Fazia Begum Rizvi's Pakistan Page

This page was created by Fazia Begum Rizvi, it is far more in depth and informative than what I have done. Fazia Begum Rizvi has a ton of other web page, all highly informative and well worth the look. Check out her other pages at her Index page.

What's new....

International Muslimah Artists Net "is an international organization created by and for Muslim women artists. We are working to build an effective organization to promote the artistic achievements of Muslim women around the world. IMAN is a new and growing organization for both established artists and those aspiring and studying to become accomplished in the field. Among our primary goals is to develop a structure for mentoring new artists and to support all Muslim women artists through regular exhibits, articles, and educational events."

I like creating neat images and art myself, and a few people have asked if they could use some of the things I've created for flyers etc. So I've whipped up a little site here where you can borrow some of the Pakistani webpage art I've created, but haven't used here on this site.

[IMAGE: Dr. Riffat Hassan] Check out a site for Dr. Riffat Hassan, an incredible person and one of the speakers at a conference on The Power of Culture. A profile is also available.

"Religious Studies and Humanities Professor Dr. Riffat Hassan is known widely and well for addressing colliding regional views about religion, women, and human rights. Her presence at two recent world conferences, along with a lifetime of scholarship and political activism, has thrust her into the foreground of the fight for change on Muslim soil." - Jennifer Recktenwald, "Worlds Apart".

[IMAGE: Dr. Attiya Inayatullah] Another cool Pakistani woman is Dr. Attiya Inayatullah, head of International Planned Parenthood. You can learn more about her on the SAWNET Who's Who webpage

"Dr. Inayatullah's work in the field of women's reproductive rights and population and development has been recognized in international awards including the 1974 United Nations Ceres Gold Medal given to women who have made outstanding contributions to the field, and the 1994 Human Rights Gold Medal by the Human Rights Society of Pakistan.

In her acceptance speech, Dr. Inayatullah said, "I see IPPF contributing by way of deepening and heightening its work in its established fields of competence - reproductive and sexual health, responsible parenting and adolescent sexuality. We must concentrate on women - who constitute the majority of the world's population - empowering them to be in charge of their own destinies."

Here are some shortcuts through the rest of my webpages on Pakistan:

Country Profile
Radio Programs (Radio Pakistan, Short Wave radio tranmissions, and RealAudio websites
Internet Service Providers in Pakistan (now a seperate webpage)
Urdu and Arabic Software (now a seperate webpage)
Pakistan's national Anthem
Links to other Web sources related to Pakistan
Women's resources related to Pakistan
Links to Other Places of Interest
Islam related links, or links to other Islamic countries

[IMAGE: Flag]

Country Profile

Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Population: 117.32 million on January 1, 1992
Density: 147 persons per square kilometer
Population growth rate: 3.1%
National Language: Urdu
Offical Languages: Urdu and English
Currency: Rupee

[IMAGE: Map of Pakistani cities locations] Geographical Location: Between 23 degrees and 37 degrees North Latitude, 61 degrees and 76 degrees East Longitude.
Boundary:
North: China
North-West: Afghanistan and Iran
East: India
South:Arabian Sea
Area: 796,095 square kilometers
Cultivated: 20.8 million hecatares
Forest: 3.13 million hectares
Capital City: Islamabad
Sea Ports: Karachi, Mohammad Bin Qasim, Gawader and Pasni
Dry Ports: Hyderabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Peshawar and Quetta
International Airports: Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta
National Airline: PIA
Average Rainfall: 762 mm/anum
Literacy Rate: 34% (1991-92)
GNP: Rs. 1215 billion (1991-92)
Per capita Income: Rs. 10,358 (1991-92)
GDP growth rate: 6.4% (1991-92)
Foreign Trade: 33.55% of GNP (imports + exports)
Exports: Rs. 171.335 billion
Imports: Rs. 236,334 billion
Major Crops: Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Grms, Cotton, and Tobacco
Major Industries: Textile, Cement, Fertilizer, Leather Garments, Chemicals, Agro-based, Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Industries
Major Exports: Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Leather & it's products, Rice, Seafood
All the information above was adapted from an information factsheet that I picked up in 1993, from the Pakistan Association of Greater Houston. The statistics may be somewhat out of date, but you can check for more current information at the World Factbook site.
There's also some exstensive statistics on a site put together by the Mujahid Computer Club a non-profit, non-government organization, committed to the progress in computers and increase in computer literacy in Pakistan.

Radio Programs

Radio Pakistan

This following information was correct as of October 1994... (curtesy of Amjad Shah (S.A.H.S.Shah1@lut.ac.uk)

For Britain and Western Europe:: 8:00 - 11:00 GMT -- 15625 kHz//19.20m and 17900 kHz//16.76m
15 Minutes slow news - 16:15 GMT:: 9470 kHz Western Europe

Radio Pakistan's address:
Deputy Controller,
World Service Radio Pakistan,
P. O. Box 1393,
Islamabad, Pakistan

Urdu short-wave transmission

Urdu broadcasts received on short-wave radio in the United States are on Voice of America:

Freq/Time/Org/Lang/Rly/kw/Az1/Az2/Target
6035.0   0100-0130 VOA  URDU KAV  250 105     SAs
7265.0   0100-0130 VOA  URDU MOR  500 067     ME/SAS
9505.0   1330-1430 VOA  URDU UDO  500 300     SAs
9585.0   0100-0130 VOA  URDU UDO  500 300     SAs

An extensive and detailed listing of all of VOA's foreign language broadcasts can be found online.

I also found an interesting website that lists short wave radio broadcasters around the world.

ReaulAudio websites

Bilal NET is broadcasting Pakistani radio programs for the net.

Pakistan's National anthem:

Pak sarzamin shad bad
Kishware haseen shad bad
Tunishane azmealishan arze Pakistan
Markazeyaqin shadbad.
Pak sarzamin ka nizam quwate akhuwati awam
Qaum, mulk, Sultanat
Painda ta binda bad shad, bad man zele murad.
Parchame sitarao hilat
Rahbare tarraqio ka mal
Tarjumane mazishane hal jane istaqbal
Sayyai, khudae zul jalal.

Translation

Blessed be the sacred land,
Happy be the bounteous realm,
Symbol of high resolve, Land of Pakistan.
Blessed be thou citadel of faith.
The Order of this Sacred Land
Is the might of the brotherhood of the people.
May the nation, the country, and the State
Shine in glory everlasting.
Blessed be the goal of our ambition.
This flag of the Crescent and the Star
Leads the way to progress and perfection,
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present,
Inspiration of our future,
Symbol of Almighty's protection.

[IMAGE: Redfort]

Links related to women and Pakistan

PACAWOM - Pakistani feminist discussion list.: A Global Organization Committed to the Advancement of Women in Pakistan
IOPWE - The International Organization of Pakistani Women Engineers: founded in August 1995 and currently has slightly over 60 members world-wide.
IMAN - International Muslimah Artists Net: An organization to promote the artistic achievements of Muslim women arround the world. IMAN is a new and growing organization for both established artists and those aspiring and studying to become accomplished in the field. Among thier primary goals is to develop a structure for mentoring new artists and to support all Muslim women artists through regular exhibits, articles, and educations events. (Fazia's note: You artists may also be interested in the Adobe Middle Eastern Software Center at Adobe Middle Eastern Software Center)

SAWNET - South Asian Women's Network: A women-only e-mail list that encompasses all of South Asia.
SAWA - South Asian Women for Action: is a Boston-based, progressive, non-hierarchical collective of women of South Asian descent.
South Asia Women Studies Journal: SAWS is meant to disseminate works which address theoretical and practical issues that are of interest to both scholars of South Asia and to women in and from South Asia.
The Women's Caravan and CyberHarem: This is a web resource page for women from, or interested in the region of the world from the Meditteranean (Spain to Turkey and all of North Africa), through the Middle-East, through to Pakistan.

Domstic Violence Assistance Organizations

Manavi: "Manavi was founded in 1985 to deal with the problems and needs of South Asian women who have been battered, abandoned, racially or sexually harassed, impoverished or victimized in any way. Manavi has sought to empower South Asian women by providing advocacy, translator services, legal and therapeutic referral, loans, as well as job and housing advice."
Maitri - Helping Women Help Themselves: "We are a free, non-profit, volunteer-staffed Bay Area organization for Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan women suffering from domestic violence and other problems. Our volunteers speak English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malyalam, Oriya, Sinhalese, Marathi, Urdu, Punjabi, and Gujarati." You can help Maitri through the At&T Association Rewards Program (ARP)! Won't you sign up?
Narika - A Help and Referral Line for South Asian Women: "a non-profit organization for and of women who trace their origins to the South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. We provide support, information, help, and referrals to women and children in abusive situations. Narika's model of support incorporates all the positive aspects of familial relationships among women in South Asia. Our volunteer staff of South Asian women understands the familial, cultural and communal affinities of our callers. We do not give professional advice but offer a sisterly ear, providing the support and information women need to make their own decisions.

Links to Other Places of Interest

PAL Conversion information.
Cricket -- The Game of Millions!
www.soccerTV.com is just one of many websites to host information on Pakistan's other national obbsession. Check Yahoo for more soccer related sites.

Yasmeen Ghauri is a Canadian Supermodel of German/Pakistani descent, and has appeared in ads for Valentino, Escada, and Gianni Versace. Check out more sites dedicated to her at Yahoo.

The Shangri La website is dedicated to the nature of the Himalayan region of the world, while Canadian Himalayan Expeditions lists adventure trips the the region, including Pakistan.
My page on India is rather bare compared to many others, but it does include some links to some other great information sites.
Zunaid Kazi started his site on Bangladesh at about the same time I started my site on Pakistan. (1994) Since then it's grown quite nicely.
Here's yet another site on Bangladesh, put together by students at the University of Manitoba, Canada.

Iqbal Masih - This inspiring child helped to expose to the world the horrors of the workday life of many child laborers around the world. Their plight, "bonded labor", amounts to modern-day slavery. Workers are sometimes chained to their carpet looms, beaten, verbally abused or raped.
Sold into bonded labor at 4 years of age for the equivalent of $12, Iqbal managed to escape at age 10 and began to speak out against child slavery and for freedom and schools for all Pakistani children, winning international recognition for his efforts. He was murdered on April 16th, 1995.
Won't you help to stop child labor? Support the Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF), and Amnesty International's Efforts against bonded labor.
You may also be interested in the Street Children Memorial Page, and the S.O.S Children's Villages of Pakistan.

PSAI is an extensive organization of Pakistani students and professionals. They are very active in literacy campaigns, transfer of technology, human rights activism, work on the Bosnia cause, amoung many others. Check out their website and help out if you can!

Islam Related Links

Khalid Mubireek hosts a WWW page about Islamic Architecture, Art, and Calligraphy. This site includes some wonderful pictures, exploring both historical and modern Islamic architecture and design, and is well worth the effort to explore. The animation to the left is from that site.

Images of mosques around the world.
Introduction to Islam
Dunya (Cybermuslim Information Collective)
The Islam Page (by Ibrahim Shafi)
Latif.Com (The Islamic WWW server)
Muslim Students Organizations at:

Haqqani Foundation Homepage (Sufism)
USENET FAQ: Islam

CityNet's Pakistan Information collection of links.

Are you looking for other information on Pakistan that you didn't find here on this website? Then take a look at South Asian Milan, a search engine dedicated to South Asian information.