held by the power elite from the time period of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and to General Ayub Khan. The second part deals with the Islamic policies adopted during the intensely Islamized regimes of Bhutto and Zia. Lastly‚ we shall examine the regime of Musharraf so that we can get a clear picture regarding the present dynamics of conflict between the two groups and draw out a conclusion. The tendency of Pakistan’s establishment (i.e. Army‚ state institutions) to incline more towards Islam and its forces
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Nuclear war is something that we have all heard about. It seems to be overdramatized in movies. But perhaps the movies are right. Maybe we are on the brink of a chasm so dark and ominous that it drowns out all faith and light. A nuclear holocaust occurring would wipe out all of civilization as we know it. We would be essentially thrown into a dark age. Never in the history of the world has there been such a dramatic event‚ but that does not mean that it cannot happen. "Once we all lived in peace
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KASHMIR CONFLICT BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA The State of Jammu and Kashmir is situated between Pakistan and India. Among the key reasons for tension between Pakistan and India is the key problem of Kashmir. Whereas Pakistan has repeatedly termed this the "core issue" in its relationship with India‚ India has maintained that this matter was settled with Kashmir’s accession to India in October 1947. As far as India has been concerned‚ therefore‚ the only issue for discussion has been what India regards
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Pakistan-US Relations Pakistan – United States relations refers to bilateral relationship between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the United States of America. Pakistan came into existence just as the cold war was starting. The world was split into two camps soviet and US. Infant Pakistan and India had to pick their camps. The United States established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on October 20‚ 1947. The relationship since then was based primarily on U.S. economic and military assistance
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Class Conflict in Pakistan Society especially while using the lens of prospective. Conflict theorie Conflict theories are perspectives in social science that emphasize the social‚ political‚ or material inequality of a social group‚ that critique the broad socio-political system‚ or that otherwise detract from structural functionalism and ideological conservativism. Conflict theories draw attention to power differentials‚ such as class conflict‚ and generally contrast
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A Relationship of Relentless Hostility A Brief Introduction: Kashmir is bleeding. Ever since the partition of the Indian subcontinent by the British in 1947‚ India and Pakistan have been bitter rivals and the Kashmir conflict remains unresolved. During five decades‚ they have fought four wars. Three of those wars were over the disputed region of Kashmir (including the region of Jammu)‚ which is divided by the “Line of Control”. “In 1947-1948‚ almost immediately after Independence‚ they
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Residents in the Gujarat State of western India spent the night outside Friday‚ too fearful to go back into their damaged homes after India’s most powerful earthquake in half a century. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed as many as 2‚000‚ injured at least 2‚000‚ and left 4‚000 missing. Most of the missing are thought to be buried under rubble‚ and rescue workers dug frantically with bulldozers‚ shovels‚ sticks -- even bare hands -- trying to find them. India’s Earthquake -- Residents in the Gujarat
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International human rights: an unattainable concept “Can international human rights ever be effectively protected and enforced? Explain why or why not; and how (by what means).” The codification of many international treaties into human rights law is an especially gray area. While there does exist half a dozen or more of these treaties establishing basic human rights‚ they are often an overlapping and confusing mess that is difficult to decode. International actors have agreed upon basic
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not want to offend your Pakistani friends while writing this book but you also insist that a hurtful truth is better than a pleasant lie. What are these hurtful truths about Pakistan that you think need to be told now? One was that General Pervez Musharraf fooled himself and he fooled everyone else. He lacked toughness‚ he tried to please everyone. He was not
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf was indicted on three counts on Tuesday over the 2007 murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in a gun and suicide attack‚ a prosecutor said. Charging a former army chief is an unprecedented move in a country ruled for more than half of its life by the military and where the army is still considered the most powerful institution. It was the second time that Musharraf‚ who ruled the nuclear-armed state from 1999-2008‚ had been summoned
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