= > Introduction
'I call myself a jack of all trades, 'quoted by the former president of the land of pure Perveez Musharraf. You will find this quote true as you go through the oages of this book. Truly remarkable piece of work and a memior that is a heart shaker. Every chapter takes yiu back in the time of the particular incident and you again see the picture of Perveez Musharraf and say that he was not only a jack of all trades but master of all as well. You will find the bravery of this man and his belief in his honesty in work that is extremely focus capturing. Further more, there are incidents where Pakistan got traped in cages of bankruptcy, militancy and international discrimination. All in all, you will find a man who rised as the sun does tho make his home country bright and beautiful.
= > Early life
He was born in Dehli before partition and left for newly born Pakistan, karachi with his parents after the partition with rest of the migrants. He found his new country interesting but , for his father had to go to Turkey for work , he had to go to Turkey for 7 years. There he and his brothers learnt Turkish and did their initial studies there. After coming back 7 years later he got a little problem with Urdu as this was not his thing in Turkey. Overall he wasn't good with his studies therefore his mother decided to send his elder brother to the civil services, youger in medicine and him in the army. And this decision of his mother brought him to the Pakistan Army.
= > Life in the Army
Strictions, disciplines, law and order are the words we get into our minds when we think of army. But former president Musharraf was a total mess. He was a highly indiciplined character in the army always messing up with seniors and breaking the laws. Many of you might not believe it but yes, he really wasn't that much concerned with being a great officer. Still with his great leadership qualities and of course for being great in sports from the very beginning, he did good and got uo higher in his ranks in the army eventually becoming the Cheif of Army staff at the end of his army career. To cut the long short, he got more from luck then hardwork.
= > Army chief
He was still a three star officer when a new army chief had to be selected. The old army chief and president already had chosen someone so Musharraf got broken heart that he might retire without even getting to the rank of Major General. But to his surprise, one day he was called in by PM Nawaz Sharif and told that he was being promoted as Major General and also being given the post of the Chief of the Army Staff. Thus, he got the position by the grace of Nawaz Sharif unexpectedly.
= > CEO of Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif played his trick again , of retiring the Chief of army without any actual reason. But this time the army reacted and reacted hard and fast. Musharraf was returning from Sri Lanka through a commercial flight to Pakistan when his plane was not given permission to land. He was even told to land anywhere but Pakistan, even in India for instance. Moreover, he was not told the reason for the act despite asking several times. But to his luck , his army officials reacted and took over the country arresting Nawaz Sharif. Finally, he landed and after landing got to know that he was being betrayed by the Prime Minister and that the army has taken over making him the head of the country at the moment.
Thus, he became the Chief Executive of Pakistan overnight.
= > Leadership at stake
As said jack of all trades, he proved a better leader then anyone the country had seen. He arranged all the problems at that very moment and got lots of people working on the solutions. In addition, he not only lessened the dillemas but he created many more ways of upsurging the country too. It was him who got our foreign depts to a lower level almost finishing them. It was him who got rid of militant groups like al-Quida. Eventually, it was also him that brought foreign investment through business and tourism. It was him that thought of education as a fundamental need and provided it to the best of his Powers. All in all, his government was well-ordered and active, clearing all the dirt and establishing all new things up.
= > Conclusion
Here in this book, 'In the line of Fire, 'we actually find Pervez Musharraf in the fire working heart and soul to get the fire out. He faced lots of difficulties in his life as a student, as an army officer, as chief of army staff, and as the president of Pakistan. Really a tremendous memoir of everything that happened in this brave man's life that encourages us to be committed like him to our country to our work and to ourselves. Really this book is a remarkable read and a source of pure knowledge regarding Pakistan, its problems then, and the the savior of the nation Pervez Musharraf. Finally, of you are a book worm, read this book for sure. And if you are not, then you will become one after reading this book.