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Pakistan Early. Led briefly by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Dangerous combination Was not prepared to rule in 1948. Strong Islamic fundamentalism. Impoverished. Pakistan divides in 1972 W. Pakistan = Pakistan E. Pakistan = Bangladesh. 1971 EAST PAKISTAN BECOMES BANGLADESH! . Benazir Bhutto.
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Pakistan Early • Led briefly by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. • Dangerous combination • Was not prepared to rule in 1948. • Strong Islamic fundamentalism. • Impoverished. • Pakistan divides in 1972 • W. Pakistan = Pakistan • E. Pakistan = Bangladesh
Benazir Bhutto • First Woman Prime Minister, 1988 • Unable to keep control, froze foreign investments/misuse of funds. • Ousted in 1990, 1993 on corruption charges. • Nawaz Sharif (followed Bhutto) • Ousted three times. • Struggle between modernizers and fundamentalists. • Seen as power hungry (kicked out Supreme Court Justice)
Assassinated when she was planning on returning to government. December 27, 2007
Gen. Pervex Musharaff • Coup d’etat. • Secular government against Islamic fundamentalists. • U.S. ally in the “War on Terror.” • Some blame for Bhutto’s assassination… Left office under allegations of this in 2008 Replaced by Asif Ali Zardari.
Major problems & Issues in Pakistan today • Economic development. • Political instability/military dictatorship. • Hindu-Muslim tensions. • Gender issues honor killings. • Terrorism. • The Kashmir dispute • Nuclear weapons.
New Friends?Musharraf and Vajpayee (India) at a meeting on nuclear issues in Nepal.