Witness to blunder kargil story unfolds

How has the poet eternalized the subject of his attention in the poemnot marble, nor the gilded monuments. Hussain was a colonel in the inter services public. Gentleman astaghfirullah by col r ashfaq hussain book. Published in september 2008, it coincides with the passing of a decade witness to blunder. Lt gen retd shahid aziz opens pandora box on kargil issue discussion in. Weeks before kargil conflict, musharraf crossed loc, spent. T he kargil story or misadventure is now well known, thanks in no small part to nasim zehras chilling thriller from kargil to the coup. Published in september 2008 it coincides with the passing of a decade since the operations initiated on the snowpeaked mountains in the winter of 19981999. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Accompanied by brigadier masood aslam of 80 brigade, the colonel revealed that musharaf actually spent a night at zikria mustaqar and interacted. Ashfaq hussain is a pakistani military analyst, author, motivational speaker, and a former member of the army special service group. Published in september 2008 it coincides with the passing of a decade since the operations initiated on. Witness to blunder kargil story unfolds is colonel retd ashfaq hussains account of the kargil war, but goes farther than merely dissecting the kargil crisis.

Kargil story unfolds that general parvez musharaf had flown in on march 28, 1999 and travelled 11 km into the kargil. Witness to blunder by ex isi officer, colonel ashfaq hussain. Hussain was a colonel in the inter services public relations directorate ispr during the time of the kargil war. Witness to blunder kargil story unfolds liberty books. You can understand why it took so long when you peruse the copious end notes, bibliographies and interviews that went into its writing even while zehra was. Kargil story unfolds book online at best prices in india on.

Kargil story unfolds, which was published in late 2008. Musharraf crossed loc, spent night in india in 1999 news. Pervez musharraf crossed loc and came to india in 1999. Musharraf spent a night in india ahead of kargil daily. Musharraf, who was then army chief, returned the next day. Ashfaq hussain author of witness to blunder goodreads. Kargil story unfolds colonel r ashfaq hussain rs 506rs 59515 % off image. He repeated the assertion earlier this week on a television show. Published in september 2008, it coincides with the passing of a decade since the military operation was initiated on snowtipped mountains in the winter of 19981999. His seminal work, the gentleman series five books on his experiences while serving in the pakistan army is popular in pakistans bookstores. Hussain was a colonel in the inter services public relations directorate ispr during.

Commend musharraf for crossing loc to be with troops. Witness to blunder by hussain, ashfaq colonel r, 2008, idara matbuaatesulemani edition, in english 1st ed. Retired ashfaq hussain has written the actual facts about kargil war between pakistan and india. Lessons learned on both sides our analysis elicited very different lessons learned for india and pakistan. Much later in 2008 col retired ashfaq hussain revealed in his witness to blunder. Gentleman astaghfirullah is the title name of this urdu book.

Col hussain first made the revelation in his book witness to blunder. He merely reiterated this assertion on a television talk show, dismissing all claims, from the number of war casualties to the apparent success of the operation by. He repeated the assertion on thursday night on a television talk show on the kargil episode in the wake of lt gen. Before kargil gen pervez musharraf crossed loc, spent night in india, says aide and former pakistan. For pakistan, the apparent lessons learned from kargil are principally as follows. The struggle with militant islam first pub columbia. The wife of another officer, rank unknown muhammad hamid who was to be a prosecution witness moved a petition in the court on february 1, 1996 claiming that the prosecution was using illegal ways and means to make him her husband turn against the accused, that her husband was forcefully abducted and the whole purpose of abducting. The path to catastrophe and the killing of benazir bhutto 220pp penguin new delhi rs639 revised, updated version of frontline pakistan. He has selections from different periods, places and happenings. From kargil to coup events that shook pakistan nasim. He repeated the assertion on thursday on a tv talk show on the kargil episode in the wake of lt gen. How has the poet eternalized the subject of his attention.

Published in september 2008, it coincides with the passing of a decade. The book series is a humorous account of his experience in the pakistan army. Witness to blunder kargil story unfolds col r ashfaq hussain on. Mush could have been in indian custody before kargil, if only. Lt gen retd shahid aziz opens pandora box on kargil. Before kargil musharraf crossed loc, spent night in india. There are several variants of this story, all of which together portend. Where i can read or download pdf of the book witness to blunder, kargil story unfolds by ashfaq hussain. At one swoop, it led to the creation of bangladesh, and it tilted the balance of power between india and pakistan steeply in favor of india. Witness to blunder is thankfully a far less gloomy account since the nation was not amputated, nor was the author taken pow. Retired ashfaq hussain who is a retired officer from pak army.

Musharraf crossed loc, spent night in india in 1999. Kargil story unfolds, which was published late in 2008. It also highlights what actually happened behind the curtain before and after the kargil episode. Kargil story unfolds by col ashfaq hussain of pakistans media wing, interservices public relations, also give one a glimpse of the happenings across the border. Kargil story unfolds 256pp idara matbuaatisulemani lahore rs. This book is an anthology of incidents as witnessed by the author. In the case of pakistan, most of the lessons learned are.

Gentleman astaghfirullah is a famous urdu book written by col. Gentleman astaghfirullah is the adventure story of four pak army officers general parvez musharraf. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. General vp malik, who was the indian army chief during the kargil war, told ndtv. Ashfaq hussain is a retired pakistan army colonel who is known for his urdu book series titled gentleman which is a humorous account of his days in army. Hussain first made the revelation in his book witness to blunder. Events that shook pakistan the book was published last year, twenty years after the event. Revisiting kargil, the words zone all india exservicemen. The war of 1971 was the most significant geopolitical event in the indian subcontinent since its partition in 1947. A gripping account of the kargil war as it unfolded surreptitiously and then flagrantly, this study puts to rest myths about the relative strengths of the military decisionmaking process in pakistan compared to its civilian counterpart, underscoring the imperative need to streamline both with a view to facilitating more cooperative relations.

Kargil story unfolds, and repeated it on a television talk show in pakistan last night. Amid a controversy over whether pakistani army chief general pervez musharraf crossed the line of control in 1999 and spent a night on indiancontrolled territory, the former chief of the indian army general vk singh has saidpakistani army chief general pervez musharraf crossed the line of control in 1999 and spent a night on indiancontrolled territory. Kargil story unfolds ashfaq hussain witness to blunder is colonel retd ashfaq hussains account of the kargil war, but it goes farther than merely dissecting the kargil crisis. Parachute regiment india 4,224 words exact match in. However this information is not new, it was mentioned by hussain in his book witness to blunder. Hussain was a colonel in the inter services public relations directorate ispr. This title is in preorder status which means title is not released yet or title is in transit.