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  • A Personal History
  • Written by: Imran Khan
  • Narrated by: Amerjit Deu
  • Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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Pakistan

Written by: Imran Khan
Narrated by: Amerjit Deu
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Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country’s history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country with a nuclear bomb, yet it is unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists and its own ally, America. Now with the revelation that Pakistan has been the hiding place of Osama bin Laden for several years, that relationship can only grow more strained. How did it reach this flashpoint of instability and injustice with such potentially catastrophic results for Pakistan?

Recounting his country’s history through the prism of his own memories, Imran Khan starts from its foundation, ripped out of the dying British Raj. He guides us through and comments on subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world –the wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and America’s retribution 10 years later with the assassination of bin Laden – to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan. We see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis.

Drawing on the experiences of his own family and his wide travels within his homeland, Pakistan: A Personal History provides a unique insider’s view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan’s personal life –his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother’s influence and that of his Islamic faith – inform both the historical narrative and his current philanthropic and political activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful, casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West.

©2011 Imran Khan (P)2011 Random House Audio Go
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As a citizen especially during this time of political turmoil in Pakistan on the brink of a probable civil war, I found it illuminating. However IK does have some small facts incorrect, such as some geography within Pakistan but it’s unimportant overall so that’s okay. Also he says Qamar Khan married after Benazir went to jail which is wrong, he broke it off before she was imprisoned. The narrator did a good job but I found it so ridiculing how he would go full on into a thick Indian accent when going over speeches between people or to the people. We have accents but our accent is it’s not that accent. Overall good read

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A must read to understand Pakistan

As a dual national in the Western world and a citizen, this book has provided tremendous insight into a nation I always thought I understood, and yet I misunderstood all along.

This has helped me understand what our nation has lacked, and it’s current and past struggles much better.

I consider this a must read for foreigners & locals alike looking to understand Pakistan or the whole politics of neighbouring countries better.

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