> PAKISTANI MARKET

The year 2002-03 & onwards saw a new dimension in Pakistani fashion garments. With more fashion garments brands (local & international) emerging, network & sales expansion for existing brands & specialization witnessed. Be it any category of apparel, the period saws tremendous growth and the momentum is continuous even despite the global recession.
Biztech saw this opportunity to establish itself as major franchise operator of retail fashion garments in Pakistan. Biztech believe that the market is still in the development phase especially with the advent of now Mega shopping malls e.g. Dolmen Mall-Tariq Rd, Dolmen Mall-Hyderi, The Forum, Park Towers, Millennium Mall and others. The Zamzama street Karachi itself hold more than 100 branded outlets. With international brands Nike, Puma, Charles & Keith, NEXT, Giordano, Body Shop, Umbro, Debenham's already enjoying local patronage, Biztech sees even bigger room of growth for all existing & upcoming brands.

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ABOUT PAKISTAN

Country name :
Conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Conventional short form: Pakistan
Local short form: Pakistan

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Capital :
Name: Islamabad
Geographic coordinates: 33 42 N, 73 10 E
Time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time: +1hr, in 2009 - begins third Wednesday in April; ends first Sunday in November; (start & end dates are variable)

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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 consists of two administrative entities: Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

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Bordered :
Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast Tajikistan also lies very close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Thus, it occupies a crossroads position between South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East

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Population :
17.4 million (July 2009 est.) World 6th Most populous country & 2nd Largest Muslim populated country after Indonesia

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Population growth rate :
1.555% (2009 est.)
Country comparison to the world:

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Age Structure :
0-14 years: 37.2% (male 33,739,547/female 31,868,065)
15-64 years: 58.6% (male 52,849,607/female 50,378,198)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,475,927/female 3,931,605) (2009 est.)

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Median age :
Total: 20.8 years
Male: 20.6 years
Female: 21 years (2009 est.)

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Urbanization :
Urban population: 36% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

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Sex Ratio :
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

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Religions :
Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%

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Languages :
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%

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Literacy :
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 49.9%
Male: 63%
Female: 36% (2005 est.)

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ECONOMICS

GDP - per capita (PPP ) :
$2,600 (2009 est.)
$2,500 (2008 est.)
$2,500 (2007 est.)

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Budget :
Revenues: $23.21 billion
Expenditures: $30.05 billion (2009 est.)