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Why try and plant a Mission in such hard spiritual ground as Pakistan. Because the Bible tells us to go into the all the world and Spread the Gospel. Considering the facts about the religious population it seems impossible to have any kind of impact at all. But with God all things are possible and many people have come to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour in this country. Check out the photo below of a gathering of 15,000 believers who are from Pakistan, awesome huh?

There is much opposition to the Gospel message here and many have paid a high price for their faithfulness in sharing the Word. Last week (April 2005) one of our Christian Brothers was beheaded for His Faith. we need people (YOU!) to pray for a hedge of protective covering around all our brothers and sisters who are actively involved with spreading the Word of God over here in our country, thank you.

Many of us went to Church and were taught the Bible, but when we hit a certain age we walked away from the Lord. But it is funny, when we start to get older we seem drawn back to the Church, just like the Bible says. Our youth is the biggest mission field and they are the next generation of Bible teachers. When a child asks questions about God, stop what you are doing and take as much time as they want and need to answer their questions. Amen!

For now we are not going to list any mailing addresses, but you can contact us via E-Mail through our headquarters in the United States.

Most people know very little about my country, except what they see on the news.  When we saw how the India page was made with some simple facts at the end, we liked it and copied their idea below. We hope this helps you out in getting a picture of our beautiful country and our different regions. 

Information (Excerpts from The World Factbook abbreviated greatly)
Background:
 The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan have fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971, resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. The dispute over the state of Kashmir is ongoing, but recent discussions and confidence-building measures may be a start toward lessened tensions.
Geography  
Location:
 Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Area:
 total: 803,940 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
Land boundaries:
 total: 6,774 km
border countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Climate:
 mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain:
 flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
Elevation extremes:
 lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
Natural resources:
 land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Natural hazards:
 frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Geography - note:
 controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
People  
Population:
 159,196,336 (July 2004 est.)
Median age:
 total: 19.4 years
male: 19.2 years
female: 19.5 years (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 62.61 years
male: 61.69 years
female: 63.58 years (2004 est.)
Ethnic groups:
 Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants)
Religions:
 Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
Languages:
 Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
Literacy:
 definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.7%
male: 59.8%
female: 30.6% (2003 est.)
Government  
Country name:
 conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
conventional short form: Pakistan
former: West Pakistan
Government type:
 federal republic
Capital:
 Islamabad
Administrative divisions:
 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh
note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Legal system:
 based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:
 18 years of age; universal; joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
Judicial branch:
 Supreme Court (justices appointed by the president); Federal Islamic or Shari'a Court
Political pressure groups and leaders:
 military remains most important political force; ulema (clergy), landowners, industrialists, and small merchants also influential
Flag description:
 green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
Economy  
Labor force:
 43.98 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2003)
Labor force - by occupation:
 agriculture 44%, industry 17%, services 39% (1999 est.)
Agriculture - products:
 cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industries:
 textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Communications  
Telephones - main lines in use:
 3,982,800 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
 2,624,800 (2003)
Radio broadcast stations:
 AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998)
Radios:
 13.5 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:
 3.1 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 30 (2000)
Internet users:
 1.5 million (2002)
Transportation  
Railways:
 total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Highways:
 total: 254,410 km
paved: 109,396 km (including 339 km of expressways)
unpaved: 145,014 km (1999)
Airports:
 129 (2003 est.)
Heliports:
 15 (2003 est.)
Transnational Issues  
Disputes - international:
 Kashmir remains the world's largest and most highly militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir, and Northern Areas), but recent discussions and confidence-building measures among the parties are beginning to defuse tensions; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding lands to China in 1965 boundary agreement; disputes with Pakistan over Indus River water sharing and the terminus of the Sir Creek Estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch, which prevents maritime boundary delimitation; Pakistani maps continue to show Junagadh claim in India's Gujarat State; despite largely successful UN efforts at voluntary repatriation, 2-3 million Afghan refugees continue to reside in Pakistan, many at their own choosing; Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to control the border with Afghanistan to stem organized terrorist and other illegal cross-border activities; regular meetings with Afghan and coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of boundary encroachments
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
 refugees (country of origin): 1,064,230 (Afghanistan)
IDPs: undetermined (government strikes on Islamic militants in South Waziristan) (2004)
Illicit drugs:
 opium poppy in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, North-West Frontier Province, and Balochistan Province has rebounded since it was nearly eliminated in 2001; key transit point for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Western markets, the Gulf States, and Africa; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems

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