Question

In Pakistan the real power was with the _______________.

• A. external powers
• B. army officials
• C. elected rulers
• D. provincial assemblies

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

army officials

In Pakistan the real power was with the army officials. General Parvez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999. He overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the ‘Chief Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in 2002 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five-year extension.