Violence and arrests in Pakistan after elections

Title

Violence and arrests in Pakistan after elections

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Mar 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:07

Description

Report on strikes, violence and arrests following the return to power of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in elections which the opposition Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) says were rigged. Army now has increased powers to deal with problems as martial law has been declared. Male reporter and female interviewee not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Elections; Strikes; Violence; Pakistan; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Riots; Army; PNA; PPP; Military law

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