THE events which the following work endeavours to bring before the reader in their connection did not fail, as they severally occurred, to strike the public mind with humiliation and...

What is the social base of Islamization? What norms can be derived from it? What areas are being Islamized? What is Islamization all about? These and similar pertinent questions are...

OR KALHANA'S RAJATARANGINI

Muslim societies are presumed to be stagnant and resistant to change. Yet the reality is quite the contrary. Pakistan is a pivotal Muslim nation. It exemplifies the scope and direction...

“This is a work of reinterpretation of Mountbatten’s role in the emergence of Pakistan. It moves beyond previous controversies concerning his impact on the Radcliffe Boundary Award and bias towards...

For twenty years, the Taliban was the number one enemy of Western forces in Afghanistan. But it was an enemy that they knew little about. And they knew even less...

Professor KHURSHEED KAMAL AZIZ was born in December 1927, in village Ballamabad near Faisalabad. He was educated at the M. B. High School Batala, Forman Christian College and the Government...

This book is not an orthodox history of the Pakistani armed forces. Instead, it is an attempt to present the "imagined" history of the army and the impact of this...

At the inaugural ceremony of the Institute of Kashmir Studies on 26 May 2008, Madanjeet Singh presented President Pratibha Patil with a copy of his book, This My People, to...

In this brilliant look at the rise of political Islam, the distinguished political scientist and anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani brings his expertise and insight to bear on a question many Americans...

This book sheds light on Pakistan's relations with Britain from 1947 to 1951, with special reference to problems arising from the partition of the sub-continent. It centres on the British...

Crucial to the social position of women in Pakistan is their access to and control of material resources. A key factor in this respect is the situation of legal pluralism...

This book deals with one of the most essential conditions of human existence: the health of individuals and society. The author has described the multi-faceted structure of health care in...

The Venture of Islam' has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study, illustrated with charts and maps, Hodgson...

March 1947. A four-year-old Salima Hashmi is witness to the Sikh leader, Master Tara Singh and his many followers denouncing the demand for Pakistan. Soon, the sub-continent is partitioned and...

The report of the Hamoodur Rehman Commission of Inquiry into the 1971 War As Declassified by the Government of Pakistan is more than just an investigation into what happened in...

This collection presents the evocative poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, masterfully translated into English by Victor Kiernan. It captures the profound social and political themes inherent in Faiz’s work, conveying...

This comprehensive academic work examines poverty reduction strategies across two major Asian economies over seven decades. The study provides an in-depth comparative analysis of China and Pakistan's distinct policy approaches,...

CASE OF CIVIL & MILITARY GAZETTE (1946-1947)

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...

A Diplomat's Journey from East to West Pakistan This compelling historical account offers an insider's perspective on one of the twentieth century's most pivotal moments. Through the eyes of a...

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...

PAKISTAN'S ARMY IN YEARS OF TURMOIL

This is the second 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...

Both Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif didn't acquit themselves well in the "trial of democracy" from 1988 to 1993. They did worse confronting the "dilemma of democracy" from 1993-1999 -...

VERNACULAR CULTURE IN COLONIAL PUNJAB

This is a serious scholarly narrative about the past history of relationship between the judiciary and the executive in Pakistan. It also describes the different trends of the judiciary in...

The Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan delves into the pivotal event that shaped Pakistan’s early political landscape. This detailed account examines the circumstances, motives, and repercussions surrounding the assassination of...

This is a blow by blow account of the Imran Khan regime 2018-2022 that promised so much and delivered so little. The “IK story” began in 2011 when Pakistan’s military...

Explore a comprehensive analysis of Pakistan's urgent need to overhaul its tax system, addressing inefficiencies and inequities that hamper economic growth. This expert examination delves into structural challenges and proposes...

This book by Professor Qazi Fazl-i-Haque is about the history of Punjabi literature, in which he has highlighted the services rendered by Muslims for Punjabi literature. This book is important...

REPORTAGE, COMMENT & ANALYSIS

ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN WAZIRISTAN

This is a blow by blow account of the Imran Khan regime 2018-2022 that promised so much and delivered so little. The “IK story” began in 2011 when Pakistan’s military...

THE INSIDE STORY OF PAKISTAN'S SECRET SERVICES

WHY I WRITE A compelling exploration of the writer's craft and creative motivation, this work delves into the fundamental reasons authors commit themselves to the written word. Through insightful analysis...

SOME TIME in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One...

Colin Turner’s analysis of Nursi’s Episties of Light presents Nursi’s commentary on the Quran in an especially interesting manner for an English-speaking audience. The topics of Nursi’s episties including nature...

In The Pakistan Anti-Hero, Paracha further explores the political and social evolution of Pakistan's polity which he first investigated in his best-selling debut, End of the Past. He expands this...

Since its creation in 1947, the basis of Pakistan polity has caused endless controversy regarding its ideological foundations. The discussion has been articulated in terms of a God versus a...

This book provides not only a detailed account of the mysterious personality of Bayazid Ansari, the Roshniya Movement but also explores the sixteenth century political, religious and cultural landscapes of...

(I) The Commission shall review and make a clear, precise and implementable set of recommendations in respect of: (a) the division of functions, responsibilities and accountabilities among the federal, provincial...

Khaled Ahmed was in the Pakistan Foreign Service from 1969 to 1978. He left it to become a journalist of distinction in The Pakistan Times. Then he was the Joint...

Did you know that after the Quaid's demise, Fatima Jinnah and Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan submitted an affidavit at the court saying that he was a Shia. Did you...

Pakistan faces a multitude of economic challenges some of them man made and domestic and the other external and natural. There is very little disagreement on the diagnostics — weak...

The book presents a beautifully written account of the life story of Shoaib Sultan Khan, the man whose noble efforts made a difference to the lives of millions of poor...

Since its creation as an independent state in 1947, Pakistan has alternated between authoritarian military regimes and ineffectual civilian rule. For most of its history, the country has been ruled...

Explore the remarkable history of Pashtun resistance against British imperial rule through this comprehensive examination spanning five decades of struggle and defiance. This scholarly work traces the political, military, and...

COMIC PERFORMANCE IN PAKISTAN: The Bhand Explore the vibrant tradition of Bhand, Pakistan's distinctive form of comic theatrical performance. This comprehensive work examines the historical roots, cultural significance, and artistic...

This is a companion volume to Prof. Aziz's 'A History of the Idea of Pakistan' and it reprints the documents he used for researching a part of the period he...

WE, THE MОВ From Washington DC and Brasília to Islamabad, populist uprisings have been framed as revolts of the people against 'corrupt elites. But in We, The Mob, Nadeem Farooq...

Secular Muslim: Jinnah, His Politics and Pakistan covers Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah's political journey from start to finish. It also explores the origin of classical liberalism and moderate secularism...

This is the first authoritative book on the phenomenon of piri-muridi in Pakistan. The author investigates the subject in the perspectives of history, religion. society, politics and economy. He asks...

It's a collection of sixty-one essays written in the last twenty-six years. They cover a wide range of issues related to Pakistan an:1 beyond. There are reflective essays about freedom,...

ADDRESSING CHRONIC FISCAL DEFICITS

Nawaz Sharif has the unique distinction of being elected as the country's prime minister for a record three times. But each time he was removed unceremoniously half way through his...

This book provides a comprehensive perspective on violence, distinguishing it from prior literature that often leans towards assigning blame to one of the involved parties. — Muhammad Iqbal Chawla —...

CRAVING AN IDEAL MUSLIM STATE

In 1992 Professor K K Aziz published a compendium on Muslim and non-Muslim political, religious and cultural parties, organizations and movements which flourished in India between 1850 and 1947 under...

Original, unique, and a significant addition to the humanities scholarship, this book illuminates the historical amnesia in the environmental movement and eco-thought in relation to ongoing violence of dispossession in...

This book's central thesis is that our cyclical political history is, in fact, like a short movie clip, set on a time-loop, that creates a perpetual déjà vu for those...

In this compelling study Dorothy McMenamin recovers the histories of Anglo-Indians in what would become Pakistan and traces the trajectories of individuals and families into the post-independence world. Grounded in...

This impressive collection of short essays by Dr. Naazir Mahmood centers upon the theme of resistance to hegemonic domination. What resistance means, of course, depends upon the particular context. His...

Punjabi Words in English and Urdu Script

Northern Pakistan - the ancient crossroads in the heart of Asia - is a land of secluded valleys and flower-strewn alpine pastures, surrounded by soaring peaks and shimmering glaciers. This...

In recent years Pakistan has emerged as a strategic player on the world stage - both as a potential rogue state armed with nuclear weapons and as an American ally...

Because Pakistan is marinated in crisis, attention is riveted on the latest outrage, disaster, or calamity to occur in the country. The often-asked question following such events is whether they...

Vanguard Books has decided to bring out a selection of Professor K K Aziz's scattered shorter writings in 3 volumes. This is the first to be published and consists of...

Among U.S. allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either friend or foe. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is an important center of radical Islamic ideas and groups....

“Zafar represents the dawn of a new era. Perhaps we are coming out of medieval times of silent policymaking by the well-connected to putting out ideas and developing conversations on...

Nadeem Farooq Paracha traces the political currents that led to the formulation of what has come be known as the 'Pakistan Ideology.' This ideology was unveiled in the late 1970s...

After political reforms and the completion of the Karakoram Highway in the 1970s, farming systems in the mountains of northern Pakistan have been subject to major transformations. Among other changes,...

MUSTAFA KHAR, YEH WO KHUD-E-SAWAKH HAI JO TUM KABHI NA LIKHO GEY!

This book is not a biography, it is the author's view of why Jinnah hailed as the best ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity ended up making a separate state in the...

India is projected to have the world's largest Muslim population surpassing Pakistan and Indonesia by the middle of this century. This book makes a compelling case that Indian Muslims have...

Focusing principally on events and policy missteps in Afghanistan in the 1980s and 1990s, award-winning journalist Roy Gutman weaves a narrative that exposes how and why the U.S. government, the...

Flight of the Falcon is about the spectacular episodes, trials and tribulations I had to face during my 28 years in the Pakistan Air Force. There is more in my...

BARAYE (RESCUE 1122, HOSPITAL, NURSING, HANGAMI SURAT-E-HAL...)

"Fall Out” delves into the tumultuous journey of Imran Khan's transition from a tenacious opposition leader to the prime minister from 2014 to 2018, and his complicated relationship with the...

END OF THE PAST is a documentation of how the consequences of various ideological experiments over the last many decades in Pakistan seeped into the soul of the country, insulating...

Emperors of the Graveyard examines the Taliban’s emergence through the lens of the country’s historical tension between the rural periphery and the urban center, and modern Afghanistan’s struggle to come...

Cutting Edge is Air Chief Marshal M Anwar Shamim's account of experiences in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). He writes from the vantage point of a former head of the...

In 2017, Arif Naqvi and The Abraaj Group were on the brink of changing the world of private equity. Abraaj was a pioneer of a new model of impact investing...

1n the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United states declared war on terrorism. More than ten years later, the results are decidedly mixed. Here world-renowned author, diplomat, and scholar...

An immaculate political biography of Ruttie Jinnah by a Pakistani civil servant-cum-scholar Saad S. Khan, co-authored by former head of Jinnah Academy and his better half, Sara Khan. Painstakingly researched...

The book explores the contribution of common people, including Muslim students, women, mystics, laborers, peasants, small-businessmen and low-cadre of government employees, of existing Pakistani territory in the Pakistan Movement, from...

This work explains the history, formation and orientation of the defunct Pakistan National Awami Party (NAP) from 1957 to 1975. NAP espoused a socialist and progressive approach in politics and...

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...

An ever-expanding body of literature continues to concentrate on the supposed role the madrassah, or religious school, plays in threatening international security. Even though none of the 9/11 attackers studied...

They are unknown but they cover an area of more than one million hectares, which is close to 10% of all irrigated land in Pakistan: spate irrigation systems. Also called...

The book is an account of: How the state caused the loss and damaged heritage monuments and mounds. How an opportunity of having a natural history museum in district Chakwal...

KI BHOOLI HUI MERAS

With a rare mastery of history, religions, and depth psychology, Dr. Kamran Ahmad leads us through the Journey of the Soul in Heer, Ranjha, discovering what may be the only...