By 1992, social and economic conditions in…

By 1992, social and economic conditions in Pakistan remain much as at the end of British rule.

Agriculture continues to be the staple of the economy, with the Punjab as the breadbasket of the country and the great landowners as the main force in rural society.

A major element in assisting Pakistan toward prosperity is the migration of hundreds of thousands of workers overseas, first to the United Kingdom and later to the Persian Gulf states and Libya.