Emergence of Pakistan: The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament on July 18‚ 1947‚ giving rise to the Indian Union and Pakistan. It also saw the end of British raj in India from August 15‚ 1947. The Muslims of the sub-continent had finally achieved their goal to have an independent state after a long and relentless struggle under the single-minded guidance of the Quaid. Pakistan emerged on the map of the world in 1947. This came about beacuse of the Two-Nation Theory of which
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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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Background: Pakistan lies between the latitudes of 240-N to 360-N and between the longitudes of 610-E to 750-E. It has an area of 796096 km2. In the west‚ Pakistan shares its longest boundary line of 2250 km‚ with Afghanistan. In the south-west‚ a 950 km long border line separates Pakistan from Iran and in the east a 1600 km border is shared by Pakistan and India. 600 km long border cuts across the high Karakoram Range in the north. * Physical Profile: Physically Pakistan is located in
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CULTURE Pakistan is the country full of natural and cultural wealth. Pakistan has its own unique and specific cultural identification. Culture and heritage of Pakistan reflects the extra ordinary skill and devotion of Pakistani people. Pakistani people are playing a vital role in the presentation‚ development and promotion of Pakistani culture. The Pakistani culture is dominated by Islamic tradition and heritage. Islamic heritage has great impact on Pakistani culture. In ancient times‚ Pakistan was
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The Aligarh Movement The War of Independence 1857 ended in a disaster for the Muslims. The British believed that the Muslims were responsible for the war of 1857 and therefore‚ they were subjected to ruthless punishment and merciless revenge. The British had always looked upon the Muslims as their enemies because they had ousted them from power. With the war of 1857 this feeling was intensified and every attempt was made to ruin and suppress the Muslims forever. Thus the Mughal rule
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similar legislations in their respective assemblies as well. He said the responsibility for providing free education rests with both federal and provincial governments‚ referring to article 25-A of the Constitution. The article 25-A of Constitution of Pakistan obligates the state to provide free and compulsory quality education to children of the age group 5 to 16 years. The federal government will now provide free textbooks and uniform s to children and ensure schools have qualified teachers. Free pre-school
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Real Pakistan Zindabad Pakistan was a beautiful country‚ decades ago. People were free to walk on streets‚ children were safe to play outside‚ and everyone was happy. The education system was a creative on-going system. There was no terrorism and hooliganism‚ but now it is the opposite of what I mentioned above. Nowadays‚ Pakistan is a country known for corruptions and terrorism‚ it is no longer the Pakistan that was in the time of Quaid-e-Azam. The government itself is corrupt. The education system
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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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Purpose of counseling Initial Counseling Job Title‚ Education‚ Financial Readiness‚ Promotion‚ Barracks Maintenance and Physical Fitness Key Points of Discussion SPC________ ‚ this is your initial counseling. The purpose of this counseling is to inform you of what I expect from you and to touch on some basic areas that will be followed up on‚ on monthly counseling’s. While here at work you are to do _________________________________. If you have any question or concerns about how to
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Sectarianism in Pakistan INTRODUCTION The decade of the 1990s witnessed a frightening upsurge in the Shia-Sunni sectarian violence in Pakistan‚ both in terms of scope and intensity. Recently‚ sectarian strife has engulfed even those areas‚ which were previously unaffected‚ largely because of the emergence of organized terrorist groups along sectarian lines. Besides target killings‚ these groups hit even ordinary members of each other’s sects. The problem‚ therefore‚ is no more of an occasional nature
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