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 that terrorist outfits were
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policies were significant. Pakistan came into existence just as the cold war was started between AMERICA and SOVIET UNION. There were two camps, Soviet and US camp. Infant Pakistan and India had to pick their camps. 2.1 ------------------------------------------------- Relations during Liquat Ali khan: In 1947 liquat Ali khan became the first prime minister of Pakistan; in 1949 two invitations were received to liquat Ali khan. In 1950, Liquat Ali khan (1st pm) of Pakistan was invited by soviets
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Pakistan and India’s relationship can be characterized as that of mistrust and endemic conflict for the last sixty six years. This is unfortunate because a healthy and prosperous relationship between these two neighbors would have led to immense strategic, economic and cultural headway in the challenges that these two countries face today. In fact, the root cause of many of these challenges is this very antagonism that exists between these two countries. So what has given rise to this bad blood?
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constitution guarantees equal treatment for all of its citizens. Pakistan has signed many United Nations treaties guaranteeing the equality and fair treatment of women. But the reality is very different. Most women in Pakistan face a hostile male-dominated environment where they have little or no choice in their lives and face the prospect of harsh violence directed against them. Some international journalists have written that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous places anywhere for women. The
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Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Understanding Power 3 1.2 Understanding Empowerment 5 1.3 Empowerment and its meanings 6 1.4 Women’s awareness about their rights 8 2-Punajb and women empowerment 9 2.1 women empowerment in Punjab Pakistan 9 2.2 Economic benefits of women empowerment 11 2.3 Punjab assembly work from 2008-13 11 2.4 women issues and provincial government 13 2.5 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUNJAB AND OTHER PROVINCES IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT 14 2.6 Punjab women empowerment
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different view. After taking a closer look into United States punishment for crime and other countries punishment, we can decide which is humane and which is truly cruel. It is true that most look down on the practices used by countries such as Pakistan, which still uses the method of flogging lawbreakers in public. It is not only a form of punishment for the lawbreakers but also a mass form of entertainment for the thousands of law-abiding Pakistanis. Flogging is a method of restraining the lawbreaker
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new nations were born: Union of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. India was populated by many Hindus, while Pakistan was home to large number of Muslims. At first, the two countries attempted to have diplomatic relations but that changed after the immigration process. After the countries announced their independence and created borders, Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan made their way into India while Muslims in India made their way to Pakistan. Altogether 14 million people ventured to migrate from one
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Pakistanis did to Captain Saurabh Kalia in Kargil [ Images ] in 1999? Pakistan has a history of desecration of dead Indian soldiers even during the 1965 war. Barbaric behaviour by the Pakistanis is neither new nor a planned strategy, it is their habit! But that still leaves open the question: Why now? It is this that opens up intriguing possibilities. By all accounts relations between India [ Images ] and Pakistan were on the upswing, thanks to the perpetual sway of the 'peace at any (mostly
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who have attained but what to speak of rest? It has been a fair distribution, Is there any right of private students who are still continuing their studies and are in constant struggle to quench the thirst of the knowledge. We are all Pakistani? Pakistan has been established in the name of ‘’equality’’ .Where is equality? I want to ask a question. Just tell me
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Whenever I hear the word "Kashmir," all I can think is of conflicts, wars, blood and yes, India and Pakistan. We all know what all has happened over the years, and there seems to be no solution to the unending drama, fake promises and conspiracy. Even after decades we still stand on the borders of indo-pak fighting for so called peace and our right over Kashmir. It seems to me that the time has stopped, we haven't moved generations after generations have passed. we are still pondering over what is
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