1988

An eventful year, which witnesses Ojheri ammunition depot accident; dissolution of National Assembly/ dismissal of Junejo Government; promulgation of Shariat Ordinance; death of General Zia-ul-Haw in an air crash alongwith many other senior officers of Pakistan Army; formation of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) by eight right wing political parties; general elections and the eventual rise of Benazir Bhutto to the position of Prime Minister in Decembe