1980 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 1980 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
- Chief Justice: Sheikh Anwarul Haq
Events
- The United States pledges military assistance to Pakistan following Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
- 1985 – Martial law and political parties ban lifted.
- 1986 – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto daughter Benazir Bhutto returns from exile to lead Pakistan Peoples Party PPP in campaign for fresh elections.
- 1988 August – General Zia Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, US ambassador, and top army brass die in air crash.
- 1988 November – Benazir Bhutto's PPP Pakistan Peoples Party wins general election.
- 1990 – Benazir Bhutto dismissed as prime minister on charges of incompetence and corruption.
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