Pakistan's

Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism

By - Abbas, Hassan, 1969 , Stern, Jessica, 1958-
Floor - Floor 1
Published - M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, N.Y., ©2005
ISBN 10 - 0765614960
ISBN 13 - 9780765614964
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Radicalism
Shelf No - 13
Call Number - 320.954 ABB
Physical Description - xvii, 275 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Book Information
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.

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