General Zia-ul-Haq’s Dark Legacy: How One Man Rewired the Soul of Pakistan General Zia-ul-Haq’s rule (1977–1988) transformed Pakistan through theocratic laws, sectarian engineering, and authoritarian control that still haunt the nation

Zia-ul-Haq ruled not just through martial law, but by reshaping Pakistan’s soul—where faith became fear and dissent became a crime.
By Maham Afzal

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