'Names names and pours cold water on boastful claims, may step on some powerful toes' -- Guardian 'A detailed and powerful case study' -- The New York Times 'This bold book explains why it will be so difficult to persuade the Pakistani military to renounce political power and return to the barracks. It is a must read for anyone who cares about Pakistan or its future' -- Lee H. Hamilton, President and Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 'Siddiqa demonstrates [how] economic impunity and political impunity are closely related' -- Nicole Ball, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, Washington DC 'No one else has so comprehensively [explained] the army's involvement in Pakistan's economy, nor linked it so clearly with the army's growing and seemingly permanent role in Pakistan's politics' -- Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings 'Complex, riveting, absorbing, Siddiqa has written a vitally important book which enhances our understanding of the army on the front line in the war on terror' -- Ahmed Rashid, Far Eastern Economic Review 'An incisive look at the largely hidden economic empire run by and for the benefit of Pakistan's military. This courageous book will not please Pakistan's generals. But no Pakistani, civilian or military, can afford to ignore its sobering analysis' -- Robert M. Hathaway, Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars