"I declare emergency" The screen of the TV blurred and then, it went pitch-black, shut down to the millions of stunned expressions across Pakistan, their ears echoing its final call. It was time. He had done this before, but now, he'd simply crossed the line. The Constitution pronounced its final vows, justice was heartlessly cremated, lives bid farewell with a lonely tear, and not even the ashes of liberty were able to be whiffed in the monoxodized morning sky. Pakistan and its civilians had plunged
counterparts. The New Delhi government blames Pakistani supported Islamic militants. In response to this accusation Musharraf banned the two Islamic militant groups. India accused many and made hundreds of arrests. India has said it will not pull back forces unless all cross-border attacks stop and Pakistan hands over men India says are suspects in these attacks on India. Musharraf asserts that Pakistan “wants to live in peace with all its neighbor, including India, but that they will never compromise
corrupt and uncouth Ghous Ali Shah. And this in a land where the world's first university was established in 700 BC at Taxila, the ruins of which still stand at a few miles distance from the capital city. By comparison, the government of General Pervez Musharraf has chosen an educationist as its education minister and the science and technology portfolio has been handed over to a scientist, Professor Dr Atta-ur-Rahman. Professor Rahman, in a speech delivered at Islamabad last Friday, told his audience
“Dictatorship or democracy?” it is a popular question, or rather a debate going all around this country especially in media talks. These two are the form of government, and both of them have ruled Pakistan separately. Most of the people in Pakistan consider democracy the best form of the regime, but few believe the other way round. They intend that way because dictatorship has been the most successful type of government until now, but the disadvantage of this type of government is that it gives
The concepts coercive diplomacy the India-Pakistan Context was, articulated with the superpower rivalry or situations involving a superpower and a minor power in mind.It couldnot be applied wholesale to the India-Pakistan context. The circumstances are quite different in the India-Pakistan context. The United States and the former Soviet Union did not share a common border and, more importantly, did not dispute territories that the other possessed. Their rivalry was more geopolitical in nature
of writing this book, he was a Ph.D candidate at Tufts University (USA), a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and had served in the government of Pakistan for ten years during the administrations of Prime Mnister Benazir Bhutto and President Musharraf. This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, and analyzes its connections to Pakistan Army’s polices and fluctuating U.S. Pakistan relations. The author includes a detailed history of the various governments of Pakistan, much
The Kashmir issue has been the bone of contention between Pakistan and India since the independence of the two countries in 1947 and is one of the oldest of the issues present in the agenda of the United Nations. From the Pakistan’s point of view, this issue of Kashmir is a human rather than a territorial problem, involving the lives of about 13 million Kashmiris. Many international declarations, as well as the resolutions of the United Nations have declared the right of self determination of the
Pakistan, also known officially as “The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.” The government in Pakistan is a nominal democracy by military leader Pervez Musharraf. In the south and north it can be cold and dry during December to February, but in the south June to September is monsoon season with high winds and intense rain. Pakistan has a high conflict with India, about the Kashmir. As both wanting it for independence, from 1959 to now there has been wars here and there for Kashmir. The type of government
The time since Pakistan has born it has relished most affable relationship with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia was one of those nations of the world who accepted and recognized Pakistan’s presence when it was born. Both the countries have deep collaboration in terms of political, economic, religious, and social and security matters. The leaders of both the nation meet-up frequently to enhance quality relationship among them. These visits to each other’s homeland shows how strong bonding both the countries
In the book: “The Way of the Knife: the CIA, a Secret Army and a War at the Ends of the Earth”, the author Mark Mazzetti mainly talking about the changes between before and after the Pentagon and World Trade Center were attacked by terroristic organization at September 11 2001. Before 9/11 attacks, CIA’s traditional main tasks are associating with the military and spies, and are committed to steal state secrets from other countries, and monitoring the important events that took place around the
CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF PAKISTAN Course Description: Constitutions have come to be regarded as the collective consensus and ultimate reference point of a nation’s aspirations and ideals. They are looked upon as the primary custodians of individual and collective rights and the supreme arbiters in disputes between the organs of a State. They are the mirror to the ideological hopes of the past, the litmus test for the actuality of the present and the looking glass for the future. The alchemy of
Political efficacy refers to the degree in which an individual believes he or she has an ability to influence the government (Chan 2014). The decision to engage with politics is usually a result of one’s attitudes towards participation, in the sense that there cannot be a political action without some prior thought about a political issue. One of the common attitudes related to political participation is political efficacy (Caprara et al., 2009). Political efficacy is individual's faith and trust
fighting between India and Pakistan for Kashmir is as old as the countries’ independences, the renewed energy in fighting could prove devastating in the end. The situation has increased international participation. Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf and India Prime Minister Biharia Vajpayee have been forced by international pressures to hold talks in the hopes of bringing peace to the nations. The conflict between the two countries and the interna... ... middle of paper ... ...feld
following Ayub Khan, called the Conventional Muslim League and the one in its opposition called Council Muslim League. while the other factions were also involved in supporting the presidential regimes of Zia ul Haq in 1980s, and the recent regime of Pervez Musharraf in 2000s. Hence, Pakistan Muslim League started being referred to several political parties in the country.
Pakistan Pakistan is an illiberal democracy of 199 million people located in South Asia. A series of disasters currently beset the young nation and threaten its stability as a nation. Dislodging the Taliban is still a serious obstacle in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas despite over ten years of intermittent warfare. With one of the highest illiteracy rates as well as the second largest out of school population in the world after Nigeria, Pakistan’s education