Because his entry in the profession coincided with the first military takeover in 1958, he, like all Pakistani journalists, worked within the oppressive atmosphere of a military dictatorship, though, strange as it appears, author Siddiqi mentions Ayub Khan all along with respect. He makes no secret of his admiration for Z.A. Bhutto, who, he said, was murdered because of his reforms, especially the nationalsation of industry, and quotes Machiavelli, "A man forgets his father (pater) but not his patrimony."
The book describes in detail the impact the military rule had on the press, the muzzling of the media, draconian laws, the journalists' epic struggle for freedom, the historic 1970 strike, the flogging of journalists during Ziaul Haq's tyranny, and the freedom which finally came after great sacrifices. Simultaneously, we get a glimpse of the technological revolution in printing, for Siddiqi began with hot metal and journeyed through photo-offset to finally enter the computer era when Dawn's page are sent to Islamabad and Rawalpindi by a click.
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