In the Line of Fire : A Memoir

by Pervez Musharraf

• ISBN13: 9780743283441
• ISBN10: 0743283449
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-25
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

President Pervez Musharraf holds the single most crucial job in the global war on terror. At great personal risk, he has taken a stand against extremism, and helped capture or kill hundreds upon hundreds of dangerous men. He stands at the epicenter of the fight against nuclear proliferation, and of the world's fears of nuclear conflict in South Asia. At home, he is transforming Pakistan from a third-world nation to a democratic, enlightened, prosperous state. The entire world depends upon him to succeed. It is unprecedented for a sitting head of state to tell his story, but President Musharraf's story is extraordinary. In the Line of Fire will make headlines around the world. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Prologue: Face-to-Face with Terror	1	(10)
PART ONE IN THE BEGINNING
Chapter 1: Train to Pakistan	11	(4)
Chapter 2: Settling in Karachi	15	(4)
Chapter 3: Turkey: The Formative Years	19	(6)
Chapter 4: Home	25	(6)
Chapter 5: Leaving the Nest	31	(8)
PART TWO LIFE IN THE ARMY
Chapter 6: The Potter's Wheel	39	(5)
Chapter 7: Into the Fire	44	(12)
Chapter 8: Life in the Fire	56	(15)
Chapter 9: Living Through the Dreadful Decade	71	(10)
Chapter 10: From Chief to Chief Executive	81	(6)
Chapter 11: The Kargil Conflict	87	(14)
PART THREE THE HIJACKING DRAMA
Chapter 12: Plane to Pakistan	101	(8)
Chapter 13: The Conspiracy	109	(11)
Chapter 14: The Countercoup	120	(15)
Chapter 15: Anatomy of Suicide	135	(8)
PART FOUR REBUILDING THE NATION
Chapter 16: Pakistan First	143	(11)
Chapter 17: The Quest for Democracy	154	(10)
Chapter 18: Putting the System Right	164	(17)
Chapter 19: Kick-Starting the Economy	181	(18)
PART FIVE THE WAR ON TERROR
Chapter 20: One Day That Changed the World	199	(9)
Chapter 21: Omar and Osama	208	(14)
Chapter 22: The War Comes to Pakistan	222	(15)
Chapter 23: Manhunt	237	(8)
Chapter 24: Tightening the Noose	245	(19)
Chapter 25: al Qaeda in the Mountains	264	(11)
Chapter 26: The Symbiosis of Terrorism and Religion	275	(10)
PART SIX PAKISTAN AT HOME AND ABROAD
Chapter 27: Nuclear Proliferation	285	(12)
Chapter 28: International Diplomacy	297	(13)
Chapter 29: The Social Sector	310	(4)
Chapter 30: The Emancipation of Women	314	(6)
Chapter 31: The Soft Image of Pakistan	320	(4)
Chapter 32: Leadership on Trial: The Earthquake	324	(6)
Epilogue: Reflections	330	(9)
Index	339