Chocks: Muhammad Zia Ul Haq

Muhammad Zia Ul Haq - Bhutto

1. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 14, 1973, to July 5, 1977.

2. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was ousted from office following a military coup in 1977 led by Muhammad Zia Ul Haq.

3. After imposing martial law, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq promised to hold general elections within three months.

4. Instead of fulfilling the promise of holding elections, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq arrested Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on charges of murdering dissident politician Ahmed Raza Kasuri.

5. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was sentenced to death by a martial law court.

6. The charges against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto were widely suspected, and there were numerous clemency appeals from foreign leaders to free him.

7. Despite clemency appeals, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged on April 4, 1979.

8. Following Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's death in 1979, Benazir Bhutto and her family were repeatedly placed under house arrest.

9. Muhammad Zia Ul Haq yielded to global pressure in January 1984, allowing Benazir Bhutto to travel to Europe for medical treatment from her house arrest.

10. Shah Nawaz Bhutto and Murtaza Bhutto founded Al-Zulfiqar (LW Militant) to overthrow Mohammed Zia Ul Haq but did not succeed.

11. Benazir Bhutto's brother, Shah Nawaz Bhutto, moved to France, where he was allegedly poisoned by his wife.

12. Murtaza Bhutto died in 1996 in a fatal confrontation with the police in Karachi.

13. Following Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's death, Benazir Bhutto assumed leadership of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), founded by her father.

14. After the PPP's victory in local elections, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq postponed the national elections.

15. Martial law remained in force in Pakistan until 1985 when Muhammad Khan Junejo was elected as PM (March 23, 1985 - May 29, 1988) through the 1985 general elections under non-partisan democracy.

16. Ojhri Camp was a military camp in Rawalpindi for Afghan Mujahideen.

17. In 1988, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq dismissed the Muhammad Khan Junejo government following an investigation into the Ojhri Camp disaster (blast).

18. On August 17, 1988, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq died in a plane crash along with Pakistan Army General Akhtar Abdur and US Ambassador to Pakistan Lewis.

19. Benazir Bhutto led the PPP to victory in elections held in 1988 and 1993.

20. Benazir Bhutto served as Prime Minister from December 2, 1988, to August 6, 1990 (First term) and October 19, 1993, to November 5, 1996 (Second term).

21. However, the Benazir Bhutto government was dismissed both times in 1990 and 1996 following allegations.

22. Nawaz Sharif replaced Benazir Bhutto in 1996 and was also dethroned in a military coup three years later (in 1999) by Pervez Musharraf.

23. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, leaning toward socialism and aligned with Russia, pursued nuclear capability for Pakistan.

24. Conspiracy theories suggest that the US disliked Zulfikar Ali Bhutto due to his Russian alliance, and Muhammad Zia Ul Haq was allowed to remove him.

25. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was forcibly removed from power in Pakistan on July 5, 1977, after US Independence Day (July 4).

26. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27, 2007, and Al Qaeda claimed responsibility.

27. It is important to note that the Islamisation of Pakistan's governance took place during Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's rule.