Islamization of Zia Regime: An Appraisal from Gender Perspective

General Zia Ul Haq’s military regime is known, for many its blatant violation of human rights, hanging, flogging, and imprisonment political workers. Even intelligentsia journalists were executed reasons during this regime. However, his was particularly known suppression women rights in process Islamization. After deposing Bhutto by imposing Martial Law took over the helm affairs country on 5th July 1977 remained power with full autocracy till 17th August 1988 when plan ablaze air near Bahawalpur. This study an attempt to analyze Islamization Zia, causes, suppressive actions act against various segments society especially women. The also search answers question “Was policy a sincere effort implement Islamic system or merely politically motivated? response regarding gender-related laws significant part paper. Both qualitative quantitative methods are used investigate research facts about struggle it. memoirs interviews participating activists, scholars, other leading figures have been consulted fill leftover scholarly gap. Pakistan predominantly feudal tribal nation patriarchal beliefs mindsets. In South Asian region, religion has always played essential role lives ordinary men women, although enslaved dominated name far more than males.