Martial is only an adjective,
and it is narrowly defined. It describes things that are (1) of or related to
war, (2) related to the armed forces, and (3) characteristic of or befitting a
warrior.
Marshal (with one l) is broader. It can serve as a noun referring to (1) a
person holding one of various official positions, (2) a military officer, (3) an
officer of the law or fire department in the U.S., or (4) a person in charge of
a parade or ceremony; or as a verb meaning (1) to arrange or place (usually
military personnel) in line for a parade or maneuver, (2) to arrange in
methodical order, or (3) to enlist, gather, or organize.
The words are easily confused. In addition to being homophones, they both also
come up in the military sphere. The key to keeping them separate is to remember
that martial is only an adjective, while marshal is never an adjective.
In 1958, the first Pakistani President Major General Iskandar Mirza dismissed
the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan and the government of Prime Minister Feroz
Khan Noon, appointing army commander-in-chief Gen. Ayub Khan as the Chief
martial law administrator.
Dams in his tenure:
The Mangla Dam is a multipurpose dam located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur
District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the 9th largest damin the world. The
project was designed and supervised by Binnie & Partners of London (the team led
by partner Geoffrey Binnie), and it was built by Mangla Dam Contractors, a
consortium of 8 U.S. construction firms, sponsored by Guy F. Atkinson Company of
South San Francisco.The dam was constructed between 1961 to 1967 across the
Jhelum River, about 67 miles (108 km) south-east of the Pakistani capital,
Islamabad in Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
After helping to conduct military infiltration against Bangladesh in the 1965
war, Yahya was appointed commander-in-chief of army in 1966– a position he held
until the final days of 1971 war. Amid political upheaval forced President Ayub
Khan to resign in 1969, Yahya installed a military government after enforcing
the martial law for the second time in Pakistan's history.
Operation Fair Play was the code-name for the coup d'etat conducted at midnight
on July 4, 1977 by the Pakistani military led by army chief Gen.Zia-ul-Haq
against the government of then-Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Dams in his tenure:
Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan is the largest earth filled dam in
the world and second largest by structural volume.
Construction began 1968
Opening date 1976
In October, 1999 senior officers loyal to army chief Gen. Pervez
Musharrafarrested prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his ministers after thwarting
the Sharif regime's attempt to dismiss Musharraf and prevent his plane from
landing in Pakistan as he returned from a visit to Sri Lanka.
Mega Projects:
Work on 102 mega projects was initiated in various sectors from 2000.
Such projects included Makran Coastal Highway, Lowari Tunnel, Pindi Bhattian –
Faisalabad Motorway (M-3), Karachi Northern Bypass, Mirani Dam, Raising of
Mangla Dam, Gomal Zam Dam, Sabakzai Dam, Satpara Dam, Kachhi Canal, Rainee
Canal, Greater Thal Canal, Gwadar Port, Lining of Watercourses,
Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road, Diamer-Bhasha Dam, Neelum-Jhelum Hydro Electric
Project and Islamabad-Muzaffarabad Road.
Six projects costing between Rs 1-5 billion have since been completed.
Work on six projects including raising of Mangla Dam and Lyari Expressway and
first unit of 4 MW of Satpara Dam, was nearing completion.
Work on the remaining 89 projects was in progress and was scheduled to be
completed during April, 2008 to December, 2016.
As many as 34,251 development schemes were launched during the period from
1999-07.
If Martial Law is not acceptable then Marshal Law is Best for a country like
Pakistan.