At his instigation, General Ayub Khan staged a coup and martial law was declared in October 1958. But the legitimacy of the Martial Law Administration came under judicial scrutiny in a strange and indirect way. An ambitious Barrister and a confidante of the General, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, it is rumored persuaded the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to endorse the martial law. It took 15 years for the Pakistan Supreme Court reverse its ignominy of Dosso. The indefatigable Asma Jilani was detained without trial under the new Martial Law of 1971.

Source: Economic Times May 15, 2019 10:54 UTC