While in 1977, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto enjoyed an unprecedented victory and occupied the seat of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, a staged military coup headed by Zia-ul-Haq apprehended him on issues of vote-rigging and banned all political activities leading the nation into a martial law.

Contents 1 Events 2 Sports 2.1 Cricket 3 Births 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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 arrested under martial law orders.
• 2 October - General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq bans all opposition; political activities banned.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Cricket

• 4 March - Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port of Spain
• 18 February - Test Cricket débuts 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

[edit] Births

• 5 May - Sayyed Aamir Ali, educationist, writer and columnist.
• 4 December - Shahid Nazir, cricketer

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Timeline: Pakistan - BBC News
• History of Pakistan over the years

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