1977 in Pakistan explained

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

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan

Ahmad Yar Khan (until 5 July); Khuda Bakhsh Marri (starting 5 July)

• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Naseerullah Babar (until 6 July); Abdul Hakeem Khan (starting 6 July)

• Governor of Punjab

Mohammad Abbas Abbasi (until 5 July); Sawar Khan (starting 5 July)

• Governor of Sindh

Muhammad Dilawar Khanji (until 6 July); Abdul Kadir Shaikh (starting 6 July)

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

• 1 March – Shahid Afridi, cricketer
• 5 June – Sayyed Aamir Ali, educationist, writer and columnist
• 4 December – Shahid Nazir, cricketer

See also

• List of Pakistani films of 1977

Notes and References

1. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6ED95CC4-72BC-47E1-BC7D-8CC97D33A0C6.htm Timeline: Pakistan - Al Jazeera
2. Web site: Zia-ul-Haq . 2008-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213210430/http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=6887 . 2008-02-13 . dead .