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1960 In Pakistan
Events from the year 1960 in Pakistan. Incumbents Federal government *President: Ayub Khan * Chief Justice: ** until 2 May: Muhammad Munir ** 3–12 May: Muhammad Shahabuddin ** starting 13 May: A.R. Cornelius Events January * 10 January – Warsak irrigation tunnel, excavation of which began in July 1957, is inaugurated. * 27 January – Construction begins of the Baitul Mukarram mosque in Dacca, East Pakistan. February * 14 February – Chief Martial Law Administrator Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan is confirmed as president through a limited referendum that he held to legitimize his rule. The 80,000 "basic democrats", village councilmen who had been elected locally, were called upon to vote "yes" or "no" on Ayub's continuance in office, and about 94% of them voted in the affirmative. * 24 February – The cabinet decides on the name Islamabad for the new capital city to be built on the site of the villages of Saidpur and Nurpur. March * 1 March &nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin B-57 Canberra
The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electric Canberra, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company. Initial Martin-built models were virtually identical to their British-built twinjet counterparts; Martin later modified the design to incorporate larger quantities of US-sourced components and produced the aircraft in several variants. The B-57 Canberra holds the distinction of being the first jet bomber in U.S. service to drop bombs during combat. The Canberra was used extensively during the Vietnam War in a bombing capacity; specialized versions of the type were also produced and served as high-altitude aerial reconnaissance platforms (the Martin RB-57D Canberra), and as electronic warfare aircraft. The B-57 Canberra was also sold to export customers abroad; further combat use was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resulting in 28,646 confirmed infections and 11,323 confirmed deaths according to the World Health Organization, who declared it a Public health emergency of international concern, Public Health Emergency in August. The virus caused major Western African Ebola epidemic#Economic effects, socioeconomic disruption in the region, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Other notable health concerns in 2014 included a significant increase in polio cases in Pakistan. The rise of Islamic State, ISIS became a major Geopolitics, geopolitical crisis in 2014 after the group declared a global caliphate and launched devastating List of wars and battles involving the Islamic State, offensives in Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014), Iraq and 2014 Easte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakil Auj
Hafiz Muhammad Shakil Auj TI was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and author. He also served as a professor and dean at Karachi University's faculty of Islamic Studies. During his career, Auj taught at the Karachi University for nineteen years, including heading the Islamic Studies department between 1 February 2012 until his assassination on 18 September 2014 by Al-Qaeda. During this time, Auj authored fifteen books on Islamic studies. Auj had received Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (English: Medal of Excellence) from the President of Pakistan for his contributions to the field of Islamic education. Auj was noted as an Islamic reformist for his liberal interpretation of Islam. Auj held a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence from the University of Karachi. Prior to his assassination, Auj had been accused of blasphemy. Career Auj was the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Karachi. He also was director of the Seerat Chair at the University of Karachi, ex-director of the Sheikh Zay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as the "best year in human history" by some newspapers and media outlets in the United States, including ''The New York Times'' and ''WNYC''. Events January * January 1 ** Romania takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the 2018 Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Austrian presidency. ** ''New Horizons'' makes a close approach to the Kuiper belt, Kuiper belt object (KBO) 486958 Arrokoth at 05:33 UTC. ** Jair Bolsonaro begins his four-year term as President of Brazil. ** Qatar withdraws from OPEC. ** Works published by authors who died in 1948 enter the public domain in International copyright treaties, many countries. In the Copyright law of the United States, U.S., all works publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin
Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin was a Bangladesh Army General. He was the former Military Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 2011 to 2019. He was a recipient of Bir Bikrom gallantry award. Early life Abedin was born on 1 January 1960 in Lohagara, Chittagong District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He graduated from Faujdarhat Cadet College in Chittagong. Career Abedin was commissioned with the 2nd BMA long course in Bangladesh Army in 1980. Abedin was placed in charge of Special Security Force in 2009. On 28 November 2011, he was made the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. Death Abedin died on 17 December 2019 in Mount Elizabeth Hospital Mount Elizabeth Hospital, known colloquially as Mount E, is a 345-bed private hospital in Singapore operated by Parkway Health. Construction began in 1976 and the hospital officially opened on 8 December 1979. The hospital specialises in card ..., Singapore. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Abedin 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajaur Campaign
The Bajaur Campaign was an armed conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan that began in September 1960 and ended in September 1961. It primarily took place in and around Bajaur District in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Hostilities broke out after Afghan prime minister Mohammad Daoud Khan, who was a vocal opponent of the Durand Line, sent in the Royal Afghan Army to occupy strategic regions in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is considered to be an essential part of the Pashtun homeland. Ultimately, the Afghan invasion was brought to a halt following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunar Province. The Bajaur Campaign may have been a proxy conflict of the Cold War, as it has been alleged that the Afghans and the Pakistanis were actively receiving support from the Soviet Union and the United States, respectively. As a result of the Bajaur Campaign, Afghanistan–Pakistan relations deteriorated to an all-time low; their relationship had already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajaur District
Bajaur District (, ), formerly Bajaur Agency, is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Prior to 2018, Bajaur Agency was the northernmost component of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a semi-autonomous region along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. In May 2018, FATA was merged into the larger Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK) in an attempt to bring stability to the region, redesignating Bajaur Agency to Bajaur District. The district lies on Pakistan's western border, sharing a 52 km border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province, and lies 35 mi (56 km) north of the Torkham border crossing linking Jalalabad and Peshawar. 498 square kilometer miles in size, Bajaur occupies a small mountain basin and is into seven tehsil (subdistricts) with its district headquarters in the town of Khar, in the district's center. According to the 2017 Pakistani census, Bajaur District has a population of 1,090,987. Geography Before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzur Qadir
Manzur Qadir (; 28 November 1913 – 12 October 1974) was a Pakistani jurist and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the military government of Ayub Khan (Field Marshal), Ayub Khan from 1958 to 1962.Obituary Khushwant Singh: 'The last Pakistani living on Indian soil' Dawn (newspaper), Updated 30 March 2014, Retrieved 31 October 2022 Manzur Qadir served as the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court from 1962–1963. He was the son of Sir Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader), Abdul Qadir. He married Fazl-i-Hussain, Asghari, a daughter of Fazli Husain, a political leader of Punjab, British India. This was Asghari's second marriage. After his demise, his associate Ijaz Husain Batalvi annually organized Mazur Qadir memorial lectures attended by hundred of thousands lawyers and judges, thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indus Waters Treaty
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, arranged and negotiated by the World Bank, to use the water available in the Indus River and its tributaries. It was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 by Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani president Ayub Khan. On 23 April 2025, following the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Government of India suspended the treaty, citing national security concerns and alleging Pakistan’s support of state-sponsored terrorism. The Treaty gives India control over the waters of the three "Eastern Rivers"—the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej,—which have a total mean annual flow of . Control over the three "Western Rivers"—the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum—which have a total mean annual flow of , was given to Pakistan. India received control of 30% of its total water carried by the rivers, while Pakistan received 70%. The treaty allows India to use the water of Western Rivers for limited ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey At The 1960 Summer Olympics
The field hockey tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was contested from August 26 to September 9, with sixteen participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. Pakistan won the gold medal, defeating India in the final and ending India's run of six successive Olympic gold medals in field hockey. Spain won the bronze medal. Participating nations Sixteen teams were placed into four preliminary groups of four teams each. After a preliminary round-robin set of matches, the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals. ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Squads Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Second place play-off New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals. The Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place. Group B ---- ---- ---- Second place play-off Australia advanced to the quarter-finals. Poland continued to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
