Few
regions of the world are riven with the variety of ethnic conflicts
that stalk South Asia. These conflicts stem from the impact of colonial
legacies, population movements across porous borders, the disruptive
effects of modernisation forces and the exigencies of electoral
politics. The..
This book traces the contribution of Punjabis born before the Partition of India in 1947 to Indian cinema telling the story of their contributions at three centres of Hindustani-language films at Bombay, Calcutta and Lahore.Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed was born in Lahore on February 24, 1947.He holds a PhD in ..
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
has been both celebrated and reviled for his role in the Partition of
India, and the controversies surrounding his actions have only increased
since his death. Ishtiaq Ahmed places Jinnah's actions under intense
scrutiny to ascertain the Quaid-i-Azam's successes and failu..
This study seeks to solve the following puzzle: In 1947, the Pakistan
military was poorly trained and poorly armed. It also inherited highly
vulnerable territory vis-à-vis the much bigger India, aggravated because
of serious disputes with Afghanistan. Over the years, the military, or
rather ..
Unravelling the 1947 Tragedy through Secret British Reports and First-Person Accounts - Ishtiaq Ahmed
The 1947 Partition of India stands as the largest forced migration in
history, involving around 14 million people, with 10 million hailing
from the Punjab region. This book, a holistic examinat..
Urdu Translation of Book: The Pakistan Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011)
اس تحقیقی کتاب میں ایک معمہ حل کرنے کی کوشش کی گئی ہے۔ 1947ء میں آزادی کے وقت پاکستانی فوج کے پاس اسلحے کی کمی تھی اور ریاست کے مؤثر عضو کے طورپر کام کرنے کے لئے اسے انفراسٹرکچر اور ٹریننگ کی ضر..
یہ کتاب پروفیسر ڈاکٹر اشتیاق احمد کا روایت شکن شاہکار ہے جو 1947 میں مشرقی اور مغربی پنجاب دونوں کو ناپسندیدہ اقلیتوں سے پاک کرنے سے متعلق دستاویزات پر مبنی ہے ۔ اس میں انتہائی عرق ریزی کے بعد برطانوی دورکی ان خفیہ رپورٹوں کو شامل کرنے کے ساتھ ریڈکلف ایوارڈ کے اعلان کے بعددونوں طرف ہونے والے قتل عام..