Pakistan & Bangladesh The two Muslim countries from British India

Pakistan & BangladeshPakistan & Bangladesh

The two Muslim countries from British India

The two Muslim countries from British India

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West & East Pakistan

West & East Pakistan

• Pakistan and Bangladesh used to be one country

• Muslims went to the new countries

• This is called the partition of India– 10+ million people

moved– 100,000+ people

died

• Pakistan and Bangladesh used to be one country

• Muslims went to the new countries

• This is called the partition of India– 10+ million people

moved– 100,000+ people

died

http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/interactive_library/india_pakistan/images/1947.gif

BangladeshBangladesh

• Was East Pakistan

• Broke away from Pakistan between 1971 and 1974

• Vulnerable to Cyclones and flooding

• Was East Pakistan

• Broke away from Pakistan between 1971 and 1974

• Vulnerable to Cyclones and floodinghttp://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/

bangladesh.html


•Lots of agriculture

•Lots of irrigation for rivers

•Still small non-mechanized farms

•Lots of agriculture

•Lots of irrigation for rivers

•Still small non-mechanized farmshttp://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/

library/maps/countrydisplay


• Half of the country is on a river delta

• Prone to flooding due to monsoons and cyclones

• Half of the country is on a river delta

• Prone to flooding due to monsoons and cyclones http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/


BangladeshBangladesh• The Two

Begumes• Both former

Prime Ministers– Opposition

parties– Hate each

other• One or the

other has been PM for last 25 years

• The Two Begumes

• Both former Prime Ministers– Opposition

parties– Hate each

other• One or the

other has been PM for last 25 years

http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay

BangladeshBangladesh• The Begumes

have misruled the country– Lots of political

violence

• People are tired of it– But Begumes keep

winning elections

• Army launched a coup in January 2007– Exiling Begumes

• The Begumes have misruled the country– Lots of political

violence

• People are tired of it– But Begumes keep

winning elections

• Army launched a coup in January 2007– Exiling Begumes


BangladeshBangladesh• Democracy was

restored in 2008• Sheikh Hasina

Wazed now Prime Minister– One of the two

Begumes

• Will it be business as usual?

• Democracy was restored in 2008

• Sheikh Hasina Wazed now Prime Minister– One of the two

Begumes

• Will it be business as usual?

http://www.mysinchew.com/files/0901094.jpg

PakistanPakistan• Huge borders

with India and Afghanistan

• Osama bin Laden rumored to be in lawless border region– In Abbotabad– Near

Pakistan’s military academy

• Huge borders with India and Afghanistan

• Osama bin Laden rumored to be in lawless border region– In Abbotabad– Near

Pakistan’s military academy

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/pakistan.html

KashmirKashmir

•Half controlled by India

•Other half by Pakistan

•4 wars fought over Kashmir

•Half controlled by India

•Other half by Pakistan

•4 wars fought over Kashmir

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/kashmir/images/kashmir.gif

Jammu and KashmirJammu and Kashmir

• When the British left they gave Jammu and Kashmir to Hindu India

• Pakistan was created for Muslims and Kashmir is mostly Muslim

• Pakistan believes it should have control over Kashmir

• When the British left they gave Jammu and Kashmir to Hindu India

• Pakistan was created for Muslims and Kashmir is mostly Muslim

• Pakistan believes it should have control over Kashmir

Pakistan’s RolePakistan’s Role

• Pakistani Terrorist groups including the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorize the region of Kashmir hoping to make India give up control

• Kashmir and Jammu only want to be independent

• Pakistani Terrorist groups including the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorize the region of Kashmir hoping to make India give up control

• Kashmir and Jammu only want to be independent

Nuclear WeaponsNuclear Weapons

•Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapon and missiles

•A nuclear war could kill hundreds of millions in minutes

•Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapon and missiles

•A nuclear war could kill hundreds of millions in minuteshttp://i.cnn.net/cnn/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/

05/31/kashmir.attack.toll/story.missile.jpg

PakistanPakistan• Benazir

Butto– 1st Woman

PM in Islamic country

• Mohammad Sharif

• One or the other have been PM for over 20 years

• Benazir Butto– 1st Woman

PM in Islamic country

• Mohammad Sharif

• One or the other have been PM for over 20 years http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/


PakistanPakistan•Like Bangladesh

– Butto and Sharif have misruled country

•Army Chief of Staff Pervez Musharraf–Launched coup in

1999–Was both President

and Army Chief of Staff

•Like Bangladesh– Butto and Sharif

have misruled country

•Army Chief of Staff Pervez Musharraf–Launched coup in

1999–Was both President

and Army Chief of Staff


ElectionsElections• Bhutto

assassinated in Dec 2007

• Widower now President– Asif Zardari

• Has formed a weak government

• Sharif’s party is in opposition

• Just like old times

• Bhutto assassinated in Dec 2007

• Widower now President– Asif Zardari

• Has formed a weak government

• Sharif’s party is in opposition

• Just like old timeshttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44322000/jpg/_44322829_benaeightpic.jpg

Taliban in PakistanTaliban in Pakistan• Taliban taking

over border areas in Pakistan

• U.S. shooting at them with Predator drones from Afghanistan

• Taliban taking over border areas in Pakistan

• U.S. shooting at them with Predator drones from Afghanistan

http://wondersofpakistan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/drone_cwhp_608.jpg

http://philscanvas.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/

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