Book Review:-

In the line of fire

presented to:-
Sir Fazail Khawaja
Presented by:-
Abdullah Tariq
Roll no :-
14
Gen (r) Pervaiz MuSharraf
Autobiography
The free press
Pages (352)
28-09-2006
About the author

Born in India(August 11, 1943), immigrated to Pakistan in 1947,

settled in Karachi.
Military statesman, President of Islamic Republic
of Pakistan and chief of Army Staff of the
Pakistan Army.
Releases the book while in office, argues the
 book sell best when one is at the peak.
Content

 The Kargil conflict

 Plane to Pakistan
 Pakistan first
The Kargil conflict

Wars between the two rival countries

 Kargil Conflict in 1999
 Unsuccessful Operation Ababeel
 India’s Operation Meghdoot
 Crossed the Line of Control
 Operation forbidden by United Nations
PLANE TO PAKISTAN

 About Nawaz Sharif

 View point on Sharif’s plane hijacking
 Criticizes Nawaz father to stage the coup against him
 October 12, 1999
 Flight was PK 805
PAKISTAN FIRST

 On September 11
 War against terror
 threats made by U.S.
 Threatened to bomb Pakistan
 Acceptation of seven points
Criticism:-

 Copy rights issue

 Abdull Qadeer khan’s daughter liability
 Revealing nuclear secrets
 Change in content when translated into different languages
 Failure of explanation of thousands sacrifices given by pakistani soldiers
 General Lt Gen Ali Kuli Khan Khattak
Errors

 Islambad (instead of Islamabad)

 Year of Benazir Bhutto’s second dismissal: 1997 (actually November 1996) – p. 162
 Census in Pakistan: 1997 (actually 1998) – p. 169
 First mentioned final exams of FA, then later wrote FSc finals (p. 35).
Thank you
Any Questions?