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1978 in Pakistan
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Decades: 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s Centuries:  •  • 20th • 21st See also: Other events of 1978 List of years in Pakistan

See also: 1977 in Pakistan other events of 1978, 1979 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history.

Events

• 18 June - The Karakoram Highway was completed.^[1]

Sports

Cricket

• 16 October - Test Cricket debut of Kapil Dev, India vs. Pakistan at Faisalabad
• 19 June - Ian Botham takes 8-34 vs. Pakistan, his best Test Cricket bowling
• 1 June - Test Cricket début of David Gower, vs. Pakistan at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, scores 58

Hockey

• 24 November - The first Champions Trophy held in Lahore was won by Pakistan^[2].

References