New International Business Perspectives on Pakistan Omar J. Khan I Lyn S. Amine Executive Summary What image comes to mind when one thinks of Pakistan? Prior to the attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚ and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan‚ many businesspeople had little information about this ancient land. Recently‚ Pakistan has come to the world’s attention as a powerful ally in the U.S.-led war against terrorism. Situated at the crossroads of the Middle East‚ Southeast Asia‚ China‚ and
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Historical Places in Pakistan Faisal Mosque The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad‚ Pakistan‚ is among one of the largest mosques in the world. It is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5‚000 square meters with a capacity of 300‚000 worshippers Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay’s designed it. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction
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Terrorism in Pakistan Terrorism in Pakistan has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent years. The annual death toll from terrorist attacks has risen from 164 in 2003 to 3318 in 2009‚ with a total of 35‚000 Pakistanis killed as of 2010. According to the government of Pakistan‚ the direct and indirect economic costs of terrorism from 2000-2010 total $68 billion. President Asif Ali Zardari‚ along with former President ex-Pakistan Army head Pervez Musharraf‚ have admitted that terrorist
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Father of Pakistan- “Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved‚ which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which‚ we hope other[s] will share with us.” – Mohammed Ali Jinnah Although He may not have as much acknowledgment and global fame of India’s Mahatma Gandhi‚ Mohammed Ali Jinnah also known as Quaid- I Azaam was one of the giant figures of the 20th century. Jinnah was the founder of the modern government of Pakistan‚ a nation
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w w ap eP m e tr .X w UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS s er om .c GCE Ordinary Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2007 question paper 2059 PAKISTAN STUDIES 2059/02 Paper 2 (Environment of Pakistan)‚ maximum raw mark 75 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of
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Great nations are tested by great trials. Only those who stand united and firm‚ pass through the great storms of time. History remembers the great nation is golden words. The litmus tests are ordained by Allah Almighty to examine his beloved ones. Muslims‚ being the closer to the faith have always been tested‚ be it in Palestine‚ Kashmir‚ or Pakistanis Since the inception of the country‚ it has been made to pass through great difficulties. In the beginning it was the refugees‚ non-existent government
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been able to decide between the two contrasting point of views since the last 27 years (1984‚ since its design was presented)(Iftikhar‚2005) . The basic issue Kalabagh dam project is facing is the different point of views the main territories of Pakistan have. Sindh assumes that if this project is not stopped and allowed to resume the province it would be deprived of their share of water and their land would turn into a desert ultimately‚ flood cultivation in riverain areas would be reduced. Khyber
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auses and Effects of TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN. Need help concerning this please call +970333333331. Please DO NOT HESITATE contacting me. Terrorism in Pakistan has many causes and effects. The root causes are religious extremism‚ war in Afghanistan‚ poverty‚ social inequality‚ and illiteracy. Some of the main effects are bombings‚ killings‚ and assassinations especially of police and military personnel‚ damage to tourism‚ and a bad image to the country. Religious extremism is caused by Madrasas
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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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History of BANKing in pakistan Banking in fact is primitive as human society‚ for ever since man came to realize the importance of money as a medium of exchange; the necessity of a controlling or regulating agency or institution was naturally felt. Perhaps it was the Babylonians who developed banking system as early as 2000 BC. IT is evident that the temples of Babylon were used as ‘Banks’ because of the prevalent respect and confidence in the clergy. The partition plan was announced on June 3
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