{"product_id":"pakistan-under-siege","title":"Pakistan Under Siege","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter seventy years of its tumultuous existence, Pakistan is a nuclear \u003cbr\u003e\nstate, imploding with terrorism and extremism with centrifugal forces \u003cbr\u003e\npulling it apart. What is its future?\u003cbr\u003e\nTo find an answer, the Author delves into political and economic events \u003cbr\u003e\nof over 150 years time-frame between May, 1857 and present day. He draws\u003cbr\u003e\n some independent conclusion from the empirical research different from \u003cbr\u003e\nother authors. He links Pakistan's present predicament to them.\u003cbr\u003e\n He argues that independence of India and its division into two states- \u003cbr\u003e\nIndia and Pakistan- on 14th\/15th August, 1947 owed largely to rival \u003cbr\u003e\ninterests of U.S.A and U.K following the Second World War and only \u003cbr\u003e\nlittle to indigenous struggle for independence. The Author further \u003cbr\u003e\nargues that despite forecasts of Pakistan's early demise, it became a \u003cbr\u003e\nviable and functional state within few years of its existence on account\u003cbr\u003e\n of dedication, honesty and hard work of its early leadership of Jinnah \u003cbr\u003e\nand Liaquat. Thereafter, the country lost its moorings under subsequent \u003cbr\u003e\nleaders to embrace its present existential crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is of the view that the course of the events in Pakistan was largely \u003cbr\u003e\ndetermined by the international power politics. With its weak status and\u003cbr\u003e\n absence of a strong leadership, international actors will continue to \u003cbr\u003e\nbuffet Pakistan's destiny and determine where it lands in future unless a\u003cbr\u003e\n strong leadership emerges to change its course.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masood h kizilbash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44251457552444,"sku":"9789694074573","price":1100.75,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/pakistan-under-siege-9789694074573.jpg?v=1776809192","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/pakistan-under-siege","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}