The reviewer is an independent researcher based in Islamabad. He can be reached at ammar_ali@yahoo.com and tweets @AmmarAliQureshi
Hassan Abbas’s new book is a concise biography of Ali Ibne Abi Talib , extensively describing his life and legacy
Saud Mukhtar explores the changing demographics and culture of Islamabad over the last five decades
Should the present development paradigm of government-funded programmes be replaced by a model that is purely entrepreneurial?
Kuldip Nayar’s last book, completed just two weeks before his death, is a narrative of his memories and impressions of nineteen leaders and icons...
The main premise of the book is that the core of Indian diplomatic practice is to be found in the national epic, Mahabharata. How far is it true?
May the spirit of 1982 help you again in the most important innings of your life
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Diplomat, cricket commentator, businessman and author, Jamsheed Marker was arguably Pakistan’s most famous Parsi
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An insightful and interesting treatise that focuses on the middle class structure, its increasing religious identity, and divisions between the...
With growing inequality, Marx’s clarion call to the workers of the world will continue to resonate and exercise its charm as a siren song for the...
A book that portrays Zulfikar Bhutto as a protagonist of a Greek tragedy, who is cursed by gods and his final destiny is pre-ordained due to his...
A book that traces the history of Sino-Pakistan relations
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Geoffrey Boycott, one of the keenest observers of the game today and previously a record holder for the highest number of...
