'It is no longer important if I become the prime minister for the third time. What is important is that my country is in danger. So I had to return even if it meant risking my life...’—Benazir Bhutto, hours before she was assassinated in Rawalpindi.Drawing on personal anecdotes, meetings, off-the record conversations with Benazir Bhutto, and the emails that he exchanged with her just before her death, Amir Mir brings us a carefully documented ...
Media Appreciation:Pakistan's sincerity in dealing with terrorists operating from its soil has always been a subject of speculation. As India prepares for some serious stocktaking on the first anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, concerns remain about the possibility of similar terrorist attacks being launched from Pakistan in the future. Amir Mir shows in his book how Talibanisation began with Gen Zia-ul-Haq and continued to flourish even under the man who ...
In this disturbing and insightful book, Amir Mir has pieced together a fascinating mosaic of information about Jehadi personalities in Pakistan. In the process, he exposes the continuing connection between the Pakistani military establishment, particularly the ISI, and the different militant groups operating from that country. The True Face of Jehadis makes it clear that the root of the problem is the Pakistani leadership's ambivalence vis-a-vis the jehadis, and ...