Khaki Shadows: Pakistan 1947-1997

by Khalid Mahmud Arif

This book describes the powerful role of the army in the politics of Pakistan from its earliest years through the late 1990s and analyzes how political and military forces both created and undermined national prestige. Written by a retired general who held important positions in two different martial law administrations, it provides an insider's account of the intrigues, manipulations, and power struggles that engulfed Pakistan for much its history.

Genres: Nonfiction, Pakistan

452 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 2001

About the author

Khalid Mahmud Arif was a Pakistani general who served as military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq's vice-chief of army staff from 1984 to 1987. His two books 'Working with Zia' and 'Khaki Shadows' are political and military accounts of the Zia regime from 1977 to 1988, and the two previous martial laws that Arif witnessed as a serving army officer.