Pakistan & the whole of Afghanistan at 1:2, 000, 000 from Gizi Map with bold altitude colouring clearly showing the physical geography of these countries & the surrounding region, plus tourist & administrative information. The map shows the road & rail networks, highlighting the course of the different variants of the Silk Route & other locations of historical interest. The map also indicates local administrative boundaries & names of the provinces. All place names are in the Latin alphabet only. Topography is presented by bold altitude colouring with spot heights, plus graphic indicating deserts, swamps & salt flats, etc, & the map has plenty of names of mountain ranges, valleys, & various other geographical features. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. The index placed next to the map lists only locations within Pakistan. Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: this title is also available as a wall map.

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Pakistan at 1:1, 200, 000 on a double-sided, indexed road map from ITMB with a street plan of central Karachi. Altitude colouring indicates the country’s topography & various places of interest are highlighted on the map. The map divides the country north/south, with a generous overlap between the sides. The country’s topography is shown by bold altitude colouring & spot heights (both in feet), with graphics for glaciers, salt pans, etc, plus names of various mountain ranges & deserts. Road network

Includes:: selected secondary roads & tracks, with driving distances shown on primary roads & border crossings marked. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight various places of interest, many annotated with brief descriptions about their history. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Each side of the map has a separate extensive index. Also provided in a street plan of Karachi showing main traffic routes across the city & highlighting various facilities & places of interest, including selected hotels, tourist information centre, foreign consulates, etc.

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Pakistan at 1:1, 500, 000 from Nelles Verlag on a smaller size sheet offering a convenient format for use when travelling & now published on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, with street plans Karachi, Lahore & Peshawar, all highlighting places of interest, etc. The map divides the country north/south, with a small overlap between the sides. The Pakistani part of Jammu & Kashmir is shown as an inset, indicating the disputed boundaries with India & China. Vivid relief shading with spot heights & names of mountain ranges & peaks presents the topography. Road network distinguishes between highways in good & poor condition &

Includes:: partly surfaced roads & cart tracks, with distances shown on main routes. Railway lines & local airports are included, & the map also shows internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. National parks or protected areas & numerous places of interest are prominently marked. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 1° intervals. The map has no index of localities. Map legend

Includes:: English. The street plans highlight main sights, facilities, public buildings & selected tourist accommodation.



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Ahmed Rashid, author of Descent Into Chaos & Taliban, charts the latest developments in the dangerous trajectory of one of the world`s most strategically important, & volatile, countries
- & the effects on its neighbours & us all. ” An expert`s examination of the volatile region that gives the world`s policy-makers their biggest nightmare”. (Christina Lamb, Sunday Times). What does the future hold for the world`s most unstable region? With Bin Laden dead, Pakistan threatened by internal power struggles & the US & Britain beginning withdrawal from Afghanistan, there is no better guide the possibilities
- & dangers -than Ahmed Rashid. In his follow-up to Descent into Chaos, he examines the changing casts of characters in this story, the future of the Taliban & international terrorism, & the political manoeuvring both within Pakistan & Afghanistan & among Western allies, offering a way forward for all countries involved. Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist based in Lahore, who has covered Afghanistan, Pakistan & Central Asia for a variety of publications since 1979. He is the author of five books
- the best selling Taliban, Descent into Chaos: The US & the Disaster in Afghanistan, Pakistan & Central Asia, Jihad & The Resurgence of Central Asia. He writes for the Financial Times, the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, , BBC Online & Pakistani publications. Foreign Policy magazine chose him as one of the world`s most important 100 Global Thinkers in 2009 & 2010. In 2008 he won Spain`s prestigious Casa Asia prize for contributing most about Asia to the Spanish people. The following year he was presented with the prize for best columnist in the Spanish press by King Juan Carlos at a dinner honoring him. In December 2009 he was appointed a member of the board of New York`s Committee to Protect Journalists. He has also served on the Board of Advisers for the International Committee of the Red Cross for five years. His books have won numerous prizes. ” This excellent book provides a much-needed update on what has happened in Afghanistan & Pakistan... Rashid has an eye for the big picture as well as a journalist`s nose for detail”. (Daily Telegraph). ”A powerful & pacey primer”. (Spectator).”A meticulous, reliable & authoritative chronicler... Unlike many journalists Rashid has the courage to outline how he believes the catastrophic situation in his homeland (Pakistan) & its neighbour, Afghanistan, can be improved”. (Jason Burke, Observer).


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Pakistan on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant, indexed map with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Topography is shown by altitude colouring with spot heights, mountain passes & names of mountain ranges, deserts, etc. Seasonal rivers & lakes, swamps, salt pans are also marked. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Road network

Includes:: local roads, indicating driving distances on main routes & most secondary roads. Railways & local airfields & ports are also shown. Symbols mark locations of various places of interest, including UNESCO world heritage sites, archaeological remains, national parks & other protected areas, etc. The map has a grid with latitude & longitude at intervals of 1º & an extensive index of localities with a separate list of national parks & reserves. Map legend

Includes:: English.*” World Mapping Project”* is an extensive series of maps at varying scales, aiming to provide coverage of countries & regions worldwide using clear, well presented cartography with both topographic & tourist information.



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” Pakistan: A Hard Country” looks to demystify & analyse a country often reported in the media, but little understood by the general public. In the wake of Pakistan`s development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban & Bin Laden, & the spread of terrorist attacks by groups based in Pakistan to London, Bombay & New York, there is a clear need to look further than the simple image of a failed state so often portrayed in the media, & to see instead a country of immense complexity & importance. Lieven`s profound & sophisticated analysis paves the way for clearer understanding of this remarkable & highly contradictory country ...

If Pakistan is to preserve all that is good about its country
- the generosity & hospitality of its people, the dynamism of its
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If Pakistan is to preserve all that is good about its country
- the generosity & hospitality of its people, the dynamism of its
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This thoroughly revised & updated edition of Bennett Jones` market-leading account of this critical modern state

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Maps designed specifically for the trekker, presenting the topography by line drawings of mountain ridges, with main peaks & passes shown with their height above sea level. The maps also show rivers & settlements & clearly indicate trekking routes. On the reverse are descriptions of suggested routes & other information about the area.nb. Map no. 1 is out of print. (Oct 2003). ...