Working with Zia : Pakistan's power politics, 1977-1988 /

General Ziaul Haq came to power in July 1977 through a coup d' etat, ousting Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He retained his position as Chief of Army Staff as well as that of President of Pakistan till his death in mysterious circumstances in August 1988. The book examines the events leadi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Arif, K. M. (Khalid Mahmud), 1930-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Karachi : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:	Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad. Pakistan > Politics and government > 1971-1988. Pakistan > Politics and government > 1988- Pakistan > Politics and government > 1971- Pākistān > Politique et gouvernement > 1971-1988. Pākistān > Politique et gouvernement > 1988- Politics and government Pakistan. Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad > 1924-1988 Binnenlandse politiek. Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad, > (1924-1988) Pakistan > Politique et gouvernement > 1971-1988. Since 1971 Politics Pakistan
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Table of Contents:

The gathering storm
East Pakistan amputated
Prelude to intervention
The military option
Voyage of discovery
The political juggernaut
Verdict of guilty
The tragic end
From the pinnacle
Interceding links
Relations with Iran
Turmoil in Afghanistan
An unequal friendship
The nuclear ballyhoo
A stormy summer.