Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub: vision for Pakistan, impressions, and reminiscences A selection of talks, interviews, and speeches

The interviews and speeches included in this volume recreate for us, as no other book could, the era during which Pakistan was stable, prosperous, and heldup as a model for other states in the continent. They contain candid comments, for instance, on Lal Bahadur Shastri and on the industrialists whom Ayub Khan is supposed to have patronized, whereas in fact he decried the concentrationof wealth. He also criticizes the bureaucracy and makes decentralization his prescription for progress. The volume clears away many misconceptions about this little-appreciated ruler. His interviews reflect a man with a vision, free from all religious and ethnic bigotry. He upheld the ideals of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan for modernization of the thought process rather than regression in the face of this fast progressing world. Ayub Khan's interviews transcend the boundaries of timesince nothing has changedespecially in the politics of the country. INDICE: Preface; Introduction by Shuja Nawaz; 1.: Inter and External Policies of Pakistan, 1964; 2.: Kashmir, 1964; 3.: Elections; 4.: Impressions; 5.: Interview Conducted by Mr N.A. Farooque; 6.: Interview Conducted by Mr N.A.Farooque; 7.: Questions Put by Mr Altaf Gohar; 8.: Questions Put by Mr Altaf Gohar; 9.: Presidential Elections; 10.: Sino-Soviet Relations with Pakistan; 11.: Geo-Politics of Pakistan; 12.: Objectives and Devices: 20th Independence Anniversary; Appendices; 1. A Short Appreciation of Present and Future Problemsof Pakistan; 2. Declaration of Indo-Pak War 1965; 3. Resignation Speech

• ISBN: 978-0-19-547624-8
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 334
• Fecha Publicación: 08/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés