in 1971, the "plans and performance of the PAF were superb and
indisputably better that in 1965" and to support this claim he cites Indian government figures of Indian Air Force losses. According to Haider the military debacle of 1971 can be laid firmly at the
feet of the president and GHQ whose plans were "flawed". As he put it, the "leadership had cold feet when the moment of truth arrived on November 24, 1971, as the Indian invasion of East Pakistan
began."

Perhaps it is not surprising to see how Haider ended his career with the PAF – an institution he joined after being inspired by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah's words at a gathering where he was
present. After having gone through the rollercoaster of the PAF in the Bhutto years, SajadHaider finally called it quits after he stood up to Dictator Ziaul Haq and told him exactly what he thought
of his regime, regretting the level to which the military had been reduced in civilian eyes. Thus ended the illustrious career of a fighter pilot of the Pakistan Air Force – undaunted in the face of
adversity; but unwilling to compromise on his beloved PAF.

I read the book in 3 days. An astounding run of 50 years of pakistan history under the cover of airforce. hats of to the veteran airforce officer who was blunt,straight forward,stylish and courageous
man, who could call a spade a spade infront of dictator.
i discussed every chapter every day with my friends. i thank you air cdre sajjad for producing such an excellent book on our