Dictatorship

After Pakistan independence in August 1947,history

ofPakistanhas faced many dictatorship also known as
militarycoups starting in 1958. From time to time different
phases of dictatorship has came from 1958 1971, 1977
1988,19992008.

Military Coups

Starting from 1958 in which Constitution Assembly

ofPakistanwasdismissedby
firstPakistanipresidentMajorGeneral Iskander Mirza. He
alsodismissedprime minister ofPakistanFiroz khan noon
assigning GeneralAyubkhan as the Chief Martial Law
administrator.Thirteendayslater,Mirzahimselfwastoppledby
AyubKhan,whotakeonhimselfasapresident.

General Zia-ul-haq

In1977ChiefofArmystaffGeneralZiaulhaqconfinedthe
PrimeMinisterBhuttoandsomeofthemembersofNational
Alliance. On media General Zia broadcast the message of
thedissolvedoftheParliamentandProvincialAssembliesand
thattheConstitutionof

Pakistantobesuspended.Thesternrule
ofGeneralZaipioneertheconceptofstrictbutmodernformof
conservatism which endorsed the nationalistic and religious
programs.
GhulamIshaqkhanBecomethepresidentofPakistanafterthe
tragedicdeathofGeneralZia.Ishaquncheckedthepresidential
powersandwasknowntobeclosetotheMilitary.Hethwarted
theregimeofbothprimeministersin1990BenazirandNawaz
Sharif in 1993, lasting his own resignation in Pakistanunder
WaheedKakarformula.

In1999Nawazsharifandhisministerswerecaughtupbythe
loyalseniorofficersofGeneralPervezMusharrafendeavoring
his rule thwarting his plane form landing in Pakistan after
returningfromthevisittoSrilanka.

Thereareseveralunsuccessfulattemptstodictatorshiptoointhe
historyofPakistan.AtfirstitwasRawalpindiConspiracy1949
ledbyMajorGeneralAkbarKhanalongwithLiaquatAlikhan
whowasthefirstprimeministerofPakistan.
Conspiracies started to begin in 1980 against General Zia
assassination onPakistandaywhich were revealed resulted in
thwarting.
IslamicextremistalongwithGeneralZahirIslamAbbasitriedto
overthrowtheregimeofBenazirwhichwasfoiled.