A television archive is cataloguing election footage from 1988 and 1990. One sequence shows Benazir Bhutto campaigning after the death of Zia; another shows...
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A television archive is cataloguing election footage from 1988 and 1990. One sequence shows Benazir Bhutto campaigning after the death of Zia; another shows Nawaz Sharif presenting an alternative programme. The archivist asks students to consider why elected government returned but remained unstable during the 1990s.
(a) Identify the first woman to lead Pakistan's government. [1]
(b) Explain one reason why the 1988 election was important. [2]
(c) Analyse one reason for political instability during the 1990s. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Benazir Bhutto. [1] (b) Any two: civilian rule returned after Zia's military government; Benazir became the first female prime minister of a Muslim-majority state; it revived party competition/elections. [2] (c) Any two linked points: presidents dismissed governments using constitutional powers; rivalry between PPP and PML-N blocked cooperation; corruption allegations weakened governments; military and establishment influence remained strong. [2]
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