Pakistan: A Personal History

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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 playboy years and 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. Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history.

In “All Round View,” Imran Khan reflects on his life journey, encompassing his cricketing career, philanthropic endeavors, and political ambitions. With candid storytelling and emotional depth, Imran Khan provides readers with a glimpse into the challenges he faced and the motivations that guided him on his path to success.Imran Khan, former cricketer turned politician, kicked off his book tour in Leicester last month (September 17, 2011).

Khan ends his 364-page (sans le index) tome on the most positive note, telling us that his political party Tehreek-e-Insaf is the only party which can get Pakistan out of its current desperate crisis. The Warrior Race is Imran Khan book on tribal areas where he profoundly discusses the Tribal areas and the Pathans. While his cricket-level moves with his education from Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to County cricket, political environment in the surrounding proceeds like East Pakistan partition to Bangladesh and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime.It captures both the wider public enthusiasm behind Naya Pakistan and the anger at the failings of the country’s established political elites, who are dealt with in unsparing and colorful fashion by the author. Khan’s sense of righteousness and destiny shine forth brightly, as Khan discusses Pakistan’s current political dilemma and the role he would play if he could win political power. From his achievements on the cricket field as the Pakistan captain who captured the World Cup and the game's best all-rounder in history, through to his racy social life?