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Mr. Hanif has struggled to rebottle the lightning of his brilliant 2008 satire, “A Case of Exploding Mangoes,” about the mysterious death of the Pakistani strongman Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Throughout its history, Pakistan has oscillated from more civilian autonomy to overt control under military leaders like General Pervez Musharraf and General Zia-ul-Haq.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
General Zia-ul-Haq seized power in 1977 in a military coup.
From Economist • Apr. 25, 2018
The recitations were followed by an announcement: a plane carrying Pakistan’s military dictator, General Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq, had exploded in midair.
From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016
The first was to avenge the death of his father, ex-president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, at the hands of the man who ousted him, General Zia-ul-Haq.
From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2010
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