I would strongly recommend you
Pakistan A New History written by
Ian Talbot and published by
Oxford
Its a recently published book containing 8 chapters
The Contents are
- Pakistan: Land, People, Society
- Understanding the Failure of Pakistan' First Experiment with Democracy 1947-58
- Ayub's Pakistan: The End of the Begining
- Bhutto's Pakistan: A Missed Opportunity
- Zia and the Quest for Pakistan's Stability
- Pakistan's Democratic Interlude 1988-99
- The Janus State: Pakistan Under Musharraf
- Surviving the Storm: Zardari's Pakistan
About the book
Maleeha Lodhi wrote
"An invaluable guide for navigating and understanding Pakistan's complex, byzantine politics. No other contemporary history of Pakistan come anywhere near Talbot's understanding and detail of its challenges and missed opportunities"