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Pakistan at 70 - Success or Failure?

Has Pakistan lived up to the dreams of its founders? Join Owen Bennett Jones and his guests in the city of Karachi.

As the 70th anniversary of the partition of British India approaches, Owen Bennett Jones is in Pakistan. In the massive, energetic, creative and sometimes violent city of Karachi, Owen and his guests ask how successful has Pakistan been, what was its purpose and have these goals been fulfilled? Also, was it meant to be an Islamic state at its birth and if so, how has that project gone? Pakistanis often blame foreign powers for their problems but how fair is that? Join Owen for Newshour Extra as we consider Pakistan's record and ask where the country might be heading.

(Photo: a Pakistani labourer hangs wedding fabrics to dry after the dyeing process in Lahore. Credit: Getty Images)

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50 minutes

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Sat 12 Aug 2017 11:06GMT

Contributors

Javed Jabbar, former Pakistani information minister

Reema Abassi, writer and journalist

Firasat Shah, writer on Islamic affairs

Ghazala Shafiq, Christian pastor

Broadcasts

  • Fri 11 Aug 2017 08:06GMT
  • Fri 11 Aug 2017 17:06GMT
  • Fri 11 Aug 2017 23:06GMT
  • Sat 12 Aug 2017 03:06GMT
  • Sat 12 Aug 2017 11:06GMT

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