Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country`s history. Undermined by a ruling elite, & unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists & its own ally, America, Pakistan has for years suffered from instability. Now Imran Khan & his own political party, the Tehreek-e-Insaf, offer a real political alternative for the people of Pakistan at a time when tension between Pakistan`s government & the powerful military has reached dangerous new levels. How did this flashpoint of volatility & injustice come about? ” Pakistan: A Personal History” provides a unique insider`s view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan`s personal life
- his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother`s influence & that of his Islamic faith
- inform both the historical narrative & his current philanthropic & political activities. It is at once absorbing & insightful, casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West.

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Pakistan in the Culture Smart range of pocket-sized guide books; providing detailed information on local customs, culture, etiquette & manners & ensuring that visitors are prepared for a diverse range of social environments. The series covers an extensive number of countries worldwide & are designed both for those working & living abroad, as well as for visitors who do not want to offend, either intentionally or inadvertently. Their aim is to prevent readers from making embarrassing mistakes & feel confident in unfamiliar situations, while preparing them before arrival on what to expect & how to behave. Each guide is arranged thematically, with dedicated individual chapters on land & people, values & attitudes, customs & traditions, making friends, people at home, ‘time-out’, travelling & communicating. There is also a separate chapter for business travelers, with important information on subjects such as business culture, meetings & making appointments. A Further Reading section also offers a list of recommended other history, travel literature & language titles available on the country. ...

This Pakistan at 1:1, 500, 000 large indexed road map from Freytag & Berndt, with street plans of central Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore & Peshawar, provides a good presentation of the country’s topography. The map has bold relief shading with spot heights & names of main geographical features, plus colouring and/or graphics to show swamps & lakes, deserts & depressions, wells, natural preserves, etc. Also marked are oil fields & internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Road network

Includes:: main roads & motorways as well as secondary roads & tracks & sections under construction. It also shows driving distances in kilometres on main & secondary routes. Railway lines are marked & international & local airports are indicated. Symbols highlight various places of interest, including UNESCO World Heritage sites, monasteries, temples & antique sites. All place names are in Latin alphabet only. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 1º. Extensive index is on the reverse & the multilingual map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided are street plans of central Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore & Peshawar, naming main streets & highlighting places of interest.



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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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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 Wall Map, including the whole of Afghanistan, at 1:2, 000, 000 from Gizi Map, size 100 x 88cm (39” x 34.5” approx). Bold altitude colouring clearly shows the physical geography of these countries & the surrounding region, with 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 in a folded format.

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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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