 A controversy loomed after a large-scale blast at a munitions dump, with Prime minister Junejo vowing to bring to justice those responsible for the significant damage caused and implicating several senior generals.In return General Zia dismissed the Junejo government on several charges in May 1988 and called for elections in November 1988.Before the elections could take place General Zia died in a mysterious plane crash on 17August 1988.