Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State- Book Review - CSS essay Material

Pakistan: Beyond the 'Crisis State' Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State- Book Review - CSS essay Material By Maleeha Lodhi Book Review for CSS The Past as Present – Ayesha Jalal Ayesha Jalal has provided diverse reasons for the existing situation of a state like Pakistan. First, political elites have given "emotive lessons in ideology to the people to reinforce constructed myths, leading to "self-glorification of an imagined past." Second, the nation has failed to develop a historical consciousness because the people of Pakistan have not realized the significance of credible history. Third, Pakistan has been pushed towards a security state owing to the 'Indian factor.' Fourth, the "Islamic shift," Zia's "Faith, Piety, and Jihad," not only overtook Jinnah's 'Unity, Faith and Discipline' but also completely altered Pakistan's history. Last, the "clash of interest with America in Afghanistan" emerged from the...