Transforming Pakistan

Author : Hilary Synnott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135872953

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Transforming Pakistan by Hilary Synnott Pdf

This book argues that any strategy for dealing with Pakistan requires an understanding of the country’s complex and turbulent history and of the weaknesses of its political and other institutions. It describes how, in the absence of an inherent national identity, successive military and civilian governments have made use of Islam and Kashmir, ‘the unfinished business of Partition’, for political purposes. It also examines the role of the army and of its intelligence service, the ISI, in relation to India, Afghanistan and internal political manipulation. The nature and history of the tribal regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan, which are little understood in the West and which explain much of the animosity towards the US, are also described in detail. After 9/11, Pakistan's support for counter-terrorism and military operations in Afghanistan increased the population’s animosity towards the West and hence the government’s difficulties in delivering. Meanwhile, the military leadership hedged its bets by maintaining links with militant organisations and with a re-emerged Taliban. With the arrival of an elected leadership, the emergence of simultaneous political, economic and security crises, tactical errors by the West, and the Mumbai terrorist attacks in late 2008, the situation was complicated further. The book concludes with recommendations, aimed particularly at the new US administration, for a durable long-term relationship with Pakistan, entailing increased attention and resources devoted to institution-building and, over time, the reduction of the role and influence of the army.

Author : Husain Haqqani
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789352777709

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Reimagining Pakistan by Husain Haqqani Pdf

Salman Rushdie once described Pakistan as a 'poorly imagined country'. Indeed, Pakistan has meant different things to different people since its birth seventy years ago. Armed with nuclear weapons and dominated by the military and militants, it is variously described around the world as 'dangerous', 'unstable', 'a terrorist incubator' and 'the land of the intolerant'. Much of Pakistan's dysfunction is attributable to an ideology tied to religion and to hostility with the country out of which it was carved out -- India. But 95 per cent of Pakistan's 210 million people were born after Partition, as Pakistanis, and cannot easily give up on their home. In his new book, Husain Haqqani, one of the most important commentators on Pakistan in the world today, calls for a bold re-conceptualization of the country. Reimagining Pakistan offers a candid discussion of Pakistan's origins and its current failings, with suggestions for reconsidering its ideology, and identifies a national purpose greater than the rivalry with India.

Author : Moonis Ahmar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781003802624

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The Challenge of Enlightenment, Conflict Transformation and Peace in Pakistan by Moonis Ahmar Pdf

This book looks at the process of cultural enlightenment in the context of Pakistan. It undertakes an interesting and in-depth research focusing on how the world’s second largest Muslim state can learn from Europe’s heritage of enlightenment. It studies why Pakistan lacks a process of awakening and what the scope of cultural enlightenment in Pakistan is against the backdrop of militant Islam. The author argues that cultural enlightenment can help promote positive conflict transformation in Pakistan and discusses the ways in which challenges to establishing a culture of reasoning, tolerance, accommodation, social justice and peace can be dealt with. A unique contribution, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of philosophy, political science, history, international relations, South Asian studies and religious studies. It will also appeal to think tanks, policymakers and general readers interested in these topics.

Author : Mohammad Qadeer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134186167

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Pakistan - Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation by Mohammad Qadeer Pdf

This is the first English-language survey of Pakistan’s socio-economic evolution. Mohammad Qadeer gives an essential overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence, which is crucial to understanding Pakistan’s likely future direction. Pakistan examines how tradition and family life continue to contribute long term stability, and explores the areas where very rapid changes are taking place: large population increase, urbanization, economic development, and the nature of civil society and the state. It offers an insightful view into Pakistan, exploring the wide range of ethnic groups, the countryside, religion and community, and popular culture and national identity. It concludes by discussing the likely future social development in Pakistan, captivating students and academics interested in Pakistan and multiculturalism. Qadeer’s impressive work is a comprehensive examination of social and cultural forces in Pakistani society, and is an important resource for anyone wanting to understand contemporary Pakistan.

Author : Myron Weiner,Ali Banuazizi
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0815626088

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The Politics of Social Transformation in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan by Myron Weiner,Ali Banuazizi Pdf

This volume comprises the work of some of the leading authorities in Southwest Asian and Middle Eastern studies concerning the state-initiated interventions to restructure the socio-political order in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.

Author : Kedir, Mekamu,Schmidt, Emily,Wagas, Ahmad
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Pakistan’s changing demography by Kedir, Mekamu,Schmidt, Emily,Wagas, Ahmad Pdf

This study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate improvements in transportation infrastructure and related urbanization over the last 40 years in Pakistan. In addition, we suggest a definition to measure peri-urban population using the agglomeration index methodology developed by Uchida and Nelson (2008). In doing so, we incorporate a series of GIS data including: travel time rasters, population density rasters and other nationally collected biophysical and infrastructure variables (i.e. roads, railroads, waterbodies) in order to construct measurements of urban agglomeration within Pakistan. We use road and population data from corresponding census years (and government growth rates for more recent population estimates) to model reductions in remoteness to urban areas over time.

Author : Mohammad A. Qadeer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0415375665

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Pakistan by Mohammad A. Qadeer Pdf

Provides an overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence, which is crucial to understanding Pakistan's likely future direction. This book examines how tradition and family life continue to contribute long term stability, and explores the areas where very rapid changes are taking place.

Author : Shafqat Hussain
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300205558

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Remoteness and Modernity by Shafqat Hussain Pdf

A penetrating anthropological inquiry into remote areas as understood by their inhabitants and by the outsiders who encounter them This groundbreaking book is the first sustained anthropological inquiry into the idea of remote areas. Shafqat Hussain examines the surprisingly diverse ways the people of Hunza, a remote independent state in Pakistan, have been viewed by outsiders over the past century. He also explores the Hunza people's perceptions of British colonialists, Pakistani state officials, modern-day Westerners, and others, and how the local people used their remote status strategically, ensuring their own interests were served as they engaged with the outside world.

Author : John Retallick,Iffat Farah
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015057929518

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Transforming Schools in Pakistan by John Retallick,Iffat Farah Pdf

This Book Aims To Answer A Very Pertinent Question: Is It Possible To Improve The Quality Of School Education In Pakistan And Other Developing Countries? The Book Argues That It Is Possible, And Endevours To Point The Way Forward.

Author : Zafar Altaf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924090140496

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Transforming Pakistan's Agriculture by Zafar Altaf Pdf

Author : Syed Mohammad Naseem,Khalid Nadvi
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0195796365

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The Post-colonial State and Social Transformation in India and Pakistan by Syed Mohammad Naseem,Khalid Nadvi Pdf

The essays focus on such issues as the nature of ascendent bureaucracy, biraderi, feudalism, land reforms, development strategy, religious intolerance and women's emancipation. They provide a reasoned explanation of the continued backwardness and persistent poverty in South Asia in the midst of affluence. The book consists of more than a dozen chapters related to the themes which have been the central focus of the well-known social scientist, Professor Hamza Alavi's work on social and economic issues in post-colonial South Asia.

Author : Nichola Khan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135161927

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Mohajir Militancy in Pakistan by Nichola Khan Pdf

Synthesizing political, anthropological and psychological perspectives, this book addresses the everyday causes and appeal of long-term involvement in extreme political violence in urban Pakistan. Taking Pakistan’s ethno nationalist Mohajir party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as a case study, it explores how certain men from the ethnic community of Mohajirs are recruited to the roles and statuses of political killers, and sustain violence as a primary social identity and lifestyle over a period of some years. By drawing on detailed fieldwork in areas involved in the Karachi conflict, the author contributes to understandings of violence, tracing the development of violent aspects of Mohajir nationalism via an exploration of political and cultural contexts of Pakistan’s history, and highlighting the repetitive homology of the conflict with the earlier violence of Partition. Through a local comparison of ethnic and religious militancy she also updates the current situation of social and cultural change in Karachi, which is dominantly framed in terms of Islamist radicalization and modernization. In her examination, governance and civil society issues are integrated with the political and psychological dimensions of mobilization processes and violence at micro-, meso- and macro- levels. This book injects a critical and innovative voice into the ongoing debates about the nature and meaning of radicalization and violence, as well as the specific implications it has for similar, contemporary conflicts in Pakistan and the developing world.

Author : Husain Haqqani
Publisher : Carnegie Endowment
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780870032851

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Pakistan by Husain Haqqani Pdf

Among U.S. allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either friend or foe. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is an important center of radical Islamic ideas and groups. Since 9/11, the selective cooperation of president General Pervez Musharraf in sharing intelligence with the United States and apprehending al Qaeda members has led to the assumption that Pakistan might be ready to give up its longstanding ties with radical Islam. But Pakistan's status as an Islamic ideological state is closely linked with the Pakistani elite's worldview and the praetorian ambitions of its military. This book analyzes the origins of the relationships between Islamist groups and Pakistan's military, and explores the nation's quest for identity and security. Tracing how the military has sought U.S. support by making itself useful for concerns of the moment—while continuing to strengthen the mosque-military alliance within Pakistan—Haqqani offers an alternative view of political developments since the country's independence in 1947.

Author : Saira Khan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134188123

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Nuclear Weapons and Conflict Transformation by Saira Khan Pdf

This new volume explores what the acquisition of nuclear weapons means for the life of a protracted conflict.The book argues that the significance of the possession of nuclear weapons in conflict resolution has been previously overlooked. Saira Khan argues that the acquisition of nuclear weapons by states keeps conflicts alive indefinitely, as

Author : The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464812125

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Transforming Karachi into a Livable and Competitive Megacity by The World Bank Pdf

The Karachi City Diagnostic attempts to present detailed data on the economy, livability and key urban services of the city. It also proposes pathways towards the transformation of Karachi into a more livable, inclusive and economically competitive city by outlining and prioritizing key policy actions.