An officer par excellence on January 11, 2011A few of us are God-gifted, the rest seek a role model to emulate and succeed in life. General Bahadar Sher enjoyed a considerable reputation in the army, and he was just such an officer in many ways. He had just been appointed Corps Commander Lahore and was, for the moment, staying in our mess […]
Wet bars and abdaars on January 3, 2011It was 1969 and President Ayub Khan had been shown the door at the presidency by his friend General Yahya Khan after popular demonstrations. Air-conditioners, fridges or freezers were rare in the cantonments and normally seen only in the ‘American colony’ of Mangla Dam. During the vacation season, an army officer would take over this […]