Flora and fauna of Pakistan facts for kids
Current condition
Vast Indus plains have had vegetation taken away to grow crops. Very little wildlife lives there and only animals like the jackal, mongoose, jungle cat, civet cat, scaly anteater, desert cat and the wild hare live in these areas.
Parts of Thal desert and Cholistan desert are now being irrigated. The Chinkara is the only animal living there now. The blackbuck, who lived there once in big numbers, is now extinct. However, efforts are being made to reintroduce them back into the country.
Irrigated forest plantations are now being made. These give very good conditions for chinkara, hog deer and blue bull to live in.
The striped hyena and the wolf are found almost everywhere in the country. However, little is known about the black bear and brown bear populations.
Birds of prey like the peregrine, cherrug or saker falcons, tawny eagle, imperial and greater spotted eagles, osprey, awesome shikra, and the black-winged kite live throughout Pakistan but their population statuses are unknown.
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 topography of Pakistan
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Prime Minister's Office
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Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)]] 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 termed the 'Saudi Arabia of Coal' by Forbes.
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Television assembly factory in Lahore. Pakistan's industrial sector accounts for about 20.3% of the GDP, and is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Tarbela Dam, the largest earth filled dam in the world, was constructed 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 distinctive feature 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 conceived 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 spectators.
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Rising skyline of Karachi with several under construction skyscrapers.
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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 commissioned 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 operates scheduled services to 70 domestic destinations and 34 international destinations 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 annum).
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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 annum).
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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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