
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Shangrila Lake with adjoining Shangrila Resort, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Fairy Meadows and the view of Nanga Parbat.
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The Deosai Plains are the world's second highest alpine plain.
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Hawke's Bay Beach, Karachi.
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K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth.
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Karachi Cantonment railway station.
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Sahiwal railway station.
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Khyber Express at Shahgai station.
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Terminal of Islamabad International Airport.
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Boeing 737 owned and operated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). PIA flies to 70 places in Pakistan and 34 international places in 27 countries.
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Port of Karachi is one of South Asia's largest and busiest deep-water seaports, handling about 60% of the nation's cargo (25 million tons per year).
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Gwadar Port is the deepest sea port of the world.
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Located in the city of Karachi, Port Qasim is Pakistan's second busiest sea port, handling about 30% of the nation's cargo (14 million tons per year).
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Nagan Chowrangi Flyover, Karachi.
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Azadi Chowk Flyover, Lahore.
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Sufi Barkat Ali Flyover and Underpass, Faisalabad.
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Kalma Underpass, Lahore.
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Blue Area, Islamabad.
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Minar-e-Pakistan is a national monument marking Pakistan's independence movement.
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Lahore Fort, a landmark built during the Mughal era, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building.
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Located on the bank of Arabian Sea in Karachi, Port Grand is one of the largest food streets of Asia.
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Food street located on Stadium Road, Sargodha.
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A Pakistani dish prepared using the tandoori method.
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McDonald's outlet at Queens Road, Sargodha.
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KFC outlet, University Road, Sargodha.
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