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Pakistan
Index
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of
the
writers of the 1983 edition of Pakistan: A Country
Study,
edited by Richard F. Nyrop. Portions of their work were
incorporated into this volume.
The authors are also grateful to individuals in various
United
States government agencies and diplomatic and private
institutions
who shared their time, research materials, and expertise
about
Pakistan. Special thanks are owed to the Embassy of
Pakistan in
Washington; to Anne T. Sweetser for her helpful comments
on
Pakistani society and culture; and to Mustapha Kamal Pasha
at the
American University and Barbara Leitch LePoer at the
Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress, for their
insightful
comments on various parts of the manuscript. Thanks are
also given
to Ralph K. Benesch, who oversees the Country Studies/Area
Handbook
Program for the Department of the Army.
The authors also wish to thank members of the Federal
Research
Division staff who contributed directly to the preparation
of the
manuscript. These people include Sandra W. Meditz, who
reviewed all
drafts and served as liaison with the sponsoring agency;
Robert L.
Worden and Andrea M. Savada, who reviewed each chapter and
made
numerous suggestions and points of clarification; Ilona
Peterson,
who provided current information about AIDS in Pakistan;
David P.
Cabitto, who provided graphics support; Marilyn L.
Majeska, who
managed editing and edited portions of the manuscript;
Alberta J.
King, who provided bibliographic assistance; Andrea T.
Merrill, who
managed production; and Barbara Edgerton and Izella
Watson, who did
the word processing.
Also involved in preparing the text were Sheila Ross,
who
edited the chapters; Catherine Schwartzstein, who
performed the
prepublication editorial review; Joan C. Cook, who
compiled the
index; and Janie L. Gilchrist, David P. Cabitto, and
Stephen C.
Cranton, who prepared the camera-ready copy.
Harriett R. Blood prepared the topography and drainage
map;
other maps and charts were prepared by Maryland Mapping
and
Graphics. Meg Blood designed the illustrations for the
cover and
the title page of each chapter.
Finally, the authors acknowledge the generosity of the
individuals and the public and private agencies who
allowed their
photographs to be used in this study.
Data as of April 1994
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