what was the condition of Pakistan under parwez musharraf
Answers
Pakistan came into existence on 14th of August, 1947. Since then, Pakistan had experienced both civil as well as military governments, the latter being more prolonged than the former. The first military coup came in 1958 with General Ayub Khan taking over the government, imposing Martial law and establishing himself as Field Martial for a whole decade. By the end of the decade, Ayub Khan had established himself as a politician by removing his uniform, and he himself became victim to yet another military takeover, though voluntarily, with the power going into the hands of General Yahya Khan. In Yahya Khan\u2019s three year short tenure we saw the breakup of Pakistan, with the Eastern wing becoming an independent country named Bangladesh while the western wing being succeeded by a civil government headed by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Bhutto was ousted out by his handpicked Army chief, General Zia-ul- Haq in 1977 and was hanged after a highly controversial trial. For eleven years General Zia-ul-Haq headed the Pakistan nation and took active part in forcing the Soviet Union out of Afghanistan throughout the 80s. Zia-ul-Haq, along with many high profile personalities from home and abroad, died in a plane crash. From then, a decade of musical chairs game was played between Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif that ended with yet another military coup, bringing General Pervez Musharraf into the high seat of power and till this day, he holds the offices of President and Army Chief. His seven year old regime had experienced situations of varying nature, both domestically and internationally. We will review the performance of Musharraf Regime from two perspectives categorized in the following categories.