PAKISTAN FIGHTS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM

by DR. UMBREEN JAVAID

Publication Date: 2013

Extent: 210 pages

The Book:

The book contains a collection of essays covering a wide range of issues pertaining to the dreadful threat of terrorism faced by Pakistan. The essays throw light on the strands of extremism obtaining in different strata of the society. It traces the genesis and spread of extremism and terrorism within and around the borders of Pakistan. Interconnectivity between extremism and terrorism has been explored The ugly turn of radicalism into terrorism and its concomitant miseries for the common man are the subject matter of an in-depth analysis on the cumulative losses and gains of the Pakistani society. The potent existential threat to the state of Pakistan by terrorism and through its use as an instrument by friends and foes alike is the revealing outcome of this collection. A composite set of suggestions have been made to sagaciously address the issue.

The Author:

Prof. Dr. Umbreen Javaid, is Chairperson Department of Political Science and Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore-Pakistan. She did her M,Sc. in Defence and Strategic Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. For one year she studied various graduate courses at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA. She received her doctorate from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, where she has been teaching as well. At present she is teaching Masters, M. Phil and Ph. D Students in the Department of Political Science and Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore. She has authored numerous research articles in reputed national and international journals. She has written 3 books titled:

1) Peace Building in South Asia: Limitations and Prospects” Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab Lahore. 2012.

2) Bahawalpur Ki Siasat” Classic Publishers, Lahore – Pakistan – 2009.

3) Peace and Security in South Asia Issues and Challenges”, Pakistan Study Centre, University of the Punjab, Lahore – 2006.

4) Politics of Bahawalpur, from State to Region (1947-2000)” Classic Publishers, Lahore – Pakistan