U.S., Pakistan Cooperation Increases In Fight Against Militants - Wall Street Journal
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. and Afghan forces have begun working directly with Pakistan’s military to take on Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in the lawless borderlands between the two countries, a move that American officials say reflects Islamabad’s …
Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West.
Ahmed Rashid is “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter” (Christopher Hitchens). His unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no Western writer can emulate.
His book Taliban first introduced American readers to the brutal regime that hijacked Afghanistan and harbored the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Now, Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has pro-gressed. His conclusions are devastating: An unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al’ Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East.
Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the crisis in Pakistan are only the beginning. Rashid assesses what her death means for the region and the future. Rashid has unparalleled access to the figures in this global drama, and provides up-to-the-minute analysis better than anyone else. Descent Into Chaos will do for Central Asia what Thomas Rick’s Fiasco did for Iraq — offer a blistering critique of the Bush administration and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategy in the region.
Author: Ahmed Rashid
Hardcover: 544 pages
Company: Viking Adult (2008-06-03)
ISBN: 0670019704
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Pakistan’s Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army and America’s War on Terror
Studies the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan. This book also analyses its connections to the Pakistani army policies and fluctuating US-Pakistan relationship.
Author: Hassan Abbas
Hardcover: 275 pages
Company: Pentagon Press (2005-12-01)
ISBN: 8182741580
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Butt to make plea to India - espnstar.com
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt will travel to India to “convince” government and cricket officials to go ahead with the scheduled tour. India are due to play three Tests and five one-day matches in Pakistan early next year, but the trip is shrouded in doubt …
Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (Country Guide)
Discover Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway
Travel the Karakoram Highway along the route of the fabled Silk Road
Come face to face with ancient Indus Valley civilizations at Moenjodaro
Answer the call of a million-dollar mosque with rocketing minarets and tent-like design
Wind along narrow roads from Peshawar to the legendary Khyber Pass
In This Guide:
Six authors beating every possible path for over 70 weeks of research
Packed with detail, including history and culture analysis, safety advice and the best Himalayan treks
Comprehensive coverage of the entire country and beyond, from Karachi into China’s Kashgar
Content updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions
Author: Sarina Singh
Paperback: 432 pages
Company: Lonely Planet (2008-05-01)
ISBN: 1741045428
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Train to Pakistan
Khushwant Singh, one of India’s most widely read and celebrated AUTHORs, makes his readers share the individual problems of loyalty and responsibility faced by the principal figures in a little village on the frontier between India and Pakistan where the action takes place. In the summer of 1947, a train full of dead Sikhs stirs up a battlefield in the peaceful atmosphere of love and loyalty between the Muslims and the Sikhs. It is then left to Juggat Singh-the village gangster who is in love with a Muslim girl- to redeem himself by saving many Muslim lives in a stirring climax.
Author: Khushwant Singh
Hardcover: 200 pages
Company: Penguin Books (2007-09-30)
ISBN: 0670081493
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US airstrike, Pakistani security actions leave 13 dead - Summary
Islamabad - Four Islamic militants were killed Wednesday in a missile strike by a suspected pilotless US aircraft, while five Taliban and four civilians were killed in actions by local security forces in north-west Pakistan, officials and media repor…
Pakistan reopens NATO supply route
Islamabad - Pakistan on Monday re-opened a critical supply route for US and NATO troops in Afghanistan that was closed after last week’s Taliban attack on a convoy, officials said. The passage has been opened after reviewing the security arrangement…
Violence in Pakistan leaves 18 dead - Summary
Islamabad - At least 18 people, including 15 militants, were killed in overnight security operations and clashes between Taliban and local tribesmen in north-west Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday. Seven Islamist militants died in an exchange of gu…
‘Friends of Pakistan’ meets in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi - A high level meeting of a gathering dubbed Friends of Pakistan that aims to support Pakistani’s stability and developmental process is to convene in Abu Dhabi on Monday, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The gathering will be und…
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