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3. Refugee Crisis and Rehabilitation
The influx of refugees and the displacement of populations strained Pakistan’s resources
and infrastructure. The nation had to grapple with the task of providing shelter, food, and
livelihoods for millions of displaced people. This challenge not only burdened the economy
but also led to social disruptions and strains on local communities.

5. In 1960, our wheat production stood at 3.35 million tonnes. The advent of Ayub
Khan’s Green Revolution marked a transformative era. By 1982, our wheat output
quadrupled, reaching an impressive 12 million tonnes. Similarly, in 1960, rice
production amounted to 2.24 million tonnes.

8. The foundation stone for this gigantic project was laid on the 30th of December, 1973 by
the then prime minister Mr. ZulfiqarAli Bhutto. The mammoth construction and erection
work of the integrated steel mill, never experienced before in the country, was carried out
by a consortium of Pakistani construction companies under the supervision of Soviet
experts.

9. India and Pakistan’s Cricket Diplomacy
Cricket matches are used as ice breakers and political signaling in
the complex India-Pakistan relationship.

10. AsquotedintheIndiaTodayarticle,Behramnamstates:“Beforedeparture
forChennai,GeneralZiaulHaq,whilesayinggoodbyetoGandhisaid,‘Mr
Rajiv,youwanttoattackPakistan,doit.Butkeepinmindthatthisworldwill
forgetHalakuKhanandChangezKhanandwillrememberonlyZiaulHaq
andRajivGandhi,becausethiswillnotbeaconventionalwarbutanuclear
war.Inthissituation,Pakistanmightbecompletelydestroyed,butMuslims
willstillbethereintheworld;butwiththedestructionofIndia,Hinduism
willvanishfromthefaceofthisearth.’GenZiahadleftRajivshaken.

11. MusharrafwasaleadingstrategistbehindtheKargilConflict.FromMarchtoMay
1999,heorderedsecretinfiltrationofforcesintotheKargildistrict.AfterIndia
discoveredtheinfiltration,afierceIndianoffensivenearlyledtoafull-scalewar.