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                    The US Constitution.                 Introduction and Evolution The present Federal government of U.S.A came into being in the year of 1789.The United States comprised of thirteen colonies of Great Britain. In the year 1776, these colonies at the Atlantic Coast rebelled against the mother country and became independent in 1783.During this period the revolted colonies established the “Articles of Confederation” as the first constitution in 1777. However, this system could not last very long. There was no separate common executive nor was there any independent judiciary. An effective central government was the fundamental need of the hour. A convention for the purpose of framing the constitution was convened at Philadelphia in 1787.Thus the constitution was framed on the basis of this convention and was signed by the delegates on September 17,1787.This const...

                                World war II   Quick view.    Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (in which approximately 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres (in which approximately one million were killed, and whi...

                          world war I                                              History World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. Over nine million combatants and seven million civilians died as a result of the war (including the victims of a number of genocides), a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and the tactical stalemate caused by gruelling trench warfare. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of t...

          GEOPOLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF                             PAKISTAN Pakistan is world’s sixth most populous country. It is situated in North West part of south Asian sub continent and lies between 24’ and 37 ‘north latitude and 67’ and 75’ east longitude. It is bounded on the east by India (1950 km) on north & north west by Afghanistan(2252 km) on south west by Iran (800 km) on the south by Arabian Sea. It has also a common border on the north with China (600 km). Pakistan has a land of 769095 sq km, spread over a diverse terrain, comprising steep mountains and deep valleys, fertile plains of Indus valley and deserts in sindh and Balochistan.                 Geographical importance  ‘’ The foreign policy of a country is determined by its geography’’. (Napoleon)  This may be an exaggeration, but ther...

                                     CPEC China_Pakistan Economic Corridor.  Length  2,442km (1, 517 mi) • The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is an economic corridor comprising a collection of projects currently under construction at a cost of $51 billion.CPEC aims to facilitate trade along an overland route that connects kashgar and Gwadar, through the construction of a network of highways, railways, and pipelines. • The corridor is intended to rapidly expand and upgrade Pakistani infrastructure, as well as deepen and broaden economic links between Pakistan and the People's Republic of China.It is considered to be an extension of China's ambitious One Belt, One Road initiative,and the importance of CPEC to China is reflected by its inclusion as part of China's 13th five-year development plan. • Pakistani officials predict that the project will re...