Violence and martial law in Pakistan after elections

Title

Violence and martial law in Pakistan after elections

Genre

News report

TX Date

Mar 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Report on strikes, violence and deaths 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; Martial law has been declared and curfews in Pakistan cities including Hyderabad, Karachi, Lahore. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

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

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