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**Alt Text:** **"Editorial illustration depicting the 5 July 1977 military coup in Pakistan, symbolising the overthrow of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the imposition of martial law, the rise of military rule, and the long-term impact on democracy, Islamisation, regional militancy, and South Asian security."**

**Alt Text:** **"Editorial illustration depicting the 5 July 1977 military coup in Pakistan, symbolising the overthrow of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the imposition of martial law, the rise of military rule, and the long-term impact on democracy, Islamisation, regional militancy, and South Asian security."**

GENERAL ZIA-UL-HAQ'S COUP: HOW PAKISTAN BECAME THE EPICENTRE OF GLOBAL TERROR

On 5 July 1977, Pakistan witnessed one of the most consequential military coups in South Asian history. General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, then Chief of Army Staff, overthrew the elected government of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Operation Fair Play. The coup suspended democratic governance, imposed martial law, and fundamentally altered Pakistan's political, ideological and security landscape. While the coup was justified in the name of restoring order after disputed elec

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