The Unseen Side of
Pakistan
When somebody who is not the citizen of Pakistan, hears the
word “Pakistan”, the first thing that comes in their mind is ‘terrorism’. The
reason is that Pakistan has lost its reputation since the last decade due to
unrest of law and order situation of the country. Almost 5 years ago, there
used to be news reporting of a bomb blast in some random city of the country
every single week. Terrorism has become the major problem that has caused a
huge loss of both economy and life of citizens of Pakistan. Studies suggest
that more than 63,000 Pakistanis have lost their lives amidst ‘the war on
terror’.
Thankfully, the uncontrolled beast of terrorism has been put
under great stress by Pakistan Army after they conducted several military
operations on terrorists. According to a report by Global Terrorism Index,
terror incidents have declined in Pakistan. Pakistan, which was ranked fourth
on the terrorism index, now ranks fifth.
Government statistics show 70% downfall of terrorism in Pakistan. These
statistics have attracted investors to invest in the growing market of
Pakistan. China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is a megaproject of
network of highways connecting the Gwadar Port to China-Pakistan border in the
north of Pakistan. This project is worth $63 billion. Such huge investment by
Pakistan’s neighboring friend China marks the peace and stability in Pakistan.
Now, let’s talk about Pakistanis. They are acknowledged to
be one of the most hospitable nation in the world. Despite of all the hardships and loss of
their near and dear ones in the ‘war on terror’, Pakistanis are much
open-hearted and friendly people. Pakistan is not as bad in reality as people
think of it to be. Pakistanis are very much passionate about the game of
cricket. It is their love for cricket that brought international cricket back
to Pakistan after a terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team back in 2009. Improved
law and order situation of the country is also a key factor in enabling
Pakistanis to enjoy international cricket in their own stadiums. Pakistan also
won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 held in England and Wales.
Being located in South Asia, Pakistan is rich in culture and
heritage. Pakistan has four provinces and each of them have separate culture,
language and customs. In Pakistan, joint family system is practiced, young
family members respect their elders. Common people live on simple primitive
patterns. Pakistani ‘truck art’ is famous all over the world.
Pakistan is one of the few countries who enjoy all four
seasons. The landscape of Pakistan consists of lush beaches in the south,
barren deserts in the middle, agricultural land in the north-east and stunning
mountains in the north. Pakistan houses world’s second highest mountain ‘K2’.
Pakistan has been ranked No. 1 tourist destination for 2018 by the British
Backpackers Society.
Irrespective of the image of Pakistan that the international
media reflects, its beauties are yet to be discovered by the people of the
world.
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