The first settlers in the Pakistan area were the Rivat people ca 1,900,000. After that follows a very long list of various tribes.
INDUS PRIEST/KING CA 3,500 BC |
Pakistan is
a Muslim country in southern Asia. It used to be under British India but
Mohammed Ali Jinnag of the Muslim League demanded to be independent in 1906
Pakistan was
established in 1947 when Britain declared independence to the Indian
subcontinent.
The sub continent included West Pakistan and provinces of the North-East Frontiers. East Bengal became East Pakistan. Kashmir stayed with India.
The sub continent included West Pakistan and provinces of the North-East Frontiers. East Bengal became East Pakistan. Kashmir stayed with India.
It caused a
widespread riot and a million people died. The seven to eight million Hindus and
Sikhs living in Pakistan went back to India while a similar number of Muslims
living in India moved to Pakistan.
The new
Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan wanted a liberal constitution but was opposed by
orthodox Muslim and was assassinated in 1951.
The Muslim
Leaque lost the general election in 1952 in East Pakistan to the Awami League
which sought autonomy for the East.
1956 the new
constitution declared Pakistan an Islamic Republic and the parliament represent
East and West.
In 1958 it
failed a multiparty system and the President Iskander Mirza declared marshal
law under General Ayub Kahn who quickly took the presidency for himself. Under
his rule there was economy growth but also resentment grew between the Bengalis
in the East and West suspecting to get more of the assets and it was supported
by the Awami League. It caused Ayub to resign in 1969
In the 1970
general election the Islamic socialist Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led by
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto won the majority in West Pakistan while the Awami League
won the overall majority.
Civil war
broke out over the future of East Pakistan. Indian Army joined the Bengali
dissidents and defeated the Pakistan army in 1971. A new state was established called
Bangladesh.
Mr Bhutto
became prime minister but became increasingly autocratic.
In 1977 a
military coup placed General Zia Ulhaq in power. Zia enforced Islamic rule in
Pakistan. Martial Law was officially
lifted in 1985. Zia kept promising a return to democracy but held on till his
death in 1988.
The general
election in the same year was won by the PPP led by Benazir Bhutto. Her government was ousted by accusation of
corruptions in 1990 but she gained power again in 1993.
Benazir
Bhutto is accused of ethnic and sectarian violence in major cities. She faces
opposition from her estrange brother Murtaza who formed a breakaway faction in
1995. She was assassinated in 2007/
General
Pervez Musharrat came to power through a bloodless coup d’etata. He was a
chief-executive from 1999-2001 and Prime Minister from 2001-2008 which was a
period of enlightenment, social liberalism, extensive economic reform and
direct involvement with US-led was o terrorism.
2009 in the
electing the PPP won and Yousaf Paza Gilani became the next Prime Minister. Mr
Gilani was disqualified from Parliament and in 2013 as PM but he announced the
cost of war on terrorism of 467billlions, thousands lost lives and almost three
million people displaced.
The election
in 2013 won by PML at a super-majority and Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister
and was re-elected for the 3rd time after 14 years.
PP
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