Former Ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlin says anti-U.S.feeling began with American support for President General Zia ul Haq in 1979.

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In 1984, another military usurper, General Zia ul Haq, resorted to a referendum to install himself as president.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan

Doing the will of General Zia ul Haq, Pakistan's then dictator, may not have been the happiest time in Mahbub ul Haq's career.

ECONOMIST: Mahbub ul Haq

The blasphemy law under which Rimsha has been arrested dates back to colonial times, but it was given teeth in the 1980s by the dictator of the day, General Zia ul Haq, who promoted Islamism.

ECONOMIST: For once, the government pushes back on intolerance