ENVIRONMENT I. Introduction Pakistan and other developing countries around the world are increasingly becoming conscious of the fact that‚ the pursuit of growth and development places a heavy burden on sustainability for now and for the foreseeable future. Development‚ sans environmental aspects is counter productive in sustaining the pace of progress. The Government of Pakistan believes in the creation of opportunities for the present generation without compromising on the potential of
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GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN: WEAKNESSES‚ STRENGTHS AND PROSPECTS Abstract Pakistan had no worthwhile civil society and hardly any middle class in 1947 due to rampant illiteracy and absence of an independent media. The masses were poor‚ the country was described an “economic desert” and there was an unprecedented influx of refugees. The country lacked the necessary infrastructure and institutions. The capability to develop them was lacking. The external and internal threats to the security
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its location. Stephen Cohn describes this importance “While history has been unkind to Pakistan‚ its geography has been its greatest benefit. It has resource rich area in the north-west‚ people rich in the north-east.” Pakistan is a junction of South Asia‚ West Asia and Central Asia‚ a way from resource efficient countries to resource deficient countries. The world is facing energy crisis and terrorism. Pakistan is a route for transportation‚ and a front line state against terrorism. Many future
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Year 8 Geography Assignment Pakistan and its poverty… Compiled By: Toobah Farooqi Hope you like it!!! Pakistan Pakistan or officially‚ the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is rated one of the poorest countries in the world due to its high infant mortality rates‚ low adult literacy rates‚ low life expectancy‚ and not enough access to clean water‚ food‚ safe housing‚ healthcare and finally education. The main reasons why there are so many poor people in this country is because there is a lot
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------------------------------------------------- Geography of Pakistan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Geography of Pakistan | | Continent | Asia | Region | Southwest Asia | Coordinates | 30°00 ’N 70°00 ’E | Area | Ranked 36th 880‚940 km2 (340‚130 sq mi) 97.13% land 2.87 % water | Borders | Total: 6‚975 km (4‚334.1 mi) Afghanistan: 2‚643 km (1‚642.3 mi) China: 510 km (316.9 mi) India: 2‚910 km (1‚808.2 mi) Iran: 912 km (566.7 mi) | Highest point | K2 8‚616.3 m
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Died 27 July 1948 Uri‚ Kashmir Allegiance Pakistan Army Years of service 1944 - 1948 Rank Captain Unit Punjab Regiment Battles/wars First Kashmir War Tufail Mohammad In 1958‚ Major Tufail Muhammed was posted to East Pakistan as the Company Commander of a battalion of East Pakistan Rifles. During his command‚ Indian troops violating international borders captured a village in the area of Laskhmipur of East Pakistan. On August 7‚ 1958 Major Tufail launched an assault
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Democracy in Pakistan Posted on January 24‚ 2012 by admin786| Leave a comment Anwar Syed We hear almost every day some commentators saying that democracy in Pakistan is in danger of being overthrown by hostile forces‚ and further that the democracy we do have is not the genuine article. These observations will bear scrutiny. It is not clear who the foes of democracy are and what they expect to gain from its demise. One explanation may be that the army chief and the DG ISI‚ who have traditionally
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successful. Different people have different aims in life. Some aim at wealth‚ some at power‚ some at fame‚ some at business and some at education and knowledge. My aim is neither wealth nor fame. I wish to serve by country with best of my talent. I love Pakistan and I really believe that everybody should think to make it a really great country. I want to become a doctor. It is a noble profession. In medical line‚ there is much more scope of service. On can serve the patients everywhere in the country. This
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million dollars to cover the next 90 days and UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Pakistan at the weekend‚ calling on the world to quicken its aid pledges. Pak-Iran On 12th Sep. 2010 the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei‚ called the devastating floods in Pakistan which have left about 20 million homeless the most urgent issue of the Islamic world and called for an immediate humanitarian assistance to Pakistan by Muslim nations and governments including Iran. On 5th Sept. 2010‚ Pakistan’s
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ideology‚ George Lewis say‚ “Ideology is a plan or program which is based upon philosophy” Ideology of Pakistan: Pakistan is an ideological state and the ideology of Pakistan is an Islamic ideology. Its basic principle being The only sovereign is Allah: Islam acted as a nation building force before the establishment of Pakistan. Ideology of Pakistan basically means that Pakistan should be a state where the Muslims should have an opportunity to live according to the faith and creed based
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