referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

on the Islamisation policy of President

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...

was held in

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on 19 December 1984. Voters were asked whether they supported Zia-ul-Haq's proposals for amending several laws in accordance with the

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and Sunnah, whether they wanted this process to continue, and whether they supported the Islamic ideology of Pakistan. The referendum also served as way of extending Zia-ul-Haq's presidential term by five years.Nohlen et al., p673 Official results declared it approved by 98.5% of voters, with a turnout of 62.2%. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p677 Independent observers questioned whether voter participation had reached 30% and noted that there had been "widespread irregularities".

Results

References

1984 referendums 1984 in Pakistan

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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Military government of Pakistan (1977–1988) Islamism in Pakistan 1980s in Islam {{islam-stub