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In The Line Of Fire

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President Pervez Musharraf`s much-publicised but controversial book " In the Line of Fire " is making waves worldwide especially in USA and Pakistan amid contesting statements issued by the Indian authorities, and Pakistani opposition parties.The book was released on Monday last in New York by The Free Press, and imprinted by Simon and Schuster. With the launch of his book, General Musharraf has become the first ever government servant in the history of Pakistan, who has written a book. Ources say that the book has been drafted by Hummayun Gohar, a son of late Altaf Gohar, who had written the famous book “friends not Masters for General Ayub Khan.

The opposition parties have charged General Musharraf with leaking secret information, while the legal experts are of the view that no in-service government servant, especially when he is holding the sensitive office of the chief of army staff cannot write any book. General Musharraf has earned a sum of one million dollars as royalty of his book, which he said he would disburse for philanthropy.

In his book, General Musharraf has painted a bleak picture for Pakistan had it not joined the United States in the war on terrorism and says that the 1999 Kargil standoff with India boosted the cause of freedom for Kashmir.

However, the former assistant US foreign secretary, Richard Armitage, who is blamed for issuing such harsh threat to Pakistan, has denied that he had ever used such a threat.

General Musharraf has also disclosed that India was responsible for turning the Kargil skirmish into a full-fledged war, however, the former Indian Premier Atal Bihari Vajpaee has contested the former`s claim saying that Indian army was in defensive position when the war started.

1) What do you think about the contents of the book?

2) Do you agree with the legal experts that no in-service government servant can write a book?

3) Has General Musharraf leaked any state secrets in his book?

4) Hasn`t General Musharraf used state resources for publicity of his book as he is in America on an official visit?