Pakistani Readers discussion

These aren't recommendations,but a list of books on Pakistan I find interesting.Various subjects.Some I've read,some I'd like to.

Jinnah of Pakistan by Stanley Wolpert

Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan by Hector Bolitho

Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan: His Life & Times by Stanley Wolpert

Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir by Fatima Bhutto

The Terrorist Prince: The Life and Death of Murtaza Bhutto by Raja Anwar

Daughter of the East: An Autobiography by Benazir Bhutto

Dear Pakistan by Rosanne Hawke

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson

Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000 metre peak circus in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains by Mark Horrell

Thanks,glad somebody is paying attention.

Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid
My favourite Pakistani fiction book in English.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

Descent into Chaos: The United States & the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan & Central Asia

I was tempted to add this book here. This may not be Pakistan specific but deals with issues at heart of Pakistan

Wsm wrote: "Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid
My favourite Pakistani fiction book in English."

oh then how can we leave

Aymen wrote: "Descent into Chaos: The United States & the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan & Central Asia

I was tempted to add this book here. This may not be Pakistan specific..."
Yes,it is on my to read list. Read Ahmed Rashid a good long while ago,would like to see how unbiased he is.

Aymen wrote: "Wsm wrote: "Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid
My favourite Pakistani fiction book in English."

oh then how can we leave [bookcover:A Case of Expl..."
Yes,Exploding Mangoes is wicked satire and pretty controversial too.
After that,Hanif's talent went south.Red Birds was so disappointing.

Discontent and Its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London by Mohsin Hamid
Partly good,partly boring.

The Murder of History: A Critique of History Textbooks Used in Pakistan
i havent gotten around to reading it yet but seems promising

Looks controversial.

Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa

Their Language of Love by Bapsi Sidhwa

City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore by Bapsi Sidhwa

Good work wsm.
appreciate this.

May I add some more books on Pakistan which I find interesting, comprehensive and full of analysis.

1. Pakistan: A hard country by anatol leiven

2. Pakistan beyond crisis state. editor maleeha lodhi

3. What's wrong with Pakistan by babar ayaz

4. Military Inc. By ayesha siddiqa

5. Train to Pakistan. a novel by Khushwant Singh

6. Faith and feminism in Pakistan by Afiya s. Zia

7. Governing the ungovernable by Ishrat Hussain

8. The prisoner a novel by umer shahid Hamid

9. My feudal lord by tehmina durrani

10. In the line of fire by Pervez Musharraf

Thanks,Faraz.Good list.

It's a bit of fun,actually.

The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher

Edhi: A Mirror To The Blind by Tehmina Durrani

My Feudal Lord by Tehmina Durrani

Reham Khan by Reham Khan

In the Line of Fire by Pervez Musharraf

Breaking the Curfew: A Political Journey Through Pakistan by Emma Duncan

The Golden Peak: Travels in Northern Pakistan by Kathleen Jamie

From Kargil to the Coup: Events that Shook Pakistan by Nasim Zehra

Witness To Surrender by Siddique Salik

A stranger in my own country EAST PAKISTAN 1969-71 by Khadim Hussain Raja

Aziz Bhatti Shaheed by Asghar Ali Ghural

Bubbles Of Water, Or, Anecdotes Of The Pakistan Navy by Mian Zahir Shah

Battle For Pakistan: The Air War of 1965 by John Fricker

Partition And The Making Of The Mohajir Mindset: A Narrative by A.R. Siddiqi

Faraz wrote: "1. Pakistan: A hard country by anatol leiven

2. Pakistan beyond crisis state. editor maleeha lodhi

3. What's wrong with Pakistan by babar ayaz

4. Military Inc. By ayesha siddiqa

5. Train to ..."

this is a really good list. quite a few ive been meaning to read

My Brother / میرابهائی by Fatima Jinnah

With the Quaid-i-Azam During His Last Days by Ilahi Bakhsh

Jinnah Often Came to Our House
anyone read this one? I havent but its on my to read list.

The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket by Osman Samiuddin

The Pakistani Bride by Bapsi Sidhwa

Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ by Bano Qudsia

Wsm wrote: "Reham Khan by Reham Khan"

lol this was more on Imran Khan than Pakistan :D