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NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH
₨ 2,999Tariq Rahman’s autobiography can be enjoyed for its accessible and humorous style of writing. It reads like a story of a certain sub-culture of Pakistani society which touches upon lived life in the armed forces and universities of the country. It also touches upon life in other countries and some of the world’s top universities: University of California, Berkeley, Cambridge, Oxford and Heidelberg. It is also of interest for both social and academic historians since they can cross check certain accounts of trends, fashions and attitudes in different walks of life in Pakistan and abroad. It provides valuable insights into the way universities functioned and how research was done in Pakistan between the 1980s till 2024. The author’s way of functioning may not be the typical way in which most academics functioned but still it provides some understanding of the processes of conducting research, publishing and teaching. It is relevant to mention that there is paucity of biographical accounts of academics in Pakistan. This autobiography, therefore, is an attempt to fill in this gap in biographical literature.
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WHAT THE TALIBAN TOLD ME
₨ 5,395A powerful, timely memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming-of-age in a war that is lost.
When Ian Fritz joined the Air Force at eighteen, he did so out of necessity. He hadn’t been accepted into college thanks to an indifferent high school career. He’d too often slept through his classes as he worked long hours at a Chinese restaurant to help pay the bills for his trailer-dwelling family in Lake City, Florida.
But the Air Force recognizes his potential and sends him to the elite Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, to learn Dari and Pashto, the main languages of Afghanistan. By 2011, Fritz was an airborne cryptologic linguist and one of only a tiny number of people in the world trained to do this job on low-flying gunships. He monitors communications on the ground and determines in real time which Afghans are Taliban and which are innocent civilians. This eavesdropping is critical to supporting Special Forces units on the ground, but there is no training to counter the emotional complexity that develops as you listen to people’s most intimate conversations. Over the course of two tours, Fritz listens to the Taliban for hundreds of hours, all over the country night and day, in moments of peace and in the middle of battle. What he hears teaches him about the people of Afghanistan—Taliban and otherwise—the war, and himself. Fritz’s fluency is his greatest asset to the military, yet it becomes the greatest liability to his own commitment to the cause.
Both proud of his service and in despair that he is instrumental in destroying the voices that he hears, What the Taliban Told Me is a brilliant, intimate coming-of-age memoir and a reckoning with our twenty years of war in Afghanistan.
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NEVER GIVE AN INCH
₨ 4,495NoFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spearheaded the Trump Administration’s most significant foreign policy breakthroughs. Now, he reveals how he did it, and how it could happen again.
As the only four-year national security member of President Trump’s Cabinet, he worked to impose crushing pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, avert a nuclear crisis with North Korea, deliver unmatched support for Israel, and bring peace to the Middle East. Drawing on his commitment to America’s founding principles and his Christian faith, his efforts to promote religious freedom around the world were unequaled in American diplomatic history. Most importantly, he led a much-needed generational transformation of America’s relationship with China.
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FRONTIER STATIONS
₨ 2,750This book chronicles the author’s account of his public service of over forty years while serving at the highest levels of civil governments in different provinces of Pakistan, including the Tribal Areas, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir. The author records his account from his distinct perspective.
The book is insightful and remarkable in its authenticity and frankness. It is both a personal memoir and a reflection on Pakistan’s system of administration. Durrani has an insider’s view of many of the critical issues of governance and development that Pakistan faces. His long career covers a critical period of Pakistan’s recent history and he is a valuable witness to it. The book will be of interest not only to the reading public of Pakistan but to specialists, academics, diplomats, journalists, and development practitioners.
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BEFORE MEMORY FADES
₨ 950The author of Before Memory Fades has served as Pakistan’s ambassador to Germany and Italy, and as a member of the National Assembly, where he chaired the body’s standing committee on foreign affairs.
This book would be particularly beneficial for students of foreign affairs, especially about building relationships between countries.
Mian Abdul Waheed had made numerous contributions to Pakistan, including his work as ambassador to Germany, where he was pivotal in convincing the German government to sell a steel mill to Pakistan. Telling that only a few people can be said to have changed the fate of a nation, Mian Abdul Waheed claimed that Pakistan’s nuclear capability was a pivotal moment in the country’s history. Author of the book has thrown light on the facts and described whole truth. And that the bureaucrats and politicians had been hindering the progress and development of the country. He has thrown light on how Pakistan emerged as a nuclear power and his role in it. Foreword of this book has been written by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan. -
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ROLLER COASTER
₨ 800“Roller Coaster: My Early Years” is an autobiography of Rao Rasheed. He started his career as lecturer but later he joined police service. He reached the highest rung of the federal bureaucracy in comparatively short time. In between, he did a five year’s stint in the diplomatic service and was a Counselor at the Pakistan High Commission in London. He was the late Zufigar Ali Bhutto’s security czar during the turbulent years in the 1970’s. Rao Rashid is blessed with an unusually lucid analytical mind. “Roller Coaster” is his fourth book. It is an eye-witness account of South Asian history in the making. Rao Rashid memoirs are a recommended read for all students of Pakistan history and others who with to study how the striving for excellence coupled with a fighting spirit can surmount the obstacles of poverty and hardship.
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A BANK IS BORN
₨ 1,595Through his edifying autobiography, Nadeem Hussain, a path-breaking banker and entrepreneur shares the success stories of two of his major achievements: Tameer Microfinance Bank and Easypaisa. To readers, it serves as both, a memoir and a business case study. A visionary and venturous entrepreneur, Nadeem Hussain is out-and-out innovative. With his incisive business insights, he targets pakistan’s youth – 80 % of the unbanked population, to bring about monumental changes in the world of microfinance and banking.
About the Author: Nadeem Hussain, founder and coach of his latest venture Planet N, aims to catalyse the next wave of tech entrepreneurship in Pakistan. Planet N group of companies focuses on financial inclusion and facilitation of entrepreneurship in Pakistan through technology and has added 40 companies to its portfolio across e-commerce, fintech, edutech, mobile television, retail and renewable energy. However, his vision does not end there. He continues to promote the causes of financial inclusion by unbuilding conventional banking and digitising all 6 verticals to financially include the 80% of the unbanked population.
Nadeem Hussain has had an illustrious banking experience of 30 years working in various senior management positions in major financial centres of the world. However, he has always had a passion for making a difference. He has been globally recognised for his dedication and service to financial inclusion in Pakistan as the founder and ex-CEO of Tameer Bank and Easypaisa that has impacted millions of Pakistanis by extending credit, insurance and mobile banking solutions to a large segment of the unbanked population.
Apart from his corporate career, Nadeem Hussain believes in giving back to the community and has demonstrated this by being heavily involved in pro-bono work.
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IN THE LINE OF FIRE
₨ 2,495It is almost unprecedented for a head of state to publish a memoir while still in office. But Pervez Musharraf is no ordinary head of state. As President of Pakistan since 1999, he is at one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and he continues to play a crucial role in the global war on terror. A one-time supporter of the Taliban, a general who fought in several wars, President Musharraf took a decisive turn against militant Islam in 2001. Since then he has survived two assassination attempts; rooted out militants in his government; helped direct countless raids against al-Qaeda both in his cities and in the mountains; and tracked Osama bin Laden with technical and human intelligence. IN THE LINE OF FIRE is astonishingly revealing and honest about dozens of topics of intense interest to the world. Among its many exactly how Pakistani authorities tracked down and smashed three major al-Qaeda control centers in the mountains; how al-Qaeda’s many-layered structure was revealed after the assassination attempts; Bin Laden’s current position within the al-Qaeda hierarchy; what it has been like to deal with Bush and Blair; how Pakistan and India have avoided nuclear confrontation; and much more. The terrible earthquake of 2005, killing nearly 40,000 Pakistanis, is just one chapter in a life and career that has been filled with danger and drama. The worldwide launch of President Musharraf’s memoir promises to be a sensation.
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BLACK MILK
₨ 1,495A thoughtful and incisive meditation on literature, motherhood, and spiritual wellbeing from Turkey’s leading female author
After the birth of her first child, Elif Shafak experienced a profound personal crisis. Plagued by guilt, anxiety, and bewilderment about her new maternal role, the acclaimed novelist stopped writing for the first time in her life. As she plummeted into post-partum depression, Shafak looked to the experiences of other prominent female writers–including Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and Alice Walker–for help navigating the conflict between motherhood and artistic creation in a male-dominated society. Searingly honest, eloquent, and unexpectedly humorous, “Black Milk” will be widely embraced by writers, academics, and anyone who has undergone the identity crisis engendered by being a mother.
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REFORGING NATIONS
₨ 2,500“Reforging Nation” stands as a testament to the author’s exceptional literary journey, marking his third published work. Through this thought-provoking book, he offers unique insights into the process of reshaping and revitalizing a nation. Drawing from his extensive research and experiences, the author presents a compelling narrative that challenges conventional wisdom and invites readers to reconsider prevailing notions of nation-building. The author holds the distinction of being credited not only for crafting its content but also for undertaking various additional roles, such as composing, designing the title Cover, and even overseeing the publishing process. This multifaceted involvement showcases the author’s comprehensive contribution to the creation and production of the book. With a masterful blend of scholarly rigor and accessible prose, the author takes readers on a transformative intellectual expedition. His keen observations and nuanced analysis make “Reforging Nation” an indispensable addition to political science and a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of nationhood.
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ME & RUMI
₨ 1,695The astounding autobiography of the man who transformed Rumi from a learned religious teacher into the world?s greatest poet of mystical love.
ISBN: 9788183393560
AUTHOR: SHAMS-I TABRIZI, WILLIAM C. CHITTICK
