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2 January, PresidentAyub Khan defeats his main opponent, Fatima Jinnah in
the presidential elections amid opposition accusations of mass
rigging of the polls.
September
6 September, the Indo-Pakistan
war begins. The 17-day war, when East Pakistan was left undefended,
weakened the already fraying national ties between the two
wings.