List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; PART ONE Land, People and History; I. Introduction: Understanding Pakistan; 2. The Struggle for Muslim South Asia; PART TWO Structures; 3. Justice; 4. Religion; 5. The Military; 6. Politics; PART THREE The Provinces; 7. Punjab; 8. Sindh; 9. Balochistan; 10. The Pathans; PART FOUR The Taleban; 11. The Pakistani Taleban; 12. Defeating the Taleban?; CONCLUSIONS; Afterword to the Paperback Edition; Notes; Books Consulted; Glossary; Appendix One: Chronology of Muslim South Asia; Appendix Two: Pakistani Statistics; Index; About the Author
Summary
An expert's compelling portrait of the complex, volatile country now situated at the fulcrum of international concerns
