ZIA UL HAQ 1977-88

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Zia was born in Jalandhar, British India, in 1924 as the second child of Muhammad Akbar, who worked in the Army GHQ in Delhi and Selma, prior to the liberation of Pakistan from British colonial rule in 1947.

He completed his initial education in Selma and then attended St. Stephen's College, Delhi for his graduate degree. After graduation from St. Xavier College, Zia joined the British Indian Army in 1943.

He married Shafiq Jahan in 1950–51.

Muhammad Zia-ul-HaqEarly life

Shafiq Jahan Zia died on January 5, 1996.

Zia is survived by his sons, Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq, (born 1953), who went into politics and became a cabinet minister in the government of Nawaz Sharif

Anwar-ul-Haq (born 1950) and his daughters, Zian (born 1972),[a special needs child, and Rubina Salim, who is married to a Pakistani banker and has been living in the United States since 1980,and daughter Quratulain Zia who currently lives in London, and is married to Pakistani doctor, Adnan Majid.

Family

Zia was commissioned in the British Indian Army in a cavalry regiment on May 12, 1943 and served against Nazi Germany and its allies in World War II.

He was trained in the United States in 1962–1964 at the US Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After that, he returned to take over as Directing Staff (DS) at Command and Staff College, Quetta.

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Zia was a tank commander

Army career

Backdrop

Zia took over with the declared purpose of resolving the rift between Bhutto’s Peoples Party and the combined opposition to hold free and fare elections within 90 days.

Due to Bhutto’s public popularity, Zia feared that he could return to power through free elections, therefore the elections were postponed.

Bhutto then charged with the murder of a political opponent was found guilty in hanged on 4th April 1979.

His performance

1965 – He served in Burma, Malaya, and Indonesia in World War 2, and in the wars with India.

1976 - He became general and army chief of staff. 1977 – He led a bloodless coup, imposed martial law,

banned political activity, and introduced an Islamic code of law. Then he deposed President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and he later executed the former president.

1978 – He became the President of Pakistan. 1979 – He sanctioned the hanging of former

President Bhutto despite international protest. 1984 – He attempted to establish a party less

politics, winning a referendum.

Industrial Policy Framework

Significant improvement in industrial policy framework during Zia’s period: Greater emphasis on private sector Greater import liberalization of industrial raw

materials Strengthening of incentives manufactured

exports Yet Pakistan’s performance relative to

other East Asian countries such as China Thailand, Malaysia, Korea etc was lagging.

Death Zia died in a plane crash on August 17,

1988. After witnessing a US M1 Abrams tank demonstration in Bahawalpur, Zia had left the small town in the Punjab province by C-130 Hercules aircraft. Shortly after a smooth takeoff, the control tower lost contact with the aircraft. Witnesses who saw the plane in the air afterward claim it was flying erratically, then nosedived and exploded on impact. In addition to Zia, 31 others died in the plane crash

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

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