Pakistan and its constitution, from the eyes of four military dictators:

1/ General Musharraf (War on Terror, Kargil War)

2/ General Zia (Afghan War)

3/ General Yahya (1971 East Pakistan War)

4/ Field Marshal Ayub Khan (1965 War)

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1/ General Musharraf: "I think the constitution is just a piece of paper to be thrown in the dustbin." https://twitter.com/VeengasJ/status/1207191950354456576?s=19

2/ General Zia: "The constitution itself may be un-Islamic but the role of the armed forces cannot be un-Islamic because armed forces are there for the security and sagacity and safety of the nation." https://twitter.com/tabinda_m/status/1211699638689906694?s=19

3/ General Yahya: "I know East Pakistan more than the East Pakistanis know themselves."

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4/ Ayub Khan: "We have adopted the Presidential system as it is...less liable to lead to instability...The other alternative was the parliamentary system....For it to work...you need really cool & phlegmatic temperament which only people living in cold climates seem to have..."

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