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PakistanTimeline.appHeader = "Pakistan&#146;s political journey in pictures ";
PakistanTimeline.appDeck = "Click the labels at left to learn about Pakistan&#146;s revolving door of democracy, dictatorship and violence ";
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PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","British rule","Edward, Prince of Wales, rides an elephant on a tiger shoot during his Indian and Eastern tour of 1921-22.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-01-british-hunting-india-22.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Spencer Arnold", "Getty Images", "273", "350", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "From the early 1800s to 1947, Britain is the colonial ruler of India, which includes the Muslim-dominated area that later becomes Pakistan. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 marks growing anti-British sentiment. But it is not until 1947, after suffering the heavy cost of World War II and facing widespread resistance in India, that Britain relinquishes control.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Independent Pakistan","Muslim independence leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah, salutes in a ceremony in Karachi on Aug. 7, 1947, after being sworn in as the first governor general of the Muslim Dominion of Pakistan.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-02-jinnah-1947.hsmall.jpg","","", "ss", "", "", "", "left", "", "Getty Images", "268", "368", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "In 1947, with India&#146;s independence from Britain, a long-simmering Muslim independence movement in India culminates in partition, cleaving Muslim-dominated Pakistan from Hindu-dominated India. The result is an independent Pakistan, but also a wrenching and bloody transition, with millions of Muslims leaving India for Pakistan, and non-Muslims leaving Pakistan for India. ";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Growing pains","U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Pakistani President Mohamed Ayub Khan and U.S. President John F. Kennedy in a meeting at the White House.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-04-Ayub%20Khan-1961.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Getty Images", "273", "350", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "From 1947 to 1971, Pakistan struggles to get democracy on a stable footing and fights two wars with India over the Kashmir region. As Cold War tensions grow, Pakistan is on the front lines. One result is the first major U.S. intervention in Pakistani affairs, as Washington directs millions of dollars in aid to Islamabad. One leader who benefits is Mohammed Ayub Khan, a general who seizes power in a coup in 1958. While the industrial sector does begin to flourish, Khan is forced to resign in 1969 because of poor health, popular opposition and social and economic problems. Under his successor Yahya Khan the country&#146;s woes worsen and a bloody civil war erupts, resulting in the creation of Bangladesh.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","The elder Bhutto","Pakistani President Ali Bhutto speaks at a press conference in Paris on July 25, 1973. He was later ousted by a military coup.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-05-ali-bhutto.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "AFP / Getty Images", "273", "188", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "In 1971, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, father of Benazir Bhutto, is appointed president, becoming the first civilian head of government in two decades. Bhutto, a moderate secular leader, lifts martial law and puts in place a new constitution. But his left-leaning policies, including  nationalization of key industries, make him less popular in Washington. Internally, he is criticized for economic stagnation and for locking up political opponents. In 1977, he is deposed in a coup by Gen. Zia-ul-Haq, and thrown in jail. In a show trial is he found guilty of plotting to kill a political opponent and executed in 1979. His daughter, Benazir, is jailed and then exiled.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Military dictatorship","President Muhammad Zia Ul-Haq of Pakistan at a rally of tribal chiefs in Peshawar on Feb. 1, 1980.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-06-zia%20ul-haq.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Getty Images", "273", "204", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "Gen. Zia-ul-Haq becomes the country&#146;s third military president in 1977, with backing from conservative Islamic groups. He institutes martial law, puts in place conservative Islamic institutions and uses paramilitary squads to patrol the streets. Zia is a key ally of the U.S. in supporting the mujahedeen fighters in neighboring Afghanistan after the Soviets invade in 1979. But by the late 1980s, Zia is under growing pressure to restore democracy &#151; and threatened by the popularity of Benazir Bhutto, who has returned from exile. Zia&#146;s rule ends abruptly in August 1988 when his military airplane explodes, killing him, his aides and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","People power","Benazir Bhutto takes the oath as prime minister of Pakistan near President Ghulam Ishaq Khan at the parliament building in Islamabad on Dec. 2, 1988.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-07-bhutto-1988.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Norbert Schiller", "AFP - Getty Images", "251", "368", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "Benazir Bhutto, a charismatic politician with the cachet of her martyred father, is swept to power in 1989 in a wave of optimism for democracy and change. The Pakistan People&#146;s Party, founded by her father, wins elections, and Bhutto becomes the country&#146;s first female prime minister. However, Bhutto&#146;s first tenure as prime minister is lackluster in terms of progress and then cut short amid charges of corruption. ";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Ping-pong politics","Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at a rally in Rawalpindi on April 19, 1993.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-08-sharif-1993.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Tariq Aziz", "AFP / Getty Images", "258", "368", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "From 1990 to 1997, Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif hold the position of prime minister in turns while trading charges of corruption and election rigging. Sharif, who has the backing of religious conservatives, wins the office in 1990, Bhutto in 1993. In 1996, Pakistan&#146;s president dismisses Bhutto on charges of corruption, and in 1997 Sharif again replaces her and begins amassing powers in the post of prime minister. The apex of his popularity comes in 1998, when Pakistan detonates nuclear devices in response to rival India&#146;s nuclear tests two weeks earlier. But in 1999, Sharif is overthrown by Army Chief Pervez Musharraf &#151; whom he had appointed to the post a year earlier &#151; charged with corruption and exiled.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Musharraf era","Pakistani military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf speaks in Lahore on Oct. 10, 2000.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-11-musharraf-2000.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Arif Ali", "AFP / Getty Images", "273", "335", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "Gen. Pervez Musharraf takes power in a bloodless coup and steadily amasses power. Musharraf bolsters his position after 2001 when he becomes a key ally of the United States in its war on terrorism. The government allows the U.S. to put military bases in the country to fight extremists in neighboring Afghanistan, and vows to keep the lid on Islamic extremism. Domestically, Musharraf wins some kudos for reducing crime and stabilizing the nation. But his 2007 efforts to hold onto power by declaring a state of emergency and delaying elections prompts an outcry in Pakistan and abroad.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Bhutto is back","Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto waves to followers on her return Oct. 18, 2007.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-12-bhutto-return.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Daniel Berehulak", "Getty Images", "273", "174", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "As Musharraf&#146;s popularity falters, Benazir Bhutto, in self-imposed exile since 1999,  returns in October 2007 to seek a political role, acknowledging that she risks her life by taking a pro-U.S. and anti-militant position. The first attempt on Bhutto&#146;s life comes just days after her return, when a suicide bombing kills more than 140 people but fails to kill Bhutto.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Sharif returns","Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif receives supporters after arriving at Lahore's Allama Iqbal international airport Nov. 25, 2007.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-13-sharif-return.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Adrees Latif", "Reuters", "273", "272", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "In November 2007, Sharif returns to Pakistan with a vow to \"to save Pakistan and save democracy.\" His return prompts speculation over whether he and Bhutto will compete for power or manage to forge an alliance to take on Musharraf.";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Bhutto killed","Supporters carry the coffin of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi Dec. 27, 2007.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071227/071227-pakistan-timeline/pak-14-bhutto-coffin.hsmall.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Ahmad Masood", "Reuters", "246", "368", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "On Dec. 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto is shot to death and at least 20 other people are killed by an attacker who blows himself up at an election rally where the 54-year-old former prime minister has just spoken. The event shocks the world and once again plunges Pakistan&#146;s political future into uncertainty. ";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Musharraf resigns","Pakistani President Pervez Mushararf before leaving the presidency in Islamabad on Aug. 18, 2008","http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080908-musharraf-hmed-1230a.standard.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Farooq Naeem", "AFP - Getty Images", "225", "298", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "Pervez Musharraf&#146;s nine-year rule ends on Aug. 19, 2008, after the two main opposition parties begin impeachment proceedings that lead to the former army chief&#146;s resignation. The United States and other Western nations watch nervously as the close ally in the war against terrorism steps down. <br>";

PakistanTimeline[i++] = new Array("","Bhutto's widower ","Pakistani President elect Asif Ali Zardari, head of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and widower of two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, during a celebration dinner in Islamabad on Sept. 6, 2008. ","http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080908-zardari-vmed-1230a.standard.jpg","","Image: Asif Ali Zardari", "", "", "", "", "right", "Emilio Morenatti", "AP", "298", "244", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
PakistanTimeline[i-1].body = "Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, is elected as president by lawmakers on Sept. 6, 2008. Zardari, who helped force former army chief Pervez Musharraf to step down, has vowed to defeat the Taliban and support the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, where violence is worsening. He has much to prove, particularly that his nickname of \"Mr. Ten Percent\" &#151; for alleged corruption during his wife&#146;s stints as prime minister &#151; is unjustified. Zardari spent 11 years in jail for corruption and murder charges, although was never convicted. <p>Zardari vows to be tough on militancy, but has a fine line to walk. Cracking down too hard on insurgent activity risks inflaming Pakistani public opinion and even a tribal uprising. At the same time, he faces pressure from opponents to reduce the powers of the presidency, something he and his party have vowed to do without specifying the extent.";

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