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Also by Hassan Abbas:

Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism, October 2004
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Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism
Hassan Abbas

Allah, The Army, And America's War On Terror

UNKNOWN
October 2004
On Sale: September 30, 2004
275 pages
ISBN: 0765614979
EAN: 9780765614971
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political

This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, and analyzes its connections to Pakistan Army's policies and the 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 (1965 War with India), conspiracy behind General Zia-ul-Haq’s plane crash in 1988, a botched military coup by fundamentalists in army in 1993-4 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.

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