In 1824 Jeremy Bentham wrote “The Book of Fallacies,” in which he listed more than 50 mistaken beliefs or delusions that prevented the introduction of reforms in his country. This book, "Blind Spots in Pakistan's History," lists far less than 50 blind spots (enduring fallacies and flawed philosophie..
New Dimensions in Contemporary Pakistani and Kashmiri WritingsHistory, Memory, Fiction proposes an examination of several
contemporary novels and memoirs of leading Pakistani and Kashmiri
writers, considering them as historical fiction, in other words as works
that are based on real-world fact..
Zafar Ullah Poshni was a young Pakistan Army captain when he was
arrested for taking part in the famous ‘Rawalpindi Conspiracy’ of 1951,
in which army officers of different ranks and top members of the
Communist Party of Pakistan were arrested for allegedly conspiring to
stage a coup against..
Authors: Ishrat Husain, Aijaz A. Qureshi, Nadeem HussainThe Economy of Modern Sindh delves into the different aspects
of Sindh’s economy—from geography, topography, climate, administrative
history, and demographics, to the political landscape, education,
health, labour force and employment, po..
The Contract Law of
Pakistan is a comprehensive description and analysis of the law on
contract.
The text is structured thematically and provides an authoritative and
accessible account of the principles of contract law with detailed
descriptions of applicable case law. The author gives p..
A compelling book that casts the Qur’anic encounter with Jews in an entirely new lightIn
this panoramic and multifaceted book, Meir Bar-Asher examines how Jews
and Judaism are depicted in the Qur’an and later Islamic literature,
providing needed context to those passages critical of Jews that ..
With a new introduction from the author, discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to deliver an exceptional presentation with Carmine Gallo’s Talk Like TED. ‘Talk Like TED is a smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation. But Gallo goes deeper than ..
Author: Malik Mohammad Jafar, I. A. Rehman, Ghani JafarCheck
out some of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's most brilliant speeches
on numerous issues including the Muslim Wakf Bill, Indianisation of the
Army, Reforms in the NWFP, the Role of the Press and On Pakistan's Ideal..
This book offers a comprehensive study of the dynamics of
civil-military relations in Pakistan. It asks how and why the Pakistan
military has acquired such a salience in the polity and how it continues
to influence decision-making on foreign and security policies and key
domestic political, ..
This book undertakes a comprehensive and documented study of the role of the military in Pakistan’s society and politics with a view to explaining why and how a professional military can acquire political disposition. The major themes have been studied with reference to three clusters of factors: th..
Pakistan faces a
number of critical challenges, a ‘polycrisis’ that comprises multiple
crises – political, constitutional, economic, security, geo-political,
demographic, and ecological. These systemic challenges are the
cumulative consequence of decades of poor governance and squandered
o..
This volume brings together writings in English and Urdu translation which shed light on Lahore’s five month descent into chaos from March 1947. Some of the pieces are well-known autobiographical accounts of such prominent non-Muslim intellectuals as Khushwant Singh and Som Anand who worked and live..
This is the first volume of a series of books by veteran journalist
Najam Sethi on Pakistan’s sputtering journey under democracy from 1988
to 2021 after it emerged from a stifling decade of autocracy under Z A
Bhutto from 1972-1977 and ruthless dictatorship under General Zia ul Haq
from 1977..
This book covers the tumultuous second term of Nawaz Sharif that was
cut short by the October Coup in 1999 which installed General Pervez
Musharraf in power.
It tells the inside story of how Sharif stripped President Farooq
Leghari of his powers under Article 58-2B of the constitution, how he..
One of the hallmark's of Brian Tracy's philosophy is that you are 100% responsible for the results in your life.
While Brian Tracy has discussed this philosophy since the 1980's, it is
increasingly out of place in our current cultural moment. Today there
are numerous voices telling you that an..
Pakistan is a strategic ally of the US in the ‘war on terror’. It is the
third largest recipient of US aid in the world. Yet Pakistan is a state
run by its army and intelligence service. Operating in the shadows,
Pakistan’s military industrial complex owns and controls swathes of the
economi..
In this book, Robert Greene demonstrates that
the ultimate form of power is mastery itself. By analyzing the lives of
such past masters as Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein,
and Leonard da Vinci, as well as by interviewing nine contemporary
masters, including tech guru Paul ..
What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble
answering the question. Depending on when you ask this controversial
Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer: "I race
motorcycles in Europe." "I ski in the Andes." "I scuba dive in Panama."
"I dance tango in Buenos Aires." He has spent mor..
As developing states adopt neoliberal policies,
more and more working-class women find themselves pulled into the
public sphere. They are pressed into wage work by a privatizing and
unstable job market. Likewise, they are pulled into public roles by
gender mainstreaming policies that develop..
A masterfully paced thriller about a
reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to
a private Greek island is upended by a murder from bestselling author of The Silent Patient.This is a tale of murder...
New Revised Edition with full color pictures and Lessons & Morals at end of each section.The biography of the Prophet is a very noble and exalted subject by which Muslims learn about the rise of Islam, and how the Prophet Muhammad (S) was chosen by Allah to receive the divine revelation. You als..