Pakistan - wounded at birth
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Pakistan has managed to have a good economy since gaining its independence from Great Britain on Aug 15, 1947 despite having a poor political record. Pakistan was created as a refuge for Muslims, and led initially by Indian refugees, but the country is now divided by its ethnic groups and violence.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Pakistan despairs of politicians
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Political tension was heightened when the central government of Pakistan issued a resolution extending its authority over the province of Punjab. Critics see the resolution as a threat to provincial authority, and its legality is questionable.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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