Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Pakistan in 1977-78

General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haqle, Chief of Staff of the Army, took power on 7 July 1977 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Photo by Francois LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto, daughter of the former prime minister Zulkikar Ali Bhutto, shortly after leaving Oxford University where she was educated. She later became prime minister of Pakistan. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

 1978: General Muhammad Zia Ul-Haq, Pakistan military ruler, right, with the prime minister of India Morarji Desai, at the funeral of Jomo Kenyatta. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

 Sport, Cricket, 1978, Pakistan's Sarfraz Nawaz (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)

 Politics, London England 1978, Murtaza Bhutto, son of former Pakistan Prime Minister Ali Bhutto and student at Oxford University demonstrated outside the Pakistan High Commission to get a reprieve of his fathers execution (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 PAKISTAN - JANUARY 01: Lacking a car, a family transports grain by cable car, Chitral River, Pakistan (Photo by J. Bruce Baumann/National Geographic/Getty Images)

PAKISTAN - JANUARY 01: Ali bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan in Pakistan in 1978. (Photo by Francois LOCHON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

 PAKISTAN - DECEMBER 01: General Zia UL Haq President of Pakistan in Pakistan in December, 1984 - General Zia ul Haq is organizing a coup July 5, 1977 and disappears in a plane crash. (Photo by Michel SETBOUN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

 Demonstrators of the Pakistani National Alliance (PNA) face the police, 22 April 1977 in Rawalpindi, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. In January 1977, a large number of opposition political parties grouped to form the Pakistan National Alliance, which called to boycott the 1977 elections, after which mass demonstrations, nationwide strikes and riots erupted. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was finally overthrown by General Zia ul-Haq, 05 July 1977, tried for corruption and murder, sentenced to death and executed in 1979 in spite of worldwide appeals for clemency. (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS LE MOUNIER/AFP/Getty Images)

 Geoff Boycott and the mower, Pakistan v England, 3rd Test, Karachi, Jan 1977-78. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Patrick Eagar Collection via Getty Images)

 Photo dated September 1977 during the election campaign of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was overthrown in 1977 by General Zia ul-Haq, then sentenced to death for corruption and murder, and executed in 1979, despite appeals for clemency from around the world. Picture dated September 1977 during the election campaign of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, form Paskistani president and prime minister, who was overthrown by General Zia ul-Haq, tried for corruption and murder. He was sentenced to death and executed in 1979 in spite of worldwide appeals for clemency. (Photo credit should read STF / AFP / GettyImages)
 Javed Miandad batting for Sussex during their John Player League match against Northamptonshire at the County Ground in Northampton, 31st July 1977. The Northamptonshire wicketkeeper is George Sharp. Northamptonshire won by six runs. (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)

 KARACHI - JANUARY 21: Haroon Rashid, Javed Miandad and Wasim Raja, 3rd Test Pakistan v England Karachi January 1977-78 . (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Patrick Eagar Collection via Getty Images)

 LAHORE, PAKISTAN - OCTOBER 26: Imran Khan poses during the 2nd Test Pakistan v India Lahore 1978-79 on October 26, 1978 in Lahore,Pakistan. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Patrick Eagar Collection via Getty Images)

 Zaheer Abbas batting for Gloucestershire during the Benson & Hedges Cup Final at Lord's cricket ground in London, 16th July 1977. Abbas scored 70 and Gloucestershire won by 64 runs. The Kent wicketkeeper is Alan Knott. (Photo by Ken Kelly/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 English mountaineer Chris Bonington pictured standing beside a van publicising the expedition to climb the west face of the mountain K2, outside the Pakistan embassy in London on 10th April 1978. (Photo by United News/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 English mountaineer Chris Bonnington pictured at a press conference publicising his expedition to climb the west face of the mountain K2, at the Pakistan embassy in London on 10th April 1978. (Photo by United News/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 English mountaineer Chris Bonnington pictured with his team at a press conference to publicise their expedition to climb the west face of the mountain K2, at the Pakistan embassy in London on 10th April 1978. From left to right: Joe Tasker, Paul Braithwaite, Chris Bonnington, Tony Riley, Alan Dewhurst, Philip Llewellyn and Jim Duff. (Photo by United News/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 Sunil Gavaskar batting for India during the 2nd Test match between Pakistan and India at Lahore, Pakistan, 29th October 1978. Wasim Bari is the wicketkeeper for Pakistan and the fielders are Sarfraz Nawaz and Javed Miandad. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 Pakistani President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq makes remarks outside the White House after meeting with President Jimmy Carter (right) and National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski (second row, center). (Photo by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

 The town of Darra Adam Khel, located in Pakistan south of Peshawar and near the Afghan border, Darra Adam Khel (or simply Darra, for short) is, like the Wild, Wild West town of the 19th century. There is only one main road in Darra and it is filled, on either side, with ramshackle stores. The stores sell guns of all makes and sizes. But these weapons aren¿ imported by some shady arms dealer, they are made by the people of Darra Using only ¿d tools and a small drill press¿the men in Darra create illegal replicas of firearms all day, every day. The gun-making skills are passed down from generation to generation, treated like any craftsman¿ trade. The variety of weapon is limitless, from hand guns, pen pistols, rifles, grenade launchers and even light artillery. Despite their primitive tools, these weaponsmiths can recreate a gun that they have never seen before, ty (Photo by The People/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

 The town of Darra Adam Khel, located in Pakistan south of Peshawar and near the Afghan border, Darra Adam Khel (or simply Darra, for short) is, like the Wild, Wild West town of the 19th century. There is only one main road in Darra and it is filled, on either side, with ramshackle stores. The stores sell guns of all makes and sizes. But these weapons aren¿ imported by some shady arms dealer, they are made by the people of Darra Using only ¿d tools and a small drill press¿the men in Darra create illegal replicas of firearms all day, every day. The gun-making skills are passed down from generation to generation, treated like any craftsman¿ trade. The variety of weapon is limitless, from hand guns, pen pistols, rifles, grenade launchers and even light artillery. Despite their primitive tools, these weaponsmiths can recreate a gun that they have never seen before, ty (Photo by The People/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

 A Pashtun tribesman seen here with his donkeys close to the town of Darra Adam Khel, located in Pakistan south of Peshawar and near the Afghan border. 1st September 1977 (Photo by The People/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

 England captain Geoff Boycott talks to Pakistan president General Zia-ul-Haq during a photocall during the 3rd Test match between Pakistan and England at Karachi, Pakistan, 20th January 1978. Players include (back row, from left): England's Graham Roope, Ken Barrington, Paul Downton, Pakistan captain Wasim Bari, Mike Hendrick, Bob Taylor, Geoff Boycott, John Lever, Clive Radley, Mike Gatting, Phil Edmonds, England physiotherapist Bernie Thomas and Geoff Cope; (front row) Pakistan's Abdul Qadir, Mudassar Nazar, Iqbal Qasim, Javed Miandad, Shafiq Ahmed, Haroon Rasheed, unknown, Mohsin Khan, Sikander Bakht and Wasim Raja. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 England captain Geoff Boycott (centre) with Pakistan president General Zia-ul-Haq (on Boycott's left) during a photocall during the 3rd Test match between Pakistan and England at Karachi, Pakistan, 20th January 1978. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

 General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chief of Staff of the Army, took power on 7 July 1977 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq is interviewed by British journalist Edward Behr on July 7, 1977 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq with a soldier in 1977 in Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Traffic after curfew in Karachi, April 1977, in Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Riot repression by military police, April 1977, Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Protesters, in April 1977, in Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Riots in Rawalpindi, April 30, 1977, in Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Military police truck during riots, April 1977, Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in July 1977 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in a car in 1977 in Islamabad Pakistan. (Photo by François LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

 General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in July 1977 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Francois LOCHON / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)


 Khyber Pass taxi service. One of the strangest taxi services in the world. Up to 14 people cram into and outside of old American Chevrolet cars . April 1977. (Photo by Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

 The road connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass . April 1977. (Photo by Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

 Old Pathan tribesman carries a old bolt action rifle at the Khyber Pass on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. April 1977. (Photo by Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

 Teaching of a dentist in the Gilgit area, in December 1978, Pakistan. (Photo by Paolo Koch / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Zulfikar Ali BHUTTO goes to the Lahore High Court in Pakistan to sentence him to death for the murder of Raza UASSURI in 1978. Zulfikar Ali BHUTTO goes to the Lahore High Court in Pakistan to sentence him to death for murder of Raza UASSURI in 1978. (Photo by FLANDRIN Philippe / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
 Pakistan batsman Sadiq Mohammad gets some help with his NEW batting helmet from teammate Javed Miandad during a training session before the 1st Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham, 31st May 1978. (Photo by Ken Kelly/Popperfoto/Getty Images)
 Pakistan batsman Iqbal Qasim receives some treatment from England physio Bernard Thomas after being struck by a bouncer from Bob Willis of England (not in picture) during the 1st Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham, 5th June 1978. Other England players pictured are (from left): Phil Edmonds, Barry Wood, Clive Radley, David Gower, Ian Botham, Graham Roope, Mike Brearley (holding bat) and Bob Taylor; the other Pakistan batsman Sadiq Mohammad is 5th left (helmet) next to 12th man Abdul Qadir (6th left). England won by an innings and 57 runs. (Photo by Ken Kelly/Popperfoto/Getty Images)



 (dpa) - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (L), Pakistani Prime Minister, on his visit with German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (R) in Bonn/Germany, 18 February 1976. Bhutto came to power after the elections in West Pakistan in 1970 (East Pakistan then became Bangladesh) and ruled the country successfully until 1977. In March 1977 he was accused of election fraud, bloody riots were following, and as a consequence Bhutto was sentenced to death. Despite international protests he was hanged in the night to the 5 April 1979. | usage worldwide (Photo by Bonner Fotografen/picture alliance via Getty Images)

 Intikhab Alam Bowling today.Pakistan cricket practice today at the S.C.G. January 12, 1977. (Photo by Kevin John Berry/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

 ntikhab Alam (left), & Mushtaq Mohammad.Pakistan cricket practice today at the S.C.G. January 12, 1977. (Photo by Kevin John Berry/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).
 Jubilant Paki's.Third Test Match between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground Sunday January 16th. Third day of play. January 16, 1977. (Photo by Alan Gilbert Purcell/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

 3rd Test Aust. V's Pakistan at SCG.Happy Pakistan players in the dressing room after the match. January 18, 1977. (Photo by Alan Gilbert Purcell/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

 Third Test Match between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney cricket Ground Sunday January 16th. Third day of play.Umpire Brooks warns Imran and Captain Mushtaq.Imran Khan stands impassive as umpire Tom Brooks tells Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammad of his warning to Imran for bowling a bouncer to a tailend batsman. January 16, 1977. (Photo by Alan Gilbert Purcell/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).



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Miss Rehana Box age 15 of Gladesville at her home with a Pumpkin, she is growing them for the Sun Herald and Hortico Pumpkin growing Contest.(Note) She did not grown this Pumpkin.She hopes that her pumpkin looks like this when the closing date comes near.Rehana Box displays here effort at decorating a pumpkin.***** And, perhaps inappropriately, the first contender is called Lovely Flower.That's what Rehana means in Pakistan were 15-year-old Rehana Box's shopkeeper Dad came from. February 9, 1977. (Photo by Keith Edward Byron/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

Majid Khan.Pakistan cricket practice today at the S.C.G. January 12, 1977. (Photo by Kevin John Berry/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

Pakistan Cricket Practice -- Pakistan cricket practice today at the S.C.G.Former Australian Captain Bob Simpson with Sadiq Mohammad.Bob Simpson, former Australian captain, examines the broken little finger which robbed Pakistan opening batsman Sadiq Mohammad of a place in the drawn first Test in Adelaide. Sadiq will play in the third Test at the SCG tomorrow. January 12, 1977. (Photo by Kevin John Berry/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).


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