The two Muslim countries from British India Pakistan & Bangladesh The two Muslim countries from British India

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West & East Pakistan Pakistan and Bangladesh used to be one country Muslims went to the new countries This is called the partition of India 10+ million people moved 100,000+ people died http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/interactive_library/india_pakistan/images/1947.gif

Bangladesh Was East Pakistan Broke away from Pakistan between 1971 and 1974 Vulnerable to Cyclones and flooding http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/bangladesh.html

Bangladesh Lots of agriculture Lots of irrigation for rivers Still small non-mechanized farms http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay

Bangladesh Half of the country is on a river delta Prone to flooding due to monsoons and cyclones http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay

Bangladesh One or the other has been PM for last 25 years The Two Begumes Both former Prime Ministers Opposition parties Hate each other One or the other has been PM for last 25 years http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay

Bangladesh The Begumes have misruled the country Lots of political violence People are tired of it But Begumes keep winning elections Army launched a coup in January 2007 Exiling Begumes http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay

Bangladesh Democracy was restored in 2008 Sheikh Hasina Wazed now Prime Minister One of the two Begumes Will it be business as usual? http://www.mysinchew.com/files/0901094.jpg

Pakistan Huge borders with India and Afghanistan Osama bin Laden rumored to be in lawless border region In Abbotabad Near Pakistan’s military academy http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/pakistan.html

Kashmir Half controlled by India Other half by Pakistan 4 wars fought over Kashmir http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/kashmir/images/kashmir.gif

Jammu and Kashmir When the British left they gave Jammu and Kashmir to Hindu India Pakistan was created for Muslims and Kashmir is mostly Muslim Pakistan believes it should have control over Kashmir

Pakistan’s Role Pakistani Terrorist groups including the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorize the region of Kashmir hoping to make India give up control Kashmir and Jammu only want to be independent

Nuclear Weapons Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapon and missiles A nuclear war could kill hundreds of millions in minutes http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/05/31/kashmir.attack.toll/story.missile.jpg

Pakistan Benazir Butto Mohammad Sharif 1st Woman PM in Islamic country Mohammad Sharif One or the other have been PM for over 20 years http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay

Pakistan Like Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff Pervez Musharraf Butto and Sharif have misruled country Army Chief of Staff Pervez Musharraf Launched coup in 1999 Was both President and Army Chief of Staff http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/library/maps/countrydisplay

Elections Bhutto assassinated in Dec 2007 Widower now President Asif Zardari Has formed a weak government Sharif’s party is in opposition Just like old times http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44322000/jpg/_44322829_benaeightpic.jpg

Taliban in Pakistan Taliban taking over border areas in Pakistan U.S. shooting at them with Predator drones from Afghanistan http://philscanvas.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/ http://wondersofpakistan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/drone_cwhp_608.jpg