iskander mirza was the leader who imposed martial law on pakistan in 1958.
who was the leader who imposed martial law on pakistan in 1958?
iskander mirza
on 7 october 1958, president iskander mirza staged a "coup d'état". he abrogated the constitution, imposed martial law and appointed general muhammad ayub khan as the chief martial law administrator and aziz ahmad as secretary general and deputy chief martial law administrator. however, three weeks later general ayub—who had been openly questioning the authority of the government prior to the imposition of martial law—deposed iskandar mirza on 27 october 1958 and assumed the presidency, which practically formalized the militarization of the political system in pakistan. four years later a new document, constitution of 1962 was adopted. this was eventually succeeded by the constitution of 1973, current .
constitution of pakistan of 1956
the fourth was imposed by the general muhammad zia-ul-haq on 5 july 1977. after several tumultuous years, which witnessed the secession of east pakistan, politician zulfikar ali bhutto took over in 1971 as the first civilian martial law administrator in recent history, imposing selective martial law in areas hostile to his rule, such as the country's largest province, balochistan. following widespread civil disorder, general zia overthrew bhutto and imposed martial law in its totality on july 5, 1977, in a bloodless coup d'état. unstable areas were brought under control through indirect military action, such as balochistan under martial law governor, general rahimuddin khan. civilian government resumed in 1988 following general zia's death in an aircraft crash.
martial law