General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (b. August 12 1924-August 17 1988) was the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from July 1977 to August 1988. Appointed Chief of Army Staff in 1976, General Zia-ul-Haq came to power after he overthrew ruling Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, in a bloodless (save the execution of Bhutto) military coup d'état on July 5, 1977 and became the state's third ruler to impose martial law. Wikipedia
A Muslim member of the Partition Committee, Chaudhri Muhammad Ali, has found disturbing evidence about tampering of the decision about the East Punjab boundary. pakistanspace.tripod.com/47.htm
Follow this link for the Orders issued during the Martial Law regime of General Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq that affected the Consitution. www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Zia-ul-Haq
Its taken from a BBCUrdu show about a new book 'The Leopard And The Fox' in which the Leopard is the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and the Fox, Zia-ul-Haq. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UhyWJc3QYY
In the mid 1980s, Zia decided to fulfill his promise of holding elections. But before handing over the power, he decided to secure his position. Referendum was held in December 1984, and the option was to elect or reject the General as the future Presid www.dictatorofthemonth.com/Zia/May2003ZiaEN.htm
General Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq was born on August 12 1924 at Jalundhar. After receiving his early education from Government High School Simla, he did his B.A Honors from St. Stephen College, Delhi. He was commissioned in the British Army in 1943 and served pakistanweb.com/html/ziaulhaq.htm
