Pervez Musharraf (1943–2023)

In The Line Of Fire is Pervez Musharraf's autobiographical reminisce of his time doing the world's most dangerous duty-being the tenth President of Pakistan. On the side, Musharraf was also a serving four-star military General of the Pakistani Army as well as its Director-General of Operations when capitulated to political fame as the USA's most resolute Islamic ally during the War On Terror.

His autobiography reads as much a self-exoneration as an exercise in finger-pointing. He denies his primacy in the Kargill conflict; whitewashes the allegations of corruption and desertion levelled against him while superficially calling for the democratization of Islam though he provides no framework for this or even a coherent definition of what democratization entails in the Muslim sense.

Lucid and thought provoking, I walked away with a sense of befuddlement after reading Musharraf's words. Not because he is a tiresome writer. But because he is notorious for the multiple skeletons in his closet.… (mere)

From General to President of the Islamic Republic of pakistan & the first Islamic Country with 'The bomb'; A task that this soldier was not trained for but made it his personal challenge to succeed in. The General give his perspective on the relationship with America post 9/11 as well as the Pakistani Atomic program, Missile Programs & the difficulties of development in the country. This book is not intended for anyone looking for controversial issues but provides a good oversight of the man who came to power by way of coup.… (mere)