In Pakistan, General Ayub Khan with the help Iskander Mirza, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, captured power in October 1958,by a military cout d’etat. The Constitution was abrogated, Martial Law promulgated and political parties banned. The constitutional machinery, thus, totally disappeared. Having fully established himself in power, Ayub forced Iskander Mieza to quit his office and virtually banished him from the country. In January 1960, Ayub Khan decreed setting up of local bodies elected through the scheme of controlled election.