Pakistan - The Struggle Within

Author: Wilson JohnForeword/Introduction: Vikram SoodPublisher: Pearson LongmanYear: 2008Language: EnglishPages: 214ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788131725047 DescriptionDoes democracy have a chance in Pakistan? In the sixty years of its existence, Pakistan has experienced four military coups and has been ruled by the military for more than half the period. Even during the interludes of democracy, Pakistan’s military exercised considerable power and influence. It also supported various militant groups in their causes, thus abetting terrorism. Ill-conceived policies of the military dictatorship in the country and failed intermittent civilian government fuelled internal turmoil and branded Pakistan as a refuge for Islami terrorists and a haven for the Taliban.Pakistan: The Struggle Within documents and analyses, among other things, the geopolitical scenario, the ethnic conflicts and civil-military relations in Pakistan, and explores its immediate future, all of which have a great and immedi