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Ghulam Ishaq Khan [a] (20 January 1915 – 27 October 2006), commonly known by his initials GIK, was a Pakistani bureaucrat, politician and statesman who served as the seventh president of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993.
Benazir Bhutto, accompanied by her husband Zardari and son Bilawal, US visit in 1989, during Bhutto's government. After the dismissal of Benazir Bhutto's first government on 6 August 1990 by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of corruption, the government of Pakistan issued directives to its intelligence agencies to investigate the allegations.
The federal cabinet nominates Ghulam Ishaq Khan as the president for a second term. [5] 3 MNAs resign from the National Assembly. [5] 8 April After a crack down on illegal immigrants, hundreds of Arab nationals are arrested on suspected links to Islamic militants. [8] 92 MNAs tender their resignation from the house.
The massacre resulted in a rift between Benazir Bhutto and COAS Mirza Aslam Beg and Altaf Hussain and that resulted in President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and General Beg dismissing Bhutto from office. [16] [17] [18]
President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved his government in April 1993, which was later on reinstated by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. [11] Sharif survived a serious constitutional crisis when President Khan attempted to dismiss him under article 58-2b, in April 1993, but he successfully challenged the decision in the Supreme Court. [11]
President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved the National Assembly and dismissed Bhutto's government in August 1990 on charges of corruption and maladministration. [1] However, the PPP was still extremely popular and there was a fear amongst anti-PPP forces that it might be re-elected.
4 candidates took part in the elections, with most of them minor candidates securing low votes from minor and regional parties. Ghulam Ishaq Khan easily won the elections, due to the support and votes given to him by the 2 largest political groups, the right-wing Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) and left-wing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), this support would allow him to secure the highest number ...
On 6 August 1990, President Ghulam Ishaq Khan, under Article 58(2)(b) of the constitution, had dissolved the National Assembly and the government of Benazir Bhutto. The said dissolution order was challenged. The Supreme Court, by majority, upheld the dissolution of the National Assembly. Reference P L D 1992 SC 646