Re: Secular Pakistan: ‘Pakistanis should know Quaid’s Aug 11 speech by heart’
Zia was mentioned because extremist radicalism was being discussed. Zia is mentioned by many people due to his obvious critical role in propagating extremism through his policy of Islamization.
When discussing radical extremism, just talking about military dictatorships is not enough. The military continued to play the same role in this regard even during democratic times.