TY - BOOK AU - Shami Arshad, Khan AU - Sharma, A.K. TI - Three presidents and an aide: Life, power & politics SN - 9788182743434 U1 - 320 PY - 2008/// CY - New Delhi PB - Pentagon KW - Khan, Arshad Sami, -- 1942 KW - Pakistan -- Politics and government KW - Politics and government N1 - 1. Fall of the First Autocracy 1 Unnamed Founding Father of Islamabad 17 Autoimmune Syndrome 17 2. The Autopsy 20 Governor Monem Khan 23 Here's another Anecdote 25 Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, the Nawab of Kalabagh and Governor of West Pakistan 27 The Successor 33 Attempted Assassination at Peshawar Rally 38 Zulfijiar All Bhutto, the Illustrious Foreign Minister of Ayub Khan 41 Belling the Cat 45 Ayub Khan and the Allegations of Corruption 57 3. Nuggets from the Past 60 American Viceroy to Pakistan! 60 Peer Sahibs (The Revered Sages) 77 The Hunter 79 Caught with Pants Down 84 The Faceless Enemy 87 Making Friends with a Ruler 94 In Sweet Memory of Sadeqain; my friend 102 The Last Drme 107 4. From the Dustbin of History 109 Perceptions 109 Prelude fo East Pakistan Debacle 111 Language Movement 114 Brown Sahib and the Hidden Hand 116 The 'Power-Bug' 118 Early Days 120 National Security Cell 122 Wheels within Wheels 125 The Myth of "Free and Fair" Elections 128 From Traitor to a 'Prime Minister Designate' to a Traitor Again 133 Revival of Yahya - Bhutto Axis 146 Preparation for Military Action 151 Military Action and its Aftermath 158 The Guerrilla Warfare 160 The Beginning of the End 167 1971 War with India 169 Eastern War Theatre 177 Western War Theatre 179 The Diplomatic Front 180 Surrender of Dhaka and Cease fire on Western Front 184 Ouster of President Yahya Khan 186 The Conspiracy 191 The War Commission 212 Happy Hour of History 215 Yahya Khan and the First Islamic Summit 215 The Teenager in Yahya Khan 235 A Bouquet of Roses 236 In Dedication to Nur Jehan 238 Party Time 240 The Generous Heart 243 Humour here I come! 245 East Pakistan Cyclone and Yahya Khan 246 The Democrats 252 Early Days 252 The Wizard 256 Keeping up with Insomnia 257 Bhutto's Urgent Concerns 260 Bhutto and the 'King-makers' 263 Shaking of hands with the "Daughter of the East" 270 The Drop Scene 273 ER -