History is replete with strong friendships ending in bitter feuds. In the past, kings and heads of states even got their ...

Pakistani Generals routinely overstay their tenures and overstate their relevance in the national discourse. For a military ...

Ayub Khan had conferred the rank on himself in 1959, a year after overthrowing President Iskandar Mirza in a military coup. He went on to rule Pakistan for 10 years as president. Munir's promotion ...

As Chief Martial Law Administrator, Ayub quickly sidelined President Iskander Mirza and consolidated power, later self-appointing as Field Marshal in 1959. This act, as noted by historian Ayesha Jalal ...

The then Governor-General Iskander Mirza declared martial law and named General Ayub Khan, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army at the time, Chief Martial Law Administrator. But this partnership ...

In 1958, Pakistan President Iskander Mirza, with army support, abrogated the Constitution and appointed Ayub Khan, then the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Arm as Chief Martial Law Administrator, ...

With the backing of then-President Iskander Mirza, Ayub Khan imposed martial law and soon thereafter ousted Mirza himself to become the de facto ruler. This set the precedent for military rule and ...

President Iskander Mirza, aiming to restore order, declared martial law and appointed General Ayub Khan, then the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, as Chief Martial Law Administrator.

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In 1959, then-Pakistan President Iskander Mirza became disillusioned with democracy and invited then-Pakistan Army Chief Ayub Khan to impose martial law, wrongly assuming he could keep him in check.

But in 1958 Ayub Khan usurped power by removing the then President Iskandar Ali Mirza. The 1965 India-Pakistan war was Ayub Khan’s idea. But after the crushing defeat there was a rebellion ...

In October 1958, President Iskander Mirza abrogated the Constitution and declared martial law, appointing General Ayub Khan as Chief Martial Law Administrator. Just days later, Ayub Khan deposed Mirza ...