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Article: Fate of Pakistan hinges on three military chiefs
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 21, 1988
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ISLAMABAD Mohammad Zia ul-Haq's death has removed a barrier
blocking Benazir Bhutto's road to power, but the opposition leader
still faces many obstacles and some say a new period of martial law
in Pakistan is possible.
The enmity between Bhutto and Zia, the general who deposed her
father in a military coup in 1977, was so great that few Pakistanis
saw any chance of her becoming prime minister while he still led the
army.
That obstacle was removed Wednesday when Zia's plane exploded
and crashed near Bahawalpur in Punjab province. The authorities
strongly suspect sabotage, according to a senior official.
For the present all eyes are on the military, who have ruled
Pakistan for more ...