E x t e r n a l . F i l e s

Country Profiles

Links, Portals

Organizations

Accounts of History

Politics

Military History

Economic History

Social History

Ethnography

History of Religion

Regional History

Local History

Institutions

Culture

Biography

Others

D o c u m e n t s

Historical Data

Documents

Institutions

National Symbols

P r i n t e d . R e f e r e n c e

Bibliographies

Online Libraries

Online Journals

General Accounts

Specific Topics

Historical Dictionaries

Others

DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES

Country Profiles

Current

from BBC Country Profiles; from World Desk Reference ; from Nations Encyclopedia; from Wikipedia; from CIA World Factbook, Countries : Pakistan Library of Congress Country Studies : Pakistan from World Wide Gazetteer

Historic

Links

General

from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL, from dmoz from Pakistan Virtual Library; Category : Pakistan, List of Pakistan-related Topics, from Wikipedia; Pakistan, from Post-Colonial Web

on History

from Pakistan Virtual Library; Category : History of Pakistan, from Wikipedia; Pakistan History, from Post-Colonial Web

Organizations

National Fund for Cultural Heritage, Pakistan Pakistan Historical Society National Institute of Pakistan Studies National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Pakistan

Historical Dictionaries

Pakistanpaedia

Timelines

from timelines.ws, a website exploiting US newspaper articles, very detailed on the 20th century; from BBC News The Chronicle of Pakistan, by Khurram Ali Shafique

Accounts of History

Current

History of Pakistan, from Pakistan - the Land of Talent, many chapters mainly on ancient history; many links; from Pakistan - a Tourist Paradise, from Lonely Planet, from PTIC, from Story of Pakistan, has 11 chapters and 35 biographies; from pakistaninformation.com, with links; from PakAvenue History of Pakistan, from Wikipedia; Pakistan's Legislative History, posted by Shehzaad Nakhoda Ejaz Hussain, Pakistan : Politics in a Post-Colonial State

Historical

Specific Periods

Sanderson Beck, Liberating India and Pakistan, 1934-1950 Oraction, Lossiete A., Constitution-Making in Pakistan (1947-1956), diss. 1968

Historiography

History of Ancient Pakistan

Politics

Links

Political Resources on the Net : Pakistan; Governments on the WWW : Pakistan; Category : politics of Pakistan, from Wikipedia

General

Article Politics of Pakistan, from Wikipedia; Pakistan Profile, from International Crisis Group

Institutions

Brief History of Parliament Houses in Pakistan, from N.A., Pakistan; Parliamentary History, from N.A., Pakistan

Political Parties, Movements

Political Parties in Pakistan, from Human Rights Commission of Pakistan The Left in Pakistan : a Brief History, by Farooq Sulehria History, from PPP MQM, PPP, from Wikipedia P. Pobre, Cesar, History of Political Parties in Pakistan (1947-1958), diss. 1970

Foreign Relations

Dar, Saeeduudin Ahmad, Pakistan's Relations with Egypt 1947 - 71, diss. 1982 Article : Foreign Relations of Pakistan, from Wikipedia; Japan-Pakistan Relations, from MOFA Japan; Pakistan-U.S. Relations, by K. Alan Kronstadt; Bilateral Political Relations : Pakistan, fromMOFA PRC

Military

Wars of Pakistan, from ACED Article Military History of Pakistan, from Wikipedia; Sectarianism in Pakistan, from Wikipedia Armed Conflicts Report - Pakistan, from Ploughshares Global Security : Pakistan Special Weapons Guide, Military Guide, Intelligence Agencies Pakistan Assessment, from SATP Balochistan's History of Insurgency, 2006 article from Green Left The ICRC since 1945 : post-independence violence in India and Pakistan, from ICRC Timeline of Nuclear Weapons Development in South Asia, from IEER South Asian Nuclear Crisis : Pakistan, from IEER CASCON Case KAS : Kashmir 1947-, by L.P. Bloomfield, L. Moulton Pakistan Index, from Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence Lionel Baixas, Chronological Index : Thematic Chronology of Mass Violence in Pakistan, 1947-2007 , from Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence

Economy & Finances

A Global History of Currencies : Pakistan; What is the Pakistani Rupee ?, from Go Currency; Article Economy of Pakistan, from Wikipedia; Article Pakistani Rupee, from Wikipedia; History, from Karachi Stock Exchange Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, scroll down for history History of Pakistan Engineering Council Article Trade Unions in Pakistan, from Wikipedia National Labour Law Profile : Pakistan, from ILO History and Evolution of Privatisation in Pakistan, by Syed Anwar ul-Hasan Bokhari (1998) Issues of Corruption and the NAB, from NAB (historical, Pakistan) Pakistan, from Showcaves, lists historical mines History of Pakistan's Auto Industry, from Goliath History & Development of Poultry Industry in Pakistan, from Pakistan Mohammad Niaz Asadullah, Educational Disparity in East and West Pakistan 1947-1971 : Was East Pakistan Discriminated Against ? (2006) Company Histories : Pakistan International Airlines, from Funding Universe Global Integrity : Pakistan 2006, 2007 Enterprise Pakistan, from Economy Point

Social History

from Crime and Society. A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World (Robert Winslow) Pakistan : History of the Third Sector, Pakistan : History of Philanthropy, from Philanthropy and the Third Sector in Asia and the Pacific

Ethnography

Languages of Pakistan (72), from Ethnologue Minorities at Risk - Pakistan, entries Ahmadis, Baluchis, Hindus, Mohajirs, Pashtuns, Sindhis Country Report : Pakistan, from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants; About UNHCR Pakistan; Pakistan, from Refugees International Pakistan, from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre South Asia, from World Cultures Encyclopedia World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Pakistan

Religion

Islam in Pakistan, from Wikipedia Shrines, Tombs and Mosques in Pakistan, from CCOL; Category Mosques in Pakistan, from Wikipedia Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Pakistan, from Kirken i Norge Category Religion in Pakistan, from Wikipedia Hindu Temples of Pakistan, from Shaivam, from Wikipedia; Hinduism in Pakistan, from Wikipedia Jain Temples in Pakistan, from Jainsamaj; from Jain World History of Parsis in Pakistan, from Vohuman; From Iran to Karachi - taking a Look at Parsi Migration, from Fravahr The Virtual Jewish History Tour : Pakistan; Pakistan, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project

History of Regions

see Baluchistan, Punjab, NWFP, Sindh, Kashmir, East Pakistan (until 1971) Provinces of Pakistan, Divisions of Pakistan, from www.statoids.com

Local History

History of Lahore, by Sohail Abid; from Wikipedia History of Islamabad, from Wikipedia, by Sohail Abid History of Rawalpindi, from Wikipedia; History of Karachi, from Wikipedia History of Hyderabad (Sindh), from Wikipedia History of Peshawar, from Wikipedia History of Quetta, from Wikipedia

Institutions

History of Broadcasting in Pakistan, from The Broadcast Archive; History of Pakistan Television Corporation History of Pakistan Railways, from Wikipedia; Hill Lines of India, from Mike's Railway History (until 1935) History of Pakistan International Airlines; History of Jinnah Int'l Airport (Karachi), from Wikipedia; Pakistan, from Airline History Education in Pakistan, from Wikipedia Structurae : Pakistan; Search Lighthouse Depot for Pakistan

Culture

Online Publications on the History of Pakistani Architecture, posted by ArchNet Article Pakistani Literature, from Wikipedia Pakistan, from UK Food Online, a history of Pakistani cuisine

Biography

List of Pakistanis, from Wikipedia Women of Pakistan, from Jazbah

Others

International Boundary Studies, search for Pakistan Disaster History by Country : Pakistan, from Relief Web; Category : Disasters in Pakistan, from Wikipedia Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Pakistan Article Sport in Pakistan, Pakistan at the Olympics, History of Cricket in Pakistan to 1970, from 1971 to 1985, from 1986 to 2000, from 2001, from Wikipedia Pakistan Directory, from Peace Corps Online Indo-Malayan Ecoregion, from WWF Jennifer Crook, War in Kashmir and its Effect on the Environment, ICE Case Studies 1998, Samantha Hulkower, Kashmir: Melting Glaciers, Boiling Conflicts, ICE Case Studies 2007

DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS

Historical Data

Lists of Statesmen

from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated) Category : Presidents of Pakistan, from Wikipedia

Lists of Ambassadors

U.S. Ambassadors to Pakistan, from NNDB; Chinese Ambassadors to Pakistan, from PRC MOFA; Liste der Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Karachi / Islamabad (Pakistan), from Wikipedia German edition; Embajadores de Mexico en Pakistan, from Acervo Historico Diplomatico

Population Figures

Historical Population Statistics : Pakistan, from Population Statistics City Population : Pakistan, from City Population

Exchange Rates

Historical Exchange Rates, from Oanda, since 1990

Election Results

from Psephos (since 2002) ; from IFES Election Guide (since 2002)

Documents

Historical Newspapers

History of Pakistan, from World History Archives Life Magazine, 1936-1972, Search for "Pakistan", search all issues; 736 Pakistan articles, GB

Modern Newspapers

links from World Newspapers, from Online Newspapers, from ABYZ News Links

Newsreels

British Pathe Wochenschau-Archiv (in German) Archief Beeld en Geluid : Polygoon (in Dutch)

Image Databanks

Wikimedia Commons Pakistan, from Images of Asia Pakistan : Karachi, from Tram Views of Asia License Plate, from World License Plate Passport, from World Passports Historic Picture Postcards, from Postcardman, commercial site Pakistani History, from Webshots History Pakistan - Partition - 14 August 1947, from NowPublic Airline Timetable Images : Pakistan Medals of Pakistan, from OMSA

Archival Deposits

Search National Archives (UK) for Pakistan The U.S. and the South Asia Crisis of 1971, from National Security Archive India / Pakistan - on the Nuclear Threshold, from National Security Archive Pakistan, from British Library (Guide to Sources) Pakistan Collection, from IISG (NL)

Constitutions, Laws

List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Pakistan, from ILO, 34 docs. since 1947 Internet Law Library : Pakistan; Constitution, from Pakistani.org

Treaties

Peace Agreements Digital Collection : India-Pakistan, from United States Institute of Peace Pakistan, pp.645-650 in vol.10 of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America 1776-1949, 1972, GB

Document Collections

Documents on Jammu and Kashmir, from Vinnie's Homepage Pakistan Documents, from Vinnie's Homepage Kashmir Historical Documents, from jkashmir.net; from Kashmir Information Speeches by M.A. Jinnah, from pakistan.gov.pk Pakistan Documents, from SATP UN General Assembly 2nd Session 1947-1948, Resolution No.108; 25th Session 1970-1971, Resolution No.2643; 26th Session 1971-1972, Resolution No.2790, 47th Session 1992-1993, Resolution No.47/2, 60th Session 2005-2006, Resolution No.60/13

Historical Maps

at WHKMLA Atlas of Pakistan, from Wikimedia Schwartzberg, Historical Atlas of South Asia, posted by DSAL Afghanistan & Pakistan, from Asian Linguistic Maps Languages of India, map by Stephen Huffman Maps : Iranian Languages, Indic Languages from Titus

Historical Encyclopedia Entries

As Pakistan was conceived in the 1930es and established in 1947, earlier encyclopedia editions naturally do not have Pakistan entries. Look under Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, North West Frontier Province, and - until 1967 - East Bengal

Parliamentary Debates

Hansard (British Parliament)

Tour Guides, Travelogues

Residence Memoirs

Institutions

Archives

National Archives of Pakistan, from Archives Wiki Archives in Pakistan, from e-prints in library and information service Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Buddhist-related Art, Pakistan

Musea

Museums in Pakistan, from National Fund for Cultural Heritage

Monuments

Tentative List : Pakistan, World Heritage List, scroll down for Pakistan, World Heritage in Danger, scroll down for Pakistan, from UNESCO World Heritage

Libraries

National Library of Pakistan Libraries in Pakistan, from LibDex

National Symbols

Flags, Coats of Arms

Flag, from FOTW; Emblem, from Wikipedia; National Anthem, from National Anthems Net

Coins, Banknotes

Banknotes of Pakistan from World Currency Museum; of Pakistan, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money, from Zeno Numismatic Collections of Coins - Pakistan, bilingual Russian-English site

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Bibliographies

general

Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies) (site in German, most titles listed in English; numerous entries; publications mostly since 1970) RHS Bibliography UK National Archive Online Library ISBN Database

on Pakistan

from UC Berkeley, South Asia Library References attached to abstract : Ali Imran, Historical Impacts of Pakistan's Economy, posted by Sage Publications Oxford University Press Pakistan Search Asian Development Bank (ADB) Publications for Pakistan Food and Culture (Bibliography) : South Asia D. Ludden, Bibliography on South Asian Agrarian History (c.1990) Bibliography on Topics Relevant to Indic Civilization, from Indic Studies Labor in South Asia, a Bibliography, from UC Berkeley Library Publications, from NIHCR

Online Libraries

general

Project Gutenberg, Online Catalogue, keywords Ceylon Internet Archive e-corpus International Boundary Studies Center for Research Libraries (CRL)

on Pakistan

Theses Server

Pakistan Research Repository

Online Journals

Pakistan Journal of History and Culture (NIHCR) South Asia Journals, from ELIN-NIAS; Pakistan Journals, from ELIN-NIAS Search Parameters, US Army War College Quarterly 1971- for Pakistan Asia Insights, from NIAS, 2002- Annual of Urdu Studies 1981-

General Accounts

Christophe Jaffrelot (ed.), A History of Pakistan and its Origins, translated from the French, London : Anthem Press (2002) 2004, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 954.91 J23h Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.25, pp.393-406 Article Pakistan. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.25 Mushirul Hasan (ed.), The Partition Omnibus, Oxford : UP 2002, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 954.03 P132p

Specific Topics

Chr.V. Hill, South Asia : an Environmental History, Santa Barbara : ABC Clio 2008, 329 pp., KMLA Lib. Call Sign 304.2 H645s

Historical Dictionaries

S.J. Burki, Historical Dictionary of Pakistan, Lanham MD : 2nd edition Scarecrow 2003 Articles : Baluchistan pp.57-59, in : James Minahan, Nations without States, A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements, Westport CT : Greenwood 1996 [G]

Historical Atlasses

C. Collin Davies, An Historical Atlas of the Indian Peninsula, Oxford : UP, 2nd edition, 1959 [G] Historical and Cultural Maps, National Atlas of India Vol.8, published by National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation, Calcutta 1983, edited by G.K . Dutt, S.K. Biswas [G] J.E. Schwartzberg, A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Chicago : UP 1978 [G]

Statistical Data

IHS : B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics. Africa, Asia & Oceania 1750-2000, London : Palgrave 2003 [G]