Re: Legacy of Mard e Momin Zia ul Haq
Two things:
first: It was not so much hatred of Bhutto, he was still very popular and would have won the elections if they were held and Zia knew if he came back to power his days would be numbered. To save his own neck Bhutto had to go and also because of the point listed below.
Second: If Zia was not there Bhutto would still have gone because US wanted to stop him from making the nukes. Ironically despite getting him killed they failed in their desire and Pakistan went nuclear. Remember what Henry Kissinger said to Bhutto at Islamabad airport when he failed to persuade him to stop making the nukes. He said “We will make a horrible example of you”. They had a perfect agent in Zia to do just that.