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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
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“Pakistan which was created in the name of Islam will continue to survive only if it sticks to Islam. That is why I consider the introduction of [an] Islamic system as an essential prerequisite for the country.”
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Praising the , the opposition movement against the 's government during . (Lahore), July 8, 1977. Quoted in and in
“What is a constitution? It is a booklet with twelve or ten pages. I can tear them away and say that tomorrow we shall live under a different system. Today, the people will follow wherever I lead. All the politicians including the once mighty Mr. Bhutto will follow me with tails wagging.”
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking to an Iranian Newspaper in September 1977, as quoted in Pakistan, a Dream Gone Sour (1997) by Roedad Khan.
“I genuinely feel that the survival of this country lies in democracy and democracy alone.”
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Mohammad Zia ul-Haq : Unbending Commander for Era of Atom and Islam", The New York Times (18 August 1988).
“Cricket can be a bridge and a glue... Cricket for peace is my mission.”
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Helen Exley Cricket Quotations (1992)
“Pakistan is like Israel, an ideological state. Take out Judaism from Israel and it will collapse like a house of cards. Take Islam out of Pakistan and make it a secular state; it would collapse. For the past four years we have been trying to bring Islamic values to this country.”
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) first seen 1916 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zia-ul-Haq (1916-89), Chief Martial Law Administrator, Pakistan, 1981. As quoted from Tariq Ali - The Clash of Fundamentalisms_ Crusades, Jihads and Modernity-Verso (2002) page 156
“Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq as a Pakistani mercenary has killed 25,000 Palestinians. 10,000 of them were killed in one night. I repeat that if anyone is more anti-Muslim in this world, it is Pakistan. So, they can’t be champions of Islam. They are the manipulators. They are good actors.”
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Naela Quadri Baloch. Interview with ANI, Asian News International (4 August 2023)
“Pakistanis were starting to suffocate. Darkness was enveloping the country, but also silence. The silence was hard to penetrate from the outside world. Fear kept people from speaking, the local press was muzzled, and news coverage of Pakistan was dominated not by the abuses of Zia’s regime but by laudatory reporting of his role in promoting and supporting the war against the Soviets next door in Afghanistan—America’s war. Decades later, when they thought back to the 1980s, the memory of that time would make Pakistanis shudder. Censorship was intensifying; journalists were being lashed, some were hanged. People started to disappear, picked up in the dead of night by the police, their relatives and friends left with no recourse under martial law. There were no more cafés, no more clubs, only deepening fear. Save for the occasional folkloric performance, most stage dancing was banned. Scores of performers left the country, taking with them parts of the country’s memory and heritage. Under the weight of censorship, the vibrant Pakistani movie industry was shrinking and cinemas were shutting down. No new ones were built for decades. Life retreated indoors.”
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East (2020)