WI Zia lives in '88?

Let's say he doesn't go to the gunnery exercise as per OTL. Would he pull a Marcos on Bhutto? How long could he stay in power? Effects on India/Pakistan?
 

Ak-84

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I suspect Bhutto would still have won the elections of 1988. And proved to be as corrupt and incapable as she did in OTL. And gets dismissed and voted out in 1990. Back to power in 1993.

All as in OTL. Zia lasts till 1990 as well (his term was up) and he gets replaced by...Ghulam Ishaq Khan as in OTL.
 
Pakistan's not really been served well by their post-Jinnah leaders IMO. If Zia's term was up, would he serve as Army Chief of Staff again like Pinochet did IOTL?
 

Ak-84

Banned
I would disagree, Ayub Khan ushered in a Green Revolution and made great progress in Industrialisation. Zia helped the middle class grow and Musharraf did very well with the economy.

No, I don't think Zia would remain as Army Chief for much longer.
 
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