Author: Tariq AliPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Can Pakistan Survive?
Author: Tariq AliPakistan's Strategy for Survival
Author: Ikram AzamHow Can Pakistan Survive
Author: Chief Justice (R) NawazPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535357784
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The first divine message, sent by God Almighty to the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), mandated to read the divine message. It was revealed therein that human beings were taught knowledge through pen; neither wealth nor honour nor rank was embodied in the message as attributes of nobility. It was revealed therein that acquisition of wealth, honour and rank led human being to the path of rebellion against God Almighty. Briefly, it can be stated, without speck of contradiction, that knowledge is a driving force in evolutionary progress of mankind to humanity. All the sciences, whether social or natural, flow from the fountain of knowledge. Soon after my retirement, I started to study basic distortions in the boundaries of the State. The historiography of the Partition and the Radcliffe Award led me to the conclusion that this was a British conspiracy and the flawed boundaries originated from the treacherous mind of British Raj. This is how my first book "Bleeding Wounds" completed and was published by the Allied Book Company, Naqi Market, 75, The Mall, Lahore in the year 2011. The response to my research was extremely amazing. The libraries in European countries, the United States of America, Australia and Japan demonstrated immense interest in this research work and so this book has reached the Harvard College Libraries in Boston State of Massachusetts, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 United States, Yale University Library, New Haven, CT 06520, United States, Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ 08544 United States and University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. These are the ivy universities of the United States of America. National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT 2600 and a number of other famous libraries in Europe, USA have purchased this book. Besides these libraries, the Amazon, great publisher/book seller has also published it, marketed it and is marketing throughout the globe. Apart from what is stated above, the book was/is being marketed by a number of book sellers in India, namely, Mary Martin Bookseller, K.K. Agencies, New Delhi and Manohar Book Service. Even a number of famous book stores like Vanguard Book House, Tower Books and AbeBooks, U.K., are selling it On-Line. Briefly, this book is being appreciated by scholars of different countries as a research work. Encouraged by this response, I resumed my journey and started to undertake study of fundamental distortions in various segments of our governance. These distortions are so mountainous that they had almost proved road-blocks in the journey of progress and prosperity of our country. These segments relate to administrative structure of superior services, provincial services, the electoral process of our state and defective structure of anti-bribery laws. The study was agonizing as well as refreshing. I have come to certain conclusions relating to the aforesaid sectors of governance. Guided by my conclusions, I have proposed reforms in different segments of our administration. I make a request to our legislators, our political leaders, administrators, parliamentarians, intellectuals, sociologists, political scientists, journalists and members of civil society to undertake examination of these solutions/reforms and join me in this undertaking. I am very clear in my mind that my proposals/solutions are tentative in nature and need comprehensive debate by all concerned. The proposals/solutions so modified/altered be put before the concerned legislature which should alter/modify the legal infrastructure so as to make Pakistan free from these distortions and lay a foundation for better, strong, stable and prosperous and egalitarian Pakistan. Justice (R) Mian Allah Nawaz Lahore, Pakistan 31.12.2014
Pakistan's Political Parties
Author: Mariam MuftiPublisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626167710
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Pakistan’s 2018 general elections marked the second successful transfer of power from one elected civilian government to another—a remarkable achievement considering the country’s history of dictatorial rule. Pakistan’s Political Parties examines how the civilian side of the state’s current regime has survived the transition to democracy, providing critical insight into the evolution of political parties in Pakistan and their role in developing democracies in general. Pakistan’s numerous political parties span the ideological spectrum, as well as represent diverse regional, ethnic, and religious constituencies. The essays in this volume explore the way in which these parties both contend and work with Pakistan’s military-bureaucratic establishment to assert and expand their power. Researchers use interviews, surveys, data, and ethnography to illuminate the internal dynamics and motivations of these groups and the mechanisms through which they create policy and influence state and society. Pakistan’s Political Parties is a one-of-a-kind resource for diplomats, policymakers, journalists, and scholars searching for a comprehensive overview of Pakistan’s party system and its unlikely survival against an interventionist military, with insights that extend far beyond the region.
The Struggle for Pakistan
Author: Ayesha JalalPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674744993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Established as a homeland for India’s Muslims in 1947, Pakistan has had a tumultuous history. Beset by assassinations, coups, ethnic strife, and the breakaway of Bangladesh in 1971, the country has found itself too often contending with religious extremism and military authoritarianism. Now, in a probing biography of her native land amid the throes of global change, Ayesha Jalal provides an insider’s assessment of how this nuclear-armed Muslim nation evolved as it did and explains why its dilemmas weigh so heavily on prospects for peace in the region. “[An] important book...Ayesha Jalal has been one of the first and most reliable [Pakistani] political historians [on Pakistan]...The Struggle for Pakistan [is] her most accessible work to date...She is especially telling when she points to the lack of serious academic or political debate in Pakistan about the role of the military.” —Ahmed Rashid, New York Review of Books “[Jalal] shows that Pakistan never went off the rails; it was, moreover, never a democracy in any meaningful sense. For its entire history, a military caste and its supporters in the ruling class have formed an ‘establishment’ that defined their narrow interests as the nation’s.” —Isaac Chotiner, Wall Street Journal
Pakistan
Author: Anatol LievenPublisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610391624
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million people, a 500,000-man army, nuclear weapons, and a large diaspora in Britain and North America, Pakistan is central to the hopes of jihadis and the fears of their enemies. Yet the greatest short-term threat to Pakistan is not Islamist insurgency as such, but the actions of the United States, and the greatest long-term threat is ecological change. Anatol Lieven's book is a magisterial investigation of this highly complex and often poorly understood country: its regions, ethnicities, competing religious traditions, varied social landscapes, deep political tensions, and historical patterns of violence; but also its surprising underlying stability, rooted in kinship, patronage, and the power of entrenched local elites. Engagingly written, combining history and profound analysis with reportage from Lieven's extensive travels as a journalist and academic, Pakistan: A Hard Country is both utterly compelling and deeply revealing.
The Army and Democracy
Author: Aqil ShahPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674728939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
In sharp contrast to neighboring India, the Muslim nation of Pakistan has been ruled by its military for over three decades. The Army and Democracy identifies steps for reforming Pakistan’s armed forces and reducing its interference in politics, and sees lessons for fragile democracies striving to bring the military under civilian control.
The Future of Pakistan
Author: Stephen P. CohenPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815721811
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
With each passing day, Pakistan becomes an even more crucial player in world affairs. Home of the world's second-largest Muslim population, epicenter of the global jihad, location of perhaps the planet's most dangerous borderlands, and armed with nuclear weapons, this South Asian nation will go a long way toward determining what the world looks like ten years from now. The Future of Pakistan presents and evaluates several scenarios for how the country will develop, evolve, and act in the near future, as well as the geopolitical implications of each. Led by renowned South Asia expert Stephen P. Cohen, a team of authoritative contributors looks at several pieces of the Pakistan puzzle. The book begins with Cohen's broad yet detailed overview of Pakistan, placing it within the context of current-day geopolitics and international economics. Cohen's piece is then followed by a number of shorter, more tightly focused essays addressing more specific issues of concern. Cohen's fellow contributors hail from America, Europe, India, and Pakistan itself, giving the book a uniquely international and comparative perspective. They address critical factors such as the role and impact of radical groups and militants, developments in specific key regions such as Punjab and the rugged frontier with Afghanistan, and the influence of—and interactions with—India, Pakistan's archrival since birth. The book also breaks down relations with other international powers such as China and the United States. The all-important military and internal security apparatus come under scrutiny, as do rapidly morphing social and gender issues. Political and party developments are examined along with the often amorphous division of power between Islamabad and the nation's regions and local powers. Uncertainty about Pakistan's trajectory persists. The Future of Pakistan helps us understand the current circumstances, the relevant actors and their motivation, the crit
Storming the World Stage
Author: Stephen TankelPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190238038
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Lashkar-e-Taiba is among the most powerful militants groups in South Asia and increasingly viewed as a global terrorist threat on par with al-Qaeda. Considered Pakistan's most powerful proxy against India, the group gained public prominence after its deadly ten-person suicide assault on Mumbai in November 2008. By the time the last Lashkar terrorist was dead after nearly 60 hours, it appeared the world was facing a new menace. Boasting transnational networks stretching across several continents, there has been serious debate since 9/11 of whether Lashkar is an al-Qaeda affiliate. The deliberate targeting of Westerners and Jews during the Mumbai attacks raised questions about whether Lashkar was moving deeper into al-Qaeda's orbit and perhaps on a trajectory to displace Osama bin Laden's network as the next major global jihadi threat. Lashkar's expansion has serious security implications for India, Pakistan, Europe and the United States and its activities threaten to damage US-Pakistan relations. Despite growing calls for action, Pakistan is yet to take any serious steps toward dismantling Lashkar for fear of drawing it further into the insurgency raging there and because of its continued utility against India. More than a militant outfit, Lashkar also controls a vast infrastructure that delivers necessary social services to the Pakistani populace, making it all the more difficult to dismantle. Storming the World Stage traces the evolution of Lashkar-e-Taiba over more than two decades to illustrate how the group grew so powerful and to assess the threat it poses to India, the West and to Pakistan itself. The first English-language book ever written about Lashkar, it draws on in-depth field research, including interviews with senior Lashkar leaders, rank-and-file members, and officials of the Pakistani security services--some of who have helped nurture the group over the years.
Pakistan Beyond the Crisis State
Author: Maleeha LodhiPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199327430
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Seen through the lens of the outsider, Pakistan has often been reduced to a caricature. Its diversity and resilience have rarely figured in the single-issue focus of recent literature on the country, be it journalistic or scholarly. This book seeks to present an alternate paradigm and to contribute a deeper understanding of the country's dynamics that may help explain why Pakistan has confounded all the doomsday scenarios. It brings together an extra-ordinary array of leading experts, including Ahmed Rashid, Ayesha Jalal and Zahid Hussain, and practitioners, such as the book's editor, Maleeha Lodhi, Akbar Ahmed and Munir Akram. Together they debate their country's strengths and weaknesses and offer ways out of its current predicament. This book provides a picture of how Pakistanis see themselves and their country's faultlines and spells out ways to overcome these. Pakistan's political, economic, social, foreign policy and governance challenges are assessed in detail. So too is the complex interplay between domestic developments and external factors including great power interests that are so central to the Pakistan story and explain the vicissitudes in its fortunes. Lodhi and her contributors contend that Pakistan and its people have the capacity to transform their country into a stable, modern Muslim state, but bold reforms will be needed to bring about this outcome.