the salient features of the Australian Anti-terrorism Legislation passed in 2004. Explain. Answer: Three anti-terrorism bills were enacted in the Australian Parliament in 2004 by a Coalition government with the Labor opposition’s support. These were the Anti-terrorism bill‚ 2004‚ the Anti-terrorism bill (No 2)‚ 2004 and the Anti-terrorism bill (No 3)‚ 2004. Anti-terrorism bill‚ 2004 The Attorney-General‚ Philip Ruddock‚ introduced the Anti-terrorism bill‚ 2004 on 31 March. He described it as
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Terrorism in Southeast Asia Bruce Vaughn‚ Coordinator Specialist in Asian Affairs Emma Chanlett-Avery Specialist in Asian Affairs Ben Dolven Section Research Manager Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Michael F. Martin Analyst in Asian Trade and Finance Larry A. Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs October 16‚ 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34194 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Terrorism in Southeast
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Poverty in Pakistan A STUDY on poverty has brought Pakistan face to face with a reality that it will find hard to accept: every third Pakistani is caught in the ‘poor’ bracket i.e. some 58.7 million out of a total population of 180 million subsist below the poverty line. This includes more than half the population in the forever remote Balochistan‚ 33 per cent in Sindh‚ 32 per cent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 19 per cent in Punjab. These are daunting figures. But they are much needed for planning
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nations‚ founded in December 1985 by Zia ur Rehman and dedicated to economic‚ technological‚ social‚ and cultural development emphasizing collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members are • Bangladesh • Bhutan • India • Maldives • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri Lanka Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries‚ twice annually. It is headquartered in Kathmandu‚ Nepal. The 16 stated areas of cooperation are • Agriculture and rural • Biotechnology • Culture
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EMERGING DYNAMICS OF INTERNAL THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY Introduction 1. The multifarious threats to the security of Pakistan whether external or internal‚ have intensified in the 21st century. Unfortunately‚ no threat posed to the security of this country since the time of her inception has ever been fully controlled or eradicated. According to Quaid-e-Azam‚ “Pakistan was a cyclic revolution without parallel or precedence in history”. He wanted to make it a State that was united and powerful
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[name redacted] American Military History [prof redacted] Terrorism- A Cause and Effect? On September 11th‚ 2001‚ Two 747 Jet airliners hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Simultaneously‚ another airliner crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington‚ Virginia. The loss of life was tragic‚ and launched the United States into years of war on terrorism and on Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda‚ his Islamic militant group. But where
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Abstract: Pakistan’s foreign policy has always been identified as policy of self-abnegation. It is blamed that external factors particularly USA play a vital role in the shaping of foreign policy of Pakistan but there are many internal factors pose challenges to Pakistan’s foreign policy. Pakistan is an ideological state hence ideology has a special place in its foreign policy and it has been a central focus in the foreign policy for all time. There is a famous U-turn in Pakistan’s foreign policy
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terms‚ but I’m sure military will remain powerfull even if democracy is restored. Demographically •Population is growing at 1.8% and‚ decreased from 3% in mid eighties. High growth is considered to be an asset today‚ countries like India and Pakistan will provide cheap labor for ageing markets like USA‚ EU and Japan. Social Development •Literacy will climb at slow pace and settle around 60-65% by 2020‚ the figure is based on current trend. Ideologically •I foresee a modern and moderate
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concerning domination by Punjab‚ the constitution established a bicameral legislature with a Senate‚ providing equal provincial representation‚ and a National Assembly‚ allocating seats according to population. Islam was declared the state religion of Pakistan. Bhutto had the opportunity to resolve many of Pakistan’s political problems. But although the country finally seemed to be on a democratic course‚ Bhutto lost this opportunity because of series of repressive actions against the political opposition
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....dysfunctional role of democracy in country (discussing here millitarism‚ feudalism‚ corrupt and selfish politicians‚ conspiracies‚blame game of rulers etc ) 2:Bloch nationalism movement(blochistan crisis) 3:sectarianism ‚ extremism ‚ terrorism 4:corruption 5:nepotism and red-tapism 6:inefficiency of bureacracy(corrupt governmental machinery ) 7:poverty 8:population giant 9:illetracy 10:unstable economic development 11:women issues(women empowerment s issue) 12:state
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