The independent weekly "Viewpoint" was launched on Pakistan's Independence Day in 1975 with the intention of filling a void in the English language press. With the advent of the country's third Martial Law in 1977 "Viewpoint" evolved into a focus for pro-democracy dissent. Mazhar Ali's reasoned editorials and columns, some of which are remarkably prescient, cover the period that led up to Zia's coup d'etat, the bleak years of martial law, the Afghan crisis, and the disappointing aftermath of military rule.
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Höhe: 217 mm
Breite: 135 mm
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978-0-19-579004-7 (9780195790047)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction; Section 1: About Viewpoint; 1. Our Viewpoint; Section 2: National Day Comments; 2. Independence Day and Pakistan Day Comments; Section 3. Years of Travail; 3. The Road to 5 July (1975-77); 4. Unabated Crisis (1977-79); 5. The Bhutto Case; 6. The Barren Years (1979-85); 7. Changeless Change (1985-88); 8. A New Beginning (1988-92); Section 4: Political Parties and Personalities; 9. Pakistan People's Party; 10. NAP and its Offspring; 11. Men of Mansoora; 12. Pakistan's Muslim League; Section 5: Press Freedom and Abuse; 13. Government-Press Relations; 14. Nonsense Advice; Section 6: Personal and Miscellany; 15. Departure Lounge; 16. Let the Truth Spread
