Pakistan has quite an interesting yet sometimes depressing history of laws relating to both print and broadcast media. Presently‚ most of the black laws have been done away with‚ but there are still many forms of regulation of the mass media that are still in place. Laws at a Glance The following hold the basic structure of media laws in Pakistan: The Registration of books and newspaper act‚1867 The Press (emergency power)act 1931 The States (protection against disaffection) act‚ 1922 The Foreign
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Naafey Sardar 15020567 POL 3212: RRR; Islamic Movements since 1800 Ali Usman Qasmi Islam & Pakistan: Post-Colonial Era Soon after the inception of Pakistan as an independent country in 1947‚ the revival of squabbles between the religious and the secular led to a sharp cleavage between State and Religion. In other words‚ the dispute was essentially between the modernizing educated elite and the Islamist groups which includethe Ulema as well. First‚ we need to know what we mean by ‘modernizing
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Conflict and Compromise: The Case of India and Pakistan Goutham Bollu 1/9/08 Mr.Dugan Senior Division Conflict and Compromise: The Case of India and Pakistan Though they have been in existence for less than a century‚ India and Pakistan have enough history between them to fill several books. Tensions between Hindus and Muslims grew rapidly with the split of India and Pakistan in 1947. Before tensions were running high‚ but now gave way
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Clark Subject: Cultural Differences between India and Pakistan Many people‚ especially in the United States see people from another country and somehow connect them‚ or think that they are all the same. The fact is that there are many different cultures and at times they may resemble one another‚ yet are different. For my research today I will discuss the people of India and Pakistan. People of India and Pakistan seem as though they are very similar. Think about it‚ we
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Democracy in Pakistan‚ Scope and Challenges By Shafqat Aziz Almost a quarter century has been passed since the death of Gen. Zia‚ the ruthless military dictator occurred in a plane crash near Bahawalpur‚ a town in the southern part of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Today‚ apparently no mainstream political party in Pakistan owns (at least publically) him. However‚ the question arises here that does this fact make this notorious character irrelevant in the social and political life of Pakistan? The answer
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Compiled By: Mirza Rohail B ©Our leader – Musharraf http://presidentmusharraf.wordpress.com/ All this is all the more amazing when one considers that just six years ago‚ Pakistan was on the verge of bankruptcy‚ with only a little more than $1bn in foreign exchange reserves and its stock market teetering at 1‚000 points (worth $5 billion only) and foreign debt servicing at 65% of GDP. Our exports were at a pitiful $7.5 billion. The once ever-declining rupee stood stable at around 60-61 to
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Status of Women in Pakistan The status of women in Pakistan varies considerably across classes‚ regions‚ and the rural/urban divide due to uneven socioeconomic development and the impact of tribal‚ feudal‚ and capitalist social formations on women’s lives. The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than most Muslim women. Women in Pakistan have progressed in various fields of life such as politics‚ education‚ economy‚ services‚ health and many more. However‚ on an average‚ the women’s situation
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the face of the ongoing energy crisis in Pakistan for the foreseeable future – seems to be ending in despair. Initially‚ the project too included India. However‚ India dropped out along the way since the negotiations commenced nearly two decades ago. Now‚ there are again reports doing round in media‚ reporting Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid‚ that India might renter negotiations over the IP gas pipeline project. In March 2010‚ Pakistan and Iran signed an agreement over the construction
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Natural Resources of Pakistan by Terra on February 12‚ 2011 · 47 comments in Featured‚National Pakistan‚ officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan‚ located in South Asia has 650 miles of coastline on the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman. The west is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran. India is to the east and China in the far northeast. The country is strategically located between South Asia‚ Central Asia‚ and the Middle East. Land is a valuable natural resource. Other natural resources include an
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Pakistan Foreign Policy: Form 1947 to 2012 Shahnawaz Mohammad Khan PhD Candidate Department
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