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Facing widespread disorders and opposition demands for his resignation, Bhutto clamped martial law on Karachi, Hyderabad and Lahore, three of Pakistan's largest cities. A round-the-clock curfew was in effect there and in Lyallpur and troops had orders to shoot to kill all violators. The government's get-tough tactics seemed only to infuriate its opponents-and trouble its supporters...
Pakistan's three largest cities, Karachi, Lahore and Hyderabad, have been under martial law for three days, and the government has imposed censorship on all news reports...
...reaction to the announcement that Bhutto's party had won an overwhelming victory-taking 155 parliamentary seats, v. 36 for the National Alliance-was outrage and disbelief. General strikes called by the opposition shut down the cities of Lahore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi and the capital of Islamabad. National Alliance candidates boycotted the subsequent provincial elections in the Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan and the North-West Frontier, even though they were favored to win majorities in the last two provinces. In addition, the opposition demanded 1) Bhutto's resignation, 2) the disbanding of the election commission for failing to conduct...
...Glee Club jets from Bonn to Karachi...
...Indians, in addition to supporting Bangladesh and continuing to violate the Geneva accords, have also been accused of torturing and killing prisoners. The Karachi Sun reported on April 2 that India had killed its 43rd POW and that the Pakistani government had demanded an immediate inquiry. Such occurrences have only worked against any settlement of the POW issue...