PKS (101)
Course Title:
Pakistan Studies
Submitted by:
Maryam Ihsan
Roll Number:
11051509-0057
Submitted to:
Prof. M. Iqbal Roy
Govt. Murray College Sialkot
Contents
1) Introduction
2)
Musharraf Regime
1) INTRODUTION Pervez Musharraf is a retired four-star general and a politics who was brought to power through a military coup d’états in 1999. He served as the 10thPresident of Pakistan from 2001 until 2008.He was the 13th Chief of Army staff from October 1998 till November 2007, and was also the 10th Chairman of the Joints chief of staff committee. Pakistan Armed Forces from 1998 until 2001. Commissioned from the Pakistan Army in 1964, Musharraf rose to national prominence after being appointed a four-star general in October 1998 by then-Prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Musharraf was the mastermind and strategic field commander behind the Kirgiz infiltration. Musharraf played a vital role in the Afghan civil war, both assisting the peace negotiations and attempting to end the bloodshed in the country. After months of contentious relations with Prime Minister Sharif, Musharraf was brought to power through a military coup d’états in 1999, subsequently placing the Prime minister under a strict house-arrested before moving him to Adiala Jail in Punjab Province.
With Shaukat Aziz having completed his term as Prime Minister and the suspension of the Chief justice in 2007, Musharraf dramatically fell from power in 2008, tendering his resignation of the presidency after facing potential impeachment, led by the elected