1974 in Pakistan explained
Events from the year 1974 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Hamoodur Rahman
Governors
Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti (until 2 January); Ahmad Yar Khan (starting 2 January)
Aslam Khattak (until 24 May); Syed Ghawas (starting 24 May)
Sadiq Hussain Qureshi
Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
Events
- In 1974, the students of Nishtar Medical College had an altercation with the Ahmadis in the Rabwah Railway Station. This event turned into a massive and violent anti-Ahmadiyya movement resulting in many casualties among Ahmadis and destruction of Ahmadiyya property.[1]
- Three years after the secession of East Pakistan, Pakistan recognised Bangladesh.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hrj/iss16/khan.shtml Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan: An Analysis Under International Law and International Relations
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1971.stm The 1971 war - BBC