Funeral of Pakistani President, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Title

Funeral of Pakistani President, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Genre

News report

TX Date

21 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:27

Description

The funeral of Pakistani President, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, at which US Secretary of State, George Shultz and UK Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe were in attendance. 500,000 people were also there to witness the funeral causing chaos. John Alcock reports. Audio rather muffled.

Contributors

John Alcock

Keywords

USA; India; Religion; UK; International relations; Pakistan; Queen Elizabeth II; Geoffrey Howe; Funerals; Islam; Dictatorship; George Shultz; Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

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