Ziaul Haq's coup: PPP observing Black Day today
PPP co-chairman and President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari in his message said that July 5 will be remembered in Pakistan’s history as “the darkest day”.
On this day a dictator driven by his self-serving and delusory motives attempted to seal the fate of a progressive and a moderate society by deposing a constitutionally and directly elected prime minister of the country and systematically dismantling legal and constitutional edifice of the country.
Era of darkness
In his message, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said that the country had plunged into an “era of darkness” on July 5, 1977 when Ziaul Haq had dismissed the government Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
Ashraf said, “An era of hangings, flogging and worst type of victimisation started with no fundamental rights while thousands of PPP workers were put behind jail indefinitely.”
He said Ziaul Haq’s policies of “vendetta” had surfaced when he implicated Bhutto in a murder case and hanged him in April 1979.
'Protest ceremonies' in Punjab
PPP Punjab has organised protest ceremonies at the district level in the province.
The party’s Lahore division has organised a protest at Aiwan-e-Iqbal. Federal Minister and PPP Lahore President Samina Khalid Ghurki and PPP Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar Warraich are expected to address the procession.
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Zia-ul-Haq's and Musharraf's military regimes were much the best from all aspects than the present PPP's regime.......
If one should be put on trial on treason after death! dictator Zia should be the one.
The darkest day in the history of Pakistan was 16th December 1971
I wish Zia,s 11 dark years can be wiped out from Pakistan History. But few people still want to carry this darkness. I wish people understand difference between dictatorship and democracy.
Gen. Zia-ul-Haq was a true picture of a muslim. Thanks to him we became nuclear power. God bless him!
What????? one dictatorship observing black day for another dictatorship? Hilarious!
Both ZAB and Zia took the country and made a joke out of it for personal motives...
@Pashtun: totally wrong
@usman786: I am so surprised by your excellent knowledge in history. What next, 9/11 was a hoax? Man didnt really land on the moon? Holocaust was a sham? Pakistan did not need saving from the USSR. It needs saving from the after effects of a war that we had nothing to do with. Get your facts straight.
most of the voices in Pakistan discussion boards are shrieking for another military rule. Where is the hope and who can help? The wish of the God will be done.
it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black
@Jibran:
This is perhaps our problem. We all doubt we will ever recover and we will keep commenting that we doubt that we would recover.
This is not how nations recover. Get off your computer screen and work for better Pakistan instead of losing sleep over recovery thinking!
Zia may be dead in history but he is still living in madarsas and in the hearts of rightwing hate mongers. This cancer is not going to go away easily without major surgery.
5th July is a black day for PPP. The last 4yrs (2008-2012) have been black for Pakistan.
@NM: I agree 100%..
Military Dictatorship = Civilian Dictatorship
In Military dictatorship, only the Military enjoys corruption.
In Civilian Dictatorship, Military & Civilians enjoy corruption.
Therefore, Military dictatorship is "cheaper" for us Pakistanis.
Some countries have heroes, and some villains. Both serve their purpose if the country can learn from them and move on. A good example is Germany here that Pakistan can look up to.
And the entire nation observes a black day everyday because of PPP and PML
‘Protest ceremonies’ in Punjab
Will PML N participate in protest ceremonies!?
Every country deserves its leaders.
@jibran, why dont u quote some source? wikipedia still better than geo. Pick up any economic history book and it will state the same. Secondly even a kid knows who is responsible for the soviet war and the palestine killing, and who started the poppy cultivation in afghanistan...and here u are blaming zia. Im sure you also believe that Zia broke the USSR. Zia's children may be living lavishly, but not as much as bilawal and hamza.
@unbeliever, yes military aid was given to fight the soviets not to build roads did u forget that.
Tonnes of aid is given now and pakistan is going in the gutter.
Zia is gone long ago, what PPP did so far? Are we better then before now? Why don't they put their mind on a constructive thought. What a rubbish Government.
@Toticalling: These dictators lovers are abound in Northern Punjab. Some of them have a new found love for the "Independent Judiciary" as long as it goes after democratic forces. Their heart bleeds for the drone strikes against terrorists, but they are very content when the terrorists slaughter Shias, or they blow up innocent men, women and children. They find justification of the butchering of minorities, and burning alive of alleged blasphemers even if they are mentally unstable. These days these dictator lovers have found refuge in PML-N and PTI. Trust me in a next military takeover (even if against the governments of PML-N or PTI), they will be the first ones to welcome it.
Yes it indeed a black day because the masses of pakistan felling ever bad than the days of dictatership altough country is suffering badly even in this democratic phase. what you gave us is loadshedding,crruption,exceeding oil prices, unemployment.curse on this type of democracy.you people righlly said its a black day.
Peope still remember "Mard-e-Momin Mard-e-Haq". History will repeat itself soon
@Toticalling The BAD PERFORMANCE OF POLITICIANS tends the people to PRAISE DICTATORS; Democracy does not mean REVENGE FROM MASSES and USRUP country assets but DELIVERED something TANGIBLE and ease up the life of people.
@hassan sultan: and all that development had no relation with the money provided by american aid? how convinently you forgot somethings, and remember the rest?
I hardly remember a BRIGHT day since I am born:( Every day has been more terrifying constructing a monster type of history. Poor I:(
Under Zia, the previous ruler Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's nationalisation policies were slowly reversed, and gradual privatisation took place. Zia greatly favoured egalitarianism and industrialisation. Between 1977 and 1986, the country experienced an average annual growth in the GNP of 6.8%, one of the highest in the world at that time.
Source wikipedia. Read more
Why would uncle sam want such a person who can lift the country., so he was conveniently killed. Ever since its been a black day, because our country has been ruled by puppets of the US. What ever Zia did couldnt be worse than the drone attacks, bomb blast, and selling our country's sovereignty to the west.
I thought every democracy loving person should observe black day. It appears dictator lovers are plenty in Pakistan. I wonder if they would like to move to Syria
This is all his MESS... God has lifted him, but the miseries brought be this man live till now.....
Mr. President we'd even mark the day as a dark day for Pakistan when you ended up becoming the president.
September 09, 2008 was the darkest day for Pakistan...
Does PPP do anything else other than celebrating or observing the dates which are meaningless as far as real problems are concerned?
after quaId e azam, zia ul haq was the best thing which has ever happened to pakistan..... He was a real patriot and deid for this country......he was not self centered n self interested person like ppp leaders
PPP democratic coup in 2008 since then whole Pakistan is observing 10-12 hours load shedding black day
A man who laid the foundation of an intolerance, voilence and destruction of a nation. His was a decade of hypocracy. God curse be upon him.
and under the present PPP government every day is a black day for the suffering masses
Had they been in jail till now, our country must have flourished a lot. I wonder WHO is saying about black day. For people of Pakistan every day is black day because of this corrupt government ..
Zardari's election should be the darkest day in Pakistan's history!
Same situation now in country probably worst , Era of darkness is still going on !!!
After experiencing the present PPP era I have no doubt in my mind the Zia-ul-Haq was very right in his action.
Zia Ul Haq------well he is long gone and how one wishes that he had taken with him the permanent scars caused by the havocs he inflicted upon our country and us and our mindset. His acts and its aftermath is a living proof of the fact that an individual no matter how sincere he is to his own personal belief can not become the all knowing and the saviour of a people; individuals ideas and convictions must be wetted by collective wisdom and consensus of a people before it is accepted so that we all accept a collective responsibility. Well, Zia is gone and what more is there to say about him than hope that the wounds he inflicted are healed someday soon and the scars erased from our national psyche.
He destroyed dreams. I remember that day. I was in tenth grade and this news of a coupe changed my life. After the illegal hanging I decided to leave the country altogether.
And the best day will be when the PPP govt. packs their bags.
PPP should be observing Black Day for their four years dismal performance.
Why only PPP ? Why not the whole Nation marking this day as a very Black Day indeed ? As he was responsible for the state that Pakistan is in today ! In terms of Social Fabric, Lack of Education, Healthcare, Security, Employment, Economic Progress etc...... Lastly the most important of all, Radicalisation of Society in whole !
Today is actually another dark day for democracy when all corrupt parties have endorsed the contempt of court and dual nationality bill. I would call it another NRO.
yes whole Pakistan observing Black day coz of load shedding. we are with u on this occasion.
Why dont they repeal all the laws made by him??.... Why just celebrate a day? why not correct something he did during his time?.... just observing a black day will not solve issues!!