Significant Acquisitions
Economy, Welfare, and Reform’s in Pakistan, edited by Vaqar Ahmed & Maaz Javed . This volume presents diverse perspectives under the theme of Economy, Welfare, and Reforms in Pakistan. The editors have brought together leading economists and social scientists from Pakistan and abroad, who have contributed here towards festschrift essays in honour of Dr Ishrat Husain. The discussion focuses on the current economic issues, challenges faced by various economic sectors and regions across the country, and possible solutions keeping in view an uncertain global and regional milieu. A key objective is to highlight how Dr Husain was able to contribute towards economic policymaking and economic management in the country. Learnings from his work and contribution will also offer insights for reform of important institutions in the country. This text will serve as a key knowledge product for the coming generation of policy economists and academics in Pakistan and the region. LCCN: 2022312282
Sadequain: The holy sinner, curators Hameed Haroon and Salima Hashmi. Sadequain (1930-1987) was one of the most original artists of his time. Controversial and prolific, his remarkable career spanned three decades and witnessed a feverish flurry of creativity that resulted in several thousand paintings, etchings and drawings — not to mention his giant murals which adorn the walls of important institutions in South Asia and the West. The book is primarily based on the famous exhibition of paintings of Sadequain titled, "The Holy Sinner: Sadequain" which ended about fifteen years ago and was by far the largest-attended and longest-running exhibition in the history of Pakistani art. This book is a tribute and celebration of this Pakistani artist's vitality, innovation, restless fervor and immense amount of energy. The book of about 700 pages, weighing 12 kg, includes reproduction of some 400 of Sadequain's creations, supported by an anthology of critical commentaries by the artist's contemporaries and journalists including renowned artistic figures and critics. It contains essays on the great artist and plates of his paintings and sketches. LCCN: 2022314718
State and Subject Formation in South Asia, edited by Amen Jaffer and Mashal Saif. This edited volume is an attempt in this direction. A defining feature of this volume is its focus on the state and society through a critical engagement with the theoretical openings offered by Michel Foucault. Prime among these lenses is the replacement of the concept of citizens with subjects, i.e. individuals whose modes of thinking and acting are shaped and governed by the intrusive arms of the state-apparatus. The contribution of the book is not simply theoretical; each chapter is deeply grounded in a South Asian context, with a sizable majority of chapters focusing specifically on Pakistan. The captivating case studies that lie at the heart of each chapter allow us to step into those domains of state-society relations—everyday life, discourses, rituals, etc.—that have been largely ignored in other studies on the state in Pakistan. LCCN: 2022312861
Ham, Taliban aur Afghanistan by Habib Akram. Afghanistan has been at the forefront of Pakistan’s foreign policy for at least thirty of the last forty years of Pakistan’s history. Written by prominent journalist of Pakistan Habib Akram, he was among the very first journalists from Pakistan who rushed to Kabul, spoke first-hand to people on the streets, met with member of Taliban leadership and interact with international stakeholders after U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August of 2021. The first of its kind written in Urdu is far closer to the truth of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This crescendo, encapsulating the unanticipated collapse of Ashraf Ghani’s government and fears about Taliban rule. Habib provides important first-hand details of the manner in which Pakistan’s embassy in Afghanistan negotiated the difficult days following August 15, 2021, while highlighting the role and impact of kay individuals such as Gulbadin Himatyar and Mullah Noor-ud-Din Turabi. LCCN: 2022314238
Pakistani Gumshudah Filmen: 1947-1997, Urdu, Panjabi by Fayyaz Ahmad Ashar. Pakistan’s film industry would complete its 75 years this year, and its history is quite fascinating. Talented people from all over the country have given their sweat and money to the filmdom, which was in a bad shape at the time of Pakistan’s independence. Despite its giant strides during the first 50 years, many promising Pakistani films couldn’t see the light of the day, and had they been released in cinemas, who knows where Pakistan’s film industry might have been today. Researcher Fayyaz Ahmed Ashar’s Pakistani Gumshuda Films (The Lost Pakistani Films) is one such book that brings those ‘unreleased’ or you can say ‘lost’ films to the public. A lot can be learned by just going through these pages where all films that weren’t released have been mentioned alphabetically, along with the creators behind their soundtrack. Why does this book only mention the soundtrack is because, in India and Pakistan, there was a custom that film songs were released long before the film itself so that the listeners would mark their calendars for the film’s release, if and when it was released. LCCN: 2021321497
Gandhara Hindko Lughat compiled by Daktar Ilahi Bakhsh Akthar Avan, edited By Muhammad Ziyauddin. The largest geographically contiguous group of Hindko speakers is concentrated in the districts of state Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Attock, of Pakistan, while there are a substantial number of speakers of Hindko in cities like Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi and Kohat of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and parts of both Kashmirs. Hindko Urdu Lughat (Dictionary) Fourth Edition is indeed a great achievement of the Gandhara Hindko Academy (Peshawar). This new edition of the Hindko dictionary contains around One Hundred Thousand words. The dictionary is spread on 2000 pages and is published in two volumes. This fourth is additionally edited by Mr. Muhammad Zia Ud Din. LCCN 2022314585
Da Afghanistan numyali, jihadi shaksiyat shaghalay Ustaz Yasir Zhwand lik by Zahidi Ahmadzay. On the life and achievement of prominent Afghanistan Taliban leader Zamarak aka Ustad Yasir. Taliban’s most revered leaders, Ustad Yasir, a former commander in the mujahedeen faction Ittehad-e Islami during the 1980s war against the Soviets, Yasir joined the Taliban in the 1990s and went on to become one of the movement’s most radical leaders. A captivating speaker who openly expressed his support for al-Qaeda after the U.S. war on terror, he was ultimately arrested and jailed in Pakistan. He is believed to have died in prison there in 2012, though the exact circumstances of his death are still unknown. Yasir’s demise has come to symbolize the purity of the Taliban’s cause in the eyes of its most radical members. Even when the odds were stacked against him, he refused to compromise. LCCN 2021322394
Da Kabul loyah trazhidi: khatiri aw tarikhi yadashtunah by Alam Gul Sahar. English translation of the title is “Kabul Big Tragedy”. Following the withdrawal of Soviet forces and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Najibullah's pro-communist government crumbles. He is blocked from leaving Afghanistan and takes refuge at the Kabul United Nations compound, where he remains for more than four years. Mujahideen leaders enter the capital and turn on each other. Refugees continue to flee in huge numbers to Pakistan and Iran. Kabul, largely spared during the Soviet war, comes under brutal attack by forces loyal to mujahideen leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Much of the city is left in rubble. The national museum is rocketed and looted. Some 50,000 people are killed. Author’s memoir of daily happenings in Kabul city from 1991 to 2011. Author describe all those events happened on daily basis in Kabul city in these 21 years. From Mujahedeen to U.S. led war on terror. LCCN 2022312657
Mujahidino tah da Amir al-Muminin larshodane by Shailk al-Hadis Mawlawi Haybat Allah. The book titled Mujahedino ta de Amir ul-Muminin Larshodane (Instructions to the Mujahedin from the Commander of the Faithful) already bears a reference to the movement’s new leader, Hebatullah Akhundzada. The flyleaf describes him as “dictating” the book. Taliban sources aware of the production process told AAN it originated as a combination of lectures Hebatullah delivered in recent years on the “etiquette of jihad” and fresh writing on that topic. The apparent aim, as understood from the book, is to instill an ethos of obedience and discipline into the Taliban fighters by invoking the moral authority of religion of their leader. Published by the Taliban’s Cultural Commission and explain that the book was designed to remind the movement’s members that “jihad is not an undefined practice or a freewheeling fight”, but is regulated by clear rules of behavior based on religious law. It adds that the Amir wanted to instruct his subordinates about how to make their jihad Sharia-compliant and to protect it from deviances as well as from “extremism and negligence. LCCN 2022312340
Shahid Amir al-Muminin Mulla Akhtar Muhammad Mansur: shakhsiyat, zaamat aw karname compiled by Sayad Sharif. Akhtar Muhammad Mansur was the second leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban). Succeeding the founding leader Mullah Omar, he was the supreme leader from July 2015 to May 2016. Before assuming the leadership of the Taliban, he functioned as the acting head of the movement on behalf of Mullah Mohammad Omar. When the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996, he was initially appointed as director of the Afghan airline Ariana and was later made minister of civil aviation, with additional responsibility for transport and the air force. Book published by Taliban Cultural Commission provide a detailed insights of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor life before and after becoming the supreme leader. LCCN 2022312252
Rāz-i sar bih muhr: Barjām; kūshishī siturg barā-yi ḥuqūq, amnīyat va tawsiʻah-i Īrān by Muḥammad Javād Ẓarīf, Ali Akbar Salihi, Sayyid Abbas Araqci, Majid Takht Ravanci. The Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is a landmark accord reached between Iran and several world powers, including the United States, in July 2015. Under its terms, Iran agreed to dismantle much of its nuclear program and open its facilities to more extensive international inspections in exchange for billions of dollars’ worth of sanctions relief. A six-volume set written by former foreign minister of Iran Muhammad Javad Zarif published by Information Institute Publications. These volumes detail how it was the Iranians who, in 2009, reached out to the US and took the first step to initiate the talks. Zarif’s book goes on to detail a series of letters between the Supreme Leader and US President Barak Obama, which were sent in 2009. The book also reveals how Khamenei was personally involved in supervising the nuclear talks behind the scenes despite not publicly supporting the negotiations. LCCN 2021321250
Kuruna: dar dayirah-i- Pursiman-i-din, akhlaq, tarikh va ravan shinasi. Iran reported its first confirmed COVID-19 cases on 19 February: two fatalities in the holy city of Qom. Many observers suspect the virus had gained a foothold earlier, and its spread may have been accelerated by rallies across Iran on 11 February to mark the anniversary of the 1979 revolution that drew hundreds of thousands of people, then by parliamentary elections 10 days later. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei implored Iranians to come to the polls—the virus, was being used as a pretext "to discourage people from voting. “With the outbreak of COVID-19 the whole world faces a surprising, complex and challenging situation which create fear among the people. This fear was more challenging than the virus itself. The people expectation from the religion, society and history. This book answers to all those questions related to corona virus and its religious, ethical, historical and psychological aspect with special reference to Islam and Iran. LCCN: 2021319418
Israil, Idamah Ya Khatimah: vakavi-i- gusast ha-yi daruni-i- buhranza dar rizhim-i- sahyunisti By Muhammad Pakdaman. Iran–Israel relations can be divided into four major phases: the ambivalent period from 1947 to 1953, the friendly period during the era of the Pahlavi dynasty from 1953 to 1979, the worsening period following the Iranian Revolution from 1979 to 1990, and the ongoing period of open hostility since the end of the Gulf War in 1991. In 1947, Iran was among 13 countries that voted against the United Nations Partition Plan for the British Mandate of Palestine. Two years later, Iran also voted against Israel's admission to the United Nations. The book “Israel, Continuation and Termination” is about the differences among the different political parties, government officials, journalists, human rights activists. The author explains how Israel (Zionist Regime) is a big and close enemy of Iran and Muslim world. LCCN: 2021318576
Mukhatirat-i- Amniyati-i- paydar dar Marzha-yi Gharbi-i- Kishvar By Farzad Rustami. Located in southwestern Asia, Iran shares its entire northern border with the Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan (all parts of the former Soviet Union). Of all the 2,670-kilometer northern borders, 650 kilometers is coastline border with the Caspian Sea. Iran's western borders are shared with Turkey in the north and Iraq in the south. Afghanistan and Pakistan are Iran’s neighbors from the East. To the south, Iran’s border is the long coastline of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Book published by Tehran International Studies and Research Institute give a detailed account of border security mechanism with Azerbaijan West, Kermanshah and Kurdistan. LCCN 2021321449
Muhrʹhā-yi Īrān dar dawrān-i tārīkhī (az barāmadan-i Hakhāmanishiyān tā furūpāshī-i Sāsāniyān) By Mustafa Ikhtisasi. Seals of Iran in the Historical Period: from the rise of the Achaemenids to the fall of the Sassanids. The Achaemenid Empire also called the First Persian Empire, an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great 550 BC. While Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians and also referred to by historian the Neo-Persian Empire was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries CE. According to author the idea of writing this book is to clear many deficiencies in the field of seals studies especially the studies of Iranian historical seals. This book is first of its kind which provide detailed and comprehensive information on prehistoric Iranian Achaemenids and Sassanids Empire seals. LCCN 2021322046
Last Updated: June 14, 2023
