▁ 8 4 . 3 ▁million , ▁nearly ▁double ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁figure ▁of ▁ 4 2 . 9 ▁million . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁triple d ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 9 3 ▁million , ▁making ▁Pakistan ▁the ▁world ' s ▁ 9 th ▁most ▁popul ous ▁country , ▁although ▁in ▁area ▁it ▁ranked ▁ 3 4 th . ▁ ▁Pak ist ani ▁national ist ▁symbols ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁identity ▁with ▁Islam , ▁mos ques ▁like ▁Bad sh ah i ▁Mos que ▁and ▁F ais al ▁Mos que ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁national ▁symbols ▁either ▁to ▁represent ▁" gl orious ▁past " ▁or ▁modern istic ▁future . ▁Pakistan ▁has ▁many ▁shr ines , ▁s ights , ▁sounds ▁and ▁symbols ▁that ▁have ▁significance ▁to ▁Pak ist ani ▁national ists . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁S hr ines ▁of ▁Political ▁leaders ▁of ▁pre - in dep end ence ▁and ▁post - in dep end ence ▁Pakistan , ▁S hr ines ▁of ▁Relig ious ▁leaders ▁and ▁Sain ts , ▁The ▁S hr ines ▁of ▁Imperial ▁leaders ▁of ▁various ▁Islam ic ▁Emp ires ▁and ▁D ynast ies , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁national ▁symbols ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁shr ines , ▁s ights ▁and ▁symbols ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁places ▁of ▁Pil gr image ▁for ▁Pak ist ani ▁ult ra - n ational ism ▁and ▁militar ism , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁obviously ▁religious ▁purposes . ▁ ▁The ▁older ▁ten ▁ru pe e ▁notes ▁of ▁the