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12 unusual facts about Government of Pakistan


Aamir Masood

The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct), the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (medal of excellence), the Tamgha-e-Istaqlal, the Jumahuriat Tamgha, the Nuclear test Medal, the Resolution Day Golden Jubilee medal and the Independence Day Golden Jubilee medal for his achievements and abilities.

Abu Reyan Al Zarkazi

Abu Reyan Al Zarkazi, also known as Abu Musa, is suspected of being an al-Qaeda operative by the Pakistani government.

Altaf M. Saleem

He joined the Government of Pakistan in October 1999 and served as the Federal Minister for Privatization and Chairman Privatization Commission till November 2002.

Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009

It authorizes the release of 1.5 billion USD per year to the Government of Pakistan as non-military aid from the period of 2010 to 2014.

Government of Pakistan

The basic civil and criminal laws governing the citizens of Pakistan are set down in major parliamentary legislation (a term inherited from the United Kingdom), such as the Exit Control List, the Pakistan Penal Code, and the Frontier Crimes Regulations.

The legislative branch is known as the Parliament, a term for legislature inherited from the United Kingdom.

The judiciary consists of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, High Courts of Pakistan provincial level; District Courts in each district; anti-terrorism courts; Sharia courts;, and the environmental courts in all over the country; all courts inferior to Supreme Court.

The judicial branch systematically contains its apex Supreme Court, high courts of four provinces, numbers of district, anti-terrorism, Sharia, and the green courts; all inferior to Supreme Court.

Habib Ahmad

In 2010, on Independence Day of Pakistan, he was given the civil award Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan for his unique contribution to plant sciences nationally and globally.

Hilton Root

In 2010, Root helped reengineer the Planning Commission of the Government of Pakistan, where he led a USAID initiative on intergovernmental finance and devolution.

Muhammad Yaseen

He was awarded a Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Science and Technology, Scholarship to complete his PhD with specialization in Telecommunication Systems at the University of Essex, England.

Robin Raphel

She soon became a lobbyist for Pakistan at Cassidy & Associates, a Washington lobbying firm that was employed by the Government of Pakistan at an annual retainer of $1.2 million.


Attiya Inayatullah

On July 5, 2002, she gave a compensation cheque for 500,000 rupees (8,200 U.S. dollars) from the Government of Pakistan to gang-rape victim, Mukhtaran Mai.

Chattisinghpora, Pathribal, and Barakpora massacres

The massacre, which took place on the eve of U.S. President Bill Clinton's visit to the Subcontinent, was widely condemned by both the Indian and Pakistani governments, as well as the leaders of the Kashmiri separatist movement.

Faisal Shahzad

Pakistani government officials initially told Time that Shahzad is of Kashmiri descent.

Islamabad–New Delhi hotline

According the Indian media sources, the hotline was established by the governments of India and Pakistan shortly after the end of 1971 war.

Jamshed Gulzar Kiani

In October 2002, both Indian and Pakistani governments had begun to demobilize their troops along their border and, in 2003, a cease fire pact was signed.

Satpara Dam

On 7 January 2011, the Government of Pakistan and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) entered into an Enhanced Partnership Agreement under which USAID agreed to provide US$ 26 million for the construction of Power House Unit No: 3 & 4 and completion of remaining works on the dam.

September 2007 bombings in Rawalpindi

The 4 September 2007 Rawalpindi bombings refer to the incident on 4 September 2007 in which suicide bombers attacked a bus carrying Government workers exploded in a commercial district of Rawalpindi.