Pakistan's Basic Fact

Transport	Total lenght of roads:255,856km Pakistan Railway network:7,781km Railway station:781 Pakistan International Airlines:Covers 56 International and 38 Domestic stations, Major Airports 10 - namely; Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Rahim Yar Khan, Sialkot, Multan, Faisalbad, Gwadar. Sea ports:International: 2 - Karachi & Bin Qasim. Domestic: 3 - Minora, Gwadar, & Pasni.
Communication	Post Office:13,419. Telephone connection:2.47million.. Public call office:10,000 Telegraph office:427
Employment	Total Laborforc, million. Agriculture sector: 42.1% Manufacturing & Mining sector:13.8%, Other: 44.1%.
Media	a.Print Media Dailies:424 Weeklies:718 Fortnightlies:107 Monthlies:553 b.News Agencies APP(official) PPI & NNI (Pvt.) c.Electronic Media Pakistan Television: Six TV centres at Islamabad,Lahore ,Peshawar.Quetta, Karachi, & Multan covering 90% population. Registered TV sets:3,759,800 Viewership:115 million Radio Stations: Total 25, Home services in 20 Languages. External services cover 70 countries in 15 languages. F.M. Radio Stations:162(July 2008)
Banks	Central Bank:State Bank of Pakistan Other Banks: National Bank ofPakistan , Habib Bank Ltd., Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd.,Allied  Bank of Pakistan Ltd., First Woman Bank , Mehran Bank, Bank of Punjab, United Bank Ltd. Specialised Banks: Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, Federal Bank for Co-Operatives,Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan,The Punjab Provincial Co-Operative Bank,Banker's Equity and National Development Finance Corporation. Islamic Banks:6 entire, 12 general banks,359 branches in 51 cities.
Rivers	The Indus 3896km Jhelum 825km Chenab1242km Sutlej 1551km Beas (tributary of Sutlej) 398km
Famous Glaciers	Siachin 75km Batura 55km Baltoro 62km
Famous Mountain Peaks	K-2 (Mt. Godwin Austin):28,250 ft/8611 m(2nd in World) Nanga Parbat:26,660 ft/8126 m (8th in World) Gasherbrum-1:26,470 ft/8068 m (11th in World)
Famous Mountain Passes	The Khyber Pass The KurramPass The Tochi Pass The Gomal Pass The Bolan Pass The Lowari Pass