Landholding is almost as unequal as in colonial times: 1% of farms have half the usable land.

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The surrounding families had an average landholding of 4 to 5 acres, with half a dozen relatives sharing the title.

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The family landholding has since expanded to 40 acres, says a beaming Khodpe as he walks visitors through his flourishing fields.

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Zia was responsible for initiating the alliance between the conservative military officers and the reactionary mullahs, both groups that tended to be drawn from the middle classes, in contrast to politicians, who mostly came from feudal landholding backgrounds.

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