A capacity to scare
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Pakistan has been lent funds by the International Monetary Fund, partly because the US government is concerned that a coup or an Islamic revolution could otherwise occur. Lawlessness is seen as a problem in Pakistan, but elections are also seen as a way of securing change. Pathan tribal leaders control some of the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and impose a combination of tribal code and sharia Islamic law. Tribal code allows the death penalty to be imposed on rape victims as well as rapists. The prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, sees Islamization as a way of solving Pakistan's problems.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Sorry states
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The weakness of the Pakistani and Indian states in some areas has led to deficiencies in education and health. Both countries rank low on the human development league table, with illiteracy, malnourishment and gender inequality all creating problems. Some parts of India are relatively well off, such as Kerala in the south. The proportion of the population in poverty has dropped, but population increases mean that the numbers in poverty have risen from 1951 to 1995 in both countries. Corruption is a problem in both countries, despite their having different political systems.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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