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February, 2008
- Feb 26, 2008
David Dichter, a scholar and recent traveler in the North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan, submitted to the PCR Project a short piece on his visit and a proposal for a labor-intensive public works program he believes the area would benefit from. Comments and questions are welcome.
Historically, Pathan tribesmen supplemented the poor agricultural yields of their harsh environment by exacting tolls from those traversing their rugged homeland, or by serving in locally-conscripted “Levies” or other types of paramilitary or tribal-based police units. These units were willingly subsidized by outsiders; first by the British for about 150 years and more recently by the Pakistani authorities. Both did so to try and gain the loyalty and ‘cooperation’ of the tribesmen in helping keep peace in the region. These practices were dramatically and permanently altered when the tribes of the NWFP were actively recruited to fight a “Proxy War” against the Soviet troops occupying Afghanistan; which they did with great enthusiasm and quickly learned on-the-job how to do it with ruthless efficiency.
- Feb 26, 2008
In case you missed it, in the Washington Post last week, Robin Wright addressed how "little accounting for costs to support [Pakistan's] troops" had been carried out by the United States until recent months when Pakistan News Roundup | A View From Abroad
Feb 26, 2008
As coalition-building continues, two points of disagreement have emerged between the leading political parties in the National Assembly. - Feb 26, 2008
The PCR Project presents:
A Fight for the Rule of Law:
Pakistan Lawyers Delegation in WashingtonTuesday, March 4, 2008
2:00-3:30 pmFeatured guests will include:
- Feb 26, 2008
Representatives from the Voice of America videotaped our Pakistan Post-Election event on Wednesday and interviewed PCR Project Co-Director Rick Barton.
- Feb 21, 2008
Today, the Washington Post published an excellent graphical representation of the seats won by each party in Pakistan's parliamentary elections.
- Feb 20, 2008
THE PCR PROJECT AND THE SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM PRESENT:
Featuring three bloggers—The Insider Brief, Teeth Maestro, Watandost—offering their perspectives on the parliamentary election results in Pakistan.
The Insider Brief, http://www.pakintel.com/
- Feb 20, 2008
Federal News Radio, with hosts Tom Temin and Jane Norris, featured PCR Project Co-Director Rick Barton on their show, The Federal Drive, to discuss "how a change in power in Pakistan might affect U.S.
- Feb 19, 2008
Flickr photo by Steve Evans under a Creative Commons License.
- Feb 15, 2008
This morning, four experts from Pakistan discussed Monday's parliamentary elections live via teleconference with an audience here at CSIS in Washington:
Sarwar Bari, Secretary General of Free and Fair Election Network; Islamabad, Pakistan
Staffan Darnolf, Country Director, IFES Pakistan; Islamabad, Pakistan
Ijaz Shafi Gilani, President, Gallup Pakistan; Islamabad, Pakistan
- Feb 13, 2008
The Washington Post reviews Benazir Bhutto's book Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West, completed shortly before her assassination this past December.
- Feb 12, 2008
PCR Project Co-Director Rick Barton wrote an op/ed for the Boston Globe on "A new course for the US and Pakistan."
- Feb 12, 2008
GW Center for the Study of Globalization, Upcoming Events
*Democratizing & Stabilizing Pakistan: Is the U.S. Part of the Problem
or Part of the Solution?**Ambassador Touqir Hussain
Former Senior Pakistan Diplomat
Research Fellow
The George Washington University*Friday, February 15, 2008
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Marvin Center Room 309
800 21st Street, NWReception to Follow
- Feb 11, 2008
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan (built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, it is the second largest mosque in Pakistan--accommodating over 55,000 worshippers.)
- Feb 8, 2008
The PCR Project and the South Asia Program present:
Pakistan’s Elections:
Free, Fair, and Safe?LIVE FROM PAKISTAN
Pre-Election Analysis
Friday, February 15, 2008
9:00-10:30AMPost-Election Analysis
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
9:00-10:30AM - Feb 4, 2008
"A Toxic Cocktail: Pakistan's Growing Instability," by USIP's J Alexander Thier, is a concise analysis on the future of Pakistan. It will bring you up to speed on events in Pakistan while providing you with a great insight into what the future may hold for the country of 160 million.
- Feb 4, 2008
In keeping with the goals from our fall conference, Overcoming Extremism: Protecting Civilians from Terrorist Violence, check out this profile of Bernard Kouchner, founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders, on this
