Pakistan - Public meeting with prominent author Ayesha Siddiqa
South Asian Alliance | 13.03.2009 15:47 | Globalisation | Terror War | Birmingham
With war on terror moving further into Pakistan, the need to asnwer the challenges of neo-colonialism is pressing. South Asian Alliance has invited prominent Pakistani author and analyst Ayesha Siddiqa, with whom we would be discussing present situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan and people's resistance against Imperialism.
Pakistan: in the eye of the storm
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham. B6 4UU.
22nd March
14.00-16.00
The recent daylight attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in the liberal city of Lahore highlights the current challenges that Pakistan faces.
Pakistan's role as a key frontline state in the global war on terrorism underpins the current crisis, with the US making no secret of the fact that it sees the growing insurgency in Pakistan as its greatest security challenge.
All of this is being played out against a background of political turmoil and economic stagnation with Zardari and his civilian government seemingly incapable of tackling problems faced by Pakistani peoples.
South Asian Alliance has invited Ayesha Siddiqa to provide an insider's account of the situation; to comment on the rise of extremism in Pakistan, the approach that Obama's administration is taking and to explore the effects of the Pakistani crisis on political stability in South Asia.
Ayesha Siddiqa is a renowned Pakistani analyst, columnist and author with a detailed knowledge of political and military affairs in Pakistan. She was previously Director of Naval Research with the Pakistan Navy, a Ford Fellow and a Pakistan Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is the author of Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy, a book which caused much controversy in Pakistan when it was first published.
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU.
Contact Naeem Malik for further information: 07721 427690
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham. B6 4UU.
22nd March
14.00-16.00
The recent daylight attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in the liberal city of Lahore highlights the current challenges that Pakistan faces.
Pakistan's role as a key frontline state in the global war on terrorism underpins the current crisis, with the US making no secret of the fact that it sees the growing insurgency in Pakistan as its greatest security challenge.
All of this is being played out against a background of political turmoil and economic stagnation with Zardari and his civilian government seemingly incapable of tackling problems faced by Pakistani peoples.
South Asian Alliance has invited Ayesha Siddiqa to provide an insider's account of the situation; to comment on the rise of extremism in Pakistan, the approach that Obama's administration is taking and to explore the effects of the Pakistani crisis on political stability in South Asia.
Ayesha Siddiqa is a renowned Pakistani analyst, columnist and author with a detailed knowledge of political and military affairs in Pakistan. She was previously Director of Naval Research with the Pakistan Navy, a Ford Fellow and a Pakistan Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is the author of Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy, a book which caused much controversy in Pakistan when it was first published.
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU.
Contact Naeem Malik for further information: 07721 427690
South Asian Alliance