Abstract
Maleeha Lodhi served as an Ambassador of Pakistan to the US for two terms (1993-1996 and 1999-2002) and to the UK for five years (2003-2008). She is currently serving as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, the first ever woman of Pakistan to hold that position. She is the author of two books; first one being ‘Pakistan’s Encounter with Democracy and The External Challenge’. In her recent book, ‘Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State’, she brought seventeen Pakistani intellectuals, economists, political thinkers and military experts to discuss the themes of governance, security, economic and human development, foreign policy and various complex domestic and international factors that contributed towards determining the future of Pakistan. All the articles included in this book assert that all the problems and challenges of Pakistan can be solved and overcome.