Title: Pakistan :
Authors: Blood, Peter R.,; Library of Congress.
Date: 1995
Publisher: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress :
Physical description: xlv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: D
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: "DA Pam: 550-48"--CIP t.p. verso. "Supersedes the 1984 edition of Pakistan: a country study, edited by Richard F. Nyrop"--t. p. verso. "Research completed April 1994."
Subject headings (LCSH): Pakistan.