Military Governance in Pakistan

Contents: Preface. 1. Military elites in national politics. 2. The Partition of India--1947. 3. Pakistan becomes an independent sovereign state. 4. Field Martial Mohd. Ayub Khan (1958-1969). 5. General Mohd. Yahya Khan (1969-1971). 6. Mr. Z.A. Bhutto (1971-1977). 7. General Zia-ul-Haq (1977-1988). 8. Ms. Benazir Bhutto (1988-1990 and 1993-1996). 9. Mr. Nawaz Shariff (1990-1993 and 1997-1999). 10. General Pervez Musharaff (1999). 11. Pak-Sino Relations. 12. Pak goes nuclear. 13. Terrorism: Pak\'s weapon of strength. 14. Internal strife in Pakistan. 15. Indo-Pak relations. 16. Military rule in Pak and Its likely future. Bibliography.

"Pakistan is depicted as a nation of contradictions, replete with pockets of thriving guns and drug culture and prone to the act of terrorism. It is lodged between a weak democracy and benevolent autocracy since its inception. A good portion of feudal aristocracy has accepted the role of a second string to military supremacy since military in Pak has directly ruled the country for most of its history and has cultivated relations with the fundamentalists Islamic clergy to strengthen its hold on power. Pak military is a key source of instability in the region, internally it has destabilized elected governments. A country which has acquired nuclear capabilities and is known to harbour vicious international terrorists, is a very serious threat to its neighbours in particular and to the world peace in general. It certainly poses a very serious threat to India\'s National Security.

This book comprehensively covers all the above events since 1947, to give a complete profile, how a newly independent state (Pak) messed up its political events and has almost reached a point of disintegration. The likely future of military rule in Pak has also been discussed in detail in the text." (jacket)