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Was Zia the only "evil" Pakistan had? What about corruption and throwing the country in the whirlpool by the secular English speaking elite?! Extra judicial killings, sacking of judiciary, you name it, what did the "enlightened moderate" ruling class not do to this country??!! All this idiot has to discuss is what Zia and Islamism did to this country, which in fact has done more good than bad!
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The khariji mindset Zia introduced in Pakistan proved to be far devastating for Pakistan than any of the evils you put above.
It has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths in Pakistan in the name of Islam.
So it is understandable if Paracha mentions it.
Besides, extrajudicial killing, sacking of judiciary, "you name it", have all been done by everyone. Zia's "high point" (or low point) was introduction of khariji mindset.
This is probably another reason Paracha mentions it.