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This book is a collection of poems by the great Sufi poet of Punjab, Bulleh Shah (16801758), translated into English by Taufiq Rafat, one of Pakistans premier English language poets.

Based on the concept of charisma formulated by Max Weber and developed by recent writers, this second revised edition concentrates on 'personality-related' and 'situational' factors that led to the emergence of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah as the charismatic leader of Muslim India and sustained and strengthened him in that role to help create the separate state of Pakistan.

A Cry for Justice documents five different aspects of underdevelopment and deprivation in Balochistan: gas pricing, federal development expenditure, federal social protection, federal civil service and structure of electoral representation. It details the facts of systematic economic exploitation, discrimination and neglect that Balochistan has shouldered and continues to face.

A Thousand Cups of Tea, is a journey through the production, preparation, and consumption of tea from North Africa to South Asia. With deep insights into diverse habits, customs, preferences, and traditions surrounding this practise, the author delves into painting a cross-cultural panorama of a simple activity through detailed vignettes and historical anecdotes based on personal observations and thorough ethnographic research.

The author has conducted extensive, ethnographic field-research in the Hunza Valley region of Pakistan. Over the span of 20 years, he has compiled data regarding the various types of arts and crafts in the region by interviewing locals and craftsmen. He logs both current and fading art forms such as jewellery, pottery, architecture, and woodwork.

This book is an interview between two famous writers, Jameel Akhtar and Qurratulain Hyder. The interview explores Hyder's literature and previously unknown aspects of her personal life.

This work explores the question of social transformation within the Peshawar valley from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century, an extended period when regional villagers and pastoralists experienced and interacted with the demands of evolving imperial and cultural ideas and institutions.

This book is a biography of the author and very skilfully presents a picture of her childhood, juxtaposing childish playfulness with the realities of the urban middle class she lived in. A number of the author's poems, also translated by Samina Rahman, are included in the volume as well.

This admirably written book analyses in a scholarly and impartial way a mass of material relating to the creation of Pakistan. Taking 1857 as the starting point, Khalid bin Sayeed relates the diverse factors which periodically heightened or lowered tension between the Hindus and Muslims of the subcontinent. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's remarkable achievements, the emergence of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, the partition of Bengal, the granting of separate electorates, the Khilafat Movement, and the last minute manoeuvrings of both sides as the prospect of Independence drew nearer, are all excellently told. Impacting on this entire complex set of events, for better or worse, is the policy of the British Government. The latter part of the book gives a clear and penetrating account of Pakistan's first year of independence and the role of Jinnah as Pakistan's Governor-General. Even thirty years after it was first published, Khalid bin Sayeed's scholarly study of the formative phase of Pakistan remains the definitive work for the period.

This book relates the life of Jamal Mian Farangi Mahalli, a highly respected scion of Lucknow's scholarly culture and a major leader of the Pakistan Movement.

This anthology brings together English translations of twenty-six Urdu short stories by renowned Pakistani writers. Stories included in the anthology were written between 1947 and the present time. Authors range from the celebrated Saadat Hasan Manto and Intizar Husain to Dr Shershah Syed and Zafar Mehmood.

Retired diplomat and man of the world Iqbal Akhund, having previously written about his diplomatic career, recalls in this volume personal reminiscences of his ninety plus years: young days under the Raj, the conversion of his grandparents, the why and wherefore of Partition, as well as thoughts on current issues.

This book is a holistic study of the partition of Punjab which was the first major case of ethnic cleansing after the Second World War. Besides shedding new light on the events through secret British reports, it also contains poignant accounts by eyewitnesses, survivors, and even participators in the carnage on both sides of the border.

The book introduces the subject of entrepreneurship and presents a holistic view of its various dimensions, particularly in the context of South Asia, and more specifically Pakistan.

The book is a multi-layered, historical analysis of the nature and rule of the Pakistan Army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the US.

This book attempts to determine the nature and meaning of the term 'progressivism' and assess its significance in the larger context of Urdu literature and, ultimately, South Asian literature.

Although the artist Sadequain was commonly regarded as a modernist, the author, who is well known as an art critic and connoisseur, suggests that his art was most modern when he was traditional, and strictly traditional when modern. This prolific and versatile artist was a khattat (calligrapher), book binder, master of drawing, painter, and poet. Thus, in himself, he was a one-man traditional guild of the Muslim art of the Middle Ages, in which all of the abovedisciplines were in fact practised by different skilled persons. He thus revived the memory of this tradition in a modern visual vocabulary and syntax which would appeal to the people and stir their memory of loss, at the same time reinvigorating their pride. In his poetry, too, Sadequain reverted to thetraditional, painting the tragedy and ecstasy of love for a universal beloved, typical of the Urdu ghazal. Thus, he created cathartic works of great pleasure in each of the traditional disciplines of Muslim Art. Each of the essays in this book opens a window on Sadequain and his roshan khayali, or enlightened culture, the culture of the enlightened people of the northern subcontinent, in Dr Naqvis interpretation of modern art.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the existing policy frameworks, principles, and practices of corporate governance in Pakistan today.

This book examines the nature of the China-Pakistan relationship from the 1950s until April 2015. The author traces the growth of the alliance underpinned by domestic, regional, and international factors.

The book brings together fresh ethnographic studies with some seminal work that has already been published. In doing so, the volume traverses the macro and micro scales of the study of bonded labour in Pakistan.

Nine Pakistani institutions from the public and private sector, which are generally regarded as successful have been selected for the purpose of this research. The purpose is to show how they have effectively succeeded in delivering core services.

This book presents a rich collection of critical essays, ethnographic writings, memoirs, and reflections, portraying a well-rounded picture of cinema culture and historical change in Pakistan.

Examining the period from 1998-2016, this book provides detailed insight into Pakistan's nuclear history, taking into account, social, political, geographic, and economic factors.

The book is mainly Jamsheed Markers impressions of Pakistan's most powerful leaders. It covers the authors interactions with the leaders during his illustrious career, starting with Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah up until the rule of General Pervez Musharraf.

The development of education in Gilgit-Baltistan is an impressive success story. Starting from very low education levels only six decades ago, parts of this rural high-mountain region today are among the educational front-runners of Pakistan. This book analyzes the rapid educational expansion and shows how the rural households could benefit from new educational opportunities. This book analyzes the links between education and development in Gilgit-Baltistan innorthern Pakistan, which is considered a model region for successful educational expansion and rural development. The author shows in detail the trajectories of educational development and analyzes the logics and impacts of educational choices made by rural households.

This is a first history of Pakistani literature written in English. It includes those authors who either migrated to Pakistan or whose work is highly relevant to the themes engaging the writers of the new country in the years immediately before and after Partition.

This book covers the new professional courses prescribed by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (ICAP), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) and other courses in commerce, business and public administration disciplines.

Allama Muhammad Iqbal was acknowledged during his lifetime as the most important poet of Muslim India in the twentieth century, both for the quality of his verse and for the influence exercised by his ideas. This volume contains a rendering in English of over a hundred poems chosen from the four collections of Iqbal's poetry written in Urdu, which include religious, lyrical, satirical and other themes. The English versions are accompanied by the originaltext.

A modern translation of Faiz to celebrate his centenary including some of his most popular poems in a bilingual edition for both Urdu and English readers.

This is a personal travelogue through the music and the culture of the Indus Valley as presented by the German writer and musician, Peter Pannke and photographer, Horst A. Friedrichs in 1997.