This is very nice book for current affairs and International Relations. There could be some objections in this but overall there is a actual view of country. ( )

I'm a little scared to start this book. I have no idea what the author's stance is on Pakistan and although I'd like to read outside of my comfort zone, I'm still uncomfortable with this book. Wish me luck. ( )

Reading this book must be eaqual to attending to a scholarship in asian studies - how to understand a non-european world. The corruption, the weak state, the river, the feudal and personal power, the rural reforms - all this gives us pieces from a rather complicated and streneous puzzle. Just when reaching a nearly complete picture, someone stumbles into the puzzle and all the pieces are torn and split. We than have to start it all over again. This needs reading and rereading several times to catch the almost uncatchable.

I wonder if the author is indeed a native masquerading under the guise of an anglicized name a la headley. He is really bending over backwards to paint this flattering picture of a soon to be failed state by drawing parallels with India and countries in the neighborhood. Let us see how much more nonsense this guy has to dish out in the remaining pages.

This book has very interesting commentary on the various forces that are in play such as the various political parties, the PPP, PML, MQM, ANP etc. Surprisingly enough some of these parties have very strong ideologies and disciplined cadres, the MQM for instance who want to tranform Karachi into the Singapore south Asia. The Army seems to be the strongest, most disciplined and the saving grace for the country due to which it's existence is even possible. When all else is lost and things seem utterly hopeless, it is the Army that has to step in and save the day for everyone. It is very much a true statement is one says that Pakistan is an Army with a country.

I wonder if the author is indeed a native masquerading under the guise of an anglicized name a la headley. He is really bending over backwards to paint this flattering picture of a soon to be failed state by drawing parallels with India and countries in the neighborhood. Let us see how much more nonsense this guy has to dish out in the remaining pages.

This book has very interesting commentary on the various forces that are in play such as the various political parties, the PPP, PML, MQM, ANP etc. Surprisingly enough some of these parties have very strong ideologies and disciplined cadres, the MQM for instance who want to tranform Karachi into the Singapore south Asia. The Army seems to be the strongest, most disciplined and the saving grace for the country due to which it's existence is even possible. When all else is lost and things seem utterly hopeless, it is the Army that has to step in and save the day for everyone. It is very much a true statement is one says that Pakistan is an Army with a country.