Pakistan

► Pakistan's total area is 803,940 s/km - Land area is 778,720 s/km, Water area is 25,220 s/km.

► It's 3 times bigger than UK, 3X Italy, 10X Austria, 19X Switzerland & 26 X bigger than Belgium.

► 75% of our people are engaged in farming & live in villages, country side and remote areas.

► Easy access to rich crops & lack of pest control has greatly increased population of wild boar.

► 97% people are Muslims & don't eat or even touch pigs. This factor has also increased boar.

► Wild boar destroys 30% of our national crop, so it has been declared as a Pest by our Govt.

► Due to lack of resources, our Govt & people can't control the increasing population of boar.

► Hunters are considered as Heroes by native farmers & greatly respect them for killing boar.

► To encourage hunters, our Govt levies No Permit Fee, No Bag Limit & No Surcharges.

HOW BIG IS PAKISTAN

HOW BIG IS PAKISTAN ?

Pakistan is a big country. It’s divided into 5 provinces viz : Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan, Sarhad & Northern Areas. It's 3 times bigger than UK, 3 times of Italy, 10 times of Austria, 19 times of Switzerland, 26 times of Belgium & 1/6th of the USA. It is located in Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.  Its Total area is 803,940 sq km,  Land is 778,720 sq km &  Water is 25,220 sq km. Coastal line is 1046 km. It has flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north & northwest & Balochistan plateau in west. Geographic coordinates: 33 42 N, 73 10 E. Time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time). Total population is approx 160 millions.