Preface
Introduction: What I Live For
Part 1: Internal Security Challenges
Starting Second Innings
Sindh Steps Back into the Nineteenth Century
Balochistan Blindly Follows Sindh
Balochistan on the Edge of a Precipice
Memogate
The NRO Saga
Blueprint for Balochistan
Threat at our Doorstep
The Sectarian Menace
Internal Security Challenges
Counterterrorism Strategy
Ballot or the Bullet
The Monster Unleashed
Part 2: Caught in the Muddle
Mandate for Governance
Dialogue with the Taliban
The Deep State
Investing in Justice
Reforming the Police
The Drug Menace Continues
Who will Police the Police?
Double Impact
Caught in the Muddle
A Lethal Nexus
Stronger Response Needed
Crucial to Justice
The Need to Rethink Policing
Broken Paths
Elusive Prison Reforms
Counterterrorism Confusion
Part 3: All is Not Well
Death of a Fighter
The Faltering State
All About Our Future
Roadmap to Internal Security
Policing Urban Violence
Instant 'Justice'
All is Not Well
Not the Whole Truth
Model Town Fiasco
Follies of a Desperate Lot
Police Restructuring
Caught in the Crossfire
Waging War
Civil-Military Imbalance
Dangerous Truths
The General's Pledge
Part 4: Grapes of Wrath
Counterterrorism National Action Plan
Terrorism in 2014
Destroying the Snake Pit
The Oil Imbroglio
Grapes of Wrath
The Courage to Say 'No'
Good Morning'
Solving Murder Mysteries
National Inaction Plan
Not a Perfect World
Benazir Murder Mystery
Mumbai Attacks Trial
Policing: Challenges and Lessons
The Golden Rule
Police Reforms Agenda
The Miasma of Hate
The Balochistan Saga
Shame Indeed
Power of the Establishment
Power without Principles
Violent Extremism in Society
Cancer of Corruption
Sleeping on the Job
The Power of the State
Between the Devil and the Deep State
Epilogue: Wake up Pakistan
Acknowledgements
Appendices
Index