- Author Name : Syed Hasan Habib
- Cover : Hard Back
》Key Themes of the Book :
• Hard Realities: The book explores daily life under tight state control, infrastructure challenges, and the heavy impact of long-standing international isolation.
• State Control: It details how the regime manages society, including military conscription, strict communication blocks, and penal systems.
• Geopolitical Context: It traces North Korea's historical evolution, civilizational influences, and the development of its nuclear and missile programs amid heavy external pressure.
》About Author :
Ambassador Sved Hasan Habib holds a Master's degree and served for more than thirty years in the Foreign Service of Pakistan. Over the course of his diplomatic career, he represented Pakistan in several key international postings, including China, ITran, the Netherlands, Morocco, Switzerland and North Korea. He retired from public service as Pakistan's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and previously served as Pakistan's Consul General in China.
His academic and professional interests focus on China, the Middle East, and Iran In pursuit of regional specialization, he studied the Chinese language at the Beijing University of Language and Culture from 1989 to 1991. He has remained actively engaged with policy-oriented scholarship on these regions through research, public lectures, and academic forums.