Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan, died in an aircraft crash on 17 August 1988 in Bahawalpur near the Sutlej River. Zia's close assistant Akhtar Abdur Rehman, American diplomat Arnold Lewis Raphel and 27 others also died upon impact.
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| Date | 17 August 1988 |
| Summary | Crashed after takeoff Disputed |
| Site | 7 km north of Bahawalpur Airport near Sutlej River |
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| Aircraft type | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Operator | Pakistan Air Force |
| Registration | 23494 |
| Flight origin | Bahawalpur Airport |
| Destination | Islamabad Airport |
| Passengers | 17 |
| Crew | 13 |
| Fatalities | 30 (all) |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Missing | 1 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Zia's death was officially announced a few hours later on Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television Network by Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the Chairman of the Senate, who assumed presidency. Zia's state funeral took place at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, drawing around a million mourners.
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