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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

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 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 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

References

[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6ED95CC4-72BC-47E1-BC7D-8CC97D33A0C6.htm Timeline: Pakistan - Al Jazeera]
"Zia-ul-Haq".

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