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  Pakistan (05/07)
Pakistan emerged from an extended period of agitation by Muslims in the subcontinent to express their national identity free from British colonial domination as well as domination by what they perceived as a Hindu-controlled Indian National Congress.
Pakistan's exports, which grew by 14.4% in 2005/2006, continue to be dominated by cotton textiles and apparel, despite government diversification efforts.
President Bush visited Pakistan in March 2006, where he and President Musharraf reaffirmed their shared commitment to a broad and lasting strategic partnership, agreeing to continue their cooperation on a number of issues including: the war on terror, security in the region, strengthening democratic institutions, trade and investment, education, and earthquake relief and reconstruction.
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 Pakistan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Pakistan was formed on 14 August 1947 with two Muslim-majority wings in the eastern and northwestern regions of South Asia, separated by Hindu-majority India, and comprising the provinces of Balauchistan, East Bengal, the North-West Frontier Province, West Punjab and Sindh.
Pakistan is also home to a thriving arms industry which exports $200 million (USD) annually, mostly defence equipment and arms to countries in the Middle East and South Asia, and its defence officials are hopeful that these exports will surpass $500 million (USD) a year within the next five years.
Pakistan has also produced a number of successful world-class squash players such as Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan.Muhammad Yousuf was remained world champion in game of snooker in 1990's.At an international level, Pakistan has competed many times at the Summer Olympics in field hockey, boxing, athletics, swimming, and shooting.
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 Pakistan - Gurupedia
Pakistan is a heavily populated country, suffering from internal political and religious disputes, lack of foreign investment, and a costly confrontation with neighboring India.
Pakistan's economic outlook has brightened in recent years in conjunction with a great improvement in its foreign exchange position, notably its current-account surplus and rapid growth in hard currency reserves.
Pakistan's economy, thought to be highly vulnerable to external and internal shocks, was unexpectedly resilient in the face of adverse events such as the Asian financial crisis, global recession, drought, the post-9/11 military action in Afghanistan, and tensions with India.
www.gurupedia.com /p/pa/pakistan.htm   (1951 words)

  
 Subdivisions of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government.
In the 1960s, Pakistan was simply divided into two "units" of East Pakistan and West Pakistan.
The government is implementing a devolution plan which, in its words, "follows the principle of subsidiarity, whereby all functions that can be effectively performed at the local level are transferred to that level.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan   (314 words)

  
 Pakistan
Pakistan is a country with a long and rich history that has often overlapped with the histories of India, Afghanistan and Iran.
Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population and its status as declared nuclear power—the only Muslim one—also plays into its role on the international scene.
Pakistan, a developing country, is the sixth most populous in the world and is faced with a number of challenges on the political and economic fronts.
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 Map Zones : Bangladesh Map
During the Pakistan period, there was a general awareness of the need to restructure the education system to meet the needs of the new nation.
In the successive five-year plans and other national economic policy documents developed during the Pakistan period, a need was articulated to shift the focus of education away from rote memorization and to expand facilities for scientific and technological education.
Pakistan was divided into two wings, separated by 1,600 kilometers of Indian territory, with Islam only a tenuous link between the two wings.
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 Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In 1971 East Pakistan rebelled, and with the aid of Indian troops became the independent state of Bangladesh.
During the 1980s, Pakistan received substantial aid from the United States and took in millions of Afghan, mostly Pashtun, refugees fleeing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
The northern and western areas of Pakistan are mountainous, and Pakistani held areas of Kashmir contain some of the highest mountains in the world, including the second tallest, K-2.
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 Rawalpindi - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In the 1970s, the Government of Pakistan constituted a Barani Commission to review and recommend measures for the development of rainfed agriculture and uplift of the poor masses through education, research, and development of technology, and manpower.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) the national flag carrier has a diverse route system with flights avialable nearly all the time of the day domestically or internationally.
Rawalpindi was the headquater for the relief operations during the aftermath of October 2005 earthquake that devastated northern Pakistan and parts of India and Afghanistan.
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 Pakistan at Caribbean Topfunwebsites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Pakistan is a country with a long and rich history that has often overlapped with the histories of India, Afghanistan and Iran and sometimes stood alone.
Pakistan is partially separated from modern-day India by natural barriers such as the Rann of Kutch and the desolate 500-mile (800-km) long Thar desert, and many of these groups did not penetrate further into the rest of South Asia.
Pakistan, a developing country, is the List of countries by population and is faced with a number of challenges on the political and economic fronts.
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 Pakistan information - Search.com
Pakistan was formed on August 14, 1947 with two Muslim-majority wings in the eastern and northwestern regions of the South Asia, separated by Hindu-majority India, and comprising the provinces of Balochistan, East Bengal, the North-West Frontier Province, West Punjab and Sindh.
Pakistan covers 880,254 square kilometres (340,022 sq mi), approximately the combined land areas of France and the United Kingdom, with its eastern regions located on the Indian tectonic plate and the western and northern regions on the Iranian plateau and Eurasian landplate.
Pakistan has the world's sixth largest population, more than Russia, but less than Brazil; because of Pakistan's high growth rate, it is expected to surpass Brazil in population in the year 2020.
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 Pakistan
Pakistan's two largest mainstream parties are the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan_Muslim_League_(Q), which obtained a plurality in the October 2002 elections.
Pakistan, a developing country, is the sixth most populous in the world and is faced with a number of challenges on the political and economic fronts.
Pakistan's economy, once thought to be highly vulnerable to external and internal shocks, was unexpectedly resilient in the face of adverse events such as the Asian financial crisis, global recession, drought, the post-9/11 military action in Afghanistan, and military tensions with India.
www.mcfly.org /en/Pakistan   (3162 words)

  
 Atlas - Bangladesh Map
During the Pakistan time, there was a general awareness of the need to restructure the education system to meet the needs of the new nation.
In the successive five-year plans and other national economic policy documents developed during the Pakistan time, a need was articulated to shift the focus of education away from rote memorization and to expand facilities for scientific and technological education.
Pakistan was separated into two wings, separated by 1,600 kilometers of Indian territory, with Islam only a tenuous link between the two wings.
www.map.freegk.com /bangladesh/bangladesh.php   (3307 words)

  
 Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Pakistan was an ally of the United States for much of its early history as a modern nation-state, from the 1950s and as a member of CENTO (Central Treaty Organisation) and SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation).
Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population and its status as a declared nuclear power—the only Islamic nation—also plays into its role on the international scene.
Pakistan's religious demographics were influenced by the partition of British India, which led to the fleeing of 7 million Muslims into Pakistan from India and 6 million Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan to India and led to a larger Muslim majority than had previously existed.
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 Pakistan Provinces
Several sources, including the December, 2001 National Geographic map of Afghanistan and Pakistan, state that the administrative center of Northern Areas is Gilgit.
Pakistan became a Dominion of the British Commonwealth on 1947-08-14.
Pakistan is divided into four provinces, two centrally administered areas, one territory, and one capital territory.
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 sociology - Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Later, Pakistan was an integral part of the Mughal empire, which for a while had its capital in the city of Lahore, now the capital of Punjab, Pakistan.
Pakistan's two largest mainstream parties are the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (supported by the military establishment of Pakistan), which obtained a plurality in the October 2002 elections.
Pakistan has a small non-muslim population, mostly consisting of Christians, Hindus, and smaller groups of Buddhists, Parsis, Sikhss and animists in the remote Northern Areas.
www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Pakistan   (4608 words)

  
 Urban Land Policies for the Unitiated
Land subdivision and building regulations are used to plan at the micro level and to secure socially acceptable minimum standards.
While subdivision plans and regulations have proved to be a very efficient tool in European countries as a means to force developers to cover some or all the costs for provision of public infrastructure, they have been less successful in developing countries.
In case of subdivision of land adherence to subdivision regulations is strongly imposed in the designated area.
www.unescap.org /huset/land_policies   (13747 words)

  
 Pakistan - Wikinfo
Prior to 1947, Pakistan was a part of British colonial India.
As they withdrew control of India, the British partitioned it into two countries: India, which had a Hindu majority, and Pakistan, consisting of most of the Muslim-majority territories of colonial India.
Pakistan has had a long history of military dictatorships from General Ayub in the 1960s to General Zia Ul Haq in the 1980s, and presently General Parvez Musharraf.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Pakistan   (1366 words)

  
 Bambooweb: Subdivisions of Pakistan
Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government.
In the 1960s, Pakistan was simply divided into two "units" of East Pakistan and West Pakistan.
The government is implementing a devolution plan which, in its words, "follows the principle of subsidiarity, whereby all functions that can be effectively performed at the local level are transferred to that level.
www.bambooweb.com /articles/s/u/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan.html   (254 words)

  
 Punjab (Pakistan) - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Neighbouring areas are Sindh to the south, Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the west, the North West Frontier Province, Azad Kashmir, Indian controlled Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad to the north, and Indian Punjab and Rajasthan to the east.
Image:July 9 2005 - Minar-e-Pakistan panoramic.jpg Punjab is Pakistan's second largest province at 205,344 km² (79,284 square miles) and is located at the northwestern edge of the geologic Indian plate in South Asia.
The population of the province is estimated to be 86,084,000 in 2005 and is home to over half the population of Pakistan.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Punjab,_Pakistan   (2878 words)

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