Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle With Militant Islam - Arz-e-Pak
Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle With Militant Islam - Arz-e-Pak
Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle With Militant Islam - Arz-e-Pak
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Timeline<br />
1980 <strong>The</strong> USA removes sanctions on <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong>. <strong>With</strong> the<br />
help of <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong>’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),<br />
the CIA launches its biggest ever covert operation<br />
against the Soviet forces in Afghanistan.<br />
April 1986 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s daughter Benazir returns<br />
from exile to lead a campaign for restoration of<br />
democracy.<br />
August 1988 General Zia, the US ambassador and top <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong><br />
army officials die in a mysterious air crash.<br />
November 1988 Benazir Bhutto’s <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong>’s People’s Party wins<br />
election. Benazir becomes the first woman in the<br />
Muslim world to be elected as Prime Minister.<br />
August 1990 Benazir is dismissed as Prime Minister on charges<br />
of corruption. <strong>The</strong> USA imposes sanctions on<br />
<strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> for its nuclear weapons programme.<br />
November 1990 Nawaz Sharif becomes Prime Minister after his<br />
<strong>Islam</strong>ic Democratic Alliance (IDA) wins the<br />
elections.<br />
July 1993 President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister<br />
Nawaz Sharif both resign under pressure from<br />
military.<br />
October 1993 Benazir returns to power for the second time.<br />
October 1996 President Farooq Leghari dismisses the Bhutto<br />
government amid corruption allegations.<br />
February 1997 Nawaz Sharif returns as Prime Minister after his<br />
<strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> Muslim League party sweeps elections.<br />
May 1998 <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> conducts its own nuclear tests after India<br />
explodes several devices.<br />
May 1999 Incursion by <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong>i-backed forces into the Kargil<br />
region in Indian-controlled Kashmir triggers a new<br />
conflict between the two countries. <strong>The</strong>ir troops<br />
clash in the mountains, raising fears of a nuclear<br />
escalation. More than 1,000 people are killed on<br />
both sides. Under US pressure, <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> pulls<br />
back.<br />
October 1999 General Pervez Musharraf seizes power,<br />
overthrowing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Sharif<br />
is sentenced to life imprisonment on hijacking and<br />
terrorism charges. He is later sent into exile to Saudi<br />
Arabia.<br />
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