Sibling Rivalry #14 - Rise of Bhutto
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The domestic shockwaves in Pakistan following the humiliating defeat lead to Yahya Khan's ouster and Bhutto's assumption of power as a civilian dictator. Bhutto’s ruthlessly purged the military top brass to consolidate control, and releasee Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to clean up his international image. Preliminary dialogues at Muree in preparation of the Shimla Summit remained inconclusive.
Sources -
Bhutto - a political biography - Salmaan Taseer
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - Six Steps to Summit - Kamaleshwar Sinha
Eating Grass - The Making of the Pakistani Bomb - Feroz Hassan Khan
The Struggle for Pakistan - Ayesha Jalal
India-Pakistan in War & Peace - JN Dixit,
Memoirs of a Bystander - A Life in Diplomacy - Iqbal Akhund
Declassified US State Department and CIA Documents
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