Balochistan crisis Situated in the southwest of the country‚ and spread over 347‚190 sq km‚ the province of Balochistan comprises 43% of Pakistan’s territory. In the west it has common borders with Iran and in the northwest with Afghanistan. In the south‚ Balochistan has a long coastline on the Arabian Sea. Greater part of Balochistan is mountainous‚ although there are some plains and desert areas also. The terrain is generally barren and rugged. The land of Balochistan is rich in mineral resources
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STRIKES AND BANDHS: THE EXISTING LEGAL POSITION IS INSUFFICIENT AND IMPRACTICAL Dr. N C. Asthana♥ IPS and Dr. Anjali Nirmal♠ INTRODUCTION The Parliament is yet to legislate that the forcing of strikes and bandhs upon unwilling citizens would be an offence. The position of the judiciary on the matter of strikes and bandhs has been explained in several judgments of the Supreme Court and the high courts. The purpose of this article is to show that (1) while the courts have given very forceful and
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Pakistan is a developing country and a sovereign‚ Islamic republic as well as an Islamic democracy with a mixture of both Islamic and colonial secular laws. The Constitution of Pakistan provides for fundamental rights‚ which include freedom of speech‚ freedom of thought‚ freedom of information‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of association‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom of assembly and the right to bear arms. The founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be a moderate secular state
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Maria E. Jimenez Understanding Civilizations: Islam and the West Dr. Hameed 21 February 2014 The Quran: Door to Liberate and Empower Islam Women For the majority of Western women‚ Muslim women liberation is hard to understand because the mean of liberation is completely different between both civilizations. For Western women‚ liberation means having equal rights in the economic and social environment‚ and have personal and sexual freedom‚ while for Muslim women liberation means freedom from Islamic
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Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Ordinary Level 2059/01 PAKISTAN STUDIES Paper 1 History and Culture of Pakistan For Examination from 2015 SPECIMEN MARK SCHEME 1 hour 30 minutes MAXIMUM MARK: 75 This document consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (NH) 75187/1 © UCLES 2013 [Turn over 2 SECTION A 1 (a) According to Source A‚ what problems faced Pakistan in 1947? [3] Reward each correct statement with 1 mark. Population who have low morale‚ are disheartened and
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Central government over the two provinces and increased Ayub’s powers. Things should have changed with the 1973 constitution which granted regional autonomy but Bhutto increased his grip by making amendments in the constitution which decreased the powers of the judiciary and the assembly. Thus‚ the undemocratic authoritarian rules of Bhutto and Ayub resulted in resentment and pressure towards the Centre to increase. Another reason why federalism didn’t work out the way it should have was the ethnic
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IMRAN KHAN Early life At one place Santiago is quoted as saying “But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Imran Khan the famous Pakistani cricketer is a true example of this quote. Imran Khan was born in Lahore Pakistan into Punjabi speaking family of Pathan origin‚ the only son of Ikram ullah Khan Niazi‚ a civil engineer‚ and his wife Shaukat Khanum. Although long settled in Mianwali in northwestern Punjab‚ the family
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Pakistan’s Role in SAARC Introduction to SAARC South Asia is a region of enormous prosperity‚ growth and economic development. It has a long cultural heritage of strong bonding. This region is endowed with huge natural resources in and around. To strengthen the bonding among the people of this region‚ The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations‚ founded in December 1985 by Zia ur Rehman and dedicated to economic‚ technological‚ social
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Rising Nationalism in Pakistan as a Tool of Public Administration Mujahid Hussain∗ & Ayaz khan∗∗ Abstract This paper evaluates the rising Pakistani Nationalism and suggests how to use it as a tool of public administration for good governance. Pakistani nationalism is on the rise‚ Pakistan is moving towards greater integration and most of the Pakistanis take pride in their nationality and say‚” our life starts from Pakistan and ends at Pakistan”. Today there is not a single separatist
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Nuclear Proliferation CURRENT BUSINESS AFFAIRS Govt. College of Science Presented to [Sir Muhammad Adil] Presented by [AR SHAKIR] BBA 6th Semester Roll No: 1768 (54) Table of Contents Table of Contents History ________________________________________________________________ 1 Origins _______________________________________________________________ 1 Early Years ___________________________________________________________ 1 Developments _________________________________________________________
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