How successful were ayub khan"s economic and agricultural reform? Give reasons for the answer
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By 1958, the rule of Iskander Mirza was unpopular and the political situation was chaotic. Between 1955 and 1958, five different prime ministers tried unsuccessfully to establish a stable government. In East Pakistan, sever flood caused food shortages and great distress. To most Pakistanis and the rest of the world the government seemed corrupt and inefficient. People were in despair as Pakistan faced bankruptcy and chaos. Ayub Khan was convinced that the system of parlimentry democracy had well and truly failed. General Ayub Khan’s dislike of politicians was further increased by their frequent criticisms of both the army and his leadership.
This convinced him, the army had to step in and he got the opportunity when to do so on 7th October 1958 when Iskander Mirza, using the constant disagreements in the government as an excuse, proclaimed martial law with himself as President. Iskander Mirza had lost the support of many of the leading politicians and was alarmed by a plan by Suharwardy to unite the political leadership of Bengal and Punjab against him. Therefore, he turned to the military and asked the Commander-in-chief of the army, General Ayub Khan to take charge as Chied Martial Law Administrator. On 24th October, he was appointed as the prime minister and on 27th October, he fored Mirza to resign and was exile to London.
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