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General Zia Is Now the Law
Ahmad, Eqbal | May 30, 1981 issue

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Reports on the possible consequences of the decision of the U.S. government under President Ronald Reagan to offer Pakistan's military dictator, Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, a five year, multibillion dollar armaments package with Congress overriding legislative requirements on human rights and nuclear proliferation. Likelihood of augmentation of political repression by the praetorian regime; Impact of the decision on relations of the U.S. with India; Destruction of the judiciary system of Pakistan by the regime of Zia; Constitutional order passed by Zia on March 25, 1981.

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PRESIDENTS -- United States; ARMS transfers; ZIA-ul-Haq, Mohammad; DICTATORS; PAKISTAN
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