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    Pakistan gained independence in 1947 with Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor-General and Liaquat Ali Khan as Prime Minister. The country conducted its first census in 1951. In 1956, Pakistan transitioned to a republic with Iskander Mirza as its first elected President. Political turmoil emerged in the 1950s, culminating in the country's first military coup in 1958 led by General Ayub Khan, who imposed martial law and assumed the roles of Chief Martial Law Administrator and President.

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    Pakistan gained independence in 1947 with Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor-General and Liaquat Ali Khan as Prime Minister. The country conducted its first census in 1951. In 1956, Pakistan transitioned to a republic with Iskander Mirza as its first elected President. Political turmoil emerged in the 1950s, culminating in the country's first military coup in 1958 led by General Ayub Khan, who imposed martial law and assumed the roles of Chief Martial Law Administrator and President.

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    Pakistan gained independence in 1947 with Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor-General and Liaquat Ali Khan as Prime Minister. The country conducted its first census in 1951. In 1956, Pakistan transitioned to a republic with Iskander Mirza as its first elected President. Political turmoil emerged in the 1950s, culminating in the country's first military coup in 1958 led by General Ayub Khan, who imposed martial law and assumed the roles of Chief Martial Law Administrator and President.

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    1947: Independence and Partition

     August 14, 1947: Pakistan came into existence as a separate 1948:Kashmir War
    nation following the end of British colonial rule in India. First Kashmir War: A conflict between India and Pakistan
    Muhammad Ali Jinnah became Pakistan's first Governor- erupted over the region of Jammu and Kashmir, resulting
    General, while Liaquat Ali Khan assumed the role of its first in the First Kashmir War, which extended into 1948.
    Prime Minister.
    1953: The Rawalpindi Conspiracy and Tensions
    1951: The First National Census
     The Rawalpindi Conspiracy: A group of military officers and
     Pakistan conducted its first national census in 1951,
    civilians was arrested for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the
    providing valuable insights into the country's diverse civilian government. This event exposed underlying tensions
    demographics. between the military and civilian leadership, leading to political
    turmoil.
    1956: Pakistan Becomes a Republic 1958: The Emergence of Military Rule

     March 23, 1956: Pakistan officially transitioned into a  October 7, 1958: President Iskander Mirza, with military
    Republic, with Iskander Mirza being elected as its first backing, dismissed Prime Minister Feroze Khan Noon and
    dissolved the Constituent Assembly, plunging Pakistan into a
    President.
    state of political turmoil.
     October 27, 1958: General Ayub Khan, the Commander-in-
    Chief of the Pakistani Army, seized power through a bloodless
    coup, inaugurating a period of military rule.
     The Imposition of Martial Law: General Ayub Khan assumed
    the roles of Chief Martial Law Administrator and President,
    imposing martial law for the first time in Pakistan's history.
    Major General Iskander Mirza
    On 5th March 1956, Major General Iskander Mirza became
    the first elected President of Pakistan. The 1956 constitution
    provides for Parliamentary form of government with all the
    executive powers in the hands of Prime Minister.

    The first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, exercised


    central executive powers until his assassination in 1951.

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