Death of Muhammad Zia Ul Haq

The Death of Zia-ul-Haq by whitengreen

A short documentary on Assassination of Zia-ul-Haq as part of series called Infamous Assassinations which was directed by Jonathan Martin and Nicolas Wright. The documentary highlights the circumstances involved in the assassination of Zia-ul-Haq, an extremely taboo subject but the documentary sheds more than its share of light on this highly impacting event in Pakistani Politics.

Documentary Credits:

• Special Thanks for Cooperation: BBC Motion Gallery, CBS News Archive, Getty Images, ITN News Archive, Library of Congress - Washington D.C., National Archive - Washington D.C., Paramount News, Public Record Office - London, Reuters Television Library, Scotland Yard Museum, Universal Newsreel, Visnews


• Production Facilities: ARQIVA


• Music: De Wolfe Music


• Music Advisor: Alan Howe


• Dubbing: Gemini Audio


• Computer Grpahics: Wil Mobberley, Luke Charles


• Research and Editorial Coordinators: Antony Oliphant, Richard Walker


• On-Line Editor: Aneta Naszynska


• Editors: Antony Oliphant, Richard Walker


• Research Director: George Marshal


• Line Producer: Phil Horward - Jones


• Writers and Historical Advisors: Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright


• Narrated by: Robert Powell


• Producer - Directors: Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright


• Executive Producer: Philip Nugus

Episode 21: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

On 17 August 1988 in Pakistan, Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash, along with the US Ambassador and several high-ranking military officials. It was ruled an accident, but there are many conspiracy theories about the death of Zia-ul-Haq.

Infamous Assassinations was a 2007 British documentary television series about high-profile murders and attempted murders of public figures. The series was narrated by actor Robert Powell. It is currently being shown on Yesterday (TV Channel).