Zia-ul-Haq

[zee-ah-ool-hahk]

noun

1. Mohammed, 1924–88, Pakistani army general and political leader: president 1978–88.

Zia ul Haq

/ ˈzɪə ʊl ˈhak /

noun

1. Mohammed (məʊˈhæmɪd). 1924–88, Pakistani general: president of Pakistan (1978–88), following the overthrow (1977) of Z. A. Bhutto by a military coup. He was killed in an air crash, possibly through sabotage

Example Sentences

"The closure of the border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been causing losses to traders of the two countries. There are long queues of heavy trucks stranded on both sides of the border," said Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, director of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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He arrived in Pakistan as a one-year-old, a gift to former dictator General Zia-ul-Haq from the Sri Lankan government, but began to be held in chains in 2002 when zookeepers were concerned about his increasingly violent tendencies.

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In it, he also recounted his suspicion of Israeli involvement in the 1986 plane crash that killed Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and his friend and colleague the U.S.

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Though he started out as a protégé of the military dictator Zia-ul-Haq in the 1980s, tussles with the army over control of foreign and security policy marked Mr. Sharif’s last two stints in office.

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“It is extremely sad that we are not progressing from the Zia era”, he added, referring to the 1970s rule of Gen Zia-ul-Haq, who tightened blasphemy laws.

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