The Pakistan zeitgeists: A nation through the ages

[Devil Soul]

A 2002 poster showing Musharraf as a gallant hero. His regime gained a significant degree of popularity in its first five years.

The Pakistan ‘fashion industry’ thrived in the 2000s. A scene from the 2004 LUX Style Awards ceremony in Karachi.

Rock band Noorie performing at a concert in 2005.

A RJ interviews folk singer Arif Lohar on one of the many FM radio stations that mushroomed in the 2000s.

Privately-owned TV channels enjoyed an unprecedented boom from 2002 onwards.

2007: The Pakistani urban middle and lower-middle-classes became increasingly conservative from the mid-2000s.

2008: Islamabad’s Marriot Hotel in flames after extremists attacked it by ramming an explosives-ridden truck into it. Ever since 2004, thousands of civilians, soldiers, policemen, politicians and militants have been killed in extremist terror attacks and retaliatory military operations and US drone strikes.

A PPP supporter campaigning for the party during the 2008 election.Opposition parties, the PPP and PML-N won the majority of the seats forcing Musharraf to resign.

 

[Desertfalcon]

Pakistan soldiers take up position during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.[/quote]
Just thought it interesting that they are armed with M1 Garands. Never knew that.

 

[Devil Soul]

Pakistan soldiers take up position during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Just thought it interesting that they are armed with M1 Garands. Never knew that.

Pakistan Received possibly 150,000 M1 rifles from the U.S. government prior to 1975

 

[MM_Haider]

Interesting. It's just my opinion as an outside observer but really, if Pakistan does not define itself as an Islamic state, then what was the point of separating from India?

fear of democracy! in 1937 congress was in power and Muslims were victim of worst communal clashes .. It was feared that majority of Muslims would suffer under the rule of Hindus..

 

[punit]

fear of democracy! in 1937 congress was in power and Muslims were victim of worst communal clashes .. It was feared that majority of Muslims would suffer under the rule of Hindus..

pakistan is yet to get over this fear ! fear of democracy !

 

[B+ Dracula]

Good Sharing............

 

[mastaan]

fabulous work... let me leave the tendency to comment on the transition post 2005. WHat i also see here is that our two countries have such a similar looking past and the absolutely moderinstic lifestyle of Pakistan that existing in 1960s and 70s, that many outside of pakistan are not even aware of... great stuff

 

[B+ Dracula]

fabulous work... let me leave the tendency to comment on the transition post 2005. WHat i also see here is that our two countries have such a similar looking past and the absolutely moderinstic lifestyle of Pakistan that existing in 1960s and 70s, that many outside of pakistan are not even aware of... great stuff

We Share same NORMS in india-Pak, .........
FROM DAHI BHALAY/CHAT/PANI PURI to NIHARI/PLAO/BARYANI......

 

[TheFlyingPretzel]

@Devil Soul

Brilliant. Thank you very much for these posts.