A legal charity is producing a 2022 podcast on the period of General Zia-ul-Haq. It has a case file concerning punishments under the Hudood Ordinances and a...
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A legal charity is producing a 2022 podcast on the period of General Zia-ul-Haq. It has a case file concerning punishments under the Hudood Ordinances and a separate note about the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The producer asks which developments changed daily life and foreign policy in Pakistan most deeply.
(a) Identify the country invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979. [1]
(b) Explain one way in which Zia's Islamisation policies affected law or society. [2]
(c) Analyse one reason why the Afghan war was important for Pakistan. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Afghanistan. [1] (b) Any two: Hudood laws introduced Islamic punishments; zakat and ushr taxes were imposed; Shariat courts gained a role; religious education and public observance were encouraged; legal discrimination against women/minorities could increase. [2] (c) Any two linked points: Pakistan received US and Saudi aid; millions of Afghan refugees entered Pakistan; Pakistan supported mujahideen groups; weapons and militancy spread, creating later security problems. [2]
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