[pic] The political history of Pakistan from 1947 to 1970 witnessed no general elections. Thus‚ when Yahya’s Regime decided to hold the first general elections on the basis of adult franchise at national level‚ they were not only required to make a new mechanism but were also required to set up a permanent election machinery. A three-member Election Commission was set up and Justice Abdus Sattar was appointed as the first Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan. The first task before the Election
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Agriculture in Pakistan Farming is Pakistan’s largest economic activity. In FY 1993‚ agriculture‚ and small-scale forestry and fishing‚ contributed 25 percent of GDP and employed 48 percent of the labor force. Agricultural products‚ especially cotton yarn‚ cotton cloth‚ raw cotton‚ and rice‚ are important exports. Although there is agricultural activity in all areas of Pakistan‚ most crops are grown in the Indus River plain in Punjab and Sindh. Considerable development and expansion of output has
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In order to achieve full employment and raise its entire population above the poverty line by the year 2006-07‚ Pakistan needs to create additional employment for 100 million persons and raise the incomes of millions of under-employed persons. This report presents a program to achieve these goals utilizing the country’s competitive advantage in labour-intensive agricultural crops and allied industries. Misfortunes can happen to some very good products. One of the major reasons
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The largest indicators of my culture consist of my ethnicity and urban environment. My culture is celebrating life and seasonal changes. My culture is embracing my spirituality and thanking my ancestors and the creator for my existence (not religion). I am vegetarian-pescatarian transitioning to a vegan lifestyle. Education and giving back are important in my culture. I am a very passionate person that takes self and uplifting others serious. My culture consists of annual family gatherings‚ kin keeping
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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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This week’s topic was how cultural norms can influence behaviors and outcomes. The sociocultural perspective people is the world view people have because of the environment they grew up. There are so many different cultures in this world‚ and because of globalization the differences between the cultures is not something only anthropologist study‚ but because of technology‚ more people get exposed to on a daily basis. Personally‚ when I grew up I did not get much exposure to other cultures and when
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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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