Dr. Farhat Haq’s article on “Strategic Logic of Political Violence in Pakistan” was published in Political Violence in South Asia, edited by Ali Riaz, Zobaida Nasreen and Fahmida Zaman.  The book explores various dimensions of political violence in South Asia, namely in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.  Find a copy of the book here.

AIPS President Farhat Haq’s book, Sharia and the State in Pakistan: Blasphemy Politics, was recently published! This book analyzes the formulation, interpretation and implementation of sharia in Pakistan and its relationship with the Pakistani state while addressing the complexity of sharia as a codified set of laws.  Find a copy of the book here.