28 President in 1965 by introducing a peculiar type of democracy, under the name ‘Basic Democracy’. The people knew that he became the President through a rigged election. In 1968, he was observing his so called decade of development but the common citizen was not touched by it, and thus very soon he saw his authority to govern was being vigorously challenged. The agitation of the people, coupled with the mass upsurge of 1969, reached to such an extent and the disturbances broken out throughout the provinces of Pakistan were so serious that it was not possible on his part to maintain law and order situation in the country. Ultimately, he could not continue at the helm of the affairs and handed over the power to Muhammad Yahya Khan, as Commander-in-Chief. He took oath pledging that he would be faithful to the constitution of 1962. Within a very short time of taking his oath, he again issued Proclamation on 26th March, 1969, abrogated the constitution, dissolved the National and Provincial Assemblies and imposed Martial Law throughout the country.