Mirza and the lost republic
In Pakistan’s political folklore, Iskander Ali Mirza carries a reputation forged by repetition rather than examination. He is cast as the man who ‘invited the army into politics’, the civilian…
Mirza, Ayub and the IWT
Where Mirza had stalled, Ayub expedited. Ayub told President Eisenhower that “the talks were going well and would soon result in an agreement” and explicitly welcomed US and Bank financial…
Mirza, Ayub and the IWT
The Indus River system, lifeline of Pakistan’s agriculture and economy, became the subject of one of the most consequential international water treaties of the 20th century. Formally signed on September…
Mirza’s memoirs- Part – II
Prof Ian Talbot while referring to the acerbic criticism of Iskander Mirza’s politics in a paper refers to M M Syed’s research and his discerning opinion: “Mirza was not however…
Mirza’s memoirs: Part – I
Confronting historical negationism through historical revisionism was the Herculean task that lay ahead when I embarked on bringing out Iskander Mirza’s memoirs. To challenge established, brittle narratives of fifty-plus years…
Mirza Zahirdaar Baig
Nazir Ahmed Dehlavi, famously known as Dipty Nazir Ahmed (‘Dipty’ is morphed from the word ‘deputy’ as the gentleman was a civil servant of the Raj), was a 19th century…
The Zulfiqar Mirza saga
Old allies turning foe is not a rare phenomenon in our political culture. Politics and vendetta go together. But the spectacle of masked police commandos in civvies beating up the…
Salim Mirza has been left stranded
I watched Garam Hawa again the other day. When it was first released in 1973, I returned from the movie hall with renewed hope for India and, if discreetly short…
