Pakistan: National Security State

[drona]

I am posting here an excellent dissection of Pakistan's history by renowned Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi. He clearly describes how Pakistan Army has been a malevolent influence in preventing the emergence of robust democratic institutions. I do not agree with his views on partition in the first clip, but rest of the interview is must watch for all fanboys of PA here.

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A must read for all PA fanboys is Ayesha Siddiqa's Military Inc.:Inside Pakistan's Military Economy. Here's the book's blurb:

Siddiqa shows how the power of the military has transformed Pakistani society, where the armed forces have become an independent class. The military is entrenched in the corporate sector. So Pakistan’s companies and its main assets are in the hands of a tiny minority of senior army officials. Siddiqa examines this military economy and the consequences of merging the military and corporate sectors. Does democracy have a future? Will the generals ever withdraw to the barracks? Military Inc. analyses the internal and external dynamics of this gradual power-building and the impact that it is having on Pakistan’s political and economic development.

Get it from here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/85942594/Military.Inc-Inside.Pakistans.Military.Economy.pdf.html

Regards,
Drona