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Posts tagged as “martial law”

Enemy property: op-ed

By Dr Farid A Malik IN The Nation, Nov 29, 2022The writer is Ex-Chairman Pakistan Science FoundationOn October 07, 1958, Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan abrogated the 1956 constitution and brought martial law in the country. His ambition was short-lived. On October 27, 1958, the first Desi Sipah-e-Salar Ayub Khan deposed Mirza and took control. Khan ran the country with an iron fist, using the co­ercive state apparatus against those who opposed his…