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Pakistan's Chronology Flashcards

1
Q

what were the elections of 1970 results?

A

It gave Sheikh Mujeeb ur Rehman of East Pakistan & his party, Awami League an overwhelming majority.

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2
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Who refused to call the assembly after the elections?

A

General Yahya khan
sheikh mujeeb was arrested for treason but released

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3
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when did east Pakistan get declared as Bangladesh?

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December 1971

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4
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When did president Yahya Khan resigned?

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20 December 1971

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5
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who was Zulfikar Ali Bhutto?

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leader of PPP

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6
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Who became president after Yahya?

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto first became president and then PM in 1973

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7
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when did zia ul haq seized power?

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1977
in July and set up another military government.

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8
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how did Bhutto die? when

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he was arrested convicted and sentenced to death for political murder. in April 1979
his death sentence was carried out.

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9
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when did Zia ul Haq become president?

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1978

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10
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What did Zia ul Haq impose?
When?

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He imposed sharia law. Interest-free banking was introduced and severe penalties were imposed for any offenses against Islam. He hoped to win the support of religious parties. 1978

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11
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when did Benazir come to Pakistan from exile? Where from?

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in April 1986 from exile in UK

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12
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when & how was Zia killed?

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in August 1988, President Zia was killed in a very suspicious airplane crash along with some other top army staff and US ambassador Arnold Raphel

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13
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who was the acting president after Zia?

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Ghulam Ishaq Khan

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14
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When did Benazir become PM & after who?

A

elections were held in Nov 1988 & won by PPP
after Zia

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15
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Why did President Ishaq Khan dismiss the Bhutto government & when?

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He dismissed the Bhutto government on the grounds of corruption in 1990.

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16
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when did President Farooq Ahmed leghari resign?

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He resigned in 1997 December

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17
Q

when did Pakistan explode its bomb? where?

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At Chaghi Balochistan on 28 May 1998

18
Q

when were Bhutto and her husband found guilty of her corruption?

A

in 1999

19
Q

how much was Bhutto fined?
till when did she remain in exile?

A

US dollars 8.6 million
18 October 2007

20
Q

India’s PM ________ drove by bus from ______ to ______ where he signed a ________ with ________ not to use _______.

A

Vajpayee
New Delhi, Lahore
treaty Nawaz Sharif
nuclear weapons

21
Q

Mir Zafarullah Khan resigned in?

A

June 2004

22
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When was Benazir Bhutto killed?

A

On 27 December 2007

23
Q

Benazir returned to a rousing welcome on

A

18 October 2007

24
Q

what made Musharraf’s government unpopular?

A

In 2007 a series of decisions and events regarding the constitution and the judiciary made Musharraf’s government unpopular.

25
Q

when did Imran Khan become PM?

A

In general election on 25 July 2018

26
Q

When did Musharraf resign?

A

August 2008

27
Q

when did Zia hold a referendum?

A

1984

28
Q

when did general musharraf become president?

A

in June 2001 he took oath as a president of Pakistan

29
Q

when was Nawaz Sharif disqualified?

A

July 2017

30
Q

Shaukat Aziz became PM from when till when?

A

from August 2004 till Nov 2007

31
Q

General Parvez was re-elected president in?

A

Oct 2007

32
Q

when did Zardari become president?

A

in September 2008

33
Q

when did Nawaz become PM for the 3rd time?

A

in general election held on 11 May 2013

34
Q

when did zia become president?

A

1978

35
Q

When did Benazir return from exile ? 1

A

april 1986

36
Q

when did zia die?

A

august 1988

37
Q

when did benazir become PM for the first time?

A

nov 1988

38
Q

when did benazir return to Pakistan from exile? 2

A

18 oct 2007

39
Q

when was Benazir assassinated?

A

27 dec 2007

40
Q

when did Benazir again become PM?

A

Election in Oct 1993

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