Oxford University Press (OUP) launched an important book titled Blood over Different Shades of Green-East Pakistan 1971: History Revisited. The publication has been authored by Ikram Sehgal and Bettina Robotka. The event hosted in Karachi was well attended by the media, authors, academics, and foreign dignitaries.

The book examines the events of 1971 that led to the dismemberment of Pakistan. The authors describe these events as very significant milestones in Pakistan's history. The book based on published and unpublished memories of the activists of 1971 attempts to give a critical assessment of the catastrophic developments leading to the separation of East Pakistan and spell out lessons that have to be learnt from it.

Ikram Sehgal is the chairman of the Pathfinder Group Pakistan, which includes two of the largest private security companies in the country in the Security Services Division (SSD) and the largest IT and relevant companies in the Financial Services and Technology Division (FSTD). He is a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Director of the East West Institute (EWI). He has served on the Board of Directors of Bank Alfalah and as Chairman of K-Electric. Sehgal is a regular contributor of articles in newspapers and appears regularly on current affairs programmes on television in his capacity as a defence and security analyst.-PR

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