HISTORY 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Pervez Musharraf, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Mahsud
Document Summary
November 28 lecture: obama and the crisis with pakistan. A continuation of insurgencies after the us conquest of afghanistan. Favorite of the cia during the cold war (former ally) Took offense at the bush administration to stay in afghanistan. New insurgency in pushtun areas against hamid karzai government from nov. 2005. Mainly in 35 sq mile area abutting pakistan. Accusations of pakistan allowing guerrillas safe haven or even actively supporting them. Pakistani fear of indian raw (research analysis wing) on its border, sabotage. Use of fundamentalist islam to bind groups to islamabad. Promotion of pakistani jihadi groups as volunteers to fight in kashmir. Ironically creates a class vested in rule of law, democracy. Gen. pervez musharraf hawk on kashmir, makes 1999 coup. Gdp doubles, average 7% growth in recent years. Cellphones increase from 600,000 to 50 million. 2001-2004: 5% of paksitan"s 160 million persons move into lower middle class (8 million) Growth in banking, cellphone and construction industries.
