Pakistan's drift into extremism : Allah, the army, and America's war on terror
This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan and analyzes its connections to the Pakistan Army's policies and fluctuating U.S.-Pakistan relations. It includes profiles of leading Pakistani Jihadi groups with details of their origins, development, and capabilities based on interviews with Pakistani intelligence officials, and operators of the militant groups. The book contains new historical materials on Operation Gibraltar (the 1965 war with India), the conspiracy behind General Zia-ul-Haq's plane crash in 1988, a botched military coup by fundamentalists in the army in 1993-94, and lastly about how General Musharraf handled the volatile situation after the 9/11 attacks. Besides General Musharraf's detailed profile, the book evaluates the India-Pakistan relations vis-à-vis the Kashmir conflict, and Dr. A Q Khan's nuclear proliferation crisis. The book offers predictions for Pakistan's domestic and regional prospects.--Publisher
xvii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9788182741584, 8182741580
374335083
The early years : a dream deferred
Ayub Era : Kashmir and the 1965 war with India
General Yahya and the dismemberment of Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto : the charismatic
General Zia ul-Haq : the redefinition of a country
A return to democracy : Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif
General Pervez Musharraf : a season of hope
Jihadi outfits : Pakistan's "rent-a-son" agencies
9/11 and the war on terror
The road ahead