- Writer: Najam Sethi
- Category: Politics Books
- Pages: 644
- Stock: In Stock
- Model: STP-9226
- ISBN: 978-969-402-637-4
This is the second
volume of a series of books by veteran journalist Najam Sethi on
Pakistan's sputtering journey under democracy from 1988 to 2021 after it
emerged from a stifling decade of autocracy under Z A Bhutto from
1972-1977 and ruthless dictatorship under General Zia ul Haq from 1977
to 1988.
In this collection of nearly 200 articles, reports,
commentaries and analyses, Sethi discusses a wide range of issues
relating to state, society and government under the Nawaz Sharif regime
from 1990 to 1993. Among the many subjects covered are: mockery of
justice and judiciary under pressure; the "law of necessity"; state
terrorism; humour in uniform; thinking beyond Saddam; privatise or
perish; cold war blues; Nawaz Sharif's options; freedom, fairness, state
and party; disintegration of the social contract; the rise of Nawaz
Sharif; India's dangerous legacies; waylaying the press; the price of
press freedom and accountability; the "great game" revisited; how the
other half dies; US-Pak agenda for nuclear talks; art of stealing
elections; dialoguing with India; unravelling Afghanistan; grasping
cynics and power plays in Islamabad; Benazir Bhutto's social contract;
"cleaning-up the fanatics"; killing fields of fundamentalism; how and
why to get rid of the 8th Amendment; third force vs third solution; the
tragedy of General Asif Nawaz; Establishment vs Civil Society;
Discretion vs Justice; Nawaz Sharif's Lafafah legacies; and grand
delusions of Mairaj Mohammad Khan and Rao Rashid.
The writing is full of sardonic humour, wit and penetrating analysis.
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