Abdul Sattar Edhi
Abdul Sattar Edhi is nothing short of a phenomenon, an institution and a living legend. He is a world-renowned social worker who devoted...
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Altaf Hussain
The founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is one of the three political leaders who became prominent after 1985. Two of them...
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Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is hailed by the masses as a national hero and father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb. He was born on April 27, 1936 at...
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Muhammad Khan Junejo
Muhammad Khan Junejo was born on August 18, 1932, at Sindhri, Sindh. After completing his Senior Cambridge, he went to United Kingdom for a...
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General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was the one who enforced Martial Law for the third time in the brief history of Pakistan. Second child and...
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Death of General Zia-ul-Haq
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was killed in an air crash on August 17, 1988. He had gone to Bhawalpur to see a demonstration of tanks where...
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Historic 8th Amendment is passed
The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan envisaged a Parliamentary System of government, with the balance of power tilted towards the Prime...
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Muhammad Khan Junejo Becomes Prime Minister
After the Presidential referendum of December 1984, elections for the National and Provincial Assemblies were held in February 1985 on a...
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General Elections, February 1985
After the 1984 referendum, General Zia announced elections of the National and Provincial Assemblies in February 1985. The elections were...
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Referendum 1984
General Zia wanted to establish a pseudo-democracy in Pakistan, with a continuation of him as President under a civilian setup. Zia took a...
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The Afghan War Settlement
In 1979, Russian forces invaded Afghanistan. Communism came to the threshold of Pakistan when forces led by Babrak Karmel overthrew the...
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Islamization Under General Zia-ul-Haq
When General Zia-ul-Haq took over as the Chief Martial Law Administrator on July 5, 1977, Islamization was given a new boost. General...
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Martial Law under General Zia-ul-Haq
Elections were held on March 7, 1977. The Pakistan Peoples Party won these elections, but was accused by their opponents, Pakistan National...
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