Recent writings on Pakistan have tended to focus on the role of
the Pakistan Army, the nuclear programme, terrorism, Pak-Afghan and
Pak-US relations and, of course, Indo-Pak relations. Pakistan: Courting
the Abyss goes beyond sensationalist headlines and current crises like
terrorism and ten..
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Pashtuns are perhaps the largest ethnic group in the world without a
country of their own. They inhabit a continuous stretch of land from the
Hindu Kush to the Indus, across Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan used
the Pashtun-dominated areas in Federally Administered Tribal Areas
(FATA..
Fascinating vignettes about the men and woman who ruled Pakistan
What did Muhammad Ali Jinnah say when he received a royal salute from
the last British regiment about to leave Pakistan? Did Ayub Khan
consider turning Pakistan into a monarchy? Why was Yahya Khan so
confident that the 1970 ele..
Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, is a complex region
fraught with conflict and hostility, ranging from an enduring insurgency
and sectarian violence to terror strikes and appalling human rights
violations. In his third book on Pakistan, Tilak Devasher
analyses why Balochistan is suc..