The history of Pakistan is indicative of this problem persisting into modern times.
"This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that an election candidate has been disqualified on the basis of his writings, " Mr. Amir said.
The Collection is of great significance for the study of the history and culture of the peoples of Central Asia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the Arab world, and of the political, diplomatic and cultural relations between them.
Pakistan has a long history of the army seizing power in military coups, and the service is considered the most powerful institution in the country.
The military, which has ruled Pakistan for half of its history, doesn't want or need to take over overtly this time because it can exert enough pressure through the judiciary and the media, he added.
Relative to their vast Indian neighbour, for example, Pakistan's cricketers have a history of punching above their weight.
Although the army has ruled Pakistan for almost half of its history, the country now has a freely elected government and a civilian judiciary.
Despite a history of crash projects and billions of dollars in handouts from the U.S. and Europe for power production, Pakistan was still gasping for juice.
Now, let me just make this point, because obviously the history between India and Pakistan is incredibly complex and was born of much tragedy and much violence.
Instead of meekly resigning, the judge, Iftikhar Chaudhry, embarked on a flamboyant nationwide campaign demanding the establishment, for the first time in Pakistan's turbulent 60-year history, of a genuinely independent judiciary.
Writing here at CNN.com in December, I ridiculed Ijaz's suggestion that the U.S. government would ever have shared such information with the government of Pakistan, and reminded readers of Ijaz's history of unreliability.
Given recent history, authorities might want to look at the guest lists of various four-star hotels in Pakistan.
He is one of only two bowlers in history to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings, achieving the feat against Pakistan at Delhi in February 1999.
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