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Welcome to the Pakistan History Bibliography-a curated collection of scholarly resources designed to support researchers, students, and history enthusiasts. This bibliography brings together books, articles, and digital curations on the histories of territories, cultures, societies, ideas, environment, and more relevant to the study of Pakistan.

Compiled by Dr. Sana Haroon (Professor of History and Asian Studies at UMass Boston) and Hosted by Habib University Library and Information Commons.

Sabri, Zahra. “A Textbook Case.” Herald, December 2012.

Author: Sabri, Zahra

Subject: Army, Democracy, East Pakistan, Education, Elections, Indo-Pak Wars, Textbooks

Qasmi, Ali Usman. “Sorry for What? Asking the Right Questions about the Bangladeshi Liberation War and Pakistan’s Genocidal Military Operation in 1971.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 33, no. 4 (2023): 871-897.

Author: Qasmi, Ali Usman

Subject: Army, Bangladesh, Conflict/Violence, East Pakistan

Mahmood, Sadia. “The Long Migration: Revisiting the Postcolonial Minority/Refugee Crisis and Governance in East Pakistan.” South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 47, 6 (2024): 1149-69.

Author: Mahmood, Sadia

Subject: Bengal, East Pakistan, Government, Migration/Mobilities, Refugees

Chattha, Ilyas. “Prisoners of Pakistan: Bengali Civil and Military Personnel in West Pakistan, 1971-1974.” Modern Asian Studies (2023).

Author: Chattha, Ilyas

Subject: Army, Bangladesh, Bengal, Bureaucracy, Conflict/Violence, East Pakistan, South Asia

Ahmad, Mujeeb. “The East Pakistan Crisis and the Role of the Jamiyyat-i-Ulama-i-Pakistan.” Pakistan Vision 1, no. 1 (2000): 29–38.

Author: Ahmad, Mujeeb

Subject: Bengal, Conflict/Violence, East Pakistan, Ulama