Pakistan : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Peter R. Blood.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Blood, Peter R., 1952-

Library of Congress. Federal Research Division

Series:

Area handbook series 1057-5294

DA pam ; 550-48.

Area handbook series, 1057-5294

DA pam ; 550-48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pakistan.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlv, 398 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1995.

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Contents:

Early civilizations

Islam in India

The Mughal period

Company rule

The British Raj. The forward policy ; The seeds of Muslim nationalism ; Beginnings of self-government ; The two nations theory ; Toward partition

Independent Pakistan. Problems at independence ; Constitutional beginnings ; Early foreign policy ; Collapse of the parliamentary system

The Ayub Khan era. Basic democracies ; The 1962 constitution ; Ayub Khan's foreign policy and the 1965 war with India

Yahya Khan and Bangladesh

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and a new constitutional system

Zia ul-Haq and military domination, 1977-88

Pakistan and the world during the Zia regime

Physical environment. Boundaries ; Topography and drainage ; Climate ; Pollution and environmental issues ; National conservation goals

Population. Population distribution and density ; Population planning policies and problems ; Migration and growth of major cities ; Impact of migration to the Persian Gulf countries ; Repercussions of the war in Afghanistan

Social structure. Traditional kinship patterns ; Linguistic and ethnic groups ; Men, women, and the division of space ; The status of women and the women's movement

Religious life. Basic tenets of Islam ; Islam in Pakistani society ; Politicized Islam ; Non-Muslim minorities

Education. Structure of the system ; Female education ; Reform efforts

Health and welfare. Maternal and child health ; Health care policies and developments ; Special problems: smoking, drugs, and AIDS ; Zakat as a welfare system

Prospects for social cohesion

Structure of the economy

The role of government. Policy developments since independence ; Development planning

Finance. Budget ; Fiscal administration ; Monetary process

Foreign economic relations. Foreign aid ; Foreign trade ; External debt

Labor

Agriculture. Land use ; Irrigation ; Drainage ; Farm ownership and land reform ; Cropping patterns and production ; Livestock ; Forestry ; Fishing

Industry. Manufacturing ; Construction ; Energy ; Mining and quarrying

Services. Transportation ; Telecommunications ; Tourism

Constitutional and political inheritance. Independence ; Role of Islam ; Regional and ethnic factors ; The civil service ; The military

Early political development. Early constitutional building, 1947-58 ; Ayub Khan, 1958-69 ; Yahya Khan, 1969-71 ; Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, 1971-77 ; Zia ul-Haq, 1977-88

Constitutional and government structure. President ; Parliament and federal government ; Provincial governments ; Judiciary

Political dynamics. Muslim League ; Islami Jamhoori Ittehad ; Jamaat-i-Islami ; Pakistan People's Party ; Muhajir Qaumi Mahaz ; Awami National Party ; Jamiat-ul-Ulami-i-Islam ; Tekrik-i-Istiqlal

Political developments since Zia. The first government of Benazir Bhutto ; The caretaker government of Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi ; The government of Nawaz Sharif ; President Ghulam Ishaq Khan as power broker ; The "silent revolution": a year of political struggle ; The caretaker government of Moeen Qureshi ; Benazir Bhutto returns

The media

Foreign policy. India ; Other South Asian countries ; China ; Middle East ; The United States and the West ; International organizations

The armed services: a historical perspective. The colonial background ; The formation of Pakistan

Pakistan's evolving security dilemma. Survival in a harsh environment ; The United States alliance ; The army assumes control ; Collapse of Pakistan's security system ; The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ; The military reasserts itself ; Pakistani becomes a frontline state ; The armed forces in a new world order

The armed services. Constitutional basis and missions ; Defense strategy ; Ministry of defence ; Army and paramilitary forces ; Navy ; Air force ; Personnel and training ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia ; Military production ; Budget ; Military justice ; Foreign security relationships ; The role of Islam

Internal security. Role and structure of the security forces ; Character of the security forces ; Crime ; Narcotics ; Courts and criminal procedure ; Prisons ; Islamic provisions ; Emergency provisions ; Subversion and civil unrest.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-361) and index.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Pakistan.

OCLC:

623159962

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