REASONS TO EXECUTE BHUTTO? [7]

Bhutto's potential political comeback was a major concern for Zia. After being released, Bhutto was touring Pakistan, delivering large crowd-drawing speeches, which created a complicated political situation that Zia believed could destabilize his regime.
There was a genuine legal threat that Zia himself could be tried for treason for suspending the 1973 Constitution. The execution of Bhutto was partly motivated by the need to prevent Bhutto from potentially bringing such charges against Zia.
There was a conspiracy that bhutto had used FSF (federal security force) to murder a political opponents, Zia used this as a case against bhutto to make him unpopular. a murder trial started and bhutto was found guilty hence hanged.

Reasons to introduce islamisation reforms [7]

Zia aimed to create a stable government based on Islamic values, believing Islam could be a unifying force that would prevent political divisions and opposition, cuz he saw divided political parties.
He strategically used Islamic reforms to delay elections, fearing the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would regain power. By announcing that elections would not be held until Islamic reforms were complete, he bought time to weaken Bhutto's political influence.
Zia introduced islamisation reforms as a direct counter to Bhutto's ideology, so that it undermine Bhutto's policies and prove zia a different and better leader by presenting a more Islamic approach to government.

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Islamisation policies 14

Zia introduced the Hudood Ordinances in 1979, series of Islamic legal reforms that altered Pakistan's criminal justice system, introducing Sharia-based punishments for crimes. The Hudood Ordinances included four main ordinances covering offenses against property, Zina (adultery), Qazf (false accusation), and alcohol prohibition, implementing strict punishments like hand amputation for theft and public flogging for various offenses.These ordinances were designed to gain support from religious leaders, who welcomed the move towards a more Islamic legal system, strengthening Zia's political position and legitimizing his military rule.

HOWEVER, the amputation of hands and few other policies were never implemented. hence failing the objective. these laws cud be misused to accuse people wrongly. moreover there was no proof that hudood ordinances were actually helping in reducing crime. the Qanun e shahadat/ law of evidence, made 1 man’s evidence equal to 2 woman, hence discriminating against woman and making them look inferior.
Federal shariat court was established, chaired by 5 judges and 3 ulemas. it was setup in 1980. court heard appeals against judgements of lower courts based on sharia law. main function was to decide whether existing laws were islamic or not. if it wasnt, the court cud declare the law illegal. shariat court made an opportunity for people who wanted islamic laws and wanted justice according to islamic principles. as it was a demand, hence a success. made zia popular among religious circle
zia introduced anti-blasphemy laws, to punish anyone who disrespected holy prophet. pakistans penal code already prohibits blasphemy against known religions and gave punishments from a fine to imprisonment. new offence of disrespecting holy prophet was added. severe punishments were promised, hence people were stopped from blaspheming. this satisfied muslims. however this worried religious minoritys as this law cud be misused against them.
in 1980 zakat and ushr ordinances were introduced. zakat ordinance was a 2.5% wealth tax imposed on savings over certain time. the amount was deducted from personal accounts on the first day of ramadan. Ushr was a 5% tax on agricultural income shias protested against these taxes, hence they were exempted. these taxes supported poor families. amount collected was put in a zakat fund and distributed by zakat committees, among poor and needy ppl.