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Pakistan's President Zia ul-Haq, whose accomplishments outshine those of any other world leader...
...when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Pakistan's neighbor and a fellow Muslim country, Washington and Islamabad quickly rediscovered each other. That rediscovery was at the heart last week of the warm greeting in Washington given by President Reagan to Pakistan's unelected President since 1977, Mohammed Zia ul-Haq. With his good looks, set off by an invariable charcoal tunic, and his ready grin and seemingly reasonable attitude, Zia staged an energetic performance. His intention: to establish a highly visible presence for his country and elicit from the Reagan Administration a renewed commitment for political and economic...
...former general who seized the presidency of Pakistan in a 1977 military coup, Zia seemed determined last week to erase the image of a dictator. He buzzed all over Washington in a public appearance-packed visit. He gave press conferences, consulted with top Administration officials and subjected himself to probing questions from members of Congress about human rights violations and Pakistan's nuclear program. At the White House, President Reagan laid out the red carpet for Zia and threw in high military hoopla, including troop reviews and 21-gun salutes...
...million, plus 2.8 million Afghan refugees, stands between the 100,000 Soviet troops that invaded Afghanistan and the eastern flank of the Persian Gulf region. Under U.N. auspices, it has been negotiating indirectly with the Soviet Union to achieve a complete Soviet troop withdrawal. Cautiously optimistic last week, Zia revealed that he had detected "a hint of flexibility" during his 45-minute meeting last month with new Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov...
...state visit also served to paper over American suspicions that Zia's government is secretly working to develop nuclear arms. Zia firmly denied all such allegations. The Administration refused to press Zia about allegedly widespread human rights violations by his martial-law regime. Zia also insisted that Pakistan, which is the illicit source of an estimated 70% of the heroin coming into the U.S., was "doing its best" to reduce drug trafficking. While Zia's explanations were not always wholly convincing, the timing of his state visit could hardly have been better. Aid to Pakistan will be decided...