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Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within (Hardcover)
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Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within (Hardcover)
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A result of 30 years of research, Shuja Nawaz offers an indepth analysis of the Pakistan Army, an institution that has ruled Pakistan for over half its life and still continues to do so. His insight into the reasons for this involvement provides the reader with a clear picture of why the Army holds the power it does.Review
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Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan
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Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan
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The bloody suppression of East Pakistan's aspirations led to Pakistan's humiliation by Indian troops and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, but it helped bring Bhutto to power. Stanley Wolpert's command of detail and his balanced sympathies give ZULFI BHUTTO OF PAKISTAN the narrative flow of excellent biographical writing.Review
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Diaries of Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, 1966-1972 (Hard Cover)
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Diaries of Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, 1966-1972 (Hard Cover)
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Ayub's diary presents his views and interpretations of the events of the period from 1966 - 1972. The diary was discontinued when declining health prevented him from continuing. Review
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PBH01132padRegular Price: US $56.45padOur Price: US $48.99pad
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Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad
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Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad
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This is a pioneering work comprising a diverse range of Ahmad's writings. It reflects his distinct understanding of world politics as well as his profound sense of empathy for those living in poverty and oppression.Review
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PBH01115padRegular Price: US $29.45padOur Price: US $25.00pad
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"In The Line of Fire" by Pervez Musharraf
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"In The Line of Fire" by Pervez Musharraf
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Did Nawaz Sharif know about Kargil?
Is A.Q. Khan a villan or a hero? Review
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Jihad, Hindutva and the Taliban
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Jihad, Hindutva and the Taliban
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Tracing the historical origins of the ideology of Jihad since the classical Islamic era, the book deliberates the more recent typologies of resistance during colonial and contemporary times. The intricate relationship in Afghanistan between the erstwhile Mujahideen and Western powers during the Cold War and its break-up following 9/11 has been examined in detail.
A must read for anyone following the rise of radical Islam in Pakistan. Review
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Hamoodur Rehman Commission Report
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Hamoodur Rehman Commission Report
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Available for delivery within US & Canada only.
An Inquiry into the 1971 War
Pakistan, India & Bangladesh Review
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PBH00983padRegular Price: US $34.00padOur Price: US $28.50pad
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If I Am Assassinated
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If I Am Assassinated
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This book was written by Bhutto from his jail cell. It has been published under the supervision of Mr. Fakhar Zaman - Chairman, National Commission on History and Culture. Review
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PBH01078padRegular Price: US $15.00padOur Price: US $12.50pad
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A to Z Of Jehadi Organizations In Pakistan
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A to Z Of Jehadi Organizations In Pakistan
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Based on groundbreaking research, detailed evidence and numerous interviews of the jehadi leaders, this book contains the most extensive information on Jehadi organizations and religious sectarianism in Pakistan.
A must read for anyone following the rise of radical Islam in Pakistan. Review
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Partition of India - Legend and Reality
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Partition of India - Legend and Reality
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This is a remarkable study of the events leading up to the Partition of India in August 1947. The author has provided an objective account of the role played by the protagonists, namely Jinnah, Gandhi, Nehru, Azad, and the last two British Viceroys, Wavell and Mountbatten. Review
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PBH01074padRegular Price: US $25.00padOur Price: US $22.50pad
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We've learnt nothing from History: Pakistan - Politics and Military Power
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We've learnt nothing from History: Pakistan - Politics and Military Power
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In this book, Air Marshal (Retired) M. Asghar Khan presents an insider's view of Pakistan's struggle for democracy from the 1960s to the present. Review
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PBH01069padRegular Price: US $25.00padOur Price: US $22.00pad
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Dialogue On The Political Chess Board
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Dialogue On The Political Chess Board
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S.M. Zafar's book, Dialogue on the political chess board gives a detailed account of the talks between the ruling party and the MMA which brought an end to the confrontation on the issue of the Legal Framework Order. Review
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Men of Steel - 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War
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Men of Steel - 6 Armoured Division in the 1965 War
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This book is an account of the 1965 war between Pakistan and India, based on the war despatches of Major General Abrar Husain, General Officer Commanding 6 Armoured Division. The Foreword has been written by General Pervez Musharraf, President and Chief of Army Staff, who participated with the Division in the epic battle of Chawinda. Review
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Pakistan On The Brink - Politics, Economics & Society
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Pakistan On The Brink - Politics, Economics & Society
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This collection of essays scrutinizes many aspects of Pakistan's foreign policy, including its evolving relations with the United States, India and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. Review
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Islamic Legal Interpretation - Muftis and their Fatwas
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Islamic Legal Interpretation - Muftis and their Fatwas
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In an age when the West is struggling to cope with its own distant, archaic and over-priced legal system, this book is a fascinating insight into how the Islamic world has sought to make its justice accessible both to the rich and poor, educated and illiterate. Review
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PBH01077padRegular Price: US $35.00padOur Price: US $32.00pad
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A Judge Speaks Out
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A Judge Speaks Out
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Chief Justice Ajmal Mian - a member of the superior judiciary for over twenty-one years, was a witness to some events during his period, most people's knowledge of which is based on incomplete or selective data. In this autobiography, he sets the record straight. Review
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PBH00839padRegular Price: US $28.00padOur Price: US $24.00pad
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Between Past & Future (Selected Essays on South Asia by Eqbal Ahmad)
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Between Past & Future (Selected Essays on South Asia by Eqbal Ahmad)
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Selected from more than thirty years of writing, Between Past and Future brings together for the first time some of Eqbal Ahmad's most important essays, magazine articles, newspaper columns and interviews on South Asia, focusing in particular on Pakistan. Review
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East Pakistan The EndGame - An Onlooker's Journal 1969-1971
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East Pakistan The EndGame - An Onlooker's Journal 1969-1971
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The East Pakistan tragedy was not just a failure of the military establishment of the day but also the abysmal collapse of civil society in West Pakistan.
As chief of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and press advisor to the president and chief martial law administrator at the time, the author had the unique advantage of observing the tragedy as it unfolded. Review
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PBH01063padRegular Price: US $22.00padOur Price: US $19.50pad
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Ruttie Jinnah: The Story, Told and Untold
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Ruttie Jinnah: The Story, Told and Untold
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The book contains irrefutable facts in substantial detail about the relationship between the founder of Pakistan and his wife - Ruttie Jinnah.
This book is Khawaja Razi Haider's first work in English, which is a translation done by himself from his book in Urdu. Review
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PBH01062padRegular Price: US $15.00padOur Price: US $12.50pad
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Pakistan Under Musharraf (1999 - 2002)
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Pakistan Under Musharraf (1999 - 2002)
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Many of the public policy issues addressed here are key reforms discussed and instituted by the Musharraf government. Review
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PBH01043padRegular Price: US $25.00padOur Price: US $22.00pad
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Out Of The Nuclear Shadow
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Out Of The Nuclear Shadow
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This book highlights the diversity of voices, traditions, and approaches that are weaving themselves into an anti-nuclear and peace movement in India and Pakistan. Review
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PBH01045padRegular Price: US $26.00padOur Price: US $22.00pad
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Pakistan At The Crosscurrent Of History
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Pakistan At The Crosscurrent Of History
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'A concise, perceptive and lucid political history of Pakistan with an eye on the future, a must-read for all those who have a passion, need or curiosity about Pakistan.' Saeed Shafqat, Quaid-i-Azam Distinguished Professor Of Pakistan Studies. Review
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PBH01042padRegular Price: US $29.00padOur Price: US $27.00pad
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Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99
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Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99
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This study is the only one of its kind to describe defense decision-making in intricate details. The analysis is corroborated by eye-opening facts and figures and candid case studies. Review
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Pakistan Leadership Challenges (PB)
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Pakistan Leadership Challenges (PB)
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by Lt.- Gen. Jahan Dad Khan
Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahan Dad Khan was general during the time of Ayub's military government to the time of General Zia. He has had the opportunity to be close to five principal players who had decided Pakistan's fate for thirty years. In his biography he examines characteristics such as background, style of governance, and their role in national affairs.
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The Clash of Fundamentalisms
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The Clash of Fundamentalisms
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'[Ali] finds little to distinguish between the organised violence of the United States and that of those who oppose it ...' Sydney Morning Herald Review
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PBS00908padRegular Price: US $18.00padOur Price: US $15.99pad
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Why Do People Hate America?
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Why Do People Hate America?
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"Contains valuable information and insights that we should know, for our own good, and the world's." Noam Chomsky Review
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Pakistan - A Dream Gone Sour (PB) by Roedad Khan
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Pakistan - A Dream Gone Sour (PB) by Roedad Khan
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A true insider's expose on the workings of the people who govern Pakistan. Review    click here for the Urdu version
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PBS00844padRegular Price: US $15.00padOur Price: US $13.00pad
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Memories of Jinnah by K.H. Khurshid
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Memories of Jinnah by K.H. Khurshid
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During the epoch-making 1944-47 period, Khurshid had the opportunity of observing the Quaid at close quarters and be privy to his thinking. Review
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Pakistan: Eye of the storm by Owen Bennett Jones
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Pakistan: Eye of the storm by Owen Bennett Jones
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On the 8th of Sept, 1999, as General Musharraf was showing-off a new pistol, Nawaz Sharif put this question to him. "General", he asked, "Who are you aiming it at?"
There is mention of events in the book that you would never come across in any newspaper. The book reads like a political thriller. Review
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From Purdah to Parliament
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From Purdah to Parliament
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A simple and absorbing narrative of the life and times of Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah. Review
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The End of India by Khushwant Singh
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The End of India by Khushwant Singh
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'It will not be Pakistan or any other foreign power that will destroy us; we will commit hara-kiri.' - Khushwant Singh. Review
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The Sole Spokesman by Ayesha Jalal
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The Sole Spokesman by Ayesha Jalal
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This book identifies Jinnah's real political aims & the reasons why he was reluctant to bring them into the open. Review
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Gandhi's Passion by Stanley Wolpert
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Gandhi's Passion by Stanley Wolpert
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Stanley Wolpert provides an unprecedented representation of Gandhi's passionate personality and the profound complexities that made the man what he was. Review
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PBH01014padRegular Price: US $27.50padOur Price: US $26.50pad
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Pakistan: Behind the Ideological Mask
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Pakistan: Behind the Ideological Mask
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Was Quaid-e-Azam a shia?
Where did Osama & Mullah Omer first meet?
Read this book & find out. Review
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The British Papers by Roedad Khan
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The British Papers by Roedad Khan
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Recently declassified secret and confidential documents concerning British policy in the subcontinent. Review  also available:The American Papers
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A Journey to Disillusionment (Paper Back) by Sherbaz Khan Mazari
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A Journey to Disillusionment (Paper Back) by Sherbaz Khan Mazari
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Who Killed Zia?
How did Benazir get into Harvard?

"..simply the best political autobiography in the last fifty years." The Nation
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Betrayal of East Pakistan by A.A.K Niazi
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Betrayal of East Pakistan by A.A.K Niazi
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Gen. Niazi's own account of what happened in 71'. Review  Urdu version
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THE 1971 INDO-PAK WAR: A Soldier's Narrative by Major Gen. Hakeem Arshad Qureshi
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THE 1971 INDO-PAK WAR: A Soldier's Narrative by Major Gen. Hakeem Arshad Qureshi
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Major General Hakeem Arshad Qureshi writes about what REALLY happened in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Review
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PBH01006padRegular Price: US $23.00padOur Price: US $18.50pad
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Jinnah of Pakistan (PB) by Stanley Wolpert
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Jinnah of Pakistan (PB) by Stanley Wolpert
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The ultimate biography of the Quaid-e-Azam. Review  also available: Jinnah of Pakistan (HB)
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PBS00889padRegular Price: US $17.00padOur Price: US $15.00pad
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Pakistan - The Political Economy of Lawlessness
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Pakistan - The Political Economy of Lawlessness
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As an economist and criminologist, turned police officer, Mr. Nadeem has first hand knowledge of problems relating to lawlessness & their effects on the economy. Review
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Framed- Trumped up as an Indian Spy by Muhammad Akram Khan
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Framed- Trumped up as an Indian Spy by Muhammad Akram Khan
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Available for delivery within US & Canada only.
Pakistan Army Officer OR 'Indian Spy'?
"What I read in framed was very tragic, particularly your experience of torture…" Anthony Spaeth, Time Magazine. Review
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Jihad by Ahmed Rashid
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Jihad by Ahmed Rashid
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Ahmed Rashid, the best selling author of The Taliban now turns his attention towards the five Central Asian republics adjacent to Afghanistan Review  Also by Ahmed Rashid: Taliban
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The Taliban (Peter Marsden)
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The Taliban (Peter Marsden)
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'The best launch pad for an understanding of what is going on in Afghanistan'
New Internationalist Review
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The Trauma of Kashmir
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The Trauma of Kashmir
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The people of Kashmir, denied self-determination, have been afforded an opportunity for self-expression in these pages Review
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The Nuclearization of South Asia by Kamal Matinuddin
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The Nuclearization of South Asia by Kamal Matinuddin
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This book traces the nuclear and missile programmes of both Pakistan & India from their inception to their present status. Review
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Taliban- Ascent to Power by M. J. Gohari
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Taliban- Ascent to Power by M. J. Gohari
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"This is an informative account of Afghanistan under Taliban rule." Mujtaba Farahani, Professor Emeritus, University of Tehran. Review
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Unholy Wars
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Unholy Wars
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Afghanistan, America & International Terrorism Review
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Readings in Pakistan Foreign Policy by Mehrunnisa Ali
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Readings in Pakistan Foreign Policy by Mehrunnisa Ali
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Articles focussing on issues such as the Kashmir dispute, the nuclear programme, security concerns vis-a-vis the Indian and Afghan crises, etc. Review
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Khaki Shadows by General Khalid Mahmud Arif
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Khaki Shadows by General Khalid Mahmud Arif
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Khaki Shadows vividly portrays the role of the army in the politics of Pakistan from its earliest years. Review
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Pakistan: Founders' Aspirations & Today's Realities
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Pakistan: Founders' Aspirations & Today's Realities
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The book is a realistic assessment of the country's successes and failures. Review
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Law Courts in a Glass House
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Law Courts in a Glass House
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Sajjad Ali Shah's Autobiography. The legal battle between Nawaz Sharif and the Supreme Court has been documented in detail. Review
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Nuclear Deterrence, CTBT & Pakistan
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Nuclear Deterrence, CTBT & Pakistan
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Available for delivery within US & Canada only.
Should Pakistan sign the CTBT?
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Storms & Rainbows
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Storms & Rainbows
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"Storms and Rainbows" is a very readable, persuasive compilation of purposeful ideas for change. Review
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A History of the Pakistan Army (PB) by Brian Cloughley
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A History of the Pakistan Army (PB) by Brian Cloughley
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A soldier's view on the nature of the Pakistan army, and therein lies its merit. Review
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Ayub, Bhutto And Zia by Syed Shabbir Hussain
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Ayub, Bhutto And Zia by Syed Shabbir Hussain
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How they fell victim to their own plans
by Syed Shabbir Hussain
'Ayub, Bhutto and Zia- How they fell victims to their own plans', reveals the fascinating story of the rise and fall of the three men who linked the destiny of Pakistan with their own destiny. The fluent narrative beautifully integrates the non-human and human, national and international factors that derailed each of the three rulers discussed in this poignant book.
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From a head, Through a head, To a head
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From a head, Through a head, To a head
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The Secret Channel between the US and China through Pakistan. Review
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The Terrorist Prince
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The Terrorist Prince
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-The Life And Death of Murtaza Bhutto
by Raja Anwar
Run by "The Terrorist Prince" himself, Raja tells us how Murtaza Bhutto attempted to kill Zia as well as hijack a Pakistani airliner en route to Kabul. Raja's detailed coverage of how the resistance organization- Al-Zulfiqar (The Sword), turned into a terrorist group brilliantly fuses the tension and pace of a political thriller.
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