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1988 Pakistani general election

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SYND 9 3 77 VOTING SCENES IN THE PAKISTAN GENERAL ELECTION

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Pakistan - Presidential elections

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Pakistan 1988 Elections

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Pakistan 1988 Elections - PPP

General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988, electing the 336 members of the National Assembly and 100 members of the Senate. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), led by Benazir Bhutto, beat the technocratic military government of dead General Zia-ul-Haq, winning 94 of the 207 seats in the National Assembly. This was the second of four non-consecutive victories for the PPP and saw Benazir became Pakistan's – and the Muslim world's — first female head of government. Nawaz Sharif took the office of Leader of Opposition
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