Renowned historian and author F.S. Aijazuddin shares rare, firsthand recollections of South Asia's most turbulent decade (1977–1988). In this special highlight cut, he reveals the inside story of General Zia-ul-Haq's military takeover, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's trial, and why Zia’s 90-day election promise turned into an 11-year dictatorship. Mr. Aijazuddin also recounts his personal 1981 meeting with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi, before diving into the chilling premonitions surrounding Zia-ul-Haq's 1988 plane crash and Pakistan's covert involvement in the Khalistan movement.