Essays on Pakistan

The battle for water between India and Pakistan is long and has a rich history. This situation dates back to 1960 when the two countries decided to share the water based on rivers in the Indus water treaty of 1960 (Aaron T. Wolf and Joshua T. Newton, in institute of the water and watershed). The eastern rivers, Beas, Sutlej, and Ravi were exclusively set aside for India. At the same time, the rivers in the western, the Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum where set aside for Pakistan. Times have changed since then, and the demand for water and water related Continue reading...

The World Bank is now the world’s largest external funder of health, committing more than $1 billion annually in new lending to improve health, nutrition, and population in developing countries. Pakistan is a developing country and in order to make its economy strong it has to seek assistance from the international financial institutions such as International Monetary Fund or IMF and World Bank. The purpose of IMF is to promote the monetary help and corporation at international level and provide advice on policy matters and technical assistance in order to help the countries for building and maintaining stronger Continue reading...

Ethical Issues in U.S. Drone Program in Pakistan
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Introduction

The part of the War on Terror, which is commonly known as a U.S. drone program in North-Western Pakistan has traditionally become the area of ambiguous guesses and various speculations of political, legal, cultural and ethical nature. Unlike the invasion in Afghanistan or Iraq, this drone operation did not cause any formal violation of sovereignty of the nation, however it gave a lot of reasons for dissatisfaction for the Pakistani government and residents, American institutions and individuals as well as international organizations. The topic remains Continue reading...

Not all nations follow the same political and development course. Although that would make subjective evaluations easier, it is not the case and federalism is an example of this. After Marshal Tito retied, Yugoslavia announced a decentralization plan; Belgium and Czechoslovakia are heading towards federation. The federalist government of Pakistan began as an expedient solution to the political discord extant at the close of British imperial control of India. The Hindus and the Muslims united to cast off the British, but then the Muslims demanded to have their own nation. This resulted in two territories geographically separated by a Continue reading...

I am applying for your Doctoral Program because I feel that I am an ideal fit for your curriculum. Without a doubt, I feel most comfortable working in a senior living facility named Gill's Shelter. I work as a Director of Operations for a public entity called Senior Citizens Welfare Program -- a department of my school called Metropolitan. I enjoy working with senior citizens because I consider them to be our greatest natural resource, and thoroughly enjoy helping others. Our elders deserve the utmost respect and care. This is the environment where I feel most comfortable and where Continue reading...

- Politics of problems of India and Pakistan colonization to date.
Before independence, Pakistan was part of India. India was colonized by Britain and it achieved its independence from British rule in 1947, which came after a violent struggle. The Muslim majority from the north parts of India, who separated to form the country, formed Pakistan country as an independent state following religious differences. India has a constitution, which gives the country a parliamentary government. The government makes sure basic individual rights are protected, gives jurisdiction for the state government operations and unity as well as prohibiting discrimination based Continue reading...

The word talib literally means faith-seeking. Taliban - is interwoven network of teachers and students of private, overwhelmingly rural, madrasas in Afghanistan and the surrounding Pashtun lands of the Pakistani territory, which existed here for a long time. However, the policy of the Taliban never interfered, remaining purely religious social stratum.
Push to the political activities of the Taliban movement gave the Soviet war in Afghanistan. In the historical and mass consciousness of Islamic nations there is the concept of jihad - war against the invading crusaders on Islamic territory. Participation in it is the bounden duty of every Continue reading...

The National Bank of Pakistan is the country’s first bank that was established in 1949 as an absolute government bank (NBP, 2014). Until the development of the State Bank of Pakistan, the National Bank of Pakistan operated as the central regulatory bank of the government. The opening branch, which is currently the principal office, is located in Karachi.
The bank offers public sector services as well as commercial banking services, despite it being wholly government-owned. Over the years, the bank has created a variety of products that are crucial for progress and that accommodate the different needs of Continue reading...

Discussion on Exchange rate of Pakistan for the period 1990 to 2010

This paper will elaborate on the exchange rate changes and currency fluctuations of Pakistan, which is the sixth largest country in terms of population and also the 7th nuclear power. The researcher will present an economic analysis on exchange rate disparity of Pakistani Rupee (PKR) with US Dollar during the era of 1990 – 2010. For this purpose, the information and statistics available on FDI, import and export figures, external debt, foreign reserves of US Dollar, inflow of remittances and impact of economic sanctions due to nuclear explosions will be analyzed in detail to study the strengths and weaknesses of Continue reading...

- What are the historical origins of the conflict over Kashmir?
In the year 1947 the British governors in the Indian region partitioned the bigger colony into two, and one of them became India and the other was to be Pakistan (Berkley Center, 2013). The former was to be dominated by the Hindu as the majority, and the latter was to be dominated by the Muslim majority. This situation created to regions that were in complete contrast with the majority in one country being the minority in the other country and therefore the majority in one country felt the Continue reading...

In the article, “Afghanistan in 1996: Year of the Taliban”, Ralp H. Magnus has described about the change initiated by Taliban in the year 1996. The author described that the forces of Ahmed Shah Masud had resisted the entry of Taliban by the end of the year 1995. In the same year, the United Nations also started its efforts again, and the interest of the United States in Afghanistan’s situation also increased. But, this situation indicated danger for Russia as well as for the states of the Central Asia because the war came closer to their borders. The Continue reading...

Different countries experience various growth patterns. While one country experiences economic development, others may not necessarily follow despite receiving the same amount of foreign aid and assistance from donor countries. In some instances, this is because of the recipient country’s dependence on foreign aid or the leaders’ inability to properly allocate the economic assistance coming from donor countries. The reality is the more favorable the policy environment in a developing country is, the more economic growth will be seen in the recipient country. This is not to say that economic growth is impossible in unfavorable policy environments because Continue reading...

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Currently, the economic prosperity of number of countries of the world is not so good far as enhancing its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is concerned. Under this particular list, the name of Pakistan is one of them. Pakistan with an official name of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is basically a sovereign based country of the world . The total population of the country is 180 million and it is known as the sixth largest populated country of the world with weak infrastructure and other political based problems. The GDP of the country in the year 2013 was Continue reading...

Impact of Culture on International Business

Organizations always have a clear statement in their mind which is to increase the financial belongings and shareholder’s equity from different angles. An organization usually deem as a place wherein people belong to different demographics and mindset work together merely for the achievement of a single and pre-specified goal in particular. There is an obvious fact that whatever the organization does and delivers is to attain financial competitiveness for a long span of time.
Continuous development and enhancement are some of the major aspects lies with the organization as far as increasing its financial and strategic belongings are Continue reading...

Introduction

UAE Federal Government is managing an aid program for the Engineering education in third world countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Laos. As part of this aid program, Government is inviting submissions for proposal to setup required for Engineering labs in 15 major universities of third world countries. This report is the proposal for a new Engineering Lab. It will discuss, the scope, procedure, and the risks involved in carrying out this project plan and how this plan will help students’ learning and teaching of a Bachelor Degree studies in particular engineering specialization, i.e. Electrical Engineering in Continue reading...

Introduction

The World Bank has published reports since 2007 that identify the ease or hardship of doing business in various countries. They have conducted research over the years and have compared the information over the years in order to understand any changes in the business practices of the country under study. The country that I have chosen is, Pakistan. The first research the World Bank conducted in Pakistan is dated to 2007 and in the report of 2010 they have showed how the economy of Pakistan improved in some sectors; whereas, it deteriorated in others. The 2007 and 2010 reports Continue reading...

Kontek Company

Kontek Company is an industrial company that is in Canada and headquartered at Burlington. The main shareholders are the executive of who forms the structural management of the company. The company has a large number of the employees in the Canada and other international firms.
In the history of the company, investing on the research and development was made in 1993-1997 led to the establishment of the new engineering technological initiative that led to the automated control of the company in the water treatment. This was made the company expand its business to the North America such as United Continue reading...

As a freshman, I am applying for a sophomore transfer, based on a 3.72 GPA my first semester at University of Houston Bauer Honors. I took Human Situation and my English class in Honors at the college. Commuting to UH makes a hassle for me, and I am deprived of several opportunities available outside classrooms on campus. In 2013, I graduated from Stephen F Austin High School in Sugar Land, Texas. Having successfully moved from Karachi, Pakistan, in the middle of my junior year in high school, I still had issues with my credits and coursework transferring, and had Continue reading...

After the Great Wars that shook the status quo in the 1900s up to the late 90s, many believed that peace would no longer be threatened by worldwide conflict. However, this relief had been shattered when a group had decided to attack several key installations of the world’s only superpower on September 11, 2001, returning the fear that was once felt in the time of the Great Wars. With a group known as Al Qaeda taking responsibility over the crime, the US and its allies have declared “The War on Terror” against groups such as Al Qaeda across Continue reading...

The story Toba Tek Singh was written by Saadat Hasan Manto and is deeply rooted on the ‘Partition’ event that was faced by India and Pakistan. The story itself is a satire of the famous partition and the bitter indictment of that entire political process that saw the repatriation of many people. The story tells more about the behaviors of some lunatics who lived in an insane asylum in Lahore. Through this fiction piece, history is written and through the title of the story, there is a hidden reality that is seen through the story and happenings of Toba Continue reading...

Poverty is defined as the deprivation of those things that determine the quality of life, including food, shelter, clothing, as well as clean and safe drinking water, however, poverty is also defined as the deprivation of intangibles such as the chance to learn, to engage in meaningful employment and in addition, to have the respect of the society. There are various factors that cause poverty in Pakistan and they include: government policies, corruption, lack of education, large scale import, privatization, unemployment, terrorism, unequal distribution of land.
According to Anwar (1), the Pakistan Government is not conscious of the current Continue reading...

The aim of this essay is to present you with a possible explanation of the title of the short story ‘Toba Tek Sight’. Titles as well as meanings and thoughts put across by writers of any kind of writing piece always go under various interpretations since no one can ever be certain on what the writer, or any artist wants to say. Still readers, critics and the literary community on a whole seem to reach common conclusions on some of the writers’ intentions.
This short story, on which this essay is, was written and published in 1955 by Saadat Continue reading...

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Article Number 1: “India’s Foreign Policy Crisis” by Harsh Pant (29 October, 2013)

This is an article on South Asian affairs published on YaleGlobal Online titled “India’s Foreign Policy Crisis” (Pant ). The overall purpose of the article is to analyze and evaluate the position of India in context if of its past 10yrs performance against the background of change world scenario. The author argues that India has failed to capitalize on past 10yrs environment. And when the role of America in world affairs is receding, it is finding lacking in depth in formulating an effective foreign policy. He further argues that the current Prime Minister, though a Continue reading...

The end of Second World War created an environment where colonial occupation was hard to maintain. Prior to it, Great Britain was one of the most influential power with colonies all over the world and in multiple continents. Indian Sub continent was one similar piece of land that had long been held under the rule of British Queen. Since the Second World War changed the outlook of ruling and gave rise to nationalistic states. The question was about the two nations in form of Muslims and Hindus that had lived together yet aspired to have a separate homeland through Continue reading...

In chapter five of his book, Robert D. Kaplan argues and denotes about Pakistan's two of the separate regions. He described the country as to be Oman's opposite in status; he claims it as a counterpoint to prosperous, stable and even an undemocratic Oman. In this chapter, we learned that the author wrote the description of the country's democracy, based on the tensions that happen, as a democracy that is present in the failing state. With all of the descriptions made by the author for the country, we understood that behind these failings are some factors that made Pakistan, Continue reading...

A proverb exists which has been handed down to us by our elders from years but which we don’t heed till the sword of consequences hangs right above our necks threatening us. It is then that we realize the meaning of it only to be overpowered by Oblivion’s curse right after the event has passed. Yes, it is the proverb “A stitch in time saves nine”. This wisdom filled proverb if followed by all and sundry would reduce all our efforts and tension by a huge amount -in many cases it will also succeed in preventing bad Continue reading...

The primary purpose of this paper is to explore how trauma patients can receive counseling in an effective way. It will describe the methods that counselors in Pakistan are recommended to take. Counselors have to be sensitive to the physical, social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the trauma experienced. The paper will take into consideration the context of the clients and challenge to find ways of reaching out to these women and provide such effective support, as may be found in other countries in the region such as India and Bangladesh. In this way, the aim is to examine Continue reading...

Introduction

Part of my 10-year career plan that commences after my graduation from my Bachelors in International Studies degree program is my intent to work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). As I have mentioned to myself repeatedly, I wish to contribute to alleviating the ordeal of refugees and migrants by working with them through the UNHCR. Racial prejudice stands as among the many problems refugees and migrants encounter, and I wish to understand that matter better by working with the UNHCR so that I could substantially contribute to removing its harmful effects someday. In light of Continue reading...

Abstract

The U.S-Pakistan relations have been under scrutiny since the assassination of Osama bin Laden by the American seals. While the U.S.A has been providing Pakistan with millions of dollars each year as foreign aid, the Pakistan government has been instrumental in helping the U.S fight against al Qaeda. However, the large amount of aid given in exchange for this cooperation has been a major source of concern for American. This paper provides an insight on why despite the imbalances in this symbiotic relationship; it is still in the interest of Unites States of America to provide aid to Pakistan.
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The Kite Runner is a very famous novel written by Khaled Hosseini. The novel has been acclaimed all over the world and is immortalized in the history of literature. In the novel, Amir is reminiscent of the event that made him the man he is. The nice chronology of life prevailed before the overthrow of the king of Afghanistan. However, one day, Amir is threatened by Assef for playing with Hassan, a Hazara. Hassan uses his slingshots to attack Assef and thus Amir is saved.
In winter, during the kite flying competition, Amir wins by severing the string of Continue reading...

Drone policy refers to the interventionist measures that are mostly used by US government to counter terrorism. The predator drones are used for surveillance in the military hot points, in the countries which pose a national threat through the creation of groups that disregard human rights throughout the world. For example, in 2000, an unarmed predator drone conducting surveillance observed a figure suspected to be Osama Bin Laden walking around a property. In at least five countries-Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq and Somalia, US drones patrol their skies and are occasionally used to launch lethal strikes to the suspected terrorists. Continue reading...

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“Benazir Bhutto” born on 1st June 1953 and eldest daughter of former prime minister of Pakistan, brought out the various issues on the democratic spotlight. Before her demise on 27 December 2007 she highlighted and proved to be one of the political strongholds in the limelight that seeked to address the various democratic views regarding the governance of Pakistan. Consequently, Bhutto was a politician and stateswoman who served effectively served in the docket of the Pakistan government as eleventh prime minister for an effective two Consecutive terms. The period ran from November 1988 and the second term ended in Continue reading...

Introduction

Those countries which are on the list of upcoming countries of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) share comparatively more strength to attract world’s largest economies of 21st century including Pakistan. The economy of Pakistan is partially industry and partially agriculture, with focus on developments along the Indus River. The expansion in financial system, in the city centers of Punjab and Karachi took place with small amount of urbanized region in other areas of the country. GDP of Pakistan in the year 2011 was approximately 202 billion USD. The amount expected per capita GDP is about 1,197 Continue reading...

The strategic measures that focus on internal security is a major concern that has made the government of the united states of America adopt various measures, programs and policies that aims at safeguarding the lives of the American people both within the country and abroad. The government through defense forces and the Central Intelligence Agency has implemented security programs that aim at eliminating terrorist threats particularly in regard to al-Qaida and the Taliban terrorist groups. One of the currently executed programs is the drone policy program that is operational in countries such as Pakistan with an aim of trailing Continue reading...

Conflict Theory

Conflict theory is a concept that explains the structure of conflict in the society usually between social classes, proletarian and bourgeoisie, and between capitalism and socialism in a society. It was originally created by Karl Marx who emphasized on economic conflict and the theory was later adapted and developed by other theorists such as Max Weber who emphasized on conflict about power in a society. All these theorists brought out one factor clearly, that in social life, importance of interests over norms and values and the way the pursuit of these interests brought conflicts and people viewed them as Continue reading...

The country we call the Islamic Republic of Pakistan did not exist until approximately sixty five years ago when a political separation from India was established. The economies of both Pakistan and India are based on agriculture so water is a very precious resource. They also share the source of the water with China because all three countries rely on water from the melting glaciers in the Himalayas. This essay provides a brief history of the tensions between India and Pakistan leading up to the ‘battle’ over water. The reasons for the disagreements will be discussed and why it Continue reading...

The war on terror has been one of the most expensive battles to burden the United State of America economy. In the most recent decades, the war has been waged against terrorist groups like the al Qaeda and the Taliban. The main challenge on the fight against the al Qaeda group is the lack of a central region of operation and use of guerilla war tactics. The group is spread in Afghanistan, Pakistan and some part of Africa. The 11th September 2001 twin tower attacks on the United State soil saw President George .W. Bush officially declare war on Continue reading...

The most lasting effect of the partition and subsequent creation of Pakistan was the devastation of the Indian people – Hindu, Muslim and Sikh - who were mere pawns in a cynical game of power politics. Division, the physical, psychological and spiritual breakup of the nascent Indian nation, meant the destruction of families, the ruin of businesses and an end to a way of life that the subcontinent’s countless villages had followed for centuries. The political alternative was decades of social upheaval and a politically unacceptable instability in South

Asia. The establishment of Pakistan may have been a desirable Continue reading...

Nuclear Technology vs. Nuclear Weapons

Problems and issues presented

Out of all the countries that currently have nuclear weapons; the most unstable of them all is Pakistan. Although Pakistan’s sensationalist scenarios for nuclear weapons falling into extremist’ hands seem to be more than they are, it is never correct that Islamabad’s authorities have no control of several areas that border Afghanistan. In the last several years, the Islamists have made expansions to their action radius in open and visibly. The Al Qaeda terrorist organization continues to be active in Pakistan posing threats to the jobless youths who might be tempted to join Continue reading...

1. What is the title of the film, what (brief summary) is it about (subject, topic)?

The title of the documentary film is ‘Saving Face’. The film is the 2012 Academy Award winner for the category of Documentary (Short Subject). The film is based on the women of Pakistan who have been subjected to acid violence. It follows a plastic surgeon by the name of Dr. Muhammad Jawad, who performs reconstructive surgery on women who have had acid thrown on their faces. It also shows two women who have suffered from acid violence, and they are waiting for Continue reading...