Reckoning with the Past

Despite the symbolic references to the fall of Dhaka and secession of East Pakistan in our everyday politics, the tragedy appears to mean little, at least for the generation that grew up in the post-1971 days. There is a general apathy and lack of understanding towards this dark episode of history in the younger generation-thanks…

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“1947 Before During After”

by Maj Gen Syed Wajahat Husain I Ferozsons (Pvt) Limited, Lahore, 2010 Maj Gen Wajahat Husain’s narrative of events that occurred before, during and after the 1947 Partition to which he was witness, is extremely readable. The lucidity and clarity of the commentary is especially pleasing. The Partition of 1947 set in motion an orgy…

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Obama’s War

1. General: Obama’s Wars under review tells the inside story of Obama making the critical decisions on Afghanistan War, the clandestine missions in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism. The books is a chronological compilation of quotes and paraphrases that Woodward has selected to demonstrate how the decision making process in this case actually…

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