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AsianAmerican. Net:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (http://www.asianamerican.net/pakistan.html)
AsianAmerican. Net, located in Oak Park, Illinois, presents a collection of Internet resources
that profile the country of Pakistan.
Links to embassies, government agencies and ministries, financial
institutions, newspapers and magazines, and other items are available.
Background notes,
Pakistan (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3453.htm)
The U.S. State Department presents a comprehensive report about Pakistan
and includes its geography, people, government, economy, and historical
overview.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace: Pakistan (http://www.carnegieendowment.org/regions/index.cfm?fa=viewRegions®ion=1000127)
Pakistan’s instability
and the division of power between the civilian government and the military
establishment require a finely balanced U.S. policy.
Carnegie’s South Asia experts analyze Pakistan’s
role in the war in Afghanistan
and the broader struggles against terrorism and nuclear proliferation.
James Martin Center for
Nonprofileration Studies (CNS): Resources on India and Pakistan (http://cns.miis.edu/research/india/)
An archive that offers information on nuclear weapons tests in India and
Pakistan, provided by the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Center for Nonproliferation Studies. The archived material includes
chronologies, maps, photographs, and details of international reaction to
the tests.
Country
Profile: Pakistan (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm)
Run by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this web page provides basic
information about Pakistan
including its population, exports, religion, leaders, and media.
Country
strategy and program (http://www.adb.org/Documents/CSPs/PAK/2005/default.asp)
Each country report provides poverty, economic, social, and sector
analysis, and indicates thematic priorities for assistance. Full reports
are prepared every five years; updates covering three years are prepared
annually.
Documents
Related to Jammu and Kashmir (http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/sasia.htm)
Vincent Ferraro presents a collection of resources related to
Jammu-Kashmir, a state on the border of India,
the ownership of which has been disputed by India
and Pakistan
since 1947. The resources include letters, telegrams, treaties, United
Nations Security Council Resolutions, articles, and more.
Environmental Protection Society (http://www.eps-swat.org/)
Nonprofit NGO concerned with the physical, social and cultural environment
in district Swat, Malakand Division, Northwest Frontier Province.
The Web site discusses programs in natural resource management, human
resource, social, and physical development, and poverty alleviation.
Includes information about the region and the structure and programs of
EPS, reports and a list of other NGOs in the region.
Geopium (http://www.geopium.org/)
A compilation of current news articles, documents, maps, and bibliographies
relating to the geopolitics of the opium trade and the narco-economy
in the Golden Triangle (Burma,
Laos, and Thailand) and the Golden Crescent (Afghanistan, Iran,
and Pakistan).
History Guy:
Links for the Conflict in Kashmir (1991-Present) (http://www.historyguy.com/kashmir%5Flinks.html)
Roger A. Lee presents a collection of Internet resources about the conflict
in Kashmir, starting from events in 1991
to the present. Lee includes maps of Kashmir
and the disputed boundaries, media services, and Indian military links, as
well as general information about the conflict. The Kashmir conflict
pertains to disagreements between India
and Pakistan over the
possession and boundaries of Kashmir.
Household
schooling decisions in rural Pakistan (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=632608)
An analysis of a field survey to investigate household decisions about
schooling in rural Pakistan suggests that hiring more female teachers and
providing more primary schools for girls closer to villages will improve
the chances of rural Pakistani girls entering school and staying enrolled.
IWMI: South Asia (http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Offices/Asia/South_Asia/)
A page
from the International Water Management Institute Web site that features
profiles of projects and research on water use in agriculture in South Asian
countries, including Pakistan.
Projects and research topics include controlling threats to irrigated
agriculture, such as salinization of soil and
water, groundwater depletion, and evaluating the potential of interventions
in irrigation to reduce poverty. The Web site provides access to research
reports (.html, .pdf), working papers and
information on on-going projects in South Asia
and key organizations involved in water resources management.
Initiative
on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE) Guide to Internet Sources on
Conflict and Ethnicity in Kashmir
(http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/Kashmir-India&Pakistan.html)
Presents a collection of Internet resources on conflict and ethnicity in Kashmir, compiled as part of the Initiative on
Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE) Guide to Internet Sources.
Offers access to e-mail lists, newsgroups, news sources, publications,
maps, and more.
Iqbal, Poet-philosopher
of Pakistan (http://www.allamaiqbal.com/)
Presents a wide range of information on the prominent poet, philosopher,
and statesman Iqbal. Features a biography of his
life, discussions of his major literary works and political
accomplishments, and the Iqbal
Academy Pakistan, which aims to
"promote and disseminate the study and understanding of the works and
teachings of Allama Iqbal."
Includes lists of publications, links to online resources, and select
articles form the Academy's journal "Iqbal
Review."
Islamic
Republic of Pakistan. (http://www.politicalresources.net/pakistan.htm)
Presents a collection of Internet resources on the political parties of Pakistan,
compiled by Agora Telematica. Includes
information on elections, the constitution, and politics.
Kashmir Virtual
Library (http://www.vl-site.org/kashmir/index.html)
Gene R. Thursby presents a collection of Internet
resources on Kashmir, a territory that is claimed by both India and Pakistan. Thursby
offers links to e-mail lists, newsgroups, philanthropic organizations, and
regional news. Information is provided about the disputed territory, the
Kashmiri language, and regional travel.
Lahore High Court (http://www.lhc.gov.pk/)
Dating from 1866, LHC is the oldest superior court in Pakistan. The site features
official documents establishing the court, its juristiction,
and rules of the court. Includes history, various acts and cases, and links
to numerous legal resources.
Meltdown in
Pakistan (http://www.bharatvani.org/books/cpak/ch1.html)
"Meltdown in Pakistan"
is an essay written by N.S. Najaram, in which he
asserts that the state of Pakistan
is on the verge of a collapse. Najaram alleges
that Pakistan only has a
tenth of the resources of India,
and constantly has to deal with insurgences occurring on its borders. He
notes that the Pakistani government has been overwhelmed by the arrival of
Afghan refugees and lawlessness. The essay was originally published in the
book entitled "Collapsing Pakistan."
The Museum for Textiles (http://www.textilemuseum.ca/)
"The Museum has gained international recognition for its collection,
now numbering over 8,000 items, which includes fabrics, carpets, quilts, garments,
ceremonial objects, and other artifacts from around the world. These
historic and ethnographic works of great beauty give insight into the
cultures and individual lives of the people who made them. This unsurpassed
collection hails from Canada,
India, Pakistan, Africa, China,
Japan, South East and
Central Asia, South and Central America, Europe,
and the Pacific."
PakSearch.com - Database
Company (http://www.paksearch.com/)
Major database oriented towards economic and government affairs.
Pakistan (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/pakistan.htm)
Presents a collection of Internet resources on Pakistan, compiled by the
Washington Post Co. Offers access to news stories, data about world
currency and stocks, and weather information. Links to country profiles.
Pakistan Institute of Development
Economics (http://www.pide.org.pk/)
Autonomous government research institute established in 1964 at the Quaid-i-Azam University that conducts theoretical and
empirical research in development economics, including economic issues,
development studies, social issues, agricultural and physical sciences,
environment, and natural resources. Includes lists of publications,
abstracts of research reports, articles from "Pakistan
development review" (since 2000), and full-text of MIMAP Technical
paper series (.pdf).
Pakistan Library Network (http://www.planwel.edu/pln.htm)
An initiative of Planwel Academic and Research
Network to build an electronic access network of all the regional libraries
in Pakistan.
Presents contact information and links to sixty-four libraries and archives
in Pakistan.
Pakistan, a country
study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pktoc.html)
Presents information on Pakistan,
provided by the U.S. Library of Congress. Includes information on Pakistan's
geography, economy, society, transportation, communications, government,
politics, and national security. Discusses the country's history, ethnic
groups, religion, international trade, land use, foreign affairs, and armed
forces.
Productivity
growth and resource degradation in Pakistan's Punjab (http://ideas.repec.org/p/wbk/wbrwps/2480.html)
The introduction of green revolution technologies in wheat and rice
production in Pakistan's
Punjab province reversed the country's
food crisis and stimulated rapid agricultural and economic growth. But
resource degradation through intensification, monocropping,
and mismanagement of water resources has offset much of the productivity
effect of technological change.
SaveIndus.org (http://www.saveindus.org/)
Part of the FreeSindh.org Web site, this page provides information both on Sindh and the Sindhis as well
as water-related issues along the Indus
River, and subsequent conflicts in
the Indus River basin. Features news from
other sources, essays and links to other Sindh-related
sites. Jamali is a computer science student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Shuhada Organization (http://www.shuhada.org.af/)
The Shuhada Organization is a nongovernmental,
nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the reconstruction and
development of Afghanistan.
The organization is based in Quetta
City, Pakistan.
The Shuhada Organization offers access to annual
reports, related news, and links to additional resources.
South Asia (http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/sasia/sawebsites.html)
This web page provides links to selected sources of information on the
internet for the region of South Asia, as
well as individual countries.
South
Asia (http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/souasia/souatoc.htm)
A bibliography of electronic and print resources covering general,
economic, political and security issues in South Asia.
Includes information from Internet resources, books, documents, and periodicals.
South Asian Women's Network (SAWNET) (http://www.sawnet.org/)
Presents access to an online information resource and forum for those
interested in South Asian women's issues. Notes that the site includes several
countries as part of South Asia, including Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Burma, India,
Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Includes information
about books by and for South Asian women, cinema, children's books, current
events, domestic violence, health information, careers, and electronic
resources.
Sustainable
Development Networking Programme, Pakistan (http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Org/32281-184/c)
The Sustainable
Development Networking Programme (SDNP), Pakistan,
is part of UNDP's global initiative in the use of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
for sustainable development. It has been in operation since early 1993 in Pakistan
and is being managed by IUCN - The World Conservation Union.
Trade and Economic
Profile for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (http://www.itds.treas.gov/pakistan.htm)
The U.S. Treasury Department presents a collection of Internet resources on
trade and economics in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as part of the
International Trade Data System (ITDS). The collection contains links to
various government agencies and other sources with general, economic,
political, tax, and tariff information on Pakistan.
Tradeport.org
- Pakistan (http://www.tradeport.org/countries/pakistan/01grw.html)
General information on Pakistan
including finance and economics.
What
drives defense spending in South Asia? (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-022499-171511)
India and Pakistan
are two of the world's poorest countries, yet each devotes a substantial
portion of its resources to defend itself against the other. What drives
these expenditures? Are they internally or externally driven? If
externally, how do the countries interact with each other? To try to answer
these questions, we apply five models widely used in defense spending
studies. If the model performs well, we will assume that the underlying
driver of defense expenditure or change in defense expenditure is present.
If the model does not perform well, we will assume the driver is absent.
Our goal is not to find the single "best" model, but to see if a
consistent pattern of behavior emerges for each country through the
combination of the models.
Worst
Forms of Child Labour Data (http://www.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/world/pakistan.html)
Presents comprehensive statistical data on abuses of children in Pakistan,
featuring national, local, and adult statistics. Topics include child
labor, child slavery, child trafficking, child prostitution, children in
crime, child soldiers, domestic child servants, and other hazardous child
labor. Includes citations, many linked to online resources. Global March
Against Child Labour is a project of the
International Labour Organisation.
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
(http://www.ztbl.com.pk/)
The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
(ZTBL), previously known as the Agricultural Development Bank of
Pakistan (ADBP), works with the agricultural sector to develop water resources
and to increase yield per acre for cotton, wheat, and rice. It works to
develop orchards, live stock, fisheries, and poultry to increase food
production during a time of population growth. It also works to introduce
tea, canola, sunflower, and palm oil to reduce high cost imports. The site includes
brief descriptions of their operations and programs.
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