The Pakistani Paradox

First broadcast 19970814.

 
 
Description
PAKISTAN is a confusing picture of wealth and squalor, glamour and desperation. PAKISTANi journalist Abbas Nasir travels through this vibrant, unpredictable nation to assess his country today. He asks whether new leaders can counter the dark threat of military rule, and he examines the power of feudal landlords who rule villages like minor gods.