1977 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1977 in Pakistan.

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.

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