1977 in Pakistan

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

See also

• List of Pakistani films of 1977