Ans: The Causes of the Military Take-over of 12th October, 1999:
- On 12 October 1999, the chief of army Staff General Pervez Musharra
suspended the constitution, overthrew the government of Prime Ministe
Mian Muhammad Nawaz sharif and dissolved the national and provincia
assemblies. The Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz sharif decision d
appointing general Zia-ud-Din, Chief of army staff was also declared
unconstitutional.
2. Later on, Supreme Court, in a decision, gave General Pervez Musharrafs
government a period of three years so he could bring constitutional ant
social reforms in the country.