Ul-Haq, Mohammed Zia b. August 12, 1924 d. August 17, 1988 Pakistan President. A noted military personality Ul-Haq served as a general and a major general in the cabinet of Zulifikar Ali Bhutto, who served as Pakistan's Prime Minister and President. In 1977 though Ul-Haq ousted Bhutto during a military coup, naming himself as President of Pakistan. In 1979 Ul-Haq had Bhutto hanged. Ul-Haq served as President of Pakistan from 1977 until his death on August 17, 1988. Ul-Haq was assassinated along with United States Ambasassador to Pakistan, Arnold Raphel...[Read More] (Bio by: K) General Mohammed Zia Ul-Haq Mausoleum, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Plot: Right beside the King Faisal Mosque
Wasti, Tahira b. June 14, 1944 d. March 11, 2012 Actress. An aristocratic beauty, she shall be remembered for her long career on Pakistani television that frequently saw her cast in royal or upper-crust roles. Born at Sargodha in what was then British India, she originally intended to be a writer and published her first short story at 16. Tahira joined the Pakistan Television Corporation in 1968 and soon became familiar via her numerous appearances in commercials; she had her initial major success with the 1971 "Jaib Qatra" and went on to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Gizri Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
b. December 25, 1876 d. September 11, 1948