Events from the year 1968 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

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Ayub Khan Mohammad Ayub Khan (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a Pakistani military dictator who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation on 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army, se ...

* Chief Justice: ** until 23 February: A.R. Cornelius ** 1 March-3 June: S.A. Rahman ** 4 June-17 November: Fazal Akbar ** starting 17 November:

Hamoodur Rahman Chief Justice Hamoodur Rahman (; 1 November 1910 – 20 December 1981), . , was a Pakistani Bengali jurist and an academic who served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from 18 November 1968 until 31 October 1975. Educated in law and trai ...

Honours and awards

* Pakistan Hockey team led by Dr Tariq Aziz, won Gold at the Olympics in Men's Field Hockey

Births

* September 1 – Shahbaz Ahmad, field hockey player

Events

* 27 April –

inaugurated Kamalapur railway station in

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(now

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). * 7 November – start of 1968 movement in Pakistan

References

{{Year in Asia, 1968

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