11 Reasons to Visit Pakistan, 2016

When it comes to breathtaking landscapes and mind-blowing scenes, Pakistan is absolutely matchless. Pakistan is the home of Beautiful Places and you must have to visit these places. Our country is not itself a heaven as the pieces of heaven are here in Pakistan. Which makes our Country more beautiful and Attractive.
Including the world top 5 mountains, 4 are form Pakistan. K2 is the 2nd largest mountain of the world and a height of 8,611 meters (28,251 ft) above sea level.

Pakistan has many beautiful places and you can't visit each and every places. Here are some awesome places you must have to visit.

11) Mazar-e-Quaid

This is the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam, founder of Pakistan, located in Karachi, Sindh. It is made of white marble and was designed by architect Yahya Merchant and was completed in 1970. While on a visit to this beautiful country, one cannot escape without visiting the founder’s grave. It is not only beautiful but also a place to remember the person who was behind Pakistan’s independence.

Tourist Attraction:

Karachi is the 16th largest city of the world with lots of tourist attractions where Mazar-e-Quaid also holds a pivotal place. Karachi is getting congested with lots of traffic issues so people look for their convenience as well while planning to spend their free or leisure time at any outdoor location in the city. The tomb is centrally located in Karachi with easy road links and access to the location which urge a number of people to spend their evenings at Mazar-e-Quaid. The best way to spend your time is to first go to the center of the tomb to say a prayer for Quaid and then you have options to see the mausoleum in the courtyards of Fatima Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan.

10) Shah Faisal Mosque

Shah Faisal Mosque Islamabad is first largest mosque in Pakistan and 2nd largest in the world after Hassan 2 Mosque in Casablanca Morocco. Faisal Mosque is also National Mosque of Pakistan. It is located in Islamabad near margala Hills at the end of Faisal Avenue. Its design is very unique. It has four minarets which can be seen from anywhere in Islamabad. Almost 3 lac people can pray here. Minatare height is 260 feet. Mosque is named after Kind Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Faisal Mosque completed in 1986. General Zia ul Haq grave is near to it and International Islamic University.

09) Kalash Valley Chitral, Pakistan

Situated in the Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan this valley is famous for unique people of the region. The people of this valley belogns to the Dardic indigeneous people.They speak the Kalasha language from the Dardic family of the Indo-Aryan-branch and are considered among the unique tribe of the Indo-Aryan-peoples of Pakistan.

The area is also famous for the cultures, rituals, traditions, customs, festivals and beliefs of the people. These people are thought to be come from the Kafristan province, present day Nouristan province of Afghanistan.

The three famous festivals which are celebrated in different seasons are:

1- Joshi in late May.

2-Uchau in autumn and

3- Caumus in mid winter

08) Shangrila Resort Skardu, Pakistan

Shangrila Lake or Lower Kachura Lake is a part of the Shangrila resort located at a drive of about 30 minutes from Skardu city.

It is a popular tourist destination, and has a unique restaurant that is built on the fuselage of an aircraft that had crashed nearby.

Tourist can take a full view of Skardu city in a single glance from here.  On two sides are beautiful mountains having peaks covered by snow on another side is Skardu city. The Indus River, Pakistan's largest river and Skardu Gilgit link road is passing by side. Tourist can also enjoy verities of fruits never seen in the world. 

The airport is also situated on a distance of 20 minutes drive.

07) Murree Punjab, Pakistan

Murree is a hill station, summer resort and the administrative centre of Murree Tehsil, Pakistan, which is a subdivision of Rawalpindi District and includes the Murree Hills.

Murree was the summer capital of the British Raj in the Punjab Province (British India), until 1864. A popular tourist destination located in the north-west Himalayas at an average altitude of 2,291 metres (7,516 ft), the city of Murree, draped in forests of pine, and oak, experiences pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters. The city is famous for its buildings styled in tudorbethan and neo-gothic architecture dating from the colonialera.

Murree is located along the Islamabad-Murree Highway, some 58.3 km (36.2 mi) northeast of Islamabad.

Murree is referred to as the Queen of Pakistan's hill stations. She is, however, much more than a queen because the rest of the stations are smaller in size and inadequate in social amenities and requisites of daily life. Murree is one of the largest resort towns in the Galyat area of Pakistan

06) Naran, Kaghan and Lake Saiful Muluk,KPK

Saiful Muluk lake is one of the most beautiful lakes of Pakistan. Its located in the Mansehra district, Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at a distance of 8 km from Naran town in Kaghan valley. The lake is covered by the snow in winters and during summer when snow disappears the lake presents a scenic view to the visitors, with blooming flowers around the lake. The lake is feed by the glacial water coming downstream from the hill. The temperature during day remains moderate but during night it catches somehow cold. Brown trout are found in large number, weighing about 7 kilogram.

Naran is a medium sized town in upper Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the Pakistan. It is located 119 kilometers (74 mi) from Mansehra city at the altitude of 8,202 feet (2,500 m).
Naran is one of the most scenic town in Pakistan, attracting thousands of tourists, trekkers, photographers and nature-enthusiast, every year. The Kunhar River, swollen by glacier melt, passes through this town as it meanders its way through the valley.

05) Shandur Top

Located in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral area, Shandur Top is thought to be the highest
polo ground in the world. Although snow keeps the place covered in snow in winter, Shandur Top turns into a lush green scenery in summer. Every July, Shandur Polo Festival is held here and is an attraction to tourists and natives. It is difficult to get here in winters considering the heavy snowfall and slippery tracks, but in summers visitors use jeeps to reach it.

04) Deosai Plains (Deosai National Park) GB

The Deosai National Park is located in the Skardu, Astore Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan

province, in northern areas of Pakistan. Deosai means 'the land of Giants'. The park is located on the Deosai Plains of the Gilgit-Baltistan geographic region. Deosai means the "Land of Giants". Deosai is a tourist attraction and lot of tourists who visit Baltistan go to Deosai as well.

Deosai National Park is at an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above the sea level, making the Deosai Plains one of the highest plateaus in the world. The park protects an area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). It is well known for its rich flora and fauna of the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe ecoregion. In the Spring season it is covered by sweeps wildflowers and a wide variety of butterflies.

03) )Concordia

The most beautiful place on Earth, Concordia, heart of the Karakoram range in Pakistan.

Concordia is home to four of the world’s fourteen ‘Eight-Thousanders’. It is the best place for mountain hikers. The place is considered to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The sight provides breathtaking views of a number of notable peaks of Pakistan, such as the Godwin Austin, Gasherburn I, Broad Peak and others.

 K-2 Base Camp and the Gilroy Memorial, a spectacular full day trip. From the base of the K-2 there are extensive views up towards Savoia Saddle to the west, and Windy Gap and Advance Base Camp on the Abruzi Ridge to the east. The best views of K-2 are from Concordia, the Abruzi Ridge clearly visible to the summit.

This is one of the most scenic and spectacular mountain journeys on the planet. 

02) Fairy Meadows in Gilgit-Baltistan

Fairy Meadows is one of the spectacular, breathtaking grassland near the base of Nanga Parbat ( 9th Highest Peak in the world) in District Diamer of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. 

Fairy Meadows is at a distance of 12 km from the Raikhot Bridge on the Karakorum Highway in the village Tato. It takes about 3-4 hours to reach at the camping area of the Fairy Meadow from the Tato village, covering a distance of 5 km through a hiking track. 

Fairy Meadows presents a totally stunning view because of its surrounding landscape.The grassland is surrounded by thick alpine forest. The high altitude area and north-facing slopes mostly consist of coniferous foresthaving Pinus wallichiana, Picea smithiana and Abies pindrow trees, while in the high altitude areas with little sunlight are birch and willow dwarf shrubs. The southern slopes are concentrated with juniper and scrubs, namely

Juniperus excelsa and J. turkesticana. In the low altitudes, the major plant found is Artemisia, with yellow ash, stone oaks and Pinus gerardiana spread among it. Research has suggested similarities between Pinus wallichiana found in the meadows with a sister species, Pinus peuce, found in the Balkans, based on leaf size. Researchers have found thirty-one species of Rust fungi in the area

Favorable Visiting Season:

The favorable season to visit the Fairy Meadows is April to September.

01) Karakoram Highway (KKH)

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. It 

connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres (15,397 ft). It connects China's Xinjiang region with Pakistan's Gilgit–Baltistan regions and also serves as a popular tourist attraction. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is also referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

The Karakoram Highway, also known as the Friendship Highway in China, was built by the governments of Pakistan and China, it was started in 1959 and was completed in 1979 (open to the public since 1986). 

Now a days KKH is the best place to visit with families, friends or class mates. Because in this trip you will enjoy many historic places, beautiful mountains, glaciers and enjoy the drive in a well constructed road by the Chinese. In this tour you may also enjoy the boat riding in Attabad Lake, Gojal Valley. Or you can go through the Awesome and Tremendous Pak-China Friendship Tunnel. Which is more than 7km long consisting of pulls. After that you will also Watch and Capture the breathtaking view of Passu Cathedral or Passu cones. A beautiful and high mountain located on KKH in a village Passu Gojal, Hunza.

This tour does not ends it goes to the boarder of Pakistan and China. This boarder is situated in Gojal valley. And the Park there is named as Khunjerab National Park. A beautiful Park famous for it high point, Wild animals like Ibex, Leopard, Brown Bear and many more. 

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Why does the woman propose on a leap year?

Leap years are also marked as a time for women to propose to men.

One theory is that the custom dates back to the 5th Century, when, legend has it, an Irish nun called St Bridget complained to St Patrick that women had to wait too long for their suitors to propose. St Patrick then supposedly gave women the chance to ask the question every four years.

The tradition is not thought to have become commonplace until the 19th Century.


Then there's the theory that Queen Margaret of Scotland was behind the fabled Scottish law of 1288. The law allowed unmarried women the freedom to propose during a leap year, and the man who refused was handed a fine.

The truth behind this tale is dubious at best - after all Queen Margaret was just eight years old when she died and scholars have been unable to find a record of the law.

Others argue that the tradition of women proposing on this day goes back to the times when the leap year day was not recognized by English law. Under this theory, if the day had no legal status, it was acceptable to break with the convention of a man proposing.

Women either have to wear breeches or a scarlet petticoat to pop the question, according to tradition.

In Denmark, if a man turns down a proposal they must give the woman 12 pairs of gloves and in Finland the penalty is fabric for a skirt.

According to research conducted by Beefeater, 20 per cent of women said they would like to propose to their partner. Despite the fact that almost a third of women said they would be worried about their partner's reaction. However, more than half of men (59 per cent) would love their girlfriends to get down on one knee.

To that end, the chain has created a 'Leap Year Proposal Package' should you wish to pop the question at one of its establishments.

Research from The Stag Company yielded similar results, with more than half of men saying they would accept a proposal from their girlfriend, and the majority asserting that they would like to be given a ring by their partner.

Yet just 15 per cent of women said they would consider proposing.

Although there's a theory that most unmarried men would love for their female partners to propose, recent research suggests Leap Year-inspired betrothals are doomed to failure.

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Entity, Attributes and Relationship

What is Entity in Database?

A person, place, object or event in the user environment about which the organization wishes to stores information about. Some specific examples of entities are Employee, Student, Lecturer. An entity is analogous to a table in the relational model. E.g. Teacher is the entity, about which is to make a records.

What is Attributes in Database?

A property or characteristic of an entity or relationship type that of the interest of the organization is called Entity. E.g Teacher is entity and their name,, age, contact number etc is the attributes. The above diagram clearly shows it

Relationship and Relation

A relationship is an association (link) of entities where the association includes one entity from each participating entity type. 

While a relation is a named two dimensional tables of data. Each relation consists of a set of named columns and a number of rows.

Relational Database

A database that represents data as a collection of tables in which the relationship are represented by common fields in the related tables.

Entity type

A collection of entities that shares common properties

Types of Entities

• Strong entity type

An entity type that exists independently of other entity types

The strong entity type is called the identifying owner

• Weak entity type

An entity type whose existence depends on another entity type.

Cardinality Constraints 

The number of instances of one entity that can or must be associated with each instance of another entity.

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Database Management System (DBMS)

Database Approach

A database is a shared collection of records.

Back end:

Collection of tables/ relations that stores database.

Front End:

Forms which is to be filled by the user is the front end.

Advantages of Database Approach: 

• Program data Independence.
• Planned data Redundancy.
• Improved data Consistency.
• improved data Sharing.
• Increase Programmer Productivity

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