Transforming Pakistan: Ways Out of Instability

This book argues that any strategy for dealing with Pakistan requires an understanding of the country‘s complex and turbulent history and of the weaknesses of its political and other institutions. It describes how, in the absence of an inherent national identity, successive military and civilian governments have made use of Islam and Kashmir,the unfinished business of Partition for political purposes. It also examines the role of the army and of its intelligence service, the ISI, in relatio...