Congratulations to Dr. Ilyas Chattha, Associate Professor at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences, on winning the Bloomsbury Pakistan Book Prize 2026 for his book 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴: 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘪 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯, 1971–1974.

The book is recognised for its significant contribution to Pakistan’s historiography and its meticulous archival research into a largely forgotten chapter of the country’s history.