Military dictatorship in Pakistan

Pakistan’s post-independence history has alternated between military-controlled civilian governments and periods of direct military rule. In four main episodes – under Ayub Khan (1958–1969), Yahya Khan (1969–1971), Zia-ul-Haq (1977–1988), and Pervez Musharraf (1999–2008) and one side chapter Iskander Mirza (1958).

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