Pakistan: A Personal Journey

2003 Vol. 2: Mar/April

Although the situation in Afghanistan has claimed much of our attention, we have also been forced to look carefully at Pakistan--a large, arid nation between India on the East, and Iran and Afghanistan on the West.
This Nation has 150 million Muslim people, second only to Indonesia. The name Pakistan holds significant meaning: "Pak" means pure or holy, and "stan" means place. So this country was founded to be a holy homeland for Muslims in South Asia.