History 1971-1980 Flashcards
1971
January 30: An Indian Airlines aeroplane, hijacked by two Kashmiri separatists, landed at Lahore airport.
February 16: Korakaram Highway, linking China and Pakistan, opened.
March 26: Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight
August 29: Rashid Minhas awarded Nishan-i-Haider, Pakistan’s highest gallantry award.
October 24: Pakistan won World Hockey Cup defeating Spain 1-0 at Barcelona.
November 22: India launched full-scale attack on East Pakistan.
December 16: Dhaka fell and Bangladesh came into being.
December 20: General Yahya Khan hand over power to Z. A. Bhutto, who took over as President and Chief
Martial Law Administrator.
1972
Karachi labour unrest of 1972
January 8: Sheikh Mujibur Rehman was released unconditionally.
January 20: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto called a secret meeting at Multan, and launched the programme on nuclear
weapons development.
January 30: Pakistan snaped ties with Commonwealth on recognizing Bangladesh.
March 14: New education policy enforced. Free education in all private and public schools.
April 14: First session of National Assembly. Bhutto elected President.
April 21: Martial Law lifted; constitutional rule was restored in the country. Hamoodu-ur-Rehman sworn in
as Chief Justice of Pakistan.
May 1: Labour Day was celebrated for the first time in Pakistan.
July 2: Simla Agreement was signed between President Bhutto and Prime Minister Indra Gandhi.
October 28: President Bhutto inaugurated Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP).
1973
February 13: Begum Rana Liaquat Ali became first woman to assume office of Sindh Governor.
April 10: 1973 Constitution of Pakistan enacted by the National Assembly.
August 11: Chaudhry Fazal Ilahi was elected as President.
August 28: Return of Pakistan POWs (prisoners of war) Accord signed in New Delhi.
December 30: Z. A. Bhutto laid foundation stone of Pakistan Steel Mills.
1974
February 21: Pakistan recognized Bangladesh.
February 22: Islamic Summit Conference started in Lahore; 22 heads of state participate.
September 15: Pakistan retained Asian Games Hockey title defeating India 2-0 in Tehran.
September 25: State of Hunza (Valley) a Princely state dissolved by Z.A. Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan
December 5: Peshawar Television Station opened.
December 27: Severe earthquake killed over 500 in Swat.
1975
April 10: Noted scholar and VC of Karachi University, Dr. Mehmood Hussain passed away.
July 27: Council of Islamic Ideology recommended to abolish Riba and introduce Zakat.
October 5: Pakistan and Bangladesh agreed to established diplomatic ties.
October 25: Renowned journalist, Agha Sorish Kashmiri passed away in Lahore.
December 27: 1976 is declared Quaid’s Century year.
1976
March 1: General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq became Chief of Army Staff.
April 8: Sardari system was abolished in Balochistan.
July 24: Lahore-Amritsar train service, Samjhota Express started.
July 31: A.Q. Khan research laboratories established.
August 6: Z. A. Bhutto laid the foundation-stone of Port Qasim.
1977
January 10: Nine opposition parties form joint election forum, Pakistan National Alliance (PNA).
March 7: General elections were held in the country. PPP wins 155, PNA 35 seats out of 200.
July 1: Friday was announced weekly holiday, replacing Sunday.
July 5: General Zia-ul-Haq enforced Martial Law. Constitution suspended; political activities banned.
September 17: Z. A. Bhutto was arrested under Martial Law orders.
1978
February 1: Allama Iqbal’s Lahore house was declared national monument.
March 18: Lahore High Court awarded death sentence to Bhutto along with four others.
April 6: First of the 13-volume exhaustive Urdu Dictionary was published by Taraqqi-i-Urdu Board.
June 11: Altaf Hussain formed APMSO (All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organization).
September 16: General Zia-ul-Haq sworn in as President.
November 24: Pakistan won Hockey Champion Trophy at Lahore, defeating Australia.
1979
Hudood Ordinance enacted
February 6: Supreme Court upholded Bhutto’s conviction in Mohd Ahmad Khan murder case.
April 4: Z. A. Bhutto was hanged in Rawalpindi jail.
September 1: Pakistan admitted to Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
October 15: Dr. Abdus Salam, eminent Pakistani scientist, was awarded Physics Nobel Prize.
October 16: General Zia-ul-Haq putt of polls indefinitely, political parties dissolved, press censorship
imposed
1980
May 10: Pakistan boycotted Moscow Olympics.
May 26: Establishment of Federal Shariat Court was announced.
June 21: Government started collecting Zakat.
December 2: Former PM, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, passed away in Karachi.
December 3: Shirin Bai, wife of Quaid-i-Azam, passed away in Karachi.
