Author Information:
Syed Khawar Mehdi is a writer, citizen activist, accidental historian and former physician scientist with distinguished academic and corporate backgrounds, founder of Commonwealth Karachi, an independent Think Tank. Khawar is well published with interest in governance, historical research and urban activism with specific relevance to Karachi's role as economic keystone to the federation. Khawar, in his quest to track Iskander Mirza's fateful downfall from the topmost office in Pakistan, embarked on a journey searching for the truth; discovers hitherto unknown facts far from the figments of the Fakir's Fairy Tale spun by General Ayub Khan, his cronies in the media, intelligentsia and successive establishments. So began an enlightening journey to discovery of unpublished information with unique access to classified documents from various international archives. Iskander Mirza was not only deposed but also demonized by the State to sanctify the coup and glorify General Ayub Khan.
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