Essay On Culture Of Pakistan

Being aware and educated of the cultures of other countries is important because it will change the perspective on how countries are viewed. Pakistan is one of those countries. It has a negative light shining on it for years now and it’s due to the lack of knowledge about its culture and customs. A Pakistani’s lifestyle is based on many different things, from the different terrains and the climates across the country to the key infrastructure, past wars and the people that make Pakistan, in all its regions, the culturally similar yet diverse country it is today.

Pakistan has a wide variety of terrain within its 307,374 square miles. From the rugged Himalayan Mountains, with peaks reaching as high as 28,251 feet, in the north and west, to the glacially covered foothills of the mountains. Then, farther south there are valleys,

Pakistani ties are based on family, language and tribal groups. While most would think religion would be an important, binding force, today in Pakistan religion is not a strong tie but a wedge dividing the country. Pakistan has of the world’s highest population growth rates, increasing from 32 million people to nearly 200 million people in its short, 64-year history. Pakistanis also speak a vast number of languages and dialects and follow a number of different traditions (Heiden, 2011). Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Urdu, and Balochi are the five major languages spoken in Pakistan, but most Pakistanis speak other languages as well, including English.

Education in Pakistan suffers due to the government’s emphasis on spending military spending. Even at young ages, Pakistani children are not required to attend school and only about half of the adults can read and write. Pakistani men and women can learn a trade at a specialty school or study for a degree in engineering or agricultural science at a college or university (Aykroyd,