Books for Pak-affairs

[An Avaricious Lover]

kindly seniors suggest me any book to cover the topics like bureaucracy, democracy, political turmoil in pakistan, military intervention, sectarianism, Current problems faced by pakistan, Islamization, Terrorism in pakistan etc..... thanks

[isha saeed]

Originally Posted by An Avaricious Lover

kindly seniors suggest me any book to cover the topics like bureaucracy, democracy, political turmoil in pakistan, military intervention, sectarianism, Current problems faced by pakistan, Islamization, Terrorism in pakistan etc..... thanks

aoa,
i am not a senior but i have political science background thats why i say imtiaz shahid's book and treck to pakistan by Ahmed saeed and to understand idealogy of pakistan just read idealogy of pakistan by asif malik.
stay happy

[rose_pak]

Originally Posted by An Avaricious Lover

kindly seniors suggest me any book to cover the topics like bureaucracy, democracy, political turmoil in pakistan, military intervention, sectarianism, Current problems faced by pakistan, Islamization, Terrorism in pakistan etc..... thanks

These are general topics which you would be able to answer after reading the history of Pakistan, especially post partition. Consider following books for your PA preparation and than study research reports.

1. Ikram Rabbani --- First 4 or 5 chapter, which would include Arrival of Muslims, Ideology, Religious and Educational Movements.

2. I H Qureshi --- this book covers pre partition portion and is very good.

3. Political History of Pakistan by Hamid Yousaf

or

Political and constitutional history of Pakistan by Hamid Khan. (First book is concise, second is bulky)

Research Reports

1. Current Affairs by Safdar Mehmood (monthly)

2. Reports published by IPRI --- www.ipripak.org

3. Imtiaz Shahid's Contemporary Affairs is also good but it contains too much irrelevant material as well. You may select some reports out of it.

(The topics you have asked would be, comprehensively, covered by these research reports)

[An Avaricious Lover]

Originally Posted by rose_pak

These are general topics which you would be able to answer after reading the history of Pakistan, especially post partition. Consider following books for your PA preparation and than study research reports.

1. Ikram Rabbani --- First 4 or 5 chapter, which would include Arrival of Muslims, Ideology, Religious and Educational Movements.

2. I H Qureshi --- this book covers pre partition portion and is very good.

3. Political History of Pakistan by Hamid Yousaf

or

Political and constitutional history of Pakistan by Hamid Khan. (First book is concise, second is bulky)

Research Reports

1. Current Affairs by Safdar Mehmood (monthly)

2. Reports published by IPRI --- www.ipripak.org

3. Imtiaz Shahid's Contemporary Affairs is also good but it contains too much irrelevant material as well. You may select some reports out of it.

(The topics you have asked would be, comprehensively, covered by these research reports)

In the beginning every body suggested me Pak-affairs by Ikram Rabbani . But the history before 1857 was not described anywhere in the book and in CSS past papers nearly one question comes from the history before 1857 . so kindly suggest me any book which covers at least five questions of Pak-affairs thanks

[atifdada]

Originally Posted by An Avaricious Lover

In the beginning every body suggested me Pak-affairs by Ikram Rabbani . But the history before 1857 was not described anywhere in the book and in CSS past papers nearly one question comes from the history before 1857 . so kindly suggest me any book which covers at least five questions of Pak-affairs thanks

read imtiaz shahid book simple ..

[Farhad Aslam]

Apart from books suggested by seniors you need to keep yourself at par and up-to-date with current scenario and affairs of Pakistan as questions are asked from this section as well so Pakistan Affairs is a subject of history and current analysis.