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Pakistan became free from British control in 1947. When was the Lahore Resolution approved, which called for a sovereign, independent Muslim state? |
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On _________________, Pakistan became an independent nation. |
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Jinnah was declared the first governer-general of Pakistan. Who was the first prime-minister? |
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On September 11, 1948, Jinnah died in Karachi at the age of 72. What was the cause of his death? |
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In 1951, Liaquat was assassinated in Rawalpindi. Khwaja Nazimuddin, an East Pakistani who had succeeded Jinnah as governor-general, became prime minister. Who became governor-general? |
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When was Pakistan's first constitution adopted? |
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President Mirza declared martial law in October 1958, and was supported by the army commander-in-chief. Twenty days later, the latter forced Mirza to resign and became president himself. Who was this commander-in-chief who ruled Pakistan for nearly ten years? |
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On September 6, 1965, war broke out between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. The war was stopped after Britain and the US suspended military and economic aid to both countries. On September 23, a cease fire was arranged by the UN and the heads of both nations met in _________ to sign a peace treaty. |
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After the Civil War in 1971, East Pakistan became a separate state in the form of Bangladesh. Yahya Khan, who had become president after Ayub, resigned and ___________________ became president and martial law administrator of Pakistan. |
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On July 5, 1977, army commander-in-chief, _________________________ staged a coup and imposed a martial law regime. |
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Zia was killed in an airplane crash possibly caused by sabotage in _____________. |
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After the elections in November 1988 ________________________ became prime-minister, and Ghulam Ishaq Khan was appointed president. |
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After Bhutto's dismissal, Sharif was elected prime-minister. Fulfilling Sharif's election promise to make Sharia (Islamic law) the supreme law of Pakistan, the national legislature passed an amended Shariat Bill in _____. |
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In 1996, Bhutto, who was elected prime-minister in October 1993, was dismissed by President Farooq Leghari amid allegations of corruption. New elections in February 1997 brought _______________ back to power. |
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In early 1997 Sharif resumed talks with India over the Kashmir region; however, negotiations quickly broke down when armed hostilities erupted again. Tensions escalated further in 1998, when India conducted several nuclear tests. Pakistan responded with its own tests, first of which on ______________________. |
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In May 1999, fighting broke out in __________, an Indian-controlled part of Kashmir. |
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In October 1999, a bloodless coup launched by __________________, the commander-in-chief of the army, ousted Sharif and made him chief executive of Pakistan. |
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan set a deadline of _________________ for the restoration of civilian rule. |
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Pakistan became a frontline state of high strategic importance as the U.S.-led war on terrorism unfolded in neighboring __________________. |
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Musharraf pledged to hold provincial and parliamentary elections by October 2002. In a bid to secure his position as president ahead of the elections, however, Musharraf called a referendum in April on extending his presidency for ______ years. |
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