It has become an article of faith among pundits as well as civil society that Zia was entirely to blame for the rise of Islamic terrorism in Pakistan. The military dictator certainly gave these killers a degree of legitimacy and political space to grow an
Irfan Husain, "Parallel tracks to disaster," Dawn. 2010-06-26.Keywords: Political science , Political parties , Supreme court , Bureaucrats , Law , Ordinance , Politicians , Ideology , Corruption , Dictatorship , Democracy , Judiciary , Terrorism , Extremist , PM Gilani , Ayub Khan , Zulfikar Ali Bhutto , Afghanistan , Pakistan