Kogan Plan

Kogan Plan (ISBN 978-969-9368-10-7) is a spy novel written by Naeem Baig who is a Lahore based novelist. The novel furnishes the idea of conduct of secret operations by the spy agencies. It is a novel but gives an image of being a reality based story. It shows that how bravely and professionally the soldiers maneuver their activities when they are on secret missions. Their job involves most of the time a great deal of threat and risk to their life but they render it with devotion and patriotism.
Plot
The plot of the Novel Kogon Plan is post 9/11 era, when Pakistan was hit by a wave of terrorism for its joining hands with America in its war on terror. Pakistan’s secret agent Sahel Farhaj who belongs to National Security Bureau chases a notorious terrorist Ramzak Bilal to seize him. He works with his team and each member of it has been exposed to be prepared to undertake every risk to get hold of that notorious and dangerous terrorist. Ramzak Bilal is shown to be a clever guy who gets out of every trap which is set for him by the spy agency. He keeps sneaking out of the hands of the agents despite their collective effort to get hold of him. The mission to capture him has been named as dark room operation. Even after a long pursuit of the wanted terrorist the operation fails and Ramzak Bilal escapes from the hands of the spy agents. The novel also shows the life style which the spy agents are forced to pass. They have been shown to have no choice in their life but to pull on with it the way they get it. Sahel Farhaj gets injured during the operation and is brought back to Pakistan in the same position. Once brought back he is admitted in a military hospital where he falls in love with a nurse. Sahel marries that nurse and in this way the novel contains a typical touch of a love story into it. The book creates a twist when the role shifts. The members of spy agency who were earlier spying Ramzak Bilal then get under his monitoring and one by one start becoming his victims. This aspect of the book reveals that the terrorist organisations operate in a very well organised manner and they have their connections all over the world and operate through a wide network. Sahel Farhaj once again tries to chase his prey but he has not been shown to be successful in his efforts till end.
Publication of the Novel
The novel has been selected from several manuscripts and published by University of Management and Technology, Lahore in 2014.
Reviews in National Media
The Novel has been reviewed in National Media across the board since its publication. Daily Samaa reviewed on its literary page under title Raiza Cheen with brief introduction of its author Naeem Baig on 20, January 2014.. In the same way The daily express reviewed Kogan Plan on 23.11.14 in its Sunday magazine.

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