Hello everyone, i hope everyone is doing good.

i have not been active in this community since long due to studies. i was just checking steemit platform when i saw the contests organized by different communities. i am thrilled to participate in such types of contests.

so, let me start from my introduction first.
I am born and raised in pakistan. pakistan is a country of greater geographical importance.
By geographical importance i mean to write is pakistan has two seaports namely gawadar deep sea port and port qasim located in gawadar and karachi correspondingly. seaports are important for a country's economic prosperity.
besides all these importance, there are much reasons that fell in love with my country. these reasons are briefly described below.

Three reasons why I love my country

1. Tourism destinations

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Pakistan has been listed in top 10 holiday destinations in 2020 in one of the famous newspaper of United states. The beauty of Pakistan is that Pakistan has been blessed with four seasons such as spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Pakistan has second (K2) and third highest ( Nanga Parbat) mountains in the world. every year tourists visit pakistan to enjoy these scenic views.
likewise, Pakistan has one of the beautiful biodiversity in nothern areas of pakistan. in Summers, nothern areas become fully green while in winters the trees and mountains are covered with snow.
moreover, pakistan is travel destinations for bhuddists and sikhs. Baba Guro Nank of nankana sahib is regarded as the founder of sikhism. the government of Pakistan has reconstructed the kartarpur corridor. kartarpur corridor is visa free for international visitors. every year thousands of nanak sahib followers visits gurdwara. similarly, bhuddism in pakistan took roots some two thousands year ago. bhuddists civilazations have been found in taxila and takht bhai cities of pakistan. bhuddists monks as well as other tourists visit these places to get knowledge about these places.
how can one not love the desserts of sindh where every year vehicles rally competitions are held. it is indeed a blessing to live in a country where you have so many prefrences to visit to these places.

2. Rich culture and traditions:

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Pakistan is the land of different cultures and traditions. pakistan has five provinces, each province has their own culture and tradition. in the east of Pakistan, tribals have there own culture and trditions while in the west of Pakistan, balochi people have different language, food, clothing, and different way of living. similarly, punajbis way of living is different than of sindhis of sindh province. for me, i think this diversity of cultures and traditions makes Pakistan a beautiful place for living.
our culture is based on the traditional family setup, where you have to live in joint family and you have to take care of the norms that has been set for you by your forefathers. respecting and elders and taking care of younger people is what makes the family system adorable.
meeting relatives and family in festives and griefs are the normal rituals in our culture.
hence, these the reason that Pakistan has been ranked above most of the countries in happiness index.

3. Food heaven

Pakistan is the heaven for food lovers. pakistan has been blessed to have various kinds of food items. with different cultures we have different food items. from the famous nihari and biryani of karachi to the delicious chappli kebab and shinwari mutton karahis of pakhtunkhwa, you will experience the
experienced taste.

the variety of foods have attracted many international food vlogger to Pakistan and they all loved the variety available in Pakistan. these dishes are filmmed by famous vloggers and one can easily turned into youtube to search the food vlogs.
moreover, unlike other countries, the food available in different resturants of Pakistan is very economical. so these are the reason that compel me to love my country infintiely.

three changes i want in my country

Gender inequality

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gender inequality is a global phenomena, but in a developing country like Pakistan, it is getting severe. Pakistan is dominated by patriarchal society where women are not allowed to choose their spouses, their professions etc. very few women have the access to higher education. women also do not take part in economic growth.
this lack of women inclusion in socio economic sector has destabilized the economy of pakistan. Women in developed countries do take part in other chores of life such as economy etc.
my stance is that an educated mother is way better than an uneducated mother. educated mother can grow more sophisticated children.

2. Increasing population growth.

one of the grave issue of Pakistan is its rapid increase in population growth. population is increasing at
2.4 percent rate annually which is only lesser than Nigeria. it means Pakistan is adding about 50 lakhs people every year. this population growth is dangerous for the economy of Pakistan as Pakistan will needs new schools, new furnitures for the schools, new hospital etc etc. This problem will have more consequences if not tackled on time.

3. Corruption and nepotism:

Pakistan being an underdeveloped country is ruled by two families since 1970. This dynastic politics led to nepotism and increase corruption. in every department there exists people who expect you to give money so that your work can be done urgently. Pakistan is termed as one of the corrupt country in corruption index published by international organization.
likewise, the nepotism is deep rooted in our system. on upper level these two families are rulling on Pakistan.

Conclusion:

Pakistan is an amazing country for living. The tourism destinations are great, the culture and the food are amazing, however, being an underdeveloped country, it has some problems which need to be vanish so that the people of Pakistan enjoy this country as much as they can.

I nominate my friends @imranameer and @ahtshammursleen to participate in this contest