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Eight welcoming questions about the essentials of Pakistan. Play together, whatever your age: no expert knowledge needed.
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Islamabad was built from scratch in the 1960s as a planned city at the foot of the green Margalla Hills. Karachi, the big port city in the south and still the biggest city in Pakistan, was the country's first capital.
Photo: Fassifarooq, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Mangoes are the national fruit of India and the Philippines too. The big, sweet, oval Sindhri is grown around the town of Sindhri in Sindh province, while the Chaunsa comes mainly from Punjab, around cities such as Multan.
Photo: Khalid Mahmood, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The shalwar are the trousers, wide at the top and narrow at the ankle, and the kameez is the long shirt or tunic worn over them. Many women add a long, light scarf called a dupatta, worn around the head or draped over the shoulders.
Photo: Vicki Francis/Department for International Development, United Kingdom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The salt is dug from mines in Pakistan's Punjab region, in rock layers that formed more than 500 million years ago. Besides being sprinkled on food, big blocks of it are hollowed out and lit from inside to make glowing salt lamps.
Photo: Ivar Leidus, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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This 'tape ball' was first used in the streets of Karachi in the 1960s: the tape makes the ball zip off the ground faster, but it stays lighter and softer than a hard cricket ball. Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan.
Photo: 05BA05, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sialkot's workshops make tens of millions of footballs a year, including the official match balls of the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The city's skilled leather workers also make some of Germany's most prized lederhosen, the traditional leather trousers.
Photo: PakGuru99, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Its eyes have no lens, so it can tell little more than light from dark, and it finds fish by sending out clicks and listening for the echoes. It also often swims on its side, which probably helps it get around in shallow water.
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Lorries and buses are turned into moving works of art, with flowers and beautiful lettering painted all over them and chains dangling from the front bumper. In Karachi, the dazzling style with flashing lights and mirrors is nicknamed 'disco art'.
Photo: Alexandros.Papadopoulos from flickr.com, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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