The following lists notable events that happened during

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Incumbents

Federal government

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pak ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

, 5 June 2013-28 July 2017 *

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ( ur, ; born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 21st prime minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. Abbasi is the senior vice president of the Pakiatan Muslim Leagu ...

, 1 August 2017 - incumbent *

Mamnoon Hussain Mamnoon Hussain ( ur, ; 22 December 1941 – 14 July 2021) was a Pakistani politician and industrialist who served as the 12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. He was first appointed Governor of Sindh in June 1999 by President Rafiq ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

, 9 September 2013-9 September 2018 *

Mian Saqib Nisar Mian Saqib Nisar ( ur, ; born 18 January 1954) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 31 December 2016 till 17 January 2019. He has previously served as the Law Secretary. He also served as a visiting pro ...

, Chief Justice, 31 December 2016-present

Governors

Governor of Balochistan The Governor of Balochistan is the head of the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. The post was established on 1 July 1970, after the dissolution of West Pakistan province and the end of One Unit. Under Pakistan's current parliamentary system, the ...

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Muhammad Khan Achakzai Muhammad Khan Achakzai ( ps, —; ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Balochistan. Family He is son of the Abdul Samad Achakzai and the elder brother of politicians Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Hamid Khan Achakz ...

Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan The Governor of Gilgit Baltistan is the appointed Head of State of the provincial government in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post. However, throughout the history ...

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Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan (Urdu: میر غضنفر علی خان, born 31 December 1945) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 6th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan. He was appointed as a governor of Gilgit-Baltistan after governor Barjees Tahir. On ...

Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan. Although the governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a c ...

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Iqbal Zafar Jhagra Engr. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra () (born 17 May 1947) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 28th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Previously, he served as a Senator as well as Secretary-General of the Pakistan Muslim League (N). Personal lif ...

* Governor of Punjab –

Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana ( pa, ; ur, ; born 20 February 1949) was the 32nd Governor of Punjab, in office since 10 May 2015. He is affiliated with PML-N. He conducted landmark cases, including Mian Nawaz Sharif, Memogate Scandal, Ele ...

Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the chief minister and the chief secretary of Si ...

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Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Saeed Uz Zaman Siddiqui (Urdu: ; 1 December 1939 – 11 January 2017) (pronunciation 'sa'eed -uz- zam'an'; alternatively Saiduzzaman Siddiqui) was a Pakistani jurist and legislator of great prominence who formerly served as the 15th Chief Jus ...

(until 8 February); Mohammad Zubair (starting 8 February)

Events

January

* January 21 - A bombing at a vegetable market in Parachinar, Pakistan led to the death of 25 people.

February

* February 9 – The second season of the Pakistan Super League began. * February 16 – A suicide bombing at the Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalander in Sehwan, Pakistan resulted in the deaths of over 90 people. * February 19 - Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

March

* March 5 – The second season of the Pakistan Super League ended. * March 14 – Pakistan's sixth census began.

April

* April 19 –

16th Lux Style Awards 16th Lux Style Awards ---- Official Poster Date: April 19, 2017 ---- Host: Atif Aslam ---- Director: Hassan Sheheryar Yasin ---- Venue: Karachi Expo Centre, Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh ---- Best Film: ''Actor in Law'' ---- Best TV Play: ' ...

's ceremony was held in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

and was hosted by

Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his vocal belting technique. Aslam predominantly sings in Urdu, but has also sung in Hindi, ...

June

* June 1 - 18 – Pakistan won the

2017 ICC Champions Trophy The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was the eighth ICC Champions Trophy, a cricket tournament for the eight top-ranked One Day International (ODI) teams in the world. It was held in England and Wales from 1 to 18 June 2017. Pakistan won the competiti ...

2017 defeating India. * June 23 - A series of bombings in Quetta and Parachinar led to the death of over 90 people.

July

* July 28 – A unanimous verdict by the

Supreme Court of Pakistan The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate ...

disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office, over the controversy of him and some of his family members names being in the

Panama Papers The Panama Papers ( es, Papeles de Panamá) are 11.5 million leaked documents (or 2.6 terabytes of data) that were published beginning on April 3, 2016. The papers detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 ...

, which led to his resignation.

August

* August 1 -

was sworn in as Prime Minister, succeeding Nawaz Sharif. * August 31 - The investigation into the

assassination Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...

of former Prime Minister

Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 ...

was completed.

September

* September 17 - Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

November

* November 5 - 27 Tehreek-e-Labaik, an Islamist party led by

Khadim Hussain Rizvi Khadim Hussain Rizvi ( ur, ; 22 May 1966 – 19 November 2020) was a Pakistani Islamic author and the founder of Tehreek-e-Labbaik, a political-religious organization founded in 2015, known to protest against any change to Pakistan's blasphem ...

, staged protests in the federal capital Islamabad over minor changes in the oath required for parliamentarians over belief in the finality of the prophethood of

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

, and demanded the resignation of the Federal Minister of Law and Justice

Zahid Hamid Zahid Hamid (; born 24 October 1947) is a Pakistani politician, and lawyer. A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Hamid previously served as the Minister for Law and Justice and Minister of Climate Change in the Third Sharif ministry b ...

whom they held responsible for it. Hamid eventually resigned on November 27. * November 24 - a suicide bomber struck the vehicle of AIG Ashraf Noor in Hayatabad, Peshawar.

December

* December 17 - An attack by two suicide bombers on a church in the city of Quetta left nine people dead and fifty-seven injured.

General

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Public holidays

References

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