A Case of Exploding Mangoes

Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 daysAuthor: Mohammed HanifPublisher: Random House IndiaYear: 2009Language: EnglishPages: 377ISBN/UPC (if available): 81-8400-189-4 DescriptionAs they approach the red carpet that leads to the Pak One staircase you can immediately tell that I am the only one in the frame smiling but when I salute and start walking towards the aero plane, my smile vanishes, I know I am saluting a bunch of dead men. But if you are in uniform, you salute. That's all there is to it. June 1988, Pakistan. General Zia is convinced there is a plot to kill him and barricades himself within Army House, his official residence. There are plenty of people who might want him dead.The army generals growing old waiting for their promotions. The CIA. The ISI. RAW.And Ali Shigri, a junior officer at the military academy whose father, a whisky-swilling jihadi colonel, has been murdered by the army. Zia's death will benefit many. Some want power, some want