Table of Contents
Introduction: Pakistan’s Political Parties in an Era of TransitionsNiloufer Siddiqui, Mariam Mufti, and Sahar Shafqat Part I: The Form of Pakistan’s Party System
1. The Formation, Development, and Decay of the Pakistan Muslim League-NawazSaeed Shafqat
2. Pakistan People’s Party: From Populism to PatronagePhilip E. Jones
3. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf: From a Movement to a Catch-All PartyTabinda M. Khan
4. What Remains of the Muttahida Qaumi MovementTahir Naqvi
5. Leftist Parties in Pakistan: Challenges and LimitationsAnushay Malik
6. Religious Parties: The Politics of Denominational Diversity in an Islamic RepublicJohann Chacko
Part II: The Functions Served by Pakistan’s Party System
7. Who Do Politicians Talk To? Political Contact in Urban PunjabAsad Liaqat, Ali Cheema, and Shandana Khan Mohmand
8. Candidate-Party Linkages in Pakistan: Why Do Candidates Stick with Losing Parties?Hassan Javid and Mariam Mufti
9. Women in Electoral Politics: An Account of ExclusionSarah Khan
10. Governance amid Crisis: Delegation, Personal Gain, and Service Delivery in PakistanSameen A. Mohsin Ali
11. Opposition Parties and Regime Uncertainty in PakistanSahar Shafqat
Part III: The Survival of Pakistan’s Party System
12. The Kingmaker: Pakistan’s Military and Political PartiesAyesha Siddiqa
13. Judicial Politics in a Hybrid Democracy: Pakistan’s Judiciary and Political PartiesYasser Kureshi
14. Parties and Foreign Policy in PakistanChristopher Clary
Conclusion: Political Parties in an “Establishmentarian Democracy”Mohammad Waseem
Appendix: Pakistan Electoral Results, 1988–2018
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