Chapter

1 Our Country

What will students learn?

Recognize the map of Pakistan.
Name the provinces of Pakistan.
Identify varied landforms of Pakistan.
Narrate the main events in the life of Quaid-e-Azam and
Allama Iqbal.
Recognize the significance of the national flag.
Pakistan is in the continent of Asia.
Pakistan has many neighbours. China is to our north. India is to the east.
Iran is to the south-west and Afghanistan to our west. The Arabian Sea is
at the south.
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Pakistan is our homeland. It has four provinces: Sindh, Punjab,
Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. There are varied landforms in our
provinces such as deserts, plains, valleys, forests and plateaus. They also
have high mountains, thick forests, lakes, rivers and plains.
Pakistan is a beautiful country. Our main crops are cotton, wheat, rice,
maize and sugarcane. Fruits of varied kinds grow here, like apricots,
citrus fruits, apples, bananas, grapes, mangoes, dates and almonds.
We must take care of our country and keep it clean and green.

mountain valley

river plains

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Do you know?

Islamabad was Karachi was the first

made the capital capital of Pakistan.
of Pakistan on 14th Now Karachi is the
August, 1967. capital of Sindh.

The five rivers of Lahore is the

Punjab are the Sutlej, capital of Punjab
Beas, Chenab, Ravi and famous for
and Jhelum. historical buildings.

The northen areas of

Paksitan are famous for
Quetta is the capital
natural features such as
city of Balochistan.
mountains, rivers and
glaciers.

Can you name the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

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 Activity
Write true or false.
Our neighbouring countries are:
Afghanistan _______________ America _______________
Iran _______________ England _______________
Sri Lanka _______________ Egypt _______________
China _______________ India _______________

Do you know?

• A flag is a symbol that shows the identity of a

country.
• Green colour in the flag represents the
Muslim majority and the white colour stands
for Non-Muslim minority.
• The cresent stands for progress and the star
represents light and knowledge.

My new vocabulary bank

country, north, homeland, plains, valley, deserts, forest, lakes,
south, east, west

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I Learnt:

 Pakistan is in the continent of Asia.

 Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are four
provinces of Pakistan.
 Our main crops are cotton, rice, wheat, maize and sugarcane.

Exercise

Write the answers of the following questions.

a. In which continent does Pakistan lie?

b. How many provinces does Pakistan have? Name them.

c. Name three varied forms of land in Pakistan.

d. Name five fruits that grow in Pakistan.

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Heroes of Pakistan
What will students learn?
Narrate the main events in the life of Quaid-e-Azam and
Allama Iqbal.

The Pakistan movement is a story of how Pakistan was born. Muslims

wanted a separate country to practice their religion without fear. There
are many great leaders who participated in this struggle. Among them
are Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Allama Iqbal, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and
Fatima Jinnah.
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a great leader. He
studied law from England and returned back to his country. He joined
the struggle and worked day and night to get an independent state
for Muslims. He is known as the Father of the Nation.
In 1948, once when he was talking to students in Peshawar he told
them, ''The success of our achievement will depend upon our Unity,
Faith and Discipline.'' After few years Unity, Faith, Discipline was
adopted as National motto of Pakistan.
Quaid-e-Azam passed away on 11th September, 1948 and he is buried
in Karachi.

Remember
To practice discipline in school:
walk in lines after assembly, raise hands in class and wait for your turn
to talk in the class, stand in queue outside at the canteen or school
bus stand.

Do you know?

Date of birth of Quaid-e-Azam is 25 December, 1876.

Date of birth of Allama Iqbal is 9 November, 1877.

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Remember
In Pakistan, people of all religions live peacefully with each
other. We remember our leaders with respect and love.

Do you know?
Unity, Faith and Discipline
was declared the Motto of
Pakistan in 1954.
Discussion
Talk about discipline. How
discipline makes our lives
comfortable?

Allama Muhammad Iqbal was the first person to think about the
creation of Pakistan. He believed that Muslims and Hindus should have
separate countries as they are separate nations. This is called Two
Nation Theory. He is our National Poet and wrote many poems for
children and adults. Allama Iqbal died on 21st April, 1938 and is buried
in Lahore.

Quaid-e-Azam Allama Iqbal

Do you know?

Allama Iqbal is called the National Poet and ideological

founder of Pakistan. He presented the Two Nation Theory.
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 Activity
Fill in the blanks.

1. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a great ______________.

2. Allama Iqbal gave the idea of ______________________ Theory.

3. ______________ belived that Muslims and Hindus should have

separate countries.

4. ______________ is known as the Father of the Nation.

My new vocabulary bank

leader, struggle, nation, Muslims, tribute, practice

I Learnt:

 Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is known as the Father of

the Nation.
 Allama Iqbal belived that Muslims and Hindus are separate
nations.
 Allama Iqbal is our National Poet.

Exercise
Write the answers of the following questions.

a. Write the motto of Pakistan.

b. What is Two Nation Theory?

c. Who presented Two Nation Theory?

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