It has been 27 years since former military dictator, Zia ul Haq, died mysterious air crash in Bahawalpur district of southern Punjab on August 17, 1988.
International Democracy Day is being celebrated across the world including Pakistan on Monday (today). The day is observed to promote democratic systems and institutions in the world.
As Pakistan is facing a political crisis that many fear can bring a revolution or a military takeover, we have made a list of five of the most shocking military coups of the world.
It has been 37 years since General Zia-ul-Haq toppled a democratically elected government in Pakistan led by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the ablest politician Pakistan ever produced.