What happened in 1964
- Jamaat was declared an unlawful organisation. All members of the Majlis-e-Shura were imprisoned, and the offices were sealed. State-controlled media launched a campaign of false propaganda.
- The Supreme Court restored Jamaat.
- President Ayub Khan was compelled to sign the Fundamental Rights Amendment Bill.
- The Combined Opposition was formed, and Jamaat joined it. Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was nominated as its presidential candidate.
- Jamaat secured only one seat each in the provincial assemblies of East and West Pakistan.
- After Ayub Khan was elected President through wealth, coercion and electoral manipulation, Jamaat proposed a boycott of the assembly elections, but the high command of the Combined Opposition did not accept the proposal.