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Arab News
April 27, 2018
But for all its former glory, production in Lollywood collapsed by the end of the 1990s. By 2005, barely 20 local films were released annually. Political turmoil triggered the decline. General Zia-ul-Haq seized power in 1977 in a military coup. The new president proceeded to enforce an Islamisation agenda,Ãâà...
The Express Tribune
April 27, 2018
She lost her job and the PTV appearances when General Zia came down heavy on any hint of dissent from anyone and anywhere. This was the time when she went to London to complete her masters in theatre studies. She met Shahid Nadeem there. The producer-director in her was looking for a writer.
The Economist (blog)
April 26, 2018
General Zia-ul-Haq seized power in 1977 in a military coup. The new president proceeded to enforce an Islamisation agenda, under which film-makers were forced to comply with strict censorship. Projects could be banned if deemed prejudicial to all manner of interests, including decency, morality and theÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
April 13, 2018
Sharif's family was apolitical and his father, the late Mian Mohammad Sharif, had initially turned down a request from General Zia ul Haq through General Jillani. He declined to join politics himself but later agreed to hand over his two sons, Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and Mian Shehbaz Sharif, on theÃâà...
Daily Times
April 6, 2018
In this book, Mr. Khwaja has tried to compile all facets of non-violent struggles in Pakistan— ranging from civil disobedience against General Zia's regime to movements for freedom of press, student movements to women's movements for rights, struggle of trade unions against economic exploitation andÃâà...
Daily Times
April 5, 2018
In this book, Mr. Khwaja has tried to compile all facets of nonviolent struggles in Pakistan, ranging from civil disobedience against General Zia's regime to movements for freedom of press, student movements to women's movements for rights, struggle of trade unions against economic exploitation, andÃâà...
Daily Times
April 3, 2018
The CIA hatched a plan to block communism, using Islam through General Zia ul Haq. He preached his own brand of Islam wherein he promoted extremists, terrorists and all kind of criminals under the name of Jehadis. These extremists and terrorists criminal elements were brought and nourished by USAÃâà...
The Nation
April 2, 2018
The CIA hatched a plan to block communism, using Islam through General Zia ul Haq. He preached his own brand of Islam wherein he promoted extremists, terrorists and all kind of criminals under the name of Jehadis. These extremists and criminal elements were brought and nourished by USA inÃâà...
Daily Times
April 2, 2018
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Monday that Sindh was the land of Sufis, and it had remained under the influence of saintly figures like Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sachal Sarmast, Lal Shahbaz Qaladaner and others. “The people of this province believe in coexistence and theyÃâà...
The Nerd Daily (blog)
March 20, 2018
Hanif presents a satirical comic based on the plane crash that leads to the death of General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq, former president of Pakistan. The novel offers possible explanations of what might have happened before the plane crashes while also shedding the light on some of Pakistan's current issuesÃâà...
The Siasat Daily
March 20, 2018
The case relates to corruption over the misuse of funds in a charity named after former President Zia-ur-Rahman, the former's husband, who was assassinated in 1981. It had also sentenced her eldest son and BNP Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and four others for at least 10 years with a fine of 2.10 croreÃâà...
Daily Times
March 20, 2018
... some of them being opposition leader Sheikh Rasheed, the Ulema wing of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), former dictator General Zia ul-Haque's son Ejaz ul-Haque and Sheikh Hameed of slain Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
The Hindu
March 20, 2018
However, despite its soft line on Kashmir and the POWs, India was unable to prevent the military from taking power in Islamabad in 1977 and executing Bhutto. General Zia-ul-Haq's coup had a major bearing on India's other objectives. Zia's strategy was to use the Afghan insurgency in the 1980s to acquireÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 12, 2018
New Delhi (Sputnik) — Kallol Bhattacherjee is the author of The Great Game in Afghanistan: Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia and the Unending War (HarperCollins India, 2017). Based on documents from the collection of former US Ambassador John Gunther Dean, the book recollects how the Soviet Union alongÃâà...
gulfnews.com
March 7, 2018
The opening ceremony of Emirates Golf Club in Dubai attended by Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq, Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shaikh ... Millions around the world watched Pakistan President General Zia-ul-Haq strike an impressive 240-yard drive down the lush green to officially open Dubai'sÃâà...
Daily Times
March 7, 2018
In 1985, Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq visited the Bangladeshi war memorial, and said, 'Your heroes are our heroes'. Bangladeshi President Ershad also visited Islamabad in 1986. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid visited Pakistan in 1998 and, Pakistani General Pervez Musharraf visitedÃâà...
UrduPoint News
March 7, 2018
Earlier, Rector NUML Major General Zia Ud Din Najam (retd) in his address said that Universities are national institutions and future leaders born in the varsities. Corporate sector should guide the universities to introduce new curriculum according to the market demand. He said that it was corporate socialÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 4, 2018
Ambassador of Peoples Republic of China Yao Jing was the chief guest of the ceremony while NUML Rector Major General Zia Ud Din Najam (r), NUML Director General Brig Muhammad Ibrahim, Registrar, Directors, Deans, HoDs, students from the various educational institutions and a large number ofÃâà...
Pakistan Today
February 24, 2018
Even decisions taken by dictators like general Zia ul Haq and Pervez Musharrf were not declared null and void ab intio. In fact some of them were made part of the constitution to avoid a legal and constructional vacuum that would have engendered political certainty. Dictator Zia inserted articles 62 and 63Ãâà...
The Hindu
February 18, 2018
The Islamist military dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq during the 1980s shut down most opposition. It was during this period that Asma emerged as an icon of resistance to obscurantism and oppression. She co-founded the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, bringing internationalÃâà...
New York Times
February 11, 2018
In 1983, she was put under house arrest and later imprisoned when she campaigned for women's rights and democracy during the rule of Gen. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. In 2007, Pervez Musharraf, then a general, also put her under house arrest as the country's lawyers and politicians began a movement toÃâà...
Dhaka Tribune
February 7, 2018
I will state two examples of General Zia's pro-Pakistani stand: One before the Independence War started, while the other after 1975. ... To our shock and dismay, at the time, President Zia denied my mother's request to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as instructed by Bangabandhu) and instead transferredÃâà...
The Guardian
July 11, 2017
The present situation - with General Zia in command and Mr Junejo as his civilian cover - is untenable and will not continue indefinitely. Mr Junejo will be in Washington next week, arguing no doubt that the general is in control of the situation. This is far from the truth. Without a rapid return to an electedÃâà...
The Nation
December 31, 1999
It was in the early hours of 5th July 1977 that General Zia ul Haq staged a successful coup against the elected government of Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, promising to restore democracy within forty days and returning to barracks – Zia's rule lasted for almost eleven years, only ending when he met a tragic end inÃâà...
Ahval
December 31, 1999
Quoting former Pakistani ambassador to Washington Husain Haqqani, he said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's approach is similar to that of Former Pakistan President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's, and Turkey is slowly beginning to resemble Pakistan. "Erdogan has taken the Pakistani formula ofÃâà...
CNN
December 31, 1999
Muhammad Zia ul Haq. In 1980, making a derogatory remark against any Islamic personage was defined as a crime under Pakistan's Penal Code Section 295, punishable by three years in prison. In 1982, another clause was added that prescribed life imprisonment for "willful desecration of the Quran" and,Ãâà...
