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Author: Isambard Wilkinson

📘 Travels in a dervish cloak by Isambard Wilkinson

Isambard Wilkinson, a young Irish foreign correspondent, journeys across Pakistan and delivers a lively, humor‑laden account of the country’s social fabric and customs. Drawing on his own adventurous spirit, Wilkinson captures the tapestry of Mughal and Raj legacies, the vibrancy of Baluch, Punjabi, Sindhi and Pashtun peoples, and the complexities of warlords, hereditary saints, smugglers, and socialites that define modern Pakistan.

First publish date: 2017

Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing

Authors: Isambard Wilkinson

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