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The Nine Lives of Pakistan – DNF with Quick Thoughts

I appreciate Walsh’s form of storytelling and his discussion of the state of Pakistan. I felt that this would be more appreciated by Walsh’s longtime readers and those who have a greater understanding of Pakistan’s history.

I may revisit this when I’ve studied Pakistan more in depth.

The most notable things (to me) that I caught before deciding to DNF:

• “The first notable jihad, or war of resistance, occurred in 1831 in Balakot, a town in the lush Himalayan foothills.”
• “In the second half of the nineteenth century, jihad became the frame for resistance to British colonial rule in northern India.”

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