{"product_id":"the-mirage-of-power-an-inquiry-into-the-bhutto-years-1971-1977-author-dr-mubashir-hasan-availability-in-stock","title":"The Mirage of Power\nAn Inquiry into the Bhutto Years, 1971-1977\nAuthor: Dr. Mubashir Hasan\nAvailability: In Stock","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e978-969-652-062-7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo. of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e394\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublishing Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZulfikar Ali Bhutto, brilliant orator, astute politician and statesman, autocrat and a man of the people, is remembered as much for his death by execution as for his extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six years, from 1971 to 1977, that Bhutto led Pakistan from a defeated and demoralized country to a proud, dynamic and rehabilitated nation, are recorded and assessed by one of his closest associates, Dr. Mubashir Hasan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Dr. Mubashir Hasan presents an insider’s account of the Bhutto years. As a member and Secretary General of the Pakistan People’s Party, and Minister of Finance in Bhutto’s Cabinet, the author was a close observer of the power struggle that raged within the inner sanctums of the party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the very first time, he reveals details of the tragic shift of state power from the leadership of the people to the traditional military-bureaucratic Establishment. He also writes about the factors that contributed to Bhutto’s fall___ from an adored leader of the people to an isolated, lonely, and defeated man, executed by his own chosen military leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Mubashir Hasan is a well-known figure in both academic and political circles in Pakistan. A Ph.D. in civil engineering, he served as an irrigation engineer and taught at the Engineering University at Lahore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author’s formal entry into politics took place in 1967 when he founding convention of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party was held at his residence. He was elected a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970 and served as Finance Minister in the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s Cabinet from 1971-1974. In 1975, he was elected Secretary General of the PPP. Following the promulgation of martial law in 1977, the author was jailed for his political beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Mubashir Hasan has written three books, numerous articles, and has spoken extensively on social, economic and political subjects. He is also a photographer of birds, and his book, “Birds of the Indus” has been published by Oxford University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresently, Dr. Mubashir Hasan is actively engaged in human rights causes, and the promotion of peace and disarmament in South Asia. He is a founder member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy, and is also President, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (Shaheed Bhutto) for the province of the Punjab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jamhori publication","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48092290580697,"sku":null,"price":1480.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/9902\/4857\/files\/The-Mirage_of_Power-250x380.jpg?v=1772701937","url":"https:\/\/bookdiscovery.store\/products\/the-mirage-of-power-an-inquiry-into-the-bhutto-years-1971-1977-author-dr-mubashir-hasan-availability-in-stock","provider":"Bookdiscovery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}