Conclusions

Geographical Information System has become a widely accepted tool in all fields of life and particularly in natural resource management which inturn helps in monitoring and managing earth resources accurately and efficiently. A comprehensive and interactive GIS developed for the natural resource management of Pakistan will help the geoscientists to analyze the information like the areas that have suffered intensely by the tectonic activities, analyzing tectonic activities and resulting structures, and to highlight the areas of higher risk where probability of earthquake occurrences is more, etc. It also relates tectonic history with minerals that could help the future mineral exploration in the area. Furthermore, different scenarios can be analyzed which helps in better natural resource management, making timely decisions, and thus strengthening the nation.