I first heard of Iskander Mirza at school, in the mid-1990s. One of his great-grandchildren had enrolled in my batch and the news generated a bit of a buzz. I remember asking, “Who’s Iskander ...

Iskander Mirza left no doubt that Pakistan’s alliance with the West would remain unchanged. Of his domestic plans, Mirza said: “I hope to get 20 or 30 good clear chaps together to draw up a ...

It was a jovial scene. President Iskander Mirza and his new Premier, General Mohammed Ayub Khan, sat having tea together for the benefit of newsreel cameramen. Like the good friends they were, ...

Iskander Mirza: Pakistan’s First Elected President’s Memoirs from Exile Compiled and edited by Syed Khawar Mehdi Lightstone Publishers ISBN: 978-969-716-258-1 ...