What characterizes the country of Pakistan

Featured as a country practicing the main body of Islam.

The state religion of Pakistan is Islam and Islamists constitute 96% of the total population of the country. Of these, Punjab has 60% of the country's Muslims, Sindh 18.6%, Balochistan 3.2%, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) 13.7%, and the Central Administered Tribal Areas (CATA) 4.4%.　

Non-Muslims make up only 4 percent of the country's total population, with Hindus and Christians in the majority, and small numbers of Zoroastrians and Buddhists. There are 70 to 80 different sects of Islam, but the main ones are Sunni and Shi'a. The Sunnis make up the majority of the country's Muslims. Sunnis make up 75% of the country's Muslims; Shiites make up 20% of the country's Muslims.　

The main religious activities of Muslims are the annual Hajj, five daily prayers, annual Quran recitation contests, and so on. Orthodox Muslims practicing Islam strictly forbid alcohol, pig-related pictures and food, and females over the age of 12 are required to wear a hijab when going out, among other things.　　　　

People visiting and traveling in Pakistan are advised to respect local customs and not to carry alcohol and alcoholic beverages, or pork food, otherwise they may encounter trouble when going through customs.

Expanded Information

Pakistan in Brief:

Pakistan is located in the northwestern part of the South Asian subcontinent. It is bordered by India to the east, China to the northeast, Afghanistan to the northwest, Iran to the west and the Arabian Sea to the south. The coastline is 980 kilometers long. In addition to the southern part of the tropical climate, the rest of the subtropical climate. The south is hot and humid, influenced by the monsoon, the rainy season is longer; the northern region is dry and cold, and some places are snowy all year round. The average annual temperature is 27 degrees Celsius.

Pakistan was originally part of British India. 1858 with India fell to the British colony. 1940 March, the All India Muslim League adopted a resolution on the establishment of Pakistan. 1947 June, the British announced the "Mountbatten program", the implementation of the partition of India and Pakistan. On August 14 of the same year, Pakistan declared its independence and became a self-governing territory of the Commonwealth of Nations, including the eastern and western parts of Pakistan.On March 23, 1956, the Islamic **** and State of Pakistan was established, still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, which was withdrawn from the Commonwealth of Nations in 1972 and rejoined in 1989.In March 1971, the eastern part of the country proclaimed the establishment of the People's **** and State of Bengal, and in December of the same year, Bangladesh formally gained independence. .

Chinese consular service network-Pakistan?

Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Islamic **** and State of Pakistan-Customs