Islamabad: A book titled “How does Superclass Rule Nations? —A Case Study from Pakistan” was launched here on Friday.
Lack of knowledge of history, and blind trust in the superclass are two of the main weaknesses of ordinary people in our society. They pay a heavy price for this in the form of subjugation or becoming victims. Regrettably, that trust in the superclass has long been a part of South Asian DNA, and hero worship is an integral part of our semiotic system. Because of this, we are constantly in search of a savioiur—the hero to safeguard our souls. This “Avatar” later tends to become our subjugator. “How does Superclass Rule Nations? —A Case Study from Pakistan” deals with the political and social engineering Pakistan has faced since independence.
The author of the book Agha Iqrar Haroon is an international award-winning journalist who has been in the field since 1988 and appears in national and international media as an analyst and political scientist. He holds degrees in Masters of Philosophy and Masters of History from Government College Lahore (GCU).
Author of the book while citing American scholar David Rothkopf’s famous book “Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making”, writes that the superclass runs our governments, our largest corporations, the powerhouses of international finance, the media, and, from the shadows, the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. Pakistan’s superclass is not different from the global superclass described by David Rothkopf. The difference is that the Pakistani superclass has a larger continuum as it is interceded, intermingled, and intervened through intermixed marriages.
