Social studies Pakistan
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Social studies Pakistan
- 1. SOCIAL STUDIES: PAKISTAN By:Ince, Meg, Chris
- 2. • Located in South East Asia • Became independent on August 14, 1947 • Population: 201,995,540 • Official language Urdu • Capital Islamabad • 7th Largest Army • 6th nuclear country • Main Religion: Islam 96.4%
- 3. • Land Area: 796,095 km2 (307,374 sq mi) *36th Largest Land Area • MT.K2: Highest Mountain 8,611m Pakistan is divided into three major geographic areas: the northern highlands, the Indus River plain and the Balochistan Plateau.
- 4. Military rule • 1951 - Jinnah's successor Liaquat Ali Khan is assassinated. • 1956 - Constitution proclaims Pakistan an Islamic republic. • 1958 - Martial law declared and General Ayyub Khan takes over. • 1960 - General Ayyub Khan becomes president. War and secession • 1965 - Second war with India over Kashmir. • 1969 - General Ayyub Khan resigns and General TIME LINE
- 5. Zia takes charge 1977 - Riots erupt over allegations of vote- rigging by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP). General Zia ul-Haq launches military coup. 1978 - General Zia becomes president, ushers in Islamic legal system. 1980 - US pledges military assistance to Pakistan following Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. 1986 - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's daughter Benazir returns from exile to lead PPP in campaign for fresh elections. 1988 August - General Zia, US ambassador, and top army brass die in air crash.
- 6. Bhutto comeback • 1988 November - Benazir Bhutto's PPP wins general election. • 1990 - Benazir Bhutto dismissed as prime minister on charges of incompetence and corruption. • 1991 - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif begins economic liberalisation programme. Islamic Sharia law formally incorporated into legal code. • 1992 - Government launches campaign to stamp out violence by Urdu-speaking supporters of the Mohajir Quami Movement. • 1993 - Prime Minister Sharif resigns under pressure from military. General election brings Benazir Bhutto back to power. • Bhutto killed, Musharraf resigns • 2007 December - State of emergency lifted.