Important Dates About History of Pakistan

“Pakistan is led by one president as head of state, while the prime minister is the head of government. Parliament consists of a 104-member Senate in addition to a 342-member National Assembly”, Pakistan (2017). “Members of the Senate are elected by provincial assemblies to six-year terms, with 17 seats reserved for women. In the National Assembly, members are directly elected to five-year terms, with 60 seats reserved for women and 10 seats reserved for representatives of non-Muslims”, Pakistan (2017). In Pakistan, the voting age is 18. “Pakistan has no government supported welfare system, no entitlement programs, food stamps programs,

In the 1971 national elections, The Awami League, led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, had a major success, winning 160 seats as well as majority of the national assembly. Rahman demanded independence for East Pakistan, as well as the right to form a government.

Why: There is a civil was going on between people that support the President, Salva Kiir, or his fired deputy, Rick Machar.

Afzal’s death further infuriated the Kashmiri people. Yet again not only were curfews put in place by the police, but violators executed. At this point, the Kasmiri people have been subjected to 20 years of military occupation. Strides had been made – in 2014 India was going to give Kashmir and Jammu back some of their rights by allowing elections. Executing Afzal Guru seemed to reverse all of their efforts.

1979 launched radical Shia agenda. In January 2016, the execution by Saudi Arabia of a

Admiral Nimitz was scheduled to remain in New York until the paperwork for the plebiscite by the UN could be finalized, but the UN had encountered reoccurring problems with the Indian government. Nehru’s administration would not allow the plebiscite to be administered until all Pakistani military forces left their territory in Kashmir, and the protection of Kashmir’s people was guaranteed. Addressing the Indian Congress, Nehru said, “So long as the raiders, who have driven out Kashmiris from their homes, remain in parts of Kashmir, the return of the refugees to those areas cannot be expected. Till they return and settle down in their homes, how can you expect them to express their free will?” Nehru’s argument was convincing to the leading

staged three coups in the last century and had executed elected leaders. The Islamists were barred

The epicenter of Pakistani culture is in danger. Punjab is a region that spans from Pakistan to India, is about the size of the U.S. state of Wyoming, contains over half of Pakistan’s population, and is home to an immense amount of Pakistani culture. One particular city in Punjab, Lahore, is described as Pakistan’s “cultural capital.” Islamic extremists known as the Taliban are now trying to dismantle the so-called “cultural capital” in hopes of assuming control of the country. Over the past couple of years, the Taliban have assaulted the province with waves of terrorism. The National Geographic Magazine article titled “Pakistan’s Heartland Under Threat” is about author John Lancaster’s adventure into the Pakistani province with the objective

The current governing party is the Awami League (AL), which is center/center-left. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies from the right-of-center to conservative grouping in Bangladesh.The extreme right or left, while not supported by a large fraction of the populace, are typified by having very dedicated followers. To the left are the pro-Soviet Bangladesh Communist Party, factions of the Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal, and other socialist groups advocating revolutionary change. To the right is a group of Islamist parties, including Jamaat e Islami and Islami Oikyo Jote, who calls for an increased role for Islam in public life. The fifth major party is the party founded by ex-military ruler General Ershad, the Jatiyo Party (JP) is ideologically not too different from the AL or the BNP but operates independently. The Pakistani government wanted to stop any Bengali people from seeking freedom, so they decided to kill them. The Awami League, who was supposed to defend the East Pakistan Military men, became targets when President Khan thought the Awami League was a threat to his government.Then, in rage, the Awami League fought back against the Pakistani Military. It all officially began on March 25, 1971, with Operation Searchlight. The goal of the operation was to take control of all the major cities by March 26, then, within a month, eliminate all political or military leaders. The first to be killed was a group of hundreds of students and teachers, who were rounded up, then shot to death by the Pakistani Military men

This period marked the ‘second wave’ of local government reform a military regime. The system of local government introduced in 1979 by General Zia-ul-Haq was the most representative in nature since independence. For the first time in the history of Pakistan, elections to all local councils in both rural and urban areas were held simultaneously on the basis of adult franchise and under the aegis of independent provincial election authorities.

In August 1947, a new state called Pakistan, comprising two far-flung wings in the west and east, separated by

Unicameral legislature was intoduced in the 1956 Constitution. Through this many problems for Pakistan were caused and as a result martial law was imposed in country.

After the death of Mohammad Zia, Pakistan opened free elections; this led to the first female prime minister in the Muslim world, Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto was elected into her first term in 1988. It was then ended in 1990 when she lost the election but was then back in office from 1993-1996.

Not for Kids Kind of Seesaw: A Proposal to Solving Conflicts in The Kashmir Region

India thinks that Kashmir is not the issue for an international concern and India does not consider UN’s take on any political action over Kashmir. India’s apprehension of Kashmir is reasonable somehow because India has fought three times with Pakistan regarding Kashmir’s issue. On the contrary, resolution does not come through military action. According to India, if India is ready to establish Kashmir as a democratic province with all the privileges of an autonomous, there is no guarantee to Kashmir will be under the Indian union. Because there are lots of terrorist groups are fighting against India. Pakistan is supporting them by providing materials as well as financial backing (Schofield, V. 2000).