A History of the World From the 20th to the 21st Century

corruption and venal politics have led to govern-
mental instability. In November 1996 the presi-
dent dismissed Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto;
financial scandals had surrounded her husband
and Swiss bank accounts had been opened in her
name. Her brother was also engaged in violence;

his murderers were never identified. Bhutto’s suc-

cessor, Nawaz Sharif, promised cleaner govern-

ment and a revival of the economy. However,

Pakistan’s long history of corrupt and violent

politics inspires little confidence. Representative

government did not prevail. In October 1999 the

636 TWO FACES OF ASIA: AFTER 1949

Tashkent

Bukhara

Kabul

Karachi

Bombay

Quetta

Khyber

Pass

ARABIAN

SEA BAY OF

BENGAL

TURKESTAN

(SOVIET UNION)

CHINA

AFGHANISTAN

TIBET

SIKKIM

JAMMU

and

KASHMIR

Delhi

Lhasa

Chittagong

Lahore

Srinagar

PA

KI

ST

AN

R.In

du

s

INDIA

SRI LANKA

Katmandu

Dacca

Calcutta

Lucknow

Benares

NE

PAL

R.Brahmaputra

BHU

TAN

AS

SA

M

B

UR

M

A

BAN

GL

AD

ES

H

R.Ganges

Hyderabad

Bangalore Madras

Calicut

GOA

Kandy

Colombo

PA

MIR

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, 1972