| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> PakistanFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Pakistan**Library of Congress Call Number DS376.9                   .P376 1995**- Pakistan  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile  - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and TelecommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsIntroduction
Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting
 (Craig Baxter)                       
Early                           Civilizations 
- Islam                           in India  The                           Mughal PeriodCompany                           Rule 
- The                           British Raj    - The                               Forward Policy  The                               Seeds of Muslim NationalismBeginnings                               of Self-Government
- The                               Two Nations Theory  Toward                               PartitionIndependent                           Pakistan 
Problems                               at Independence
- Constitutional                               Beginnings  Early                               Foreign PolicyCollapse                               of the Parliamentary System
- The                           Ayub Khan Era    - Basic                               Democracies  The                               1962 ConstitutionAyub                               Khan's Foreign Policy and the 1965 War with India
- Yahya                           Khan and Bangladesh  Zulfiqar                           Ali Bhutto and a New Constitutional SystemZia                           Ul-Haq and Military Domination, 1977-88
- Pakistan                           and the World During Zia Regime      - Chapter                       2 - Society and Its Environment  (Anita M. Weiss)                            - Physical                           Environment         - Boundaries  Topography                               and DrainageClimate
- Pollution                               and Environmental Issues  National                               Conservation GoalsPopulation
Population                               Distribution and Density
- Population                               Planning Policies and Problems  Migration                               and Growth of Major CitiesImpact                               of Migration to the Persian Gulf Countries
- Repercussions                               of the War in Afghanistan   Social                           Structure - Traditional                               Kinship Patterns  Linguistic                               and Ethnic Groups- Punjabis  PakhtunsSindhis
- Baloch   Men,                               Women, and the Division of SpaceThe                               Status of Women and the Women's Movement
- Religious                           Life     - Basic                               Tenets of Islam  Islam                               in Pakistani SocietyPoliticized                               Islam
- Non-Muslim                               Minorities   Education- Structure                               of the System  Female                               EducationReform                               Efforts
- Health                           and Welfare    - Maternal                               and Child Health  Health                               Care Policies and DevelopmentsSpecial                               Problems: Smoking, Drugs, and AIDS
- Zakat                               as a Welfare System   Prospects                           for Social Cohesion- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (John D. Rogers)                          - Structure                           of the Economy  The                           Role of Government- Policy                               Developments since Independence  Development                               PlanningFinance
Budget
- Fiscal                               Administration  Monetary                               ProcessForeign                           Economic Relations
Foreign                               Aid
- Foreign                               Trade  External                               DebtLabor
- Agriculture    - Land                               Use  IrrigationDrainage
- Farm                               Ownership and Land Reform  Cropping                               Patterns and ProductionLivestock
- Forestry  FishingIndustry
Manufacturing
- Construction  EnergyMining                               and Quarrying
- Services    - Transportation  TelecommunicationsTourism
Chapter                       4 - The Government and Politics
 (Mary Louise Becker)                       
Constitutional                           and Political Inheritance
Independence
- Role                               of Islam  Regional                               and Ethnic FactorsThe                               Civil Service
- The                               Military   Early                           Political Development- Early                               Constitution Building, 1947-58  Ayub                               Khan, 1958-69Yahya                               Khan, 1969-71
- Zulfiqar                               Ali Bhutto, 1971-77  Zia                               ul-Haq, 1977-88Constitution                           and Government Structure
President
- Parliament                               and Federal Government  Provincial                               GovernmentsJudiciary
- Political                           Dynamics     - Muslim                               League  Islami                               Jamhoori IttehadJamaat-i-Islami
- Pakistan                               People's Party  Muhajir                               Qaumi MahazAwami                               National Party
- Jamiat-ul-Ulama-i-Islam  Tehrik-i-IstiqlalPolitical                           Developments Since Zia
The                               First Government of Benazir Bhutto
- The                               Caretaker Government of Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi  The                               Government of Nawaz SharifPresident                               Ghulam Ishaq Khan as Power Broker
- The                               "Silent Revolution": A Year of Political Struggle  The                               Caretaker Government of Moeen QureshiBenazir                               Bhutto Returns
- The                           Media   Foreign                           Policy - India  Other                               South Asian CountriesThe                               Former Soviet Union
- China  Middle                               EastThe                               United States and the West
- International                               Organizations       - Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Thomas Perry Thornton)                            - The                           Armed Services: A Historical Perspective        - The                               Colonial Background  The                               Formation of PakistanPakistan's                           Evolving Security Dilemma
Survival                               in a Harsh Environment
- The                               United States Alliance  The                               Army Assumes ControlCollapse                               of Pakistan's Security System
- The                               Indo-Pakistani War of 1965  The                               Military Reasserts ItselfPakistan                               Becomes a Frontline State
- The                               Armed Forces in a New World Order   The                           Armed Services- Constitutional                               Basis and Missions  Defense                               StrategyMinistry                               of Defence
- Army                               and Paramilitary Forces  NavyAir                               Force
- Personnel                               and Training  Uniforms,                               Ranks, and InsigniaMilitary                               Production
- Budget  Military                               JusticeForeign                               Security Relationships
- The                               Role of Islam   Internal                           Security - Role                               and Structure of the Security Forces  Character                               of the Security ForcesCrime
- Narcotics  Courts                               and Criminal ProcedurePrisons
- Islamic                               Provisions  Emergency                               ProvisionsSubversion                               and Civil Unrest
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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