Afrah Jamal

Thanks to Liberty Books for the review copy Thanks to the Writer for the lovely emails despite the 'scathing review' Published in Daily Times / Saturday, February 12, 2011 Reviewed by Afrah Jamal Author: Rommel Rodrigues November 26, 2008 was India’s 9/11 — or so they say. It was the day 10 gunmen held one city hostage for over 60 hours. A day that sent accusations flying across the border, and the fear of something deadlier being traded saw the international community scrambling for cover. India was breaking news for days. Pakistan also made headlines around that time but not for the same reasons. They caught the perpetrator. Ajmal Kasab is exhibit A in the case against the country of his birth . What little is known about Kasab (the name literally means butcher), beyond his nationality (Pakistani) and vocation (deadly pawn) comes from a hastily complied sketch leaked to the media in the early days of the attack. The rest came from following the trail of bre...