1977 in Pakistan
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Events
- 10 January - Nine opposition parties form joint election forum, Pakistan National AlliancePakistan National AllianceThe Pakistan National Alliance was a nine-party alliance in Pakistan, formed in 1977 in which the alliance agreed to run as a single bloc to overthrow the rule of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected leader of that country. It was a major and largest alliance formed against...
(PNA). - 7 March - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto'sZulfikar Ali BhuttoZulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...
political party Pakistan Peoples PartyPakistan Peoples PartyThe Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
(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 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.
- 14 August - Pakistan celebrates 30 years of independence.
- 17 September - Zulfikar Ali BhuttoZulfikar Ali BhuttoZulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...
is arrested under martial lawMartial lawMartial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
orders. - 2 October - General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq bans all opposition; political activities are banned.
Cricket
- 4 March - Colin CroftColin CroftColin Everton Hunte Croft is a former West Indian cricketer. He provides expert analysis on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Test Match Special.-Cricket career:...
takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port of SpainPort of SpainPort of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
. - 18 February - Test cricketTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
debuts of Colin CroftColin CroftColin Everton Hunte Croft is a former West Indian cricketer. He provides expert analysis on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Test Match Special.-Cricket career:...
and Joel GarnerJoel GarnerJoel Garner , also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird", is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early '80s West Indies cricket teams....
vs. Pakistan Bridgetown. - 18 January - Imran KhanImran KhanImran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
takes 12 wickets in a match for Pakistan win at the Sydney Cricket GroundSydney Cricket GroundThe Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
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Births
- 5 May - Sayyed Aamir Ali, educationist, writer and columnist
- 4 December - Shahid NazirShahid NazirShahid Nazir is a Pakistani cricketer.He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996, and immediately received much criticism from the spectators whose local favourite Aaqib Javed he was thought to have replaced...
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See also
- 1976 in Pakistan1976 in Pakistan-Events:*Five years after the secession of East Pakistan, Pakistan begins diplomatic relations with Bangladesh.*The Samjhauta Express, the only rail link between Pakistan and India, starts running....
- Other events of 1977
- 1978 in Pakistan1978 in Pakistan-Cricket:* 16 October - Test cricket debut of Kapil Dev, India vs. Pakistan at Faisalabad.* 19 June - Ian Botham takes 8-34 vs. Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling.* 1 June - Test cricket debut of David Gower, vs...
- Timeline of Pakistani historyTimeline of Pakistani historyAlthough, the land of Indus, as a state gained independence on August 14, 1947, it has a very long history that goes back over thousands of years and it is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited regions. The Indus Valley was known as Meluhha in Mesopotamia when the Harappan civilization...