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Book Review: Dead Reckoning, Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War

[12 Nov 2011 | One Comment | Tariq Rahman]

Sarmila Bose’s research dispels myths and counters exaggerations about the 1971 East Pakistan separation. It taps into a compendium of reliable sources and provides new facts and figures of that fateful year in history.

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The Enemy Within

[22 Dec 2009 | One Comment | Tariq Rahman]

Journalist Imtiaz Gul’s book on extremism in FATA is a valuable account of how militants took over the tribal areas and are threatening Pakistan.

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True to Tradition

[5 Jul 2009 | One Comment | Tariq Rahman]

Frequently witty, slightly bawdy and filled with homespun wisdom, truck art still remains rooted in folk culture despite the creeping Talibanisation in the Frontier.

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Cult of Personality

[3 May 2009 | Comments Off | Tariq Rahman]

Sikandar Hayat’s book argues that Jinnah’s success in the creation of Pakistan was due to his charisma.

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Back to the Future?

[7 Aug 2008 | Comments Off | Tariq Rahman]

Ahmed Rashid’s new book provides a comprehensive and chilling view on the resurgent Talibanisation of Afghanistan and its spreading tentacles in Pakistan’s frontier.

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Back to the Future?

[1 Aug 2008 | Comments Off | Tariq Rahman]

Veteran Afghan hand, Ahmed Rashid’s new book provides a comprehensive and chilling view on the resurgent Talibanisation of Afghanistan and its spreading tentacles in Pakistan’s frontier.