I can respect your right to hold these views, but can you explain how and why every Martial Law leaves the country with even bigger problems than what triggered the takeover in the first place? What you look towards will never be a substitute for the proper system of governance which we have failed to develop due to these periodic interruptions that look and feel noble but are poison for Pakistan.
If you look at the history of Marshal Laws in Pakistan, it took over in the worst of economic condition. GDP has been highest in the times of these Martial Laws with Musharaf regime at the top and Zia tenure to be at the bottom. Yet the least was better then any of the political governments which we had. Worst economic indicators were in the tenure of PPP. I do not deny the fact that during ML also corruption could not be eradicated, yet I would say that it was least during these tenures. It is during political governments we ended in the shackles of IMF and only in MLs we were released of these chains. Everyone knows that IMF debt means their terms, so it is only during MLs we were not under the dictate of IMF.
Referring to your last sentence. Had these interventions not been there, today Pakistan would have been in the worst of defecto monarchy, with PPP the Shahi Khandan. I would like to mention that I am an admirer of Bhutto; he was dynamic, elequent, intelligent, brave and inspiring leader. But he could not kill his feudalistic instinct and wanted to turn republic into a kingdom. Good thing about ML is there is no kinship and there are no wills. Either Martial Law administer is ousted by his own lieutenant or his own effort to CONSTITUTIONALLY legitimize himself. The former being a wrong effort because each take over took place to save Pakistan and in turn save the constitution. I fail to understand why constitution is being addressed as a gospel. It is a man made document which was by people to safe guard their interest and since then being manipulated and amended to do so. If today a gang of criminals manage to legitimse kidnapping for ransom, through NA , would it be right?
People tend to blame ML for bigger problems. But no one realises that decisions are taken on the basis of its the outcome of those decision which declare them right or wrong. Then it is too late and thing has already happened. This is what is called as world and this how things happen in their natural ways. I do agree that Zia's ML was not only the worst among MLs economically, but it was also damaging to the security of the country. His desire to become a King under the banner of United States of Pakistan, which would include Afghanistan, Khalistan, Bangladesh and Xinjiang province of China. It ended up in Afghanis infiltrating in Pakistan and spoiled relations with China. It took us a long time to amend the damage done with Pak-China relationship. There was a time when the only non communist country's ambassador would dine on the same table as of Mao, was Pakistani ambassador. It was Ayub's effort which was later enjoyed by Bhutto.
It is only during MLs Pakistanis had their standing in the international world, best of it was in the times of Ayub. It is during the military government industrialisation took place and it was under the uniform commander when development activities in the country took place. In political governments only development which takes place is around the house of ruler or maximum his city. In some case like in Sindh it is restricted to their coffers only.
Unlike political governments, military governments continued to support good projects like motorway. It was in Musharaf's time Motor way got completed. Unfortunately, project of underground trains in Lahore by Pervez Ilahi was scrapped of by current rulers and instead multiple time more expense has been done on Metro. I do agree that mass transit is requirement of cosmopolitans like Karachi and Lahore.
Taking bribe was stigmatic in the past and people indulge in illegal gratification used to do it covertly. It is during the political regimes, it has become open and officials ask for it openly with impunity.
I do not assess the regimes on the basis of one act but overall performance and no doubt all the MLs have been better performing then the political governments.
Just to conclude, USD was 18 per dollar on 17th August 1988 when Zia crashed. It went as high as 75 in political governments; until Musharaff took over when it was slightly above 60. For 11 years he maintained it below 60. Artificial holding cannot be for over a decade. Inflation was lowest in military regime. Genuine forex reserves were highest during ML regime. Crime was lowest in ML regime, comparatively. These are the factors which effect the majority i.e. common man.