Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The nation of Pakistan was founded on August 14, 1947, following British withdrawal from the Asian Subcontinent. General Pervez Musharraf assumed power in a coup on October 12, 1999. He assumed the presidency on June 20, 2001. Pakistan has an elected seat on the UN Security Council that expires on December 31, 2004. The following is excerpted from President Musharraf’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2003.When the Berlin Wall collapsed, hopes revived for a new age of cooperation and peace, free from ideological confrontations. Sadly, those hopes were dashed — by ethnic cleansing in Bosnia,…
