A Comment on Anatol
Lieven's perception of Pakistan
A Mutiny Grows in Punjab
by Anatol Lieven: A Comment from Peshawar
Prof. Ijaz Khan
Sometimes even
(partially) correct factual description of a situation may lead to
interpretations and policy recommendations not really warranted by it. Anatol
Lieven in his book ‘Pakistan: A Hard Country’ has done precisely that. He
builds on his arguments in his essay titled ‘A Mutiny Grows in Punjab’. His
arguments and policy recommendations can be summarized as
Sometimes even (partially) correct factual description of a situation may lead to interpretations and policy recommendations not really warranted by it. Anatol Lieven in his book ‘Pakistan: A Hard Country’ has done precisely that. He builds on his arguments in his essay titled ‘A Mutiny Grows in Punjab’. His arguments and policy recommendations can be summarized as