Pakistan, Feb. 18 -- It was a spring evening in April 1986. The historic Liaquat Bagh of Rawalpindi was teeming with people. Jubilant workers of the Pakistan Peoples' Party spread beyond the confines of the park. On the stage, a young and charismatic Benazir Bhutto raises the slogan "Jaaway Jaaway" (Go, Go), and in response, the crowd chanted Zia Jaaway" (Zia, Go).

And then, indeed, after a decade-long unchallenged reign, General Zia-ul-Haq embarked on the path towards his departure. The regime that he had installed with his own hands, started acting against him. The investigation into the Ojhri camp incident was leaked by one of its members, Aslam Khattak. While this act may have helped Khattak secure his own job, it couldn't salvage th...