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Jan 22 Balochistan High Court orders restoration of PA Feb 5 Restored PA elects Nawab Akbar Bugti as CM Feb 5 Last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan Feb 11 Hatf is successfully tested on Makran Coast Feb 14 Unza, Pakistan's first surface to air missile and a laser range finder, is developed at Kahuta Feb 14 Sindh Government withdraws cases against 8,500 political prisoners Feb Punjab-Centre conflict reaches its peak; Benazir enjoys upper hand Mar 10 MQM boycotts Jang newspaper in Sindh Apr 30 Government lifts ban on trade union activities Jun 24-30 ANP joins Combined Opposition Parties (COP) after falling out with PPP Aug 8 "Sirohey Affair" made public Aug 25 PIA Fokker disappears on a flight to Gilgit with 54 passengers on board Nov 1 No-confidence motion is moved by the opposition; Benazir survives by 12 votes even though MQM breaks accord with PPP Nov 15 Bank of Punjab, not recognized by the State
Bank, opens for public dealing; federal government declares it unconstitutional
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The Woman Question With Benazir Bhutto in the PM House, debate rages over whether a woman has the right to rule in the light of Islam. Home made missile February 5 General Aslam Beg unveils Hatf I & II, Pakistan's first long distance guided missiles developed at Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan Research Laboratories, Kahuta Commonwealth October 1 Benazir takes Pakistan back into the Commonwealth fold reversing her father's decision Dancing in the aisles November 'Music '89', the first live pop music programme on PTV, launches the pop scene on the idiot box with performances, among others, by the Vital Signs and Jupiters. Scenes of young girls dancing in the aisles and obviously enjoying themselves provokes a backlash, however, from the country's religious right. Blow of the Believer December "Zarb-e-Momin", the biggest military exercise ever conducted in Pakistan, sets new standards not just in terms of magnitude but also the quantum of information the khaki brass is providing to the local and international media about its operation |
Satanic Verses denounced February 10 Namoos-e-Risalat Day is observed in protest against publication of Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses. Protesters killed in police firing February 12 Five die and 83 are injured as police opens fire on mob in Islamabad demonstrating against Satanic Verses; PM apologizes and promises judicial inquiry. Five die and 83 are injured as police opens fire on mob in Islamabad demonstrating against Satanic Verses; PM apologizes and promises judicial inquiry.
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