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Country Research- Pakistan
Basic Facts: Alliances: Religion: Government: Military:
 * given a non permanent seat on the Security Council in January 2012 for the 2012-2013 term
 * language is Punjabi, most elite officials speak English
 * Kashmir is the site of the world's most largest and most militarized territorial dispute; portions under China, India, and Pakistan
 * reports of Taliban surrounding Pakistan and plotting attacks in Afghanistan and then sneaking into Pakistan
 * disputes with India over Kashmir territory in the past
 * relation between India and Pakistan has been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks
 * 95% Muslim (75% Sunni, 20% Shia) and 5% other(Christian and Hindu)
 * chief of state: President Asif Ali ZARDARI (since 9 September 2008)
 * Islamic republic
 * head of government: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza GILANI (since 25 March 2008)
 * The government is working with the U.S. to prevent terrorism but there are terrorist groups associated with groups in Afghanistan. To prevent terrorism we have deployed 120,000 troops into areas that have been used as safe havens for terrorists in Afghanistan.
 * rated number 46 compared to other countries in the world in the amount spent on defense programs ( 3% of their GDP are given to military expenditures) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk®ionCode=sas&rank=46#pk

Pakistan is located in areas directly affected by terrorism. They are surrounded by Afghanistan, China, and India and do not have the best relations with all of them. Their economy has been improving considering their poverty levels decreased by 10%. I think it would be hard for us to find allies during debate in the UN.

They helped the United States following 9/11 by ending their contact with the Taliban and cooperating with the United States to track and capture Al Qaeda and Taliban forces.
 * 1.Have any acts of terror occurred in your country? (Include the date, perpetrators, and their motives.) **
 * 2.What has your country done to combat terrorism? (Have they created new laws, organizations, campaigns etc. to deal with terrorism?) **
 * 3.What actions has your country taken on the issue on an international level? Does you country help other countries who are victims on terrorism? If so, how do they? **

Pakistan has a security-related bilateral agreement including counterterrorism cooperation through Saudia Arabia, United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, India, Iran, Turkey, Senegal, Tunisia, Oman, Morocco, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, and Sudan.

Our country would like to see other countries like Afghanistan be more involved in helping combat the problem of te rrorism.
 * 4.Is you country a member of any international organization and/or coalition currently working to stop terrorism? **
 * 5.What role would your country like to see the international community take to address the problem of terrorism? **