Pakistan's political parties : surviving between dictatorship and democracy / Mariam Mufti, Sahar Shafqat, Niloufer Siddiqui, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Pakistan's Political Parties in an Era of Transitions / Niloufer Siddiqui, Mariam Mufti and Sahar Shafqat - Part I. Form of Pakistan's Party System - The Formation, Development, and Decay of the Pakistan Muslim League / Nawaz Saeed Shafqat - Pakistan People's Party : From Populism to Patronage / Philip E. Jones - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf : Transformation from a Movement to a Catch-all Party / Tabinda Khan - What Endures after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement / Tahir Naqvi - Leftist Parties in Pakistan : Challenges and Limitations / Anushay Malik - Religious Parties : The Politics of Denominational Diversity in an Islamic Republic / Johann Chacko - Part II. The Functions Served by Pakistan's Party System - Who do Politicians Talk to? Political Contact in Urban Punjab / Asad Liaqat, Ali Cheema and Shandana Khan Mohmand - Candidate-Party Linkages in Pakistan : Why Do Candidates Stick with Losing Parties? / Hasan Javid and Mariam Mufti - Women in Electoral Politics : An Account of Exclusion / Sarah Khan - Governance Amid Crisis : Delegation : Personal Gain and Service - Delivery in Pakistan / Sameen Andaleeb Mohsin Ali - Opposition Parties and Regime Uncertainty in Pakistan / Sahar Shafqat - Part III. The Survival of Pakistan's Party System - The King-maker : Pakistan's Military and Political Parties / Ayesha Siddiqa - Judicial Politics in a Hybrid Democracy : Pakistan's Judiciary and Political Parties / Yasser Kureishi - Parties and Foreign Policy in Pakistan / Christopher Clary - Conclusion : Political Parties in an 'Establishmentarian Democracy' / Mohammad Waseem - Appendix : Pakistan Electoral Results 1988-2018.

"Pakistan's Political Parties provides a comprehensive overview of the country's major party politics and updates our understanding of Pakistan's evolving political system. The Pakistan general elections of 2018 marked the second successful transfer of power from one elected civilian government to another. This was only the second time in the country's history that a civilian government had completed its full five-year term in office. The contributors analyze the role of the military, bureaucracy, and judiciary in politics, but the major contribution of the volume is to refresh our understanding of how Pakistan's political parties are functioning and surviving in the country's improving though fragile democracy. Pakistan's parties are myriad and each represents a distinct interest from left, right, and/or populist to religion, region, ethnicity, reform, or some combination thereof. Studying their internal workings, motivations, mechanisms for influencing both state and society, and capacity to make policy provides an excellent opportunity to shed light on exactly how Pakistan's developing democracy functions. This book is one of a kind and will be the go-to reference for anyone interested in learning about politics in Pakistan"-- Provided by publisher.