On 16 October 1951, Pakistan’s first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated at a public gathering in Rawalpindi. The gunman, Said Akbar – the author’s father – was branded the lone assassin. But was he?

This book unravels the deeper story behind the assassination, tracing its roots to the Kashmir War of 1947-48, the Rawalpindi Conspiracy, and the power struggles within Pakistan’s military and political circles. From the CID officer Askar Ali Shah’s pivotal role in exposing the plot to the flawed findings of the Scotland Yard’s investigation, the book...