Q5. Highlight the era of General Zia-ul-Haq in your own words.

Ans: General Zia-ul-Had’s Era (1977-1988

.General elections were held under Bhutto government in March 1977.

Opposition parties alleged large scale rigging in the National Assembly

elections and boycotted the provincial assembly elections to be held few

days later.

.The alliance of opposition parties started aggressive protest against Bhutto

govemment..

.The opposition raised the slogan of ‘Nizam-e-Mustafa’ (aripe) and

claimed that the implementation of Islamic laws was the only solution of the

problems of the common man.

.The slogan of Nizam-e-Mustafa () attracted enormous popular

support.

.Street agitation was so widespread that it practically crippled the

government.

.In these circumstances the Army Chief General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

intervened and imposed Martial Law in the country on 5 July, 1977. Bhutto

was deposed.

.General Zia ruled the country till August 17, 1988.

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