Zia-ul-Haq assumed the position of sixth president of Pakistan on 16 September 1978 and his presidency ended with his death in an aircraft crash on 17 August 1988. Zia came to power after a coup, overthrowing prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and imposing martial law in 1977.
Zia-ul-Haq assumed the position of sixth president of Pakistan on 16 September 1978 and his presidency ended with his death in an aircraft crash on 17 August 1988. Zia came to power after a coup, overthrowing prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and imposing martial law in 1977.
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