In 1947‚ when the British granted India its independence‚ Mohammed Ali Jinnah wanted a separate country for Muslim majority ares of India. So the erstwhile British Empire of India was split into West Paksitan‚ India and East Pakistan. There were around five hundred princely states in India that were given the choice of joining the Paksitani union or the Indian union. Kashmir was ruled by a Hindu King of the dogra dynasty‚ and was given a choice to join either state. While he was dithering between
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INTRODUCTION Gen. Pervez Musharraf‚ born on August 11‚ 1943‚ in Mohallah Kacha Saad Ullah‚ Old Delhi. The son of a diplomat‚ Pervez Musharraf was raised in Karachi‚ Pakistan‚ and Istanbul‚ Turkey. He was a member of the Pakistan Military Academy’s elite Artillery Regiment in the 1960s and fought in the 1965 war against India. Musharraf served as company commander of the Special Service Group Commando Battalion in the 1971 war with India. He worked his way up through the military and political ranks
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| Term Paper | Status of Human rights in Pakistan | | | | AUTHORS: Ali Faraz 12l-4087 Ahmad Ali 12l-4105 Junaid Nadeem 12l-4212 | Muhammad Abdullah 12l-4084 Table of Contents Introduction 5 Brief History of Human Rights: 5 Human Rights in Pakistan: 6 Purpose: 6 Children’s Rights: 8 Definition of children rights 8 History of Children’s
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Economics University of Gujrat Tahir Rashid Ph. D. Scholar at Government College University‚ Lahore (Pakistan) Abstract This study investigates the role and performance of Pakistan government and humanitarian agencies during relief and emergency aid assistance to 2005 earthquake victims. This comparative study is based on empirical data collected from 30 most affected villages of NWFP (Pakistan) and AJK through a sample survey on 1st anniversary of 2005 earthquake. About 500 randomly selected heads
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AQ Khan‚ the man behind Pakistan ’s nuclear programme. (Photo: Reuters) There is nothing much unusual about armed guards outside the houses in my quiet‚ neat neighbourhood of Islamabad. These are the homes of retired generals‚ well-connected politicians and international aid workers‚ all of whom might be targets for Pakistani extremists. But one house stands out. Instead of frail‚ elderly guards armed with shotguns‚ one house is ringed by uniformed police officers with AK-47s. Roadblocks control
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Philip Morris Pakistan is beginning to feel a financial pinch‚ and is already reducing the scale and scope of some of its manufacturing operations inside the country. In a statement released to the press on Saturday‚ the company announced that it will be reducing the operations in its smallest factory‚ located in Mandra‚ near Rawalpindi. The company cited “difficult economic conditions” including high taxes and low consumer purchasing power as a primary reason for the decision. The decision was
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returning to Pakistan from a visit to Microsoft headquarters‚ Arfa gave numerous television and newspaper interviews. S. Somasegar‚ the vice president of the Software Development Division‚ wrote about her in his blog. On 2 August 2005‚ Arfa Abdul Karim was presented the Fatimah Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz on the occasion of 113th birth anniversary of Fatima Jinnah. She also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award again
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Culture of Pakistan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search [pic] The 17th century Badshahi Mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore The society and culture of Pakistan (Urdu: ثقافت پاکستان) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis‚ Kashmiris‚ Sindhis in east‚ Muhajirs‚ Makrani in the south; Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic‚ Wakhi‚ and Burusho communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly
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Balochistan and other provinces of Pakistan‚ whereas about 20% inhabits the southeastern Iran or what is Irani Balochistan. There is a considerable population of the Balochis in Afghanistan also. The Balochis have preserved their ancient tribal structure. Each tribe or tuman has its chief and consists of several clans. Generally‚ the attachment to the tumandar i.e.‚ the tribal chief is very strong and the Balochis blindly follow him. The prominent Balochi tribes in Pakistan are Mengal‚ Marri‚ Bugti
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Emery | published September 24‚ 2001 Over the last two weeks‚ an estimated 15‚000 Afghan refugees have fled to Pakistan‚ and hundreds of thousands more are reportedly on the move within Afghanistan. This latest flight of Afghans from their homes deepens a humanitarian crisis that has troubled the region for more than 20 years. Already‚ some 2 million Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan and more than 1.4 million in Iran‚ with an estimated 30‚000 in India‚ Tajikistan‚ Uzbekistan and other countries
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