Shaikh Aziz
A serious situation developed after the government-PNA (Pakistan National Alliance) meeting on June 9, 1977, as no...
Published 12 Jan, 2014 07:31am
The talks between the PPP and the PNA entered a crucial phase in the first round. On June 5, 1977 a day before the...
Published 05 Jan, 2014 07:26am
There was hope in the summers of 1977. Tensions between Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the Pakistan National...
Published 29 Dec, 2013 08:08am
After the rejection of the referendum offer, Bhutto realised that there was no way out except by reaching some sort...
Published 22 Dec, 2013 07:45am
The proposed referendum was an unexpected move by Bhutto as it had never come up at any stage of the talks. General...
Published 15 Dec, 2013 08:38am
Feeling quite satisfied with the pledge for talks, Bhutto addressed the National Assembly on May 13 and took up...
Published 08 Dec, 2013 09:53am
When Bhutto’s team received the draft accord prepared by the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) on May 5, it was...
Published 01 Dec, 2013 08:49am
By the end of April the situation had become so intriguing that it was difficult to predict what will happen next....
Published 24 Nov, 2013 07:51am
By late April 1977, the continued disturbances in Pakistan began to worry certain friendly Arab countries. The...
Published 17 Nov, 2013 07:44am
Asghar Khan’s letter to the armed forces created a fairly big stir both in the government and in political ...
Published 10 Nov, 2013 07:59am
As the nation-wide agitation continued, Prime Minister Z.A. Bhutto decided to negotiate with the Pakistan National...
Published 03 Nov, 2013 07:49am
As the situation aggravated, Z.A. Bhutto began to consider various options to get out of the trouble he was ...
Published 27 Oct, 2013 06:47am
In the midst of all the chaos during April, a new plan was pushed in political circles in the hope that it might ...
Published 20 Oct, 2013 08:44am
The Lahore tragedy convinced many PPP leaders that Z.A. Bhutto should study the situation from all angles. Bhutto...
Published 13 Oct, 2013 07:47am
At the beginning of April 1977, Bhutto once again extended an invitation to the opposition for talks. He pledged ...
Published 06 Oct, 2013 07:59am
To show that he was sincere in holding new elections in the constituencies where rigging had been reported, Z.A....
Published 29 Sep, 2013 07:42am
As letters were being exchanged between Z.A. Bhutto and the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) leadership, the arrest...
Published 22 Sep, 2013 09:24am
As Z.A. Bhutto tried to bring the charged PNA leadership to the table for talks, the countrywide protests called by...
Published 15 Sep, 2013 08:57am
With the rejection of election results by the PNA and Bhutto’s desire to hold the provincial assemblies elections...
Published 08 Sep, 2013 08:30am
When the final results for the 1977 polls were announced they did not come up to the expectations of the PNA, which...
Updated 01 Sep, 2013 08:11am
