Seen through the lens of the outsider, Pakistan has often been reduced to a caricature. Its diversity and resilience have rarely figured in the single-issue focus of recent literature on the country, be it journalistic or schol??arly. This book seeks to present an alternate paradigm and to contribute a deeper understanding of the country???s dynamics that may help explain why Pakistan has confounded all the doomsday scenarios. It brings together an extraordinary array of leading experts, including Ahmed Rashid, Ayesha Jalal and Zahid Hussain, and practitioners, such as the book???s editor, Maleeha Lodhi, Akbar Ahmed and Munir Akram. Together they debate their country???s strengths and weaknesses and offer ways out of its current predicament.