However, the leadership of Ayub Khan continued a secular form of government,[6] until the premiership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Bhutto, despite initially coming on a secular platform, found himself under pressure by Islamists to push religion into governance.
After Operation Fair Play, Zia had assumed the role of Chief Martial Law Administrator.
His approach to foreign affairs would strengthen Pakistan's role as a regional power,[13] by spreading its military influence internally[14] and externally.
[19][20] These punishments would be orchestrated in public view, with a microphone positioned near the convict’s mouth for the crowd to hear.
Such punishments would also be designed to humiliate the convict, by naming them and their alleged crimes, and exposing the mens’ buttocks towards the crowd, who would often be apathetic.
[22] Nightclubs, bars and cinemas were shut down, and Pakistani nightlife, especially in the city of Karachi, was deeply affected due to the religious laws that were implemented.
[24] Zia’s ideology believed in using public cinemas in order to spread state propaganda and prevent dissent amongst the common populace.
Ziaism ideology relies on a capitalist form of government, endorsing deregulation of the economy, and reducing state affairs in it.
Ziaism emphasises an Islamic society with little room for religious minorities, as when Zia ordered for the mass killings and rapes of Shias.