POLS 3560 Lecture Notes - Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Hudood Ordinances
26 Mar 2014
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Pols 3560 fall/winter 2011/2012 ananya mukherjee-reed. Lecture 18 political economy of terrorism and war mar 6. Secularism versus religion as a basis for states. East pakistan (now bangladesh) and west pakistan. 3 territories: azad kashmir, federally administered tribal areas, and gilgit- National language is urdu but most people speak punjabi (60-70%). Tensions with india, kashmir situation etc. , also created insecurity. This led in turn to a strengthening of the military. Assassination of first pm liaqaut ali khan. By 1951, the us saw this as an opportunity to extend cold war politics. External relations (in particular, with the us). The us: the us"s own interests. 3 constitutions since independence (1956, 1962, 1973) each reiterating the importance of islam. The last iteration (1973) of the constitution came after the cessation of east. The various degrees of state secularity / religiosity of different governments demonstrates the difficulties, at the state level, to articulate the role of islam in the state.
