The Armed Forces of Pakistan/Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema. Reprint. Karachi,
Oxford University Press, 2003, xx, 220 p., maps, ISBN 0 19 579839 2.
The Armed Forces of Pakistan/Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema. Reprint. Karachi,
Oxford University Press, 2003, xx, 220 p., maps, ISBN 0 19 579839 2.
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Glossary. 1. Introduction. 2. Development of Pakistan and its strategic environment. 3. Defence administration. 4. Evolution of the army. 5. Evolution of the navy. 6. Evolution of the air force. 7. The armed forces and internal security. 8. The armed forces and politics. 9. Defence production and procurement. 10. Nuclear and missile developments. 11. Concluding remarks. Notes. Appendix: service chiefs since 1947. Bibliography. Index.
"Since the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the armed forces have played a central role. This book describes the nature of Pakistan's defence capabilities and the forces poised to change them in the twenty-first century. It surveys the forces locked in conflict over the nuclear option and examines the three types of pressures Pakistan continues to face--militarization, secularization and Islamic fundamentalism.
Sharing a border with Afghanistan where an internationally fuelled Civil War has given way to a war against international terror, and Indian with which Pakistan has faced three wars, Pakistan's armed forces continue to play an important role both internally and externally.
Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema assesses the role of the armed forces in the context of defence policy and strategy, and its social and political role. He also provides the most comprehensive description of all three forces, the army, navy and air force."