Provides an analysis of the political impact and ramifications of Pakistan's 1995 enactment of the Sharia Laws.

Offers a Time Magazine article profiling Mohammed Ali Jinnah in the context of Asian nation builders of the modern era.

Describes the development of the Pakistan National Anthem, and provides a transcript of the lyrics.

Details the creation of Pakistan from its conceptualization in 1931 by the intellectual poet Muhammad Iqbal. Details its contemporary history.

Offers a timeline identifying the critical events in its history. Also provides a narrative introduction to its ancient history.

Furnishes a commentary by Salman Rushdie on the naming of Pakistan and the conscious creation and definition of a people.