penning an article against socialism. After an inquiry launched by the FIA, Suleri was picked up on charges of sedition at the behest of FIA director M.A. Gurmani, and his case was tried in the Central Jail in Punjab. After the imposition of martial law in 1977, chief of army staff General Zia-ul-Haq released him from prison and ultimately appointed him for a stint as editor-in-chief of the Pakistan Times. His political ideas further pushed him to be close with the military government whereas he briefly served as additional secretary of the Ministry of Information and Mass-media Broadcasting. During this time, he also served as the chairman of the Quaid-i-Azam Academy. His association with the military government remained close and witness key political events in the lives of Nawaz Sharif and Zia-ul-Haq. Death In 1992, Suleri joined the senior staff of the News International, where he was promoted to become editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Suleri was diagnosed with cancer and heart disease in 1995. On 22 April 1999, he died of heart failure at the Jinnah Hospital, Karachi, aged 86. Books His unfinished biography When ZA Suleri wanted to write his autobiography, he chose Boys Will Be Boys as its title. The autobiography never materialised, and after his death when his daughter, Sara Suleri, decided to write a tribute to him, she gave this title to the book. References External links Articles ZA Suleri: A daughter remembers, from khalidhasan.net ZA Suleri Passes away, from paksearch.com Book links Boys Will Be Boys : A Daughter's Elegy, from Amazon.com 1910s births 1999 deaths Writers from Haryana Patna University alumni University of the Punjab alumni Pakistan Movement activists Pakistan Army civilians Pakistani male journalists Pakistani political writers Directors-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations Date of birth unknown