Talk:Pakistan

regarding kashmir

the kashmir is an integral part of india ,it is shown that pakistan has its influence their in its map, there by i ask wikipedia to correct the map n limit the pakistan with in its boundry,with an immediate effect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.195.125.216 (talk) 00:45, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Pakistan would probably disagree with that "integral part" claim. The map shows the area actually controlled by Pakistan in dark green and Pakistan's claims in light green. For comparison, the map in the India article shows the area actually controlled by India in dark green and India's claims in light green. Huon (talk) 14:23, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Kashmir is an integral part of Pakistan but in territorial dispute with india. therefor, the Pakistan-administered Kashmir should be in dark green and the indian-occupied Kashmir should be in light green as the map of india shows indian-occupied Kashmir in dark green and Pakistani-administered Kashmir in light green. I request this change to be made immediately. Pakistan Zindabad 2010 (talk) 10:26, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

I agree; the image was modified on Jan. 4, and in my opinion that was not an improvement - neither the changes to the Kashmir situation (where claims that Kashmir is an "integral part of X" are debatable, but the India and Pakistan maps should show equivalent information as pointed out by Pakistan Zindabad 2010) nor the change to the projection itself, which moves Pakistan out of the center of the map. I have notified the editor who made the changes and asked him for comment. Huon (talk) 14:02, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Mar4d reverted the image change over at Commons; we're back with the pre-Jan. 4 version. I'm no expert at Commons, but probably such a sweeping change to the image shouldn't have replaced the pre-Jan 4. (and current) version, but rather be uploaded on its own. Then we would have had both versions to choose from without reverting at the Commons. Huon (talk) 15:12, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

china regards Kashmir as Part of Pakistan, china being a major power its view has to be recognized , also the US and EU regard kashmir as disputed and not an integral part of India therefore the bollywood films claiming kashmir is an 'integral' part of india do not mean anything —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.151.0.13 (talk) 01:47, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Correction needed in demographics/religion section

I checked out the reference sources for the religion/demographics section and what has been written in this article is erroneous. The reference article does not make any reference to the number figured in the article. I tried to make the change but was unable to do so. Christians make up the largest minority group in Pakistan. The article states otherwise, listing hindus as the largest minority. Can someone please correct this as the large minority of Christians in Pakistan often pride themselves on being such a large community while living in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.32.116.64 (talk) 02:08, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

The LoC source gives a number of 1.6% for both Hindus and Christians; I've changed the absolute number of Hindus accordingly. The census says that Hindus slightly outnumber Christians with 1.6% to 1.59%, so the ranking seems to be correct. Huon (talk) 11:00, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Economy Review

Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment. Between 2001-07, however, poverty levels decreased by 10%, as Islamabad steadily raised development spending. Between 2004-07, GDP growth in the 5-8% range was spurred by gains in the industrial and service sectors - despite severe electricity shortfalls - but growth slowed in 2008-09 and unemployment rose. Inflation remains the top concern among the public, jumping from 7.7% in 2007 to 20.3% in 2008, and 14.2% in 2009. In addition, the Pakistani rupee has depreciated since 2007 as a result of political and economic instability. The government agreed to an International Monetary Fund Standby Arrangement in November 2008 in response to a balance of payments crisis, but during 2009 its current account strengthened and foreign exchange reserves stabilized - largely because of lower oil prices and record remittances from workers abroad. Textiles account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, but Pakistan's failure to expand a viable export base for other manufactures have left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Other long term challenges include expanding investment in education, healthcare, and electricity production, and reducing dependence on foreign donors. Debt Relief Order (Yancyponting (talk) 09:47, 4 January 2011 (UTC))

Revert Ortho. Projection

It is biased!

Could you be a little more precise? What image are you talking about, how is it biased, and do you know a better alternative? Huon (talk) 11:03, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Arrangement of lead

User:Pakistan Zindabad 2010 and I disagree about how the lead text should be arranged. For comparison: His preferred arrangement, mine, diff. I'd say Pakistan Zindabad 2010's version is no improvement because it rips the text out of context. For example, the army size and nuclear weapons information before was part of a larger paragraph on Pakistan's military situation, including its status as a major ally of the US and membership in other alliances. Similarly, in my preferred version, the "with 170 million people" text is part of a wider description of modern Pakistan at the end of a historical sketch; with Pakistan Zindabad 2010's version it is squeezed between Pakistan's geographic position and the region's ancient history without being related to either. Huon (talk) 17:55, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 74.202.255.6, 24 January 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} Pakistan's HDI should be .490, not .572 because that is wrong information.

74.202.255.6 (talk) 23:30, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

The source we have, the 2009 UN report, says .572. Do you have a newer source? Huon (talk) 23:54, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done per the 2010 UN report. Huon (talk) 00:08, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

EAST AND WEST PAKISTAN

This is such a waste of space on the article. East and West Pakistan are already mentioned on the "Pakistan (disambiguation)" article. Also, East and West Pakistan are also mentioned in the article itself. This incident occurred 40 years ago and it's not like current affairs for the region.