Fifty-fifth death anniversary of first President of Pakistan Sikandar Mirza is being observed today. Iskandar Mirza was born in Murshidabad, Bengal on November 13, 1899. He studied at Elphinstone ...

President Iskander Mirza appears to favor the separate-ballot system because it would automatically ensure a Moslem majority in the government, which, in turn, would automatically ensure his stay ...

On October 7, General Ayub and President Iskander Mirza deposed Premier Firoz Khan Noon, abolished the constitution, suspended legislatures and political parties, declared martial law, and took ...

That is strikingly similar to what happened in Pakistan in 1958, when it was President Iskander Mirza who declared Martial Law, and appointed Gen Ayub Khan, who was both Commander-in-Chief ...

On his return to Pakistan, Bhutto started practicing law at Dingomal’s. In 1958, he joined President Iskander Mirza’s Cabinet as commerce minister. He was the youngest minister in Ayub Khan ...

French Premier Félix Gaillard endorsed the idea. India’s Nehru and Pakistan’s President Iskander Mirza quickly echoed him. Norway’s Premier Einar Gerhardsen urged new attempts at ...