http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).06
10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).06
Published : Sep 2019
Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan
The death of Pakistans Chief of Army Staff and President, General Ziaul Haq, with several senior army officers in a plane crash in August 1988 ushered Pakistan in utter chaos and uncertainty. Though his successors in power positions ruled in favor of democracy, the elections were heavily influenced to in favor of pro-establishment parties and against PPP and its leader Benazir Bhutto. The policies adopted and actions taken by the holders of Constitutional offices and prime state institutions subjected the country to political fragmentation. The present study takes stock of the political developments taking place from the death of General Ziaul Haq till the formation of the new political governments in the Center and provinces in December 1988.
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Elections 1988, Benazir Bhutto, Ziaul Haq, democracy, Pakistan
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(1) Muhammad Ali Shaikh
Ex Vice Chancellor, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Stephen John
Associate Professor, Department of Education, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Ann Samson
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA : Shaikh, M. A., John, S., & Samson, A. (2019). Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan. Global Political Review, IV(III), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).06
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CHICAGO : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Ann Samson. 2019. "Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan." Global Political Review, IV (III): 49-55 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).06
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HARVARD : SHAIKH, M. A., JOHN, S. & SAMSON, A. 2019. Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan. Global Political Review, IV, 49-55.
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MHRA : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Ann Samson. 2019. "Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan." Global Political Review, IV: 49-55
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MLA : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Ann Samson. "Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan." Global Political Review, IV.III (2019): 49-55 Print.
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OXFORD : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, John, Stephen, and Samson, Ann (2019), "Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan", Global Political Review, IV (III), 49-55
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TURABIAN : Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, Stephen John, and Ann Samson. "Pale Dawn of Democracy: Post Ziaul Haq political developments and 1988 Elections in Pakistan." Global Political Review IV, no. III (2019): 49-55. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2019(IV-III).06