Wynbrandt, James (2009) A Brief History of Pakistan. Facts on File, გვ. 216. „In his first speech to the nation, Zia pledged the government would work to create a true Islamic society.“
Talbot, Ian (1998) Pakistan, a Modern History. NY: St.Martin's Press, გვ. 245. „Pakistan during the period 1977–1988 ... aspired to be an ideological state... the goal of an Islamic state was deemed to be its main basis.“
