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Pakistan
Pakistan is an Islamic country in South Asia consisting of four federal territories and four provinces. With an estimated population of 170.6 million as of 2011, Pakistan is the second biggest Islamic population in the world.
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What did Benazir Bhutto do for women?
In November 1996, however, Bhutto was ousted and accused of corruption for a second time by Farooq Leghari, the man she
What are the top 10 most powerful countries in Asia?
"Powerful" is not an easy thing to define.
- China is by far the biggest country in Asia and has the most military power. Chinese has largest military in number of weapon hardwares.
- Japan has the most powerful economy based on GDP per capita; however has empty self-defense military due to the agreement after WW2.
- India's army is one of the strongest army in the world due to its modernized military hardwares has been equipped; and is the 3rd biggest economy in Asia after China and Japan.
- Vietnam is rich in strategic experience in jungle battle, and has the biggest military in number of solders; it will soon be the 4th strongest army in the Asia with the help of Russia and France in military technology transfers.
I am sure there are many other ways to define 'powerful'.
How can a baby be adopted in Pakistan?
You contact a adoption agency that deals with international adoptions.
Questions about education system of Pakistan?
For years Pakistan is trying to develop its Education system. Primary education become free. Still the illeteracy rate not improving that much. Many drop outs. :Politicization of colleges and university are other factors. Strikes, corruption, and not quality teaching are other factors to hamper.
What is current CRR of Pakistan?
present CRR = 5.25 %
SLR = 25.0 %
These rates are subjected to change quarterly
Branch codes of Standard Chartered Bank in Pakistan?
what is the branch code of standard chartered bank pakistan haider road
How long does it take to fly to Pakistan from Birmingham?
The flight times varies according to the speed of the flight. If the flight is flying at a faster speed then the times may change. We are providing you with standard flight timings. The flight time for the above mentioned trip is.24hours 0mins
Pakistan has many allies, These include; China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, and to an extent, U.S.A.
Looking into the very concept of decentralization, history proves, this has been a popular concept, well applied by earlier civilizations.
As early as 200 B.C., the Greeks found city states as more democratically manageable and administratively effective. An example in the recent past is the breaking away of the states from the USSR. In the context of families, we are witness to the movement from the large to nuclear families.
In a decentralized system, there is no single centralized authority that makes decisions on behalf of the provinces. Instead local representatives, make local autonomous decisions towards achievement of its local goals aimed to culminate into national good.
It is a fact that the administrative units in Pakistan (the 4 provinces besides FATA), are too large to be managed efficiently. There is a huge disconnect between the rulers and the ruled. Try seeking an audience with the MNA or the MPA of your area without a facilitator and you will learn to your sorrow that it is not possible. His constituency is too large for him to attend to individual problems. Further, the impact of steps taken by the government hardly trickles down to the grassroots level. The participation of locals in development efforts is minimal. Priorities of the central government in addressing issues of the people are more often than not, way out of sync with the actual ground realities, to say the least.
The grievances of the people are genuine. For the common man, there are hardly any affordable health facilities, inflation has sky rocketed, education that even if they can afford, offers, few lucrative job opportunities owing to the plum jobs going to the degree holders from the elite institutions, power breakdowns, problems with availing other basic amenities of life, lack of any constructive and positive avenues of entertainment and promotion of healthy activities for the youth like games, population explosion, the list is long and unending. When the leadership leans heavily towards promoting "favorites" and denies equal opportunities, people's frustration will find a channel to vent itself. This will invariably be negative. We have seen its negative impact in the form of militancy. It can also manifest itself in demands seen as a panacea for their all ills. Like the quest for more provinces.
Distribution of funds and their allocation to different account heads, so the benefits accrue to the locals, is absolutely decisive. More often than not, we see that funds are purportedly used, without a visible indicator of them being used as claimed, or, not to the degree publicized. This creates further disenchantment amongst the people and erodes the feeling of nationhood, sinking us even further and deeply into the black hole of ethnicity.
As a result of genuine need felt, political expediency, or serving of vested interests, on various different occasions, there have been voices raised, in favor of more provinces. There was a demand for Seraiki Province. This was followed by one member of the previous Parliament raising a demand for the Bahawalpur Province, more recently, changing the name of NWFP to Pakhtunkhawa Khyber sent waves of protests in the province. Needless blood was shed in the unrest that followed. And now, there is a movement for a Hazara Province.
The major question that confronts us is, should these divisions be on the basis of ethnicity or language or tribal loyalties? Let us assume, the government gives in to the demand of a Hazara Province. Will we not be frittering our problems to ethnic levels thereby driving in the schism between different ethnic races even deeper than already exists? Will this not lead to a demand by other pressure groups for a province of their own? Pakistan came into being as an ideological state. Will more provinces born out of ethnicity tear it apart? Will this destroy, even more, the concept of one nation? All these and many more questions rear their ugly heads like Hydra, the mythological many-headed serpent. I do not question the genuine grievances of the people leading to the demand. I do, however, question their creation as demanded, on ethnic basis. Creation of more provinces on the basis of ethnicity, will only acerbate the feeling of isolation. This is a self-destruct tendency. We have witnessed this feeling and the havoc it created, in 1971. In the absence of a strong leadership to act as a bonding force, a sense of depravation, created unbridgeable wedges resulting in tearing one of them apart from the motherland.
Does the creation of more provinces, or Administrative Units that I would rather call them, allow them to generate and collect revenues at the local levels? Along with it or even without it, the authority may also be given singly or in combination, of developmental planning, implementation, administration and management.
Will creation of more Administrative Units result in better management automatically? Whereas, this may bring the rulers and the ruled closer together, whereas, it will make those governing more accountable, and whereas, the issues besieging the people, may have a better chance of being addressed in a timely fashion, the fact remains, that this step must be based on honesty of purpose .If appointments on merit become the rule rather than an exception, any system, can achieve an unprecedented success rate as merit would, nay, should, deliver. Bifurcation into smaller units without a will to serve the people honestly will be of no use. It will not ensure an end to corruption and bad governance. This task if undertaken diligently, will be a stepping stone towards solving the multitudes of problems faced by the masses. It should be a means to an end, and not the end itself.
At the end of the day, it all boils down to the will and vision of our country's leadership, to deliver. No system can succeed and no country can progress without its leaders subscribing to the thought of FDR, when he said, "There is no higher calling than public service".
Who is the first Chief Minister of Sindh?
Who is the first chief minister of sindh?
Muhammad ayoob khoro
Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان listen ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and converges with Central Asia and the Middle East.[6][7] It has a 1,046 kilometre (650 mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast.[8] Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.
The region forming modern Pakistan was home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and then, successively, recipient of ancient Vedic, Persian, Indo-Greek and Islamic cultures. The area has witnessed invasions and settlement by the Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Afghans and the Mongols.[9] It was a part of British Raj from 1858 to 1947, when the Pakistan Movement for a state for Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League resulted in the independence and creation of the state of Pakistan, that comprised the provinces of Sindh, North-West Frontier Province, West Punjab, Balochistan and East Bengal. With the adoption of its constitution in 1956, Pakistan became an Islamic republic. In 1971, a civil war in East Pakistan resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. Pakistan's history has been characterized by periods of economic growth, military rule and political instability.
Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world and has the second largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia. The country is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies. Pakistan is a founding member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Developing 8 Countries and the Economic Cooperation Organization. It is also a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, World Trade Organization, G33 developing countries, Group of 77 developing nations, major non-NATO ally of the United States and is a nuclear state.
From the earliest period of pre-history and recorded history of the region, modern Pakistan formed the heart-land of a larger territory, extending beyond its present eastern and western borders and receiving momentous and mighty impacts from both the directions.
The Indus region, which covers much of Pakistan, was the site of several ancient cultures including the Neolithic era Mehrgarh and the Bronze era Indus Valley Civilization (2500 BCE - 1500 BCE) at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.[12]
Waves of conquerors and migrants from the west - including Harappan, Indo-Aryan, Persian, Greek, Saka, Parthian, Kushan, Hephthalite, Afghan, Arab, Turkics, and Mughal - settled in the region through out the centuries, influencing the locals and being absorbed among them. Great ancient empires of the east - such as Nandas, Mauryas, and Guptas - ruled these territories at different times. However, in the medieval period, while the eastern provinces of Punjab and Sindh became aligned with Indo-Islamic civilization, the western areas became culturally allied with the Iranic civilization of Afghanistan and Iran.[13] The region served as crossroads of historic trade routes, including the Silk Road, and as a maritime entreport, for the coastal trade between Mesopotamia and beyond up to Rome in the west and Malabar and beyond up to China in the east.
The Indus Valley Civilization collapsed in the middle of the second millennium BCE and was followed by the Vedic Civilization, which also extended over much of the Indo-Gangetic plains. Successive ancient empires and kingdoms ruled the region: the Achaemenid Persian empire[14] around 543 BCE, Greek empire founded by Alexander the Great[15] in 326 BCE and the Mauryan empire there after. The Indo-Greek Kingdom founded by Demetrius of Bactria included Gandhara and Punjab from 184 BCE, and reached its greatest extent under Menander, establishing the Greco-Buddhist period with advances in trade and culture. The city of Taxila (Takshashila) became a major centre of learning in ancient times - the remains of the city, located to the west of Islamabad, are one of the country's major archaeological sites. The Rai Dynasty (c.489-632) of Sindh, at its zenith, ruled this region and the surrounding territories.
In 712 CE, the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim[16] conquered Sindh and Multan in southern Punjab. The Pakistan government's official chronology states that "its foundation was laid" as a result of this conquest.[17] This Arab and Islamic victory would set the stage for several successive Muslim empires in South Asia, including the Ghaznavid Empire, the Ghorid Kingdom, the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. During this period, Sufi missionaries played a pivotal role in converting a majority of the regional Buddhist and Hindu population to Islam. The gradual decline of the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century provided opportunities for the Afghans, Balochis and Sikhs to exercise control over large areas until the British East India Company[18] gained ascendancy over South Asia.
The War of Independence 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, was the region's last major armed struggle against the foreign British Raj and it laid the foundations for the generally unarmed freedom struggle, led by the Hindu dominated Indian National Congress, in the twentieth century. The All India Muslim League rose to popularity in the late 1930s amid fears of under-representation and neglect of Muslims in politics. On 29 December 1930, Allama Iqbal's presidential address called for an autonomous "state in northwestern India for Indian Muslims, within the body politic of India."[19] Muhammad Ali Jinnah espoused the Two Nation Theory and led the Muslim League to adopt the Lahore Resolution of 1940 (popularly known as the Pakistan Resolution), which ultimately led to the formation of an independent Pakistan. The Indian independence movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, demanded freedom from British rule. In early 1947, Britain, coming under strong pressure from other Western nations to end its violent suppression of the freedom movement, decided to end its rule of India.
In June 1947, the nationalist leaders of British India - including Nehru and Abul Kalam Azad on behalf of the Congress, Jinnah representing the Muslim League, B. R. Ambedkar representing the Untouchable community, and Master Tara Singh representing the Sikhs - agreed to the proposed terms of transfer of power and independence. The modern state of Pakistan was established on 14 August 1947 (27 Ramadan 1366 in the Islamic Calendar), carved out of the two Muslim-majority wings in the eastern and northwestern regions of British India and comprising the provinces of Balochistan, East Bengal, the North-West Frontier Province, West Punjab and Sindh. The controversial division of the provinces of Punjab and Bengal set the stage for communal riots across India and Pakistan - millions of Muslims moved to Pakistan and millions of Hindus and Sikhs moved to India. Disputes arose over several princely states including Muslim-majority Kashmir and Jammu, whose ruler had acceded to India following an invasion by Pashtun warriors, leading to the First Kashmir War in 1948.
From 1947 to 1956, Pakistan was a Dominion in the Commonwealth of Nations. It became a Republic in 1956, but the civilian rule was stalled by a coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, who was president during 1958-69, a period of internal instability and a second war with India in 1965. His successor, Yahya Khan (1969-71) had to deal with a devastating cyclone - which caused 500,000 deaths in East Pakistan - and also face a civil war in 1971.
Economic grievances and political dissent in East Pakistan led to violent political tension and military repression that escalated into a civil war,[20] which invited covert and later overt Indian intervention that escalated into the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and ultimately to the secession of East Pakistan as the independent state of Bangladesh.[21] Estimates of the number of people killed during this episode vary greatly, from ~30,000 to over 2 million, depending on the source.
Civilian rule resumed in Pakistan from 1972 to 1977, under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, until he was deposed and later sentenced to death, (in what his followers claimed was a judicial murder), in 1979 by General Zia-ul-Haq, who became the country's third military president. Pakistan's secular policies were replaced by Zia's introduction of the Islamic Shariah legal code, which increased religious influences on the civil service and the military. With the death of President Zia in a plane crash in 1988, Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was elected as the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan. Over the next decade, she alternated power with Nawaz Sharif, as the country's political and economic situation worsened. Pakistan got involved in the 1991 Gulf War and sent 5,000 troops as part of a US led coalition, specifically for the defence of Saudi Arabia.[22] Military tensions in the Kargil conflict[23] with India were followed by a Pakistani military coup d'état in 1999[24] in which General Pervez Musharraf assumed executive powers. In 2001, Musharraf became President after the controversial resignation of Rafiq Tarar. After the 2002 parliamentary elections, Musharraf transferred executive powers to newly elected Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali, who was succeeded in the 2004 Prime-Ministerial election by Shaukat Aziz and was followed, for a temporary period in office, by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. On 15 November 2007 the National Assembly completed its tenure and so, pending elections, a caretaker government was appointed with the former Chairman of the Senate, Muhammad Mian Soomro as caretaker Prime Minister. However, the December 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto during election campaign led to postponement of elections and also underscored the then prevailing instability of Pakistan's political system. After the parliamentary elections held in march, Yousaf Raza Gillani was sworn in as Prime Minister.[25]
What are the serviouses of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan?
the social services of sir syed ahmed khan are 1:finding father of aligrah Muslim university
2he work was mainly considered for welfare of Muslims most important
Where coal is found in Pakistan?
Coal is found in Baluchistan, Upper Punjab and in Thar Desert. Thar desert holds the largest coal reserves in Pakistan and this coal is also known as Thar Coal.
List of current ministers in Pakistan?
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• Makhdoom Amin Fahim - Commerce
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• Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan - Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs
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• Justice (R) Abdul Razzaq A. Thahim - Local Government and Rural Development
• Shahbaz Bhatti - Minorities
• Arbab Muhammad Zahir - Narcotics Control
• Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar - Overseas Pakistanis
• Dr.Firdous Ashiq Awan - Population Welfare
• Mir Israrullah Zehri - Postal Services
• Syed Naveed Qamar - Petroleum and Natural Resouces
• Waqar Ahmed Khan - Privatization
• Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour - Railways
• Syed Hamid Saeed Kazmi - Religious Affairs
• Samina Khalid Ghurki - Social Welfare and Special Education
• Muhammad Azam Khan Swati - Science and Technology
• Ejaz Hussain Jakhrani - Sports
• Lal Muhammad Khan - Special Initiatives
• Najmuddin Khan - States and Frontier Regions
• Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan - Textile Industry
• Atta-ur-Rehman - Tourism
• Raja Pervaiz Ashraf - Water and Power
• Shahid Hussain Bhutto - Youth Affairs
• Noorul Haq Qadari - Zakat and Ushr
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• Chaudhry Imtiaz Safdar Waraich - Communication
• Sardar Salim Haider Khan - Defence Production
• Ghulam Farid Kathia - Education
• Hina Rabbani Khar - Finance and Economic Affairs
• Rafique Ahmed Jamali - Food and Agriculture
• Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan - Foreign Affairs
• Mohammad Tariq Anis - Housing and Works
• Dr.Ayat Ullah Durrani - Industries and Production
• Syed Sumsam Ali S. Bukhari - Information and Broadcasting
• Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi - Interior
• Abdul Raziq - Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas
• Masood Abbas - Local Government and Rural Development
• Ms.Mehreen Anwar Raja - Parliamentary Affairs
• Sardar Nabeel Ahmed Gabol - Ports and Shipping
• Muhammad Jadam Mangrio - Livestock, Dairy Development
• Muhammad Afzal Sandhu - Railways
• Ms.Shugafta Jumani - Religious Affairs
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Was PRODA 1949 a good or bad law for Pakistan?
PRODA was an act announced to inform the GOVERNOR GENERAL about those who found involved in any corruption. they were dismissed. it was good but authorities misused it.
How many seats in senate in Pakistan?
217 seats in Pakistan National Assembly...... ( $aqib Ali )
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237 seats in Pakistan National Assembly.... ( $aqib Ali )
There are 342 seats in Pakistan national assembly272 seats are elected by general people and 70 seats are reserved 10 to minorities and other 60 are women seats.
Which country have shortest boundary with Pakistan?
India shares the longest border with Pakistan on its eastern side. The total length of the border between India and Pakistan is 2,900 kilometers.
Who is current petroleum minister of Pakistan?
Mr. Abid Sher Ali is the current minister of Water and Power in Pakistan. He has to face very tough challenge of facing extreme shortage of energy resources. He has to present energy policy in near future to overcome these energy crisis Pakistan is going through.
History of gold rates in Pakistan?
As of the close of business on August 17, 2014, the price of gold was 128,186.45 rupees per ounce. The price of gold, as with any commodity, can change day to day and even several times during the same day depending on trading.
What is the time difference between Pakistan and malysia?
From the second Sunday of March until the first Sunday of November, Pakistan (UTC+5) is ten hours ahead of Houston (UTC-6/UTC-5) and eleven hours ahead of El Paso (UTC-7/UTC-6). During the rest of the year Pakistan is eleven hours ahead of Houston and twelve hours ahead of El Paso.
Well its highly depend on where you gonna live. If you are in Islamabad, Karachi or Lahore which are pretty much established city so you one can wear jeans and tees as well as kurti and salwar too but if you are going some other part of the country perhaps then you have to dress very carefully.
Shalwar kameez is the traditional dress for pakistani women.
Which is the largest dam in Pakistan?
At present there are 19 dams
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1 Kalabagh Dam
2 Tarbela Dam
3 Mangla Dam
4 Shakidor Dam
5 Gomal Zam Dam
6 Ghazi Barotha Dam
7 Dohngi Dam
8 Khanpur Dam
9 Rawal lake
10 Guddu Barrage
11 Sukkur Barrage
12 Akhori Dam
13 Mirani Dam
14 Hub Dam
15 Simly Dam
16 Karoonjhar Dam
17 Indus Basin Project
18 Gomal Dam
19 Wali Tangi
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Who was the first primeminister of Pakistan?
There is no post of Director in the Ministry of Defense in Pakistan. Minister is a political post and depends on political party forming the Government. The highest Govt. post in the Defence Ministryis Seretary of Defense. Then comes joint secy; deputy secy and asstt. secretaries.
There may have several Directorates. For example Direcor General (DG) of ISI
