Timeline of Pakistan

1906 1930 194 Muslim League founded to protect Muslim interests in India. Poet M. Iqbal advanced idea of a separate Muslim nation. Muslim state of !ast and "est Pa#istan created from India under t$e leaders$ip of %inna$ &$o became t$e first governor general. "idespread bloods$ed occurred as 6'000'000 (indus and )i#$s fled to India and *'000'000 Muslims fled to Pa#istan. %inna$ died+ Liaquat ,li -$an continued as Prime Minister. .irst &ar &it$ India over -as$mir. Liaquat ,li -$an assassinated. 0onstitution of 19/6' a collection of secular la&s' declared Pa#istan an Islamic republic and establis$ed a parliamentar1 democrac1 &it$ Islam as a guiding influence but not a binding one. President Mir2a nullified t$e 19/6 constitution and declared martial la& onl1 to be overta#en in a coup b1 3eneral ,1ub -$an &$o too# t$e presidenc1 in 1960. 0onstitution of 1964' aut$ored b1 3eneral ,1ub -$an' focused on a liberal and modernist interpretation of Islam and ended t$e period of martial la&. )econd &ar &it$ India over -as$mir. In lig$t of t$e civil unrest in !ast Pa#istan' 3eneral ,1ub -$an resigned and $anded po&er over to 3eneral 5a$1a -$an &$o again declared martial la&. .irst national general election since independence $eld. 6ulfi#ar ,li 7$utto8s part1 &on t$e ma9orit1 of seats in "est Pa#istan' &$ile !ast Pa#istan declared independence. 5a$1a -$an resigned' !ast Pa#istan seceded and 7$utto became President 0onstitution of 19 3' still in effect toda1' &as t$e &or# of 7$utto &$o made concessions to t$e %amaat:I Islami. Islam declared t$e state religion and Islamic education became mandator1. 19 ;iots and 3eneral 6ia $ul:(aq staged militar1 coup. 3eneral 6ia8s amendments to t$e constitution aimed to remove t$e corrupt parts of t$e constitution &it$ ort$odo< Muslim ideas.

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3eneral 6ia became president. 6ulfiqar ,li 7$utto $anged. Martial la& and political parties ban lifted. 3eneral 6ia #illed in m1sterious plane cras$ &$ic$ ends militar1 rule. 7ena2ir 7$utto' daug$ter of 6ulfiquar ,li 7$utto' became Prime Minister. 7$utto dismissed on c$arges of incompetence and corruption. )$arif elected as prime minister. )$arif $elped economic gro&t$ t$roug$ privati2ation and deregulation of industries. Islamic )$aria$ la& incorporated into legal code. President -$an and Prime Minister )$arif resigned under pressure from militar1. 3eneral election enabled 7ena2ir 7$utto to return as Prime Minister. =a&a2 )$arif returned as prime minister. 7$utto and $usband' convicted of corruption' fled countr1. Prime Minister )$arif overt$ro&n in militar1 coup led b1 3eneral Mus$arraf. Mus$arraf suspended t$e constitution. =ar&a2 )$arif e<iled to )audi ,rabia. 3eneral Mus$araf named $imself president. >ension &it$ India over -as$mir.

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)$au#at ,2i2 s&orn in as prime minister. President Mus$arraf stated t$at $e &ould sta1 on as $ead of militar1. !art$qua#e #illed tens of t$ousands of people.