1977 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 1977 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
- Prime Minister: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (until 5 July)
- Chief Justice: Muhammad Yaqub Ali (until 22 September), Sheikh Anwarul Haq
Events
- 10 January – Nine opposition parties form joint election forum, Pakistan National Alliance (PNA).
- 7 March – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's political party Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) wins elections. PPP wins 155, PNA 35 seats out of 200. Soon afterwards riots erupt over allegations of vote-rigging by the PPP.[1]
- 1 July – Friday is announced weekly holiday, replacing Sunday.
- 5 July – Pakistan's army led by General Zia ul-Haq stages a military coup and seizes power. Martial law is enforced and the Constitution suspended.[2]
- 14 August – Pakistan celebrates 30 years of independence.
- 17 September – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is arrested under martial law orders.
- 2 October – General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq bans all opposition; political activities are banned.
Sports
Cricket
- 4 March – Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port of Spain.
- 18 February – Test cricket debuts of Colin Croft and Joel Garner vs. Pakistan Bridgetown.
- 18 January – Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in a match for Pakistan win at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Births
- 5 June – Sayyed Aamir Ali, educationist, writer and columnist
- 4 December – Shahid Nazir, cricketer
See also
References
- ^ Timeline: Pakistan - Al Jazeera
- ^ "Zia-ul-Haq". Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
External links
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