Afshan Jafar claims that the position of women in Pakistan is the product of specific‚ historical‚ political and cultural forces (53). In this paper‚ we will examine the historical and contemporary cultural and political forces that influence women in Pakistan. Particular attention will be given to the influence of General Zia al Haq on women’s rights; this will be illustrated by examining Pakistani government policies on women before‚ during‚ and after his rule. The historical and contemporary cultural
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Geography Name: Muhammad Umair e-mail id: hafizumair92@gmail.com Climate of Pakistan: Introduction: Pakistan lies in the temperature zone. The climate is varied throughout the country‚ characterized by hot summer and cold winter. The rainfall occur in the upper parts of the Pakistan is usually from the Western Disturbance. From June to September most of the country is lashed by the South West Monsoon. Pakistan has recorded one of the highest temperatures in the world Mohenjo-daroo‚ Sindh
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Patriotism for Pakistan Pakistan’s creation was no doubt the finest hour of our history our forefathers who had fought for it envisioned the promise of long cherished freedom‚ democracy and prosperity. It is the country which was created to work for an ideal democratic state based on social justice as an upholder of human freedom and world peace‚ in which all citizens were to enjoy equal rights and freedom from fear‚ want and ignorance. Pakistan my homeland is in fact the land of blessings. Its
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Nestlé Pakistan Introduction Nestlé Pakistan Ltd is a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. - a company of Swiss origin headquartered in Vevey‚ Switzerland. It is a food processing company‚ registered on the Karachi and Lahore stock exchanges and operating in Pakistan since 1988 under a joint venture with Milk Pak ltd and took over management in 1992. For ten years in a row‚ the company has won a place among the top 25 companies of the Karachi Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Lahore‚ the Company operates
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Terrorism in Pakistan The term "terrorism" comes from French terrorisme‚ from Latin: ’terror’‚ "great fear"‚ "dread"‚ related to the Latin verb terrere‚ "to frighten". Though terrorism has no accepted definition‚ yet it can be defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aim or the calculated use of violence or threat of violence against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature‚ this is done through intimidation
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Tourism in Pakistan has been stated by the Lonely Planet magazine as being the tourism industry’s "next big thing".[1] Pakistan‚ with its diverse cultures‚ people and landscapes attracted 1 million tourists in 2012[2] Pakistan’s tourism industry was in its heyday during the 1970s when the country received unprecedented amounts of foreign tourists‚ thanks to the Hippie trail. The main destinations of choice for these tourists were the Khyber Pass‚ Peshawar‚ Karachi‚ Lahore‚ Swat and Rawalpindi
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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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achieve these goals. [11] 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.[1] President Asif Ali Zardari‚ along with former President ex-Pakistan Army head Pervez Musharraf‚ have admitted
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Current system of government in pakistan INTRODUCTION The current system of government in Pakistan is a mixed‚ “hybrid” form of government with elements from the parliamentary as well as the presidential systems. The country initially had a parliamentary form of government‚ it shifted to a presidential one with the 1962 constitution but later reverted back to a parliamentary one according to the current 1973 constitution. However‚ the various amendments and modifications to the constitutional provisions
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directly on personal or corporate income‚ then it is a direct tax. If tax is levied on the price of a good or service‚ then it is called an indirect tax. Who collects tax? There is a major organization working to safeguard the collection of taxes in Pakistan 1. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) By the enactment of FBR Act 2007 in July 2007 the Central Boards of Revenue has now become Federal Board of Revenue. Their work is to enhance the capability of the tax system to collect due taxes through application
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