History of Pakistan politics is old as same as Pakistan itself is. On 14th August 1947, Pakistan came into being and Muslims of subcontinent first time took their breath in the air of independence. Within that a second chapter was opened, the chapter of politics and political issues. From that time to present time there is no single day which Pakistan got relief from political, economical and social issues. There are many times when governments had been changed and Pakistan army took over many times.
Pakistan is single country where army made its political invasion round about seven times. In the history of Pakistan politics there are many famous politicians and leaders are as well as there are political issues. All of them made history of Pakistan politics.
The history of Pakistan Politics contains many unusual incidents and tragedies. Many innocent lives and blood was been sacrificed in the name of politics. At Pakistan Politics history you will find complete information. All info is given here step by step. You will find every story, issue and every part of Pakistan politics.
In 1940 Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, proposed the two nation theory at a general session of the party in Lahore, Pakistan.
While granting independence to the Indian subcontinent in 1947, the British accepted his proposal and divided Punjab and Bengal to carve out Pakistan. What followed was a mass exodus of people amidst arson and violence across both sides of the states. Sixty-five million of the 95 million Indian Muslims left for Pakistan.
The havoc caused by partition took its toll on both military and civil bureaucracy of Pakistan. The continuous mishandling of raging controversies by corrupt self seeking politicians threw Pakistan into anarchy of sorts. In 1956 a constitution was hurriedly drafted but it failed to bring order. Taking advantage of the political unrest the then army chief general Ayub Khan carried out a coup and wrested power in 1958.
Ayub Khan dismissed all old politicians under the elective bodies' disqualification order. Instead he formed the Basic Democracy which consisted of 8000 basic democrats divided equally between the two wings of Pakistan. They voted to elect the members of the provincial and national assemblies. This exclusive empowerment of the Basic democrats corrupted them by and large. The policies adopted fostered ill will between provinces. The prosperity of West Pakistan created immense discontent in the East. Amidst the strife Pakistan was inflicted a crushing defeat by India in the war of 1965. Ayub Khan gradually lost control and relinquished power in 1969 to General Yayha Khan.
Pakistan went to polls in 1970. Shiekh Mujibur Rehman's Awami League, which stood for provincial autonomy swept the polls in East Pakistan. Pakistan People's Party, led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was victorious in West Pakistan. The powers of West Pakistan conspired to keep Mujibur out of power. This led to an armed rebellion in East Pakistan. India intervened militarily to crush the atrocities committed by West Pakistan controlled army. East Pakistan was finally liberated from the clutches of West Pakistan and the sovereign republic of Bangladesh was formed.
Following the defeat Bhutto took over from Yayha Khan. Though he was not popular he went on to win the 1977 elections amidst charges of rigging. Using the consequent unrest as a pretext the then general Zia ul Haq seized power.
General Zia banned all political parties and decided to build a new Pakistan along Islamic moulds. In 1973 he amended the constitution to bestow absolute power to himself. In 1985 he called for elections. All major political parties boycotted the elections. In 1988 Mohammad Junejo became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was dismissed in June 1988 on a flimsy pretext. Fresh elections were called for but got stalled due to death of General Zia in a plane crash.
Ghulam Eshaq Khan became the President after General Zia. In the ensuing elections the PPP emerged victorious and its leader Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as Prime Minister. Due to no improvement on the economic front the Pakistan Government was dismissed on 1990 causing fresh elections. Nawaz Shariff became the new Prime Minister. But his ministry was dismissed in 1993. The Supreme Court overruled the President and reinstated Shariff. The snubbed President tried his best to divide Sharif's party. Finally an agreement was reached and both the President and the Prime Minister quit paving the way for fresh elections. Benazir Bhutto regained power and made Farooq Leghari, a full time member of her party the President. The move to insulate her government from presidential intervention failed as she was dismissed in 1997 on corruption grounds. The following elections saw the emergence of Nawaz Sharif as the Prime Minister but Sharif gradually became unpopular for his autocratic way of functioning. His reluctance to support the army on the Kashmir issue brought about his exit. On 12th October General Pervez Musharraf overthrew him and took over power.
In 2001 General Musharaf declared himself the President of pakistan. Today he is the supreme authority in Pakistan's political system.
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