Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Killed in Plane Crash, August 17, 1988
President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
Date: August 17, 1988
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