Anybody can make a list. Turkey deserves to be no. 1 if we take all factors into consideration. Blasting a few nuclear weapons and having a large army doesnt make you no.1.
Some facts about Pakistan (some of these are out of order in terms of priority):
Facts & Achievements:
a) Pakistan is the world's 4th largest producer of rice
b) Pakistan has the world's widest & extensive irrigation system
c) Pakistan has the 6th Largest Army in the world
d) Pakistan is the 1st Muslim and 7th Nuclear Power of World
e) Pakistan has the 6th largest population in the world
f) Pakistan is the world’s 9th Largest English Speaking Country
g) Pakistan has world's 7th largest Pool of Scientists and Engineers
h) Pakistan has the highest Tele Density in South Asia
i) Pakistan has the largest WiiMax Network in the World
j) Pakistan has the 2nd Largest Dam in the world (Tarbela Dam). Tarbela Dam is also the world’s largest earth filled dam
k) Pakistan has the world’s largest run ambulance network by Edhi
l) 27th biggest economy in the world
Potential:
1. Pakistan has the 4th-largest coal reserves in the world (Thar):
2. Pakistan has the 5th largest gold reserves in the world:
3. Pakistan has the 2nd largest salt mine in the world (Khewra):
4. Pakistan has the world’s Largest Deep Sea Port: Gwader
There are many other things that I'm probably missing. But this should be good enough to give you the basic picture.