This is a timeline of Pakistani history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the region of modern-day

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. To read about the background of these events, see

History of Pakistan The history of Pakistan prior to its independence in 1947 spans several millennia and covers a vast geographical area known as the Greater Indus region. Anatomically modern humans arrived in what is now Pakistan between 73,000 and 55,000 yea ...

and

History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

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Lower Paleolithic

Middle Paleolithic

Upper Paleolithic The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. Very broadly, it dates to between 50,000 and 12,000 years ago (the beginning of the Holocene), according to some theories ...

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13th century BCE The 13th century BC was the period from 1300 to 1201 BC. The world in the 13th century BC Events Asia * c. 1300–1046 BC: in China, the Shang dynasty flourishes as it settles its capital, Yin, near Anyang. Chinese settlers swarm in compa ...

10th century BCE The 10th century BC comprises the years from 1000 BC to 901 BC. This period followed the Late Bronze Age collapse in the Near East, and the century saw the Early Iron Age take hold there. The Greek Dark Ages which had come about in 1200 BC cont ...

7th century BCE The 7th century BC began the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. The Neo-Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the Near East during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors like Babylon and Egypt. In the last ...

6th century BCE The 6th century BC started on the first day of 600 BC and ended on the last day of 501 BC. In Western Asia, the first half of this century was dominated by the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which had risen to power late in the previous century after ...

5th century BCE

4th century BCE The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. This century marked the height of Classical Greek civilization in all of its aspect ...

2nd century BCE The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, although depending on the region being studied, other terms may be more suitable. It is also considered to be th ...

1st century BCE The 1st century BC, also known as the last century BC and the last century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero; however, astronomical year number ...

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2nd century The 2nd century is the period from AD 101 (represented by the Roman numerals CI) through AD 200 (CC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. Early in the century, the ...

3rd century The 3rd century was the period from AD 201 (represented by the Roman numerals CCI) to AD 300 (CCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. In this century, the Roman Empire saw a crisis, starting with the assassination of the Roman Emperor ...

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5th century The 5th century is the time period from AD 401 (represented by the Roman numerals CDI) through AD 500 (D) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The 5th century is noted for being a period of migration and political instability throughout Eurasia. ...

6th century The 6th century is the period from 501 through 600 in line with the Julian calendar. In the West, the century marks the end of Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages. The collapse of the Western Roman Empire late in the prev ...

7th century The 7th century is the period from 601 through 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. The spread of Islam and the Muslim conquests began with the unification of Arabia by the Islamic prophet Muhammad starting in 622 ...

8th century The 8th century is the period from 701 (represented by the Roman numerals DCCI) through 800 (DCCC) in accordance with the Julian Calendar. In the historiography of Europe the phrase the long 8th century is sometimes used to refer to the peri ...

9th century The 9th century was a period from 801 (represented by the Roman numerals DCCCI) through 900 (CM) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Carolingian Renaissance and the Viking raids occurred within this period. In the Middle East, the H ...

10th century The 10th century was the period from 901 (represented by the Roman numerals CMI) through 1000 (M) in accordance with the Julian calendar, and the last century of the 1st millennium. In China, the Song dynasty was established, with most of C ...

11th century The 11th century is the period from 1001 (represented by the Roman numerals MI) through 1100 (MC) in accordance with the Julian calendar, and the 1st century of the 2nd millennium. In the history of Europe, this period is considered the early ...

12th century The 12th century is the period from 1101 to 1200 in accordance with the Julian calendar. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages and overlaps with what is often called the Golden Age' of the ...

13th century The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCI) through December 31, 1300 (MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched ...

14th century The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Euro ...

CE

* 1351:

Samma Dynasty The Sammā dynasty () was a medieval Sindhi dynasty which ruled the Sindh Sultanate from 1351 before being replaced by the Arghun dynasty in 1524. The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with structures including the necropolis of and ...

assumed rule over Sindh * 1398:

Tamerlane Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1320s17/18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol tradition, Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timuri ...

plunders

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

* 1472:

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri (born Farid al-Din Khan; 1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), also known by his title Sultan Adil (), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. He defeated the Mughal Empire, ...

(original name Farid Khan born in

Multan Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...

) * 1526 – 1857:

Mughal Mughal or Moghul may refer to: Related to the Mughal Empire * Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries * Mughal dynasty * Mughal emperors * Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia * Mughal architecture * Mug ...

ascendancy (1526–1707), nominal rule by Mughals (1707–1857) * 1541 – 1545:

Sher Shah Sur Sher Shah Suri (born Farid al-Din Khan; 1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), also known by his title Sultan Adil (), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. He defeated the Mughal Empire, ...

built the

Rohtas Fort Rohtas Fort (; ) is a 16th-century citadel located near the city of Dina in Jhelum district of the Punjab, Pakistan. Commissioned by Sur Emperor Sher Shah Suri, its construction was supervised by Raja Todar Mal and is now one of the largest ...

* 1586:

Yusufzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai (, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ), or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Malakand, Dir, Swat, Shangl ...

s defeat

Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...

at the

Karakar pass Karakar Pass (; el. 1336 m./4384 ft.) is a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush, connecting Swat and Buner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. From the top of the pass, one can view Buner Valley. It was at this pass in February 1586 where about 8, ...

* 1701: Kalhoro Dynasty establishes its rule over

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

* 1739:

Nadir Shah Nader Shah Afshar (; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was a ...

of Persia invades

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to ...

* 1751–52:

Ahmed Shah Abdali Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (; ; – 4 June 1772), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. Throughout his reign, Ahmad Shah fought ov ...

annexes Punjab to his kingdom * 1758–59: Maratha conquest of North-west India * 1782: The Baloch tribe of

Talpur Talpur ( Balochi: ‏تالپور) is a Baloch tribe. The tribe later formed the Talpur Dynasty. The tribe is mainly settled in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan in Pakistan. The Talpur dynasty ruled between 1783 and 1843, while a branch of the dynas ...

defeats the last Kalhora ruler Mian Abdul Nabi in the

battle of Halani The Battle of Halani ( Balochi: هالاني جنگ) was fought in 1783 between the Baloch tribe of Talpurs and the Kalhoro Dyansty near Halani village for the control of the Sindh region, in modern-day Pakistan. The Talpurs, led by Mir ...

* 12 April 1801— 27 June 1839:

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

become dominant force in Punjab,

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, in the northwest Indian subcontinent, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia M ...

rules (1799–1839), * 1843:

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

defeat

s in the

battle of Miani The Battle of Miani or Meeanee () was a battle between forces of the Bombay Army of the East India Company, under the command of Charles Napier and the Baloch army of Talpur Amirs of Sindh, led by Mir Nasir Khan Talpur. The battle took ...

and annex

* 29 March 1849:

defeat

and annex

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

* 1 November 1857 The

control most present-day Pakistan region and incorporate it as part of the

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...

Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...

. * 30 December 1906: A new political party

All-India Muslim League The All-India Muslim League (AIML) was a political party founded in 1906 in Dhaka, British India with the goal of securing Muslims, Muslim interests in South Asia. Although initially espousing a united India with interfaith unity, the Muslim L ...

formed to protect rights of Muslims in British Indian Empire. * 1909: Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected to the Legislative Council in 1909 * 1913: Prominent Muslim leader

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

, acknowledging that

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

dominant Indian Congress failing to protect Indian Muslim rights, joined the All India Muslim League (AIML). Now he was member of both the political parties, later became leader of the

and instrumental in the creation of Pakistan. * 1920: Having disagreement with Gandhi on the issue of Swaraj (self-rule), complete freedom from the British and on using extra-constitutional means, Jinnah resigned from the Congress in 1920 *1921: ** MAO College Aligarh upgraded to Aligrah Muslim University * 29 December 1930: Dr. Muhammad Allama Iqbal, a great

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

philosopher and poet suggested creation of separate Muslim state in Indian sub-continent to protect

population dominated by

majority. * 31 May 1935: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 jolted

Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...

killing over 50,000 people * 14 August 1947: Pakistan is created.

Post-Independence

1940s

1947

*3 June: British Government decides to separate

, into two sovereign Dominions of

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and Pakistan. *8 July: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan approves the design of Pakistan. *26 July: ''

The Gazette of India ''The Gazette of India'' is a public journal and an authorised legal document of the Government of India. It is published weekly by the Directorate of Printing Department of Publication, a subordinate office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban ...

'' publishes that the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was given shape with 69 members (later on the membership was increased to 79), including one female member. * 14 August: Pakistan became independent. Quaid-a-Azam took oath as the first Governor General of Pakistan. Liaqat Ali Khan took oath as the first Prime minister of Pakistan. This is followed by the migration of 10 million people, Muslims to Pakistan, Hindus and Sikhs to India . *18 August: The

Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

Mohammad Mahabat Khanji III, ruler of the Princely state of

Junagadh Junagadh () is the city and headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. It i ...

, and other small states of

Bantva Bantva is a little town in Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region of the state of Gujarat in India. Geography Bantva is located at an altitude of 20 meters. Nearby towns are Nanadiya, Limbuda, Nakara Manavadar, Vanthali, Junagadh, Keshod, V ...

Manavadar Manavadar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district of India. History Bantva Manavadar was a princely state of British India. Founded in 1733, it became a British protectorate in 1818. On 25 September 1947, it acceded to the newly ...

and Sardargadh, of the

Kathiawar Peninsula Kathiawar (), also known as Saurashtra, is a peninsula in the south-western Gujarat state in India, bordering the Arabian Sea and covering about . It is bounded by the Kutch district in the north, the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest, and by the ...

despite an overall

majority of the population all acceded to the

Dominion of Pakistan The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan, was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to Pakistan Day, 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence ...

, this was influenced by

Shah Nawaz Bhutto Shah Nawaz Bhutto (, , ), 8 March 1888 – 19 November 1957, was a politician and a member of the Bhutto family hailing from Larkana in the Sind region of the Bombay Presidency of British India, which is now Sindh, Pakistan. Early life and ...

the

Dewan ''Dewan'' (also known as ''diwan'', sometimes spelled ''devan'' or ''divan'') designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A ''dewan'' was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the el ...

of the state. In response, the

Dominion of India The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India, * * was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. Until its Indian independence movement, independence, India had be ...

claimed that the accession was invalid and demanded a

plebiscite A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding (resulting in the adoption of a new policy) or adv ...

. Pakistan agreed, on condition that votes also be held in

Hyderabad State Hyderabad State () was a princely state in the Deccan region of south-central India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and the ...

and Kashmir and Jammu; India rejected this proposal and also refused to allow the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...

any role in administering a plebiscite. It was followed by Indian invasion of junagarh . *30 September: Pakistan becomes a member of the UN by a unanimous vote of the Security Council. *October:

1947 Poonch rebellion In spring 1947, an uprising against the Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir broke out in the Poonch jagir, an area bordering the Rawalpindi district of West Punjab and the Hazara district of the North-West Frontier Province in the fu ...

against Maharaja of Kashmir ends with rebel victory and

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

is formed. *3 October: ** The Nawab (or Ameer) of

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur (Urdu: ; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 13th largest city of Pakistan and List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 8th most populous city of Punjab. Bahawalpur is the capital of Bahawalpur Division. Founded in ...

Sadeq Mohammad Khan V General Nawab Sir Sadiq Mohammad Khan V Abbasi (; 29 September 1904 – 24 May 1966) was the 12th and final Nawab (''ruler'') of the state of Bahawalpur from February 1907 to October 1955, and then as a titular figure until his death in 1 ...

, acceded his state to Pakistan. ** The state of

Khairpur Khairpur ( Sindhi, ) is a city and the capital of the Khairpur Mirs District of Pakistan's Sindh province. History The Talpur dynasty was established in 1783 by Mir Fateh Ali Khan, who declared himself the first ''Rais'', or ruler of Sindh, a ...

also acceded to Pakistan. *6 October: The Mehtar of

Chitral Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before ...

, Muzaffar-ul-Mulk, acceded his state to Pakistan. *22 October:

Battle of Muzaffarabad The Battle of Muzaffarabad was fought between Pakistani-backed Pashtun tribesmen and pro-Pakistani Kashmiri rebels, and the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces in the town of Muzaffarabad on 22 October 1947. The battle saw the swift defeat of the Jammu ...

ends in a Pakistani victory and Muzaffarabad is made the capital of Azad Kashmir. *27 October: Indian Air troops land in Kashmir as the Maharajah declares accession of Kashmir to India. *November: Operation Datta Khel is carried out. Gilgit is annexed into Pakistan. *3 November: ** The

Wāli of Swat The Wāli of Swat () was the official title of the leader (wāli) of the Miangul dynasty that ruled over the state of Swat between 1857 and 1969. History The state of Swat was founded by Saidu Baba, religious leader also known as Akhund of Swa ...

, Miangul Abdul Wadud, acceded his state to Pakistan. **

Hunza Hunza may refer to: * Hunza, Iran * Hunza Valley, an area in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan ** Hunza (princely state), a former principality ** Hunza District, a recently established district ** Hunza River, a waterway ** Hunza Peak, a mo ...

, a small princely state to the north of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

acceded to Pakistan. **

Battle of Badgam The Battle of Badgam was a defensive encounter that took place at Badgam (or Budgam) in the Kashmir Valley close to the Srinagar Airport during the initial stages of Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. The skirmishes took place on 3 November 19 ...

ends in an Indian victory. * 7 November:

Battle of Shalateng The Battle of Shalateng was a military engagement on 7 November 1947, during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. It was a decisive battle that resulted in the halting of the Pakistani offensive and the beginning of the Indian counter offensive ...

ends in an Indian victory. * 18 November: Nagar, a small valley state to the north of Kashmir acceded to Pakistan. *27 December: A Douglas C-48C (VT-AUG) of

Air India Air India is the flag carrier of India with its main hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, and secondary hubs at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, alo ...

crashed into Korangi Creek en route from Karachi to

Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...

, killing all 23 onboard (4 crew and 19 passengers). The crash was found to have been the result of poor visibility during night hours and the instrument lights not working, with serious fault assigned to the captain. The crash was Pakistan's first deadly airliner crash. *31 December:' **

Muhammad Farid Khan Nawab Sir Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli was the last ruling Nawab of the princely state of Amb (princely state), Amb, from 1936 till 1969. He faced several rebellions from his own clan which led to the state crumble up into more than 13+ khanates ...

, Nawab of Amb, acceded to Pakistan. ** Khanate of

Phulra Phulra or the State of Phulra () was a Muslim princely state in the days of British Raj and ruled by the Tanoli tribe, located in the region of the North West Frontier to the east of the nearby parent princely state of Amb (Tanawal). T ...

acceded to Pakistan.

1948

*1 January: UNO cease-fire orders to operate in

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

. War stops accordingly. *8 February: The Nawab of Dir, Sir Nawab Shah Jahan Khan acceded to Pakistan. *11 February: The outposts at Tsari established by Col Thapa as an external defence and warning for Skardu garrison is defeated in an assault led by Gilgit scouts *24 February: Referendum approves

's accession to India. *11 February:

Siege of Skardu A siege () . is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characte ...

begins. * 25 February: Junagadh's Accession to India in effect * 17 March: ** Las Bela's ruler Ghulam Qadir Khan (1920–1988) acceded to Pakistan. **

Makran Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. I ...

acceded to Pakistan * 27 Marc: Kalat acceded to Pakistan after the 'strange help' of All India Radio and a period of negotiations and bureaucratic tactics used by Pakistan. *1 May: Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Pakistan enters war on behalf of Kashmir against India. *29 June:

Operation Eraze Operation Eraze is the codename of the assault and capture of Gurais in northern Kashmir by the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. History Gurais is an important communication centre where the route from Srinagar comes north to ...

is successfully executed by Indian forces. *1 July: Quaid-e-Azam inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan. *July:

First Balochistan conflict The First Balochistan Conflict was a rebellion instigated by Prince Karim Khan, Prince Agha Abdul Karim and Prince Muhammad Rahim of Khanate_of_Kalat, Kalat in response to the accession of Kalat and with the aim of establishing Kalat as a soverei ...

Princes Karim Khan and Muhammad Rahim started a rebellion against Pakistan led the Dosht-e Jhalawan (numbering around 1000 militants), they captured

Jhalawan Jhalawan ( Brahui: جھالاوان) was an administrative division of the Khanate of Kalat, a princely state of Brahui that acceded to Pakistan in 1947. It was established in the 17th century and its boundary was fixed with Sindh in 1853. ...

and started unconventional attacks on the army. *24 July:

Battle of Pandu The Battle of Pandu, also known as Operation Pandu, was a pivotal engagement in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948, Indo-Pakistani war of 1947-1948. Fought in the Pandu massif along the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road in Kashmir, the battle cent ...

ends in a Pakistani victory. *14 August:

ends in a Pakistani victory. *1948:

Waziristan rebellion (1948-1954) Waziristan campaign (or Waziristan expedition, Waziristan war, etc.) may refer to: *Waziristan campaign (1894–1895) *Waziristan campaign (1919–1920) *Waziristan campaign (1921–1924) *Waziristan campaign (1936–1939) *Waziristan rebellion (19 ...

The

Faqir of Ipi Haji Mirzali Khan Wazir (), commonly known as the Faqir of Ipi (), was a tribal chief and adversary to the British Raj from North Waziristan in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. After performing his ''Hajj'' pilgrimage in 1923, Mirzali ...

supported by

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

took control of

North Waziristan North Waziristan District (, ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering . The capital ...

's Datta Khel area and declared the establishment of an independent

Pashtunistan Pashtunistan () or Pakhtunistan is a historical region on the crossroads of Central and South Asia, located on the Iranian Plateau, inhabited by the Pashtun people of southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, wherein Pashtun cu ...

. *11 September:

, the first governor general of Pakistan, passes away. *November: Operation Bison ends in an Indian victory.

1949

*1 January: United Nations Cease-fire Line established between Pakistan Administered Kashmir ( GB &

AJ&K Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

) and

Indian Administered Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. The term has since ...

*8 February: Azad Kashmir Government shifts its capital to

Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad (; , IPA: ʊzəfːərɑːbɑːd is a city in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute ...

. *12 March:

Objectives Resolution The Objectives Resolution () was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 12 March 1949. The resolution proclaimed that the future constitution of Pakistan would not be modeled entirely on a European p ...

passed by Liaquat Ali Khan. *June: A

Pakistan Air Force The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (; ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when re ...

warplane inadvertently bombed the Afghan village of Mughalgai while chasing the

separatists who attacked Pakistani positions, this attack killed 23 people. *27 July: Pakistan and India sign the

Karachi Agreement The Karachi Agreement of 1949 was signed by the military representatives of India and Pakistan, supervised by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, establishing a cease-fire line in Kashmir following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1 ...

*14 September:

Khwaja Nazimuddin Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964), also spelled Khwaja Nazimuddin, was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the second Governor-General of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951, and later as the second Prime Minister ...

becomes 2nd

Governor-General of Pakistan The governor-general of Pakistan () was the Political representation, representative of the Monarchy of Pakistan, Pakistani monarch in the Dominion of Pakistan, established by the Indian Independence Act 1947. The office of governor-general was ...

1950s

1950

*8 April: Liaquat and Nehru sign the Liaquat-Nehru Pact. *5 June:

PC Pak Search Sudhan Operation PC Pak Search Sudhan Operation was a Pakistani military operation of the 1950 and 1955 Sudhan uprising. It was the first major operation of the Pakistan Army inside Pakistan and was conducted against Sudhan tribal insurgents in the Sudhan-majori ...

is launched against Sudhan tribal insurgents. *11 July: Pakistan joins the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of las ...

and

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...

. *September 30: Afghan troops cross into the

Chaman District Chaman District (, ) is a district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Chaman District was created after the bifurcation of Qila Abdullah District in 2021. Administrative divisions It contains the following Tehsils: Demographics As of the ...

, before they are defeated and repulsed in just six days. * 1950: Princes Karim Khan and Muhammad Rahim surrender themselves to Pakistani authorities ending the

1951

*17 January:

General 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, ser ...

becomes the first non-British

Chief of the Army Staff Chief of the Army Staff or Chief of Army Staff, which is generally abbreviated as COAS, is a title commonly used for the appointment held by the most senior staff officer or the chief commander in several nations' armies. * Chief of Army Staff ( ...

of Pakistan when he replaces General Sir Douglas David Gracey as the chief of army staff. *23 February:

Rawalpindi conspiracy The Rawalpindi conspiracy was an attempted coup to overthrow Liaquat Ali Khan, the first prime minister of Pakistan, in March 1951. It was the first of many subsequent coup attempts against governments in the history of Pakistan. The coup was n ...

, Eleven military officers including Major General Akbar Khan and four civilians including prominent poet

Faiz Ahmad Faiz Chaudhry Faiz Ahmad Faiz (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi language, Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his ...

and

Communist Party of Pakistan The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP; Urdu: ) is a communist party in Pakistan founded in 1948 by Sajjad Zaheer. History The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) was founded in Calcutta, India, soon after the establishment of Pakistan on 6 March ...

leaders Syed Sajjad Zaheer and Muhammad Hussain Ata organise a plot to attempt a coup d'état against the government of Pakistan. * 9 March: Prime Minister

Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 189516 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the he ...

announced the foiling of the Rawalpindi conspiracy coup and the conspirators were exposed. * 16 October: First Prime Minister

Liaqat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 189516 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan, his assassinati ...

assassinated in

Liaqat National Bagh Liaqat National Bagh (Park), formerly known as Company Bagh, usually just referred to as Liaqat Bagh (Urdu: سرکل جرک), is a famous park on Murree Road in the city of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is close to Arya Mohalla and Government Go ...

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...

. * 17 October: Finance Minister Malik Ghulam Mohammad (1895–1956) of Muslim League becomes the third Governor General. Governor-General

Khawaja Nazimuddin Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964), also spelled Khwaja Nazimuddin, was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the second Governor-General of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951, and later as the second Prime Minister ...

of Muslim League becomes the second Prime Minister. * 21 August: Pakistan and India agree on the boundary pact between

East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...

and

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. * 22 August: A 24-hour telegraph telephone service is established between

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

and

West Pakistan West Pakistan was the western province of Pakistan between One Unit, 1955 and Legal Framework Order, 1970, 1970, covering the territory of present-day Pakistan. Its land borders were with Afghanistan, India and Iran, with a maritime border wit ...

. * 24 December: UN Security Council adopts the

Anglo-American Anglo-American can refer to: * the Anglosphere (the Anglo-American world) * Anglo-American, something of, from, or related to Anglo-America ** the Anglo-Americans demographic group in Anglo-America * Anglo American plc Anglo American plc is a ...

Resolution on Kashmir urging immediate demilitarization talks between India, Pakistan.

1952

* January 26: At the

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

session of the ruling

Muslim League Muslim League may refer to: Political parties British India *All-India Muslim League, led the demand for the partition of India resulting in the creation of Pakistan ** Punjab Muslim League, a branch of the organization above **Unionist Muslim L ...

party, prime minister Khawaja Nazimuddin declares

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

the national language of the state of Pakistan. * February 6:

George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until Death and state funeral of George VI, his death in 1952 ...

, King of Pakistan, dies at

Sandringham House Sandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England. It is one of the royal residences of Charles III, whose grandfather, George VI, and great-grandfather, George V, both died there. The house stands in a est ...

aged 56.

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

becomes

Queen of Pakistan From 1947 to 1956, the Dominion of Pakistan was a self-governing country within the British Commonwealth of Nations that shared a monarch with the United Kingdom and the other Dominions of the Commonwealth. The monarch's constitutional roles in ...

. * February 21: The first ethnic riots occur in Dhaka,

against attempts to make Urdu the national language and lack of representation for

Bengalis Bengalis ( ), also rendered as endonym and exonym, endonym Bangalee, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divi ...

in central administration. This marks the start of the political struggle for the

Bengali Language Movement The Bengali language movement was a political movement in East Bengal (modern-day Bangladesh) in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government ...

1953

* February- May:

1953 Lahore riots The 1953 Lahore riots were a series of violent riots against the Ahmadiyya movement, a faith marginalized in Pakistan, mainly in the city of Lahore, as well as the rest of Punjab, which were eventually quelled by the Pakistan Army who declared ...

Martial law Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties ...

was imposed in

to control the sectarian riots against the

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ahmadiyya, officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ), is an Islamic messianic movement originating in British India in the late 19th century. It was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who said he had been divinely appointed a ...

. This was the first sectarian rioting in the country and the

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...

was called for the first time to control a civil strife. 200 to 2000 Ahmadiyya are killed. * March 3: CF-CUN, a de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1A of CPAL named ''Empress of Hawaii'', crashed during takeoff from

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

's Mauripur RAF Station. * 17 April:

1953 Pakistani constitutional coup Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...

Ghulam Mohammad dismissed Pakistani Prime Minister

's despite the Prime Minister enjoying the support of the

Constituent Assembly A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...

Muhammad Ali Bogra Syed Mohammad Ali Chowdhury Bogra (19 October 1909 – 23 January 1963) was an East Pakistani politician, statesman, and a diplomat who served as third prime minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955. He was appointed in this capacity in 1953 u ...

is sworn as the new prime minister. * 1953–1954 PAF's No. 14 Squadron led an operation from Miramshah airbase and heavily bombarded the

's compound in Gurwek ultimately causing the effective end of

1954

* 2 April: Pakistan forms an alliance with Turkey which, although not including military cooperation, opens the way to the Middle-East alliance due to its allowance of the entry of other nations. * 19 May: Pakistan and the United States sign a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement. * 7 August: Government of Pakistan approves the National Anthem, written by Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari and composed by Ahmed G. Chagla. * 21 September: Constituent Assembly unanimously passes the resolution in favour of

and

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

as national languages. * 24 October:

Malik Ghulam Muhammad Sir Malik Ghulam Muhammad (20 April 1895 – 29 August 1956) was a Pakistani politician and economist who served as the third governor-general of Pakistan from 1951 to 1955. Educated at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), he joined the India ...

dissolved first constitutional assembly. * 1954: Mehar Dil Khan Khattak, commander in chief of

armed forces, surrendered to the Pakistani authorities.

1955

* 19 February: Pakistan signs SEA treaty and becomes a part of

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines. The formal insti ...

. * February:

1955 Poonch Uprising __NOTOC__ The 1955 Poonch revolt, also known as the 1955 Sudhan uprising was a Civil revolt in Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the State of Pakistan. The uprising broke out in February 1955 and was provoked largely by the dismissal of Sardar ...

, A Civil revolt breaks out in

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

against the

State of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nat ...

, provoked largely by the dismissal of

Sardar Ibrahim Khan Sardar Ibrahim Khan (, ər'da:r ɪbra:'ɦi:m xa:n 22 April 1915 – 31 July 2003) was a revolutionary leader and politician from the western region of Jammu and Kashmir (present-day Azad Kashmir), who led the 1947 Poonch Rebellion against th ...

* 1955: Constitutional crisis,

Mohammad Ali Bogra Syed Mohammad Ali Chowdhury Bogra (19 October 1909 – 23 January 1963) was an East Pakistani politician, statesman, and a diplomat who served as third prime minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955. He was appointed in this capacity in 1953 un ...

removed, new assembly, new cabinet. *7 August: PM

resigns after the election of Chaudhri Mohammad Ali. * 6 October: Governor-General Ghulam Mohammad's resignation is succeeded by

Iskander Mirza Iskander Ali Mirza (13 November 189913 November 1969) was a Bengali politician, statesman and military general who served as the Dominion of Pakistan's fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as the Islamic Repub ...

. * September 23:

Baghdad Pact The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), formerly known as the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) and also known as the Baghdad Pact, was a military alliance of the Cold War. It was formed on 24 February 1955 by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, ...

treaty among Iraq, Turkey, the U.K., Pakistan, and Iran is ratified by Pakistan. * September 30:

One Unit Scheme The One Unit Scheme (; ) was the reorganisation of the provinces of Pakistan by the central Pakistani government. It was led by Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra on 22 November 1954 and passed on 30 September 1955. The government claimed that ...

is implemented, provinces in

are abolished.

1956

* 1956: The Constituent Assembly promulgates first indigenous constitution * 1956: Constituent Assembly decides the country shall be a Federal Republic known as Islamic Republic of Pakistan * March 23:

becomes the first

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan () is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces.

. * September:

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (8 September 18925 December 1963) was an East Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 to 1957 and before that as the Prime Minister of Bengal from 1946 to ...

becomes

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Cabinet of Pakistan, cabinet, desp ...

. * 20 September: Treaty of Baral is signed with Sudhan insurgents ending the

1957

* October:

Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (15 September 1897 – 26 September 1960) was a Pakistani politician who served as the sixth prime minister of Pakistan, appointed in this capacity on 17 October 1957. He resigned due to a vote of no confidence on 11 D ...

replaces

Prime Minister A prime minister 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. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

. * 16 December: Malik Firoz Khan Noon is sworn in as seventh

1958

* June 9: Gen Muhammad Ayub Khan's term as the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army extended by PM Feroz Khan Noon on request of President Mirza * June 25: Presidential rule imposed in

* August:

Second Balochistan conflict The Second Balochistan Conflict refers to a rebellion by Nawab Nauroz Khan who took up arms in resistance to the One Unit policy, which decreased government representation for tribal leaders, from 1958 to 1959. He and his followers started a guer ...

begins when the palace guards of

Ahmad of Kalat Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmedzai (1902–1979), commonly referred to as Ahmad Yar Khan, was the last Khan of Kalat, a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with British India and the Dominion of Pakistan, serving from 10 September 1933 to 14 Octo ...

attack deputy commissioner. It is followed by Pakistan army's bombardment and assault on Kalat palace and arrest of

. Protests against the government break out in Balochistan. * August 7: 1958 East Pakistan-India Border Clashes, Armed skirmishes between

and

took place between troops of the

East Pakistan Rifles East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that eas ...

(EPR) and the

Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...

in the small village of Lakshmipur, located in

Sylhet District Sylhet District (), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital. History Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Benga ...

* October 6: All powers of

are stripped off and he is jailed in Lahore. * October 7: Iskander Mirza abrogates the constitution and enforces martial law. General Ayub Khan is named Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA). Political parties are banned. * October 27: Ayub and his Cabinet takes oaths. In a dramatic turn of events late night, President Iskander Mirza resigned, giving over his office to Gen Ayub Khan. Ayub now becomes the country's 2nd President. He remained Prime Minister for around 13 hours only, thus becoming the shortest-serving Premier in the history of the country so far.

1958

* 1958: Nauroz Khan launches an

insurgency An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric warfare, asymmetric nature: small irregular forces ...

against Pakistan government for abolishment of

and release of

. Battles erupt between militants and Pakistan army. * November 27: Iskander Mirza is exiled to London * December 8:

Gawadar Gwadar (, ) is a port city on the southwestern coast of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The city is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea, opposite Oman and has a population of over 90,000, according to the 2017 census. It was an ov ...

, formerly a feif of the

Sultan of Oman The sultan of the Sultanate of Oman () is the monarchical head of state and head of government of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Al Bu Said dynasty, which has been the ruling fami ...

, is handed over to

after its purchase.

1959

* 10 April:

1959 Canberra shootdown The Canberra shootdown incident occurred on 10 April 1959, when an English Electric Canberra B(I)58 of the Indian Air Force was shot down by an F-86F Sabre of the Pakistan Air Force over Rawat, near Rawalpindi while performing a aerial reconnai ...

, an

English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilla ...

of the

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the air force, air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 Octob ...

was shot down by an

F-86F Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Sov ...

of the

over Rawat *18 April: The government takes over dailies The Pakistan Times, Imroze and weekly Lail-o-Nihar. *26 October:

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 ...

announces his system of 80,000 Basic Democrats, who would further form the electoral college for the elections of the President and the members of the Central and Provisional Legislature. *1959:

Dir campaign Dir campaign refers to a conflict that took place in Dir (princely state), Dir state in northern Pakistan. It was originally an insurrection by locals against the rule of Nawab Jahan Khan that led to the death of 200 soldiers of the Nawab and an ...

, a Pakistan backed civilian revolt against the Nawab of Dir is crushed.

1960s

1960

* 1960: Ayub Khan becomes first elected president. * 1960: Nauroz Khan and his followers surrender to Pakistani authorities concluding the

. * 1 May: The

U-2 Incident On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while conducting photographic aerial reconnaissance inside Soviet territory. Flown by American pilot Francis Gary Powers, the aircraft had taken off ...

begins when an American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, is shot down by Soviet Air Defence Forces. The clandestine flight had taken off from the U.S. base at Badaber near Peshawar, Pakistan. * 1 August: Islamabad is declared as the principal seat of the Government of Pakistan. * 19 September: Pakistan and India sign the

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 196 ...

, brokered by the World Bank. * September:

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. Hos ...

, Afghan troops and irregulars invade

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-a ...

but they are repulsed by Pakistani tribesmen and airforce. * September:

, Afghan troops and irregulars enter into Dir to support Nawab of Dir against a Pakistan backed revolt. Afghan forces are repulsed and 200 soldiers of Nawab are killed. * 10 October: A severe cyclone hits Noakhali and Chittagong districts of East Pakistan, killing more than 5,000 people. * 31 October: A cyclone more powerful than that which hit on 10 October sweeps across East Pakistan, killing 14,174 people. * October:

, Pakistani special forces carry out a coup against Nawab Jahan khan of Dir, he is arrested and exiled. A constitutional government is established.

1961

* 6 May 1961: Constitution Commission, appointed by

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: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

, presents its report, specifying pinpoints the failures of parliamentary government in Pakistan.

1962

* April: Elections for the National and provincial assembly were held on the basis of Basic Democracies. * 8 June: 1962 Constitution is promulgated. National Assembly elected. Ayub Khan takes oath of first President of Pakistan under new constitution. * July: the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

passes the Political Parties Act, legalizing the formation of political parties.

1963

* 1963: Start of

Third Balochistan conflict The Third Balochistan Conflict refers to an insurgency by Baloch separatists against the Pakistani government lasting from 1963 till 1969 with the aim to force Pakistan to share revenues from gas reserves in Balochistan, freeing up of Baloch pri ...

by Baloch militants to persuade the government to share revenue form

Sui gas fields Sui Gas Field is a natural gas field near Sui in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan, Pakistan, that is operated by Pakistan Petroleum Limited. Sui gas field was discovered in 1952, its current production is per day at standard conditions. ...

with the tribal leaders and lifting of

1964

* 2 January:

Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah (31 July 18939 July 1967) was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and Activism, activist. She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the List of Pakistan Movement activists, founder and first governor-general of ...

lost the presidential elections, Ayub completes the second term. * 2 January: Anti-Hindu riots begin in Khulna, East Pakistan. They and reciprocal riots in Calcutta would fuel waves of communal violence on either side of the border over the next few months killing thousands. * 1 June: Pakistan acquires from the United States its first submarine, the PNS ''Ghazi'' * 22 July: The heads of state of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey issue a joint communique from Istanbul, establishing the

Regional Cooperation for Development Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) or Organization for Regional Cooperation and Development (ORCD) was multi-governmental organization which was originally established on the 21st of July 1964 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, regional members ...

(RCD). * 26 November: The country's first television station goes on air in

, operated on a pilot basis by

Nippon Electric Company is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered at the NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It provides IT and network solutions, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), Inter ...

1965

* 9 April: Pakistan starts Operation Desert Hawk in the Rann of Kutch * 30 July: Operation Desert Hawk ends in a Pakistani victory. * August:

Operation Gibraltar Operation Gibraltar was the codename of a military operation planned and executed by the Pakistan Army in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India in August 1965. The operation's strategy was to covertly cross the Line of Control (LoC) an ...

is initiated by Pakistan but it fails to complete its objective of inciting a rebellion. * 28 August: Battle of Haji Pir pass ends in an Indian victory * 1 September: Pakistan initiates

Operation Grand Slam Operation Grand Slam was a key military operation of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It refers to a plan drawn up by the Pakistan Army in May 1965, that consisted of an attack on the vital Akhnoor Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The br ...

capturing more than 490 square kilometres of territory from Kashmir including the town of

Chumb Chumb (), officially called Chammb, is a city in the southern tip of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The Chammb sector consists of many villages, Kherowal, Burejal, Nagial, Paur, Dingawali, Chak Pandit, Praganwala, Jhanda, Singry, Sardari, Banian, Punjgra ...

* 6 September: Second Full-scale war erupts between Pakistan and India over

. * 7-8 September:

Operation Dwarka Operation Dwarka was a naval operation by the Pakistan Navy to attack the Indian coastal town of Dwarka on 7 and 8 September 1965. This instance was the first engagement by the Pakistan Navy in any of the Indo-Pakistan Wars, Indo-Pakistan wars ...

is carried out with no losses on either side * 10 September:

Battle of Asal Uttar The Battle of Asal Uttar (Hindi : असल उत्तर , Punjabi: ਅਸਲ ਉੱਤਰ), also known as the Battle of Khemkaran, was major tank battle fought during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. It was one of the biggest tank battle ...

ends in an Indian victory * 11 September: **

Battle of Burki The Battle of Barki (also known as Battle of Lahore (1965)) was a battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between Indian infantry and Pakistani armour units. Burki (also spelled Barki, Burkee and Barkee) is a village, that lies south-ea ...

ends in an Indian victory ** Battle of Ichogil Bund ends in a Pakistani victory * 12 September: Pakistan successfully defends Lahore in the Battle of Lahore * 19 September: **

Battle of Chawinda {{Infobox military conflict , width = 380px , image = Indian Centurian tank being examined by journalists near Chawinda.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = Journalists examining a knocked out Indian ...

concludes ** Gujarat Beechcraft incident takes place and an Indian civilian aircraft is shot down by Pakistan air force. * 22 September:

Battle of Dograi A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force c ...

ends in an Indian victory * 22-23 September: Battle of Phillora ends in an Indian victory * 23 September:

Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965 During the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, the Indian and Pakistani Air Forces engaged in large-scale aerial combat for the first time. In the air war, which took place in September, both air forces conducted thousands of defensive and offens ...

ends with Pakistan inflicting three times more losses to Indian forces (neutral claim) * 23 September: A ceasefire comes into action and Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 ends.

1966

* 10 January: Pakistan and India sign the

Tashkent Declaration The Tashkent Declaration was signed between India and Pakistan on 10 January 1966 to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace was achieved on 23 September through interventions by the Soviet Union and the United States, both of which pus ...

to end hostilities. * 5 February:

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

, general secretary of the

East Pakistan Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is o ...

, announces the Six Point Program calling for limiting the federal government to defence and foreign affairs.

1967

* 1 May: Five opposition parties: the National Democratic Front,

Council Muslim League The Council Muslim League was a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League that divided from the Convention Muslim League that was supportive of the military regime of the President of Pakistan Gen. Ayub Khan. Sardar Muhammad Zafarullah, Mian Mu ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Jamaat-e-Islami is an Islamist fundamentalist movement founded in 1941 in British India by the Islamist author and theorist Syed Abul Ala Maududi, who was inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood. It is considered one of the most influential Isla ...

, Pakistan Awami League, and

Nizam-e-Islam Party The Nizam-e-Islam Party (), is a religious-political party in Bangladesh and Pakistan. The party was founded in the city of Kishoreganj in 1952, by the Islamic scholars of erstwhile East Bengal, Pakistan as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Isla ...

, form an alliance called the Pakistan Democratic Movement. * 6 November: Pakistan is elected to the UN Security Council for a two-year term. * 30 November:

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

founded by

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister and politician who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 19 ...

1968

* 7 November: Start of

1968–69 Pakistan revolution The 1968-69 revolution in Pakistan was part of the protest against the dictatorial regime of Ayub Khan (general), Ayub Khan. It took the form of a mass uprising of students and workers, attracting people from every profession. The uprising took p ...

1969

* 25 March:

resigns;

Yahya Khan Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (4 February 191710 August 1980) was a Pakistani army officer who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. He also served as the fifth Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan, commander-in-chief of the Pakistan ...

declares martial law and assumes presidency. * 1969: End of

, negotiations between

and militants led to ceasefire and general amnesty. * 27 November - 6 December: Pakistan sends pilots to help Saudi Arabia against South Yemen in the

Al-Wadiah War The al-Wadiah War was a military conflict which broke out on 27 November 1969 between Saudi Arabia and South Yemen after disputes for the towns of al-Wadiah and Sharurah on the PRSY-Saudi Arabian border. The conflict ended on 6 December when ...

1970s

1970

* 6 August: A

Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan International Airlines, commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier of Pakistan. With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the airline also operates from its secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport ...

F27 enters a steep dive and crashes about three minutes after a night takeoff from Rawalpindi in poor weather. All four crew members and 26 passengers are killed. * 12 November:

: The Bhola cyclone devastates

and Eastern India, resulting in extreme loss of life. 300,000 to 500,000 people are killed. * 7 December:

1970 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first direct general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence o ...

were held on 7 December 1970, although the polls in East Pakistan, originally scheduled for October, were delayed by disastrous floods and rescheduled for later in December and January 1971. * 30 December: A Pakistan International Airlines F27 crashes about short of the Shamshernagar Airport runway. Seven of the 31 passengers are killed.

1971

*1 March: General

calls off the session of National Council to be held on 3 March in a radio address. * 7 March:

announces informal independence of Bangladesh *9 March: Workers of Chittagong port refuse to unload weapons from the ship 'Swat'. *16 March: Yahya Khan starts negotiation with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. *19 March: Nearly 200 people are injured at Jaydevpur during clashes between protesters and the Pakistan Army. *24 March: The Pakistan Army opens fire on Bengali protesters in Syedpur and Rangpur. About 150 people are killed. * 25-26 March: Pakistan Army starts crackdown on Bengali populace in the form of

Operation Searchlight Operation Searchlight was a military operation carried out by the Pakistan Army in an effort to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in former East Pakistan in March 1971. Pakistan retrospectively justified the operation on the basis of ant ...

, starting

Bangladesh liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

. *26 March 1971:

is arrested by the Pakistani army. *27 March: Santahar massacre committed by the Mukhti Bahini *31 March: Kushtia resistance begins. *2 April: Jinjira massacre. * 10 April: A provisional Bangladesh government-in-exile is formed. *18 April: Battle of Daruin, Comilla and Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway, take place in

Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts (), often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT, refers to the three hilly districts within the Chittagong Division in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering India and Myanmar (Burma) in the east: Kh ...

. *25 April:

Operation Jackpot Operation Jackpot () was a codename for three operations undertaken by the Mukti Bahini in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) against Pakistan forces at the climax of the Bangladesh War of Independence. After the Pakistani Army drove the Bengal ...

started by Mukti Bahini *5 May:

Gopalpur massacre The Gopalpur massacre () was a massacre of 195 people committed by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971. The killing took place at Gopalpur municipality of Lalpur Upazila, Natore on 5 May 1971. The victims of the m ...

. *15 May: Indian army starts aiding

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini, initially called the Mukti Fauj, also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Ba ...

. *20 May: The

Chuknagar massacre Chuknagar massacre () was a massacre of Bengali Hindus committed by the Pakistan Army and local collaborators during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. The massacre took place on 20 May 1971 at Dumuria in Khulna and it was one of the l ...

takes place at

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

where the Pakistan army kills nearly 10 thousand people *16 August:

, Bangladesh naval commando operation concludes. *20 August: Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman's attempt to defect by hijacking a fighter foiled by

Rashid Minhas Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas () was a Pakistani fighter pilot and the fifth recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider. Minhas was the first and only officer from the Pakistan Air Force to receive the Nishan-e-Haider, ...

. *30 August: Pakistan Army starts crackdown on Dhaka guerrillas. *5 September: Battle of Goalhati. *13 October: Dhaka guerrillas kill

Abdul Monem Khan Abdul Monem Khan (28 July 1899 – 13 October 1971) was a Bengali politician of East Pakistan who was the longest-serving governor of East Pakistan from 1962 until 1969. He was assassinated in 1971 at aged 72. Early life and education Khan wa ...

, governor of East Pakistan. *28 October-3 November:

Battle of Dhalai The Battle of Dhalai was fought between India and Pakistan before the formal start 1971 India-Pakistan War for the liberation of Bangladesh. The battle started after an attack by Indian Army on Pakistani border outpost (BOP) in East Pakistan on ...

*31 October-3 November:

: Allied attack from

Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...

into East Pakistan to stop Pakistani cross-border shelling. *16 November: Battle of Ajmiriganj, an 18-hour encounter between Mukti Bahini and Pakistan army. *14 November-4 December:

Battle of Kamalpur The Battle of Kamalpur (), launched against the Pakistan Army is one of the most significant military engagements fought by the Mukti Bahini in 1971 during its war of independence from Pakistan. The Pakistani Army set up a military camp at Kam ...

*20-21 November:

Battle of Garibpur The Battle of Garibpur was fought between the Indian forces and Pakistani forces for the control of the village of Garibpur, now in Bangladesh. On 20 November 1971, Indian troops of the 14th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment with 14 supporting ...

. *22 November-16 December:

Battle of Hilli The Battle of Hilli were a series of two major battles fought during the Bangladesh Liberation War on 22–24 November and 10–11 December 1971. They are generally regarded as the bloodiest battles of the eastern front of the Indo-Pakistani W ...

. *3 December:

Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) () is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh Army a ...

destroys Pakistani oil depots. *3 December: Pakistani pre-emptive airstrikes in India. As a result, India declares war against Pakistan starting Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. *3-6 December:

Battle of Chamb The Battle of Chumb (3 December – 11 December 1971) was a major battle between the forces of Pakistan and India during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. It was one of the first major engagements in the western front of the war in which the Pakista ...

; Pakistan attacks and takes over part of southern

from India. *4 December:

Battle of Longewala The Battle of Longewala (4–7 December 1971) was one of the first major engagements in the western sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, fought between assaulting Pakistani forces and Indian defenders at the Indian border post of Long ...

; India stops a Pakistani invasion directed at

Jaisalmer Jaisalmer , nicknamed ''The Golden city'', is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur, in the heart of the Thar Desert. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer district ...

. *4-5 December:

Battle of Gazipur The Battle of Gazipur () was a military engagement on 4 and 5 December 1971, during the Bangladesh liberation war. It took place at the Gazipur Tea Estate near Kulaura, in the Sylhet District of what was then East Pakistan. The advancing 4/5 G ...

in which Indian Army and Mukti Bahini captured Gazipur. *5 December:

Battle of Basantar The Battle of Basantar, also known as the Battle of Shakargarh or Battle of Barapind (December 4–16, 1971), was one of the vital battles fought as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the western sector of India. The Indian troops won ...

; India captures the

Shakargarh Shakargarh (), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-east of Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It borders Jammu to the north and Sialkot to the west Its literacy rate is more than 85% which is the highest literacy rate teh ...

Salient. *7-16 December:

Battle of Sylhet The Battle of Sylhet was a major battle fought between the advancing Indian Army, Bangladesh Forces and the defencing Pakistan Army at Sylhet during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The battle took place from 7 December to 15 December.

. *8 December:

Operation Python Operation Python, a follow-up to Operation Trident, was the code name of a naval attack launched on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. After the first attack during Operation Tr ...

, Indian

naval A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operatio ...

attacks on

. *9 December: ** Battle of Kushtia **

Meghna Heli Bridge Operation Cactus Lilly, better known as The Meghna Heli Bridge or the Crossing of the Meghna, was an air assault operation conducted between 9 and 12 December 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. It was conducted by the Indian Army ...

captured from Pakistan *10 December: Two Bangladeshi ships sunk mistakenly by an Indian air attack. *11 December: **

Tangail Airdrop The Tangail Airdrop (11 December 1971) was an airborne operation conducted by the Indian Army in order to seize Poongli Bridge and ferry in the Tangail area. The operation, involving the 2nd Battalion of the Indian Army's Parachute Regiment ...

** USS ''Enterprise'' is deployed by the

US Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

in the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southe ...

to intimidate the Indian Navy. *13 December 1971:

Soviet Navy The Soviet Navy was the naval warfare Military, uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic planning in the event of a conflict with t ...

deploys a group of warships to counter ''Enterprise''. The ''Enterprise'' moves towards Southeast Asia, averting a confrontation. *14 December: Selective genocide of Bengali nationalist intellectuals. *16 December: End of the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

Mitro Bahini The Indian Army had no standby force ready in 1971 with the specific task of attacking East Pakistan, one of the many reasons why India did not immediately intervene after Pakistan launched Operation Searchlight in March 1971. Indian Army's Eas ...

takes

. Approximately 93,000 troops of Pakistan Armed Forces surrenders to Mitro Bahini represented by

Jagjit Singh Aurora Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora (or Arora), PVSMBoth spellings are used in official documents; though "Aurora" predominates in the listings in the pre-Independence ''Indian Army List'', as do those in the ''Gazette of India''. (13 Februa ...

of the Indian Army faction of the military coalition. * 20 December:

resigns.

1972

* 1972:

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister and politician who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 19 ...

becomes president. * 20 January:

publicly announces that Pakistan will immediately

begin Begin or Bégin may refer to: People *Begin (surname) Music * Begin (band), a Japanese pop trio * ''Begin'' (David Archuleta album) * ''begin'' (Riyu Kosaka album) * ''Begin'' (Lion Babe album) * ''Begin'' (The Millennium album) * ''beGin'' ...

a nuclear weapons programme. *January: Pakistan temporarily withdraws from the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...

in protest at the international recognition of

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. * 14 March: New education policy enforced. Free education in all private and public schools. * 21 April: Martial Law lifted; constitutional rule is restored in the country.

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 ...

is sworn in as Chief Justice of Pakistan. * 6 October: Karachi labour unrest of 1972, workers occupied factories * 18 October: Karachi labour unrest of 1972 The police and military used bulldozers to break factory walls and fired upon workers killing 100. * 7 July:

1972 Language violence in Sindh 1972 Language violence in Sindh occurred starting on 7 July 1972 when the Sindh Assembly passed The Sindhi Teaching, Promotion and Use of Sindhi Language Bill, 1972 which established Sindhi language as the sole official language of the province r ...

kills 47 people.

1973

* 10 February:

1973 raid on the Iraqi embassy in Pakistan The 1973 raid on the Iraqi embassy in Pakistan was an armed infiltration carried out by Pakistan in February 1973 at the embassy of Ba'athist Iraq in Islamabad. The raid, carried out by the Punjab Rangers and the Islamabad Police, was launched aft ...

, Iraqi weapons for Baloch insurgents are discovered. * February: Provincial government in Balochistan is dismissed. * February: Start of the

1970s operation in Balochistan The 1970s operation in Balochistan, also known as the Fourth Balochistan Conflict was a four-year military conflict in Balochistan, the largest province of Pakistan, between the Pakistan Army and Baloch separatists and tribesmen that laste ...

. * 10 April:

1973 Constitution of Pakistan The Constitution of Pakistan ( ; ISO: '' Āīn-ē-Pākistān''), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan. The document guides Pakistan's law, political culture, and system. It sets out the state's outline, the fund ...

enacted by the National Assembly. * 17 July:

1973 Afghan coup d'état The 1973 Afghan coup d'état, also called by Afghans as the Coup of 26 Saratan () and self-proclaimed as the Revolution of 26 Saratan 1352, was led by Army General and prince Mohammad Daoud Khan against his cousin, King Mohammad Zahir Shah, on ...

strains relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. * 11 August: Chaudhry Fazal Ilahi is elected as president. * 14 August:

becomes prime minister. Constitution of Pakistan 1973 promulgated. * 1973: 1973 Pakistan coup attempt is foiled.

1974

* 1974: Pakistan recognised

. * 27 May:

1974 Anti-Ahmadiyya riots In the period spanning from late May to early September 1974, an altercation between students of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba and youths of the Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Muslims Community at the Rabwah railway station. This incidents were marked by a series ...

result in the death of 27 Ahmadiyyas and declaration of Ahmadiyyas as non Muslim. * September: Largest

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force co ...

between Pakistani troops and Baloch insurgents.

1975

* 22 July 1975: Pakistan backed 1975 Laghman uprising is crushed by Afghan government.

1976

* 1976: Pakistan begins diplomatic relations with

. * 3-10 September:

1976 Dir rebellion 1976 Dir revolt refers to a rebellion by Kohistani tribesmen against the government of Pakistan from 3 September to 10 September 1976. The rebellion was suppressed and stabilised government control over the area. Background Dir was a Princel ...

is crushed, 300 people are killed. * 1976: Baloch insurgents, due to lack of ammunition start fleeing.

1977

* 10 January: Nine opposition parties form joint election forum,

Pakistan National Alliance The Pakistan National Alliance (Urdu: پاکستان قومی اتحاد, Acronym: PNA), was a populist and consolidated right and left political alliance, consisting of nine political parties of the country. Formed in 1977, the country's leadi ...

(PNA). * 7 March:

1977 Pakistani general election Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Rep ...

* 7 March- July: 1977 Pakistan uprising occurs in response to the alleged rigging in elections. Military is deployed to crush the uprising. More than 150 are killed. * 5 July:

Operation Fair Play The 1977 Pakistani military coup (codenamed Operation Fair Play) was the second military coup in the history of Pakistan. Taking place on 5 July 1977, it was carried out by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the chief of army staff, overthrowing the gover ...

, General

Muhammad Zia ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of t ...

overthrows prime minister

and declares martial law. * July: General

Rahimuddin Khan Rahimuddin Khan (21 July 1926 – 22 August 2022) was a four-star rank Pakistani general who briefly served as the 16th Governor of Sindh in 1988. Previously, he had served as the fourth Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1984 to 19 ...

takes over Balochistan. General amnesty is declared. Fourth Balochistan conflict ends with about 25,000 deaths.

1978

* 14 March Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan visits

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

.''Historical Dictionary of Pakistan by Shahid Javed Burki (1991)'' * 11 June: Altaf Hussain founded the

All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization The All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organization (APMSO; ) is a Pakistani student organization notable for creating a political party: the Muhajir Quami Movement, now called the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). APMSO was founded by Altaf Hus ...

(APMSO) in Karachi University starting the First MQM insurrection. * January 2: 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills, On the orders of

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also se ...

, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in

killing 133-900 (official toll is 22). *12 September

Zia-ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of ...

visits Noor Muhammad Tarakai, marxist leader of

Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...

. * 16 September: General

becomes Pakistan's sixth president. * 22 September:

Saur Revolution The Saur Revolution (; ), also known as the April Revolution or the April Coup, was a violent coup d'état and uprising staged on 27–28 April 1978 (, ) by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), which overthrew President of Afghan ...

takes place and further strains Pakistan Afghanistan relations.

1979

* 1979: The military ruler

Zia Ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of ...

enacts the

Hudood Ordinance The Hudud Ordinances are laws in Pakistan enacted in 1979 as part of the Islamization in Pakistan, Islamization of Pakistan by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan. It replaced parts of the British-era Pakistan Penal Code, adding ...

s. * 4 April:

hanged. * 3 July: ISI,

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...

and GIP Start

Operation Cyclone Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992, prior to and during the military intervention by the USSR in support ...

to aid Mujahideen forces in Afghanistan. * 3 November:

1979 U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad Beginning at 12:00 p.m. on 21 November 1979, a large mob of Pakistani citizens violently stormed the Embassy of the United States in Islamabad and subsequently burned it down in a coordinated attack. The riot was led by local Islamists aligned w ...

by Jamaat E Islami on false accusations of US involvement in Grand Mosque seizure by Khomeini. * 24 December:

Soviet–Afghan War The Soviet–Afghan War took place in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Marking the beginning of the 46-year-long Afghan conflict, it saw the Soviet Union and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic o ...

begins after Soviet deployment.

1980s

1980

* 1980: The United States pledges military assistance to

following Soviet intervention in

. * 1 March: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations, A Soviet Ilyushin Il-26 entered Pakistani airspace and was intercepted by PAF Squadron 15 but the pilots were instructed not to engage. * 23 March: 1980 Pakistan coup attempt, a plot by Maj. Gen. Tajammul Hussain Malik to assassinate Zia-ul-Haq on

Pakistan Day Pakistan Day (, lit. ''Yaum-e-Pakistan'') is a national holiday in Pakistan primarily commemorating the adoption of the first Constitution of Pakistan during the transition of the Dominion of Pakistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 23 ...

on March 23, 1980, was exposed and thwarted. * 26 May: Establishment of

Federal Shariat Court The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) is a constitutional islamic religious court of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which has the power to examine and determine whether the laws of the country comply with Sharia law. The court was established in ...

is announced.

1981

* 2 March:

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 326 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 326 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by al-Zulfikar terrorists with support of Afghanistan's KhAD, from 2 March to 14 March 1981. It was a routine flight scheduled from Karach ...

is hijacked by armed men belonging to

Al-Zulfiqar al-Zulfikar was a faction formed in 1979 by Pakistani politician Murtaza Bhutto. Named after his father and former Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the group opposed the government of military dictator Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, who had de ...

. * 23 March: Provisional constitutional order enforced, replacing the 1973 constitution.

1982

* 1982: Pakistan builds its first workable nuclear device.

1983

* 12 February:

1983 women's march, Lahore On 12 February 1983, a women's march was held in Lahore, Pakistan. The march was led by the Women's Action Forum (WAF) and the Punjab Women Lawyers Association. It assembled at Mall Road in Lahore to proceed toward the Lahore High Court in Pakis ...

, 50 women are arrested * August–September:

Movement for the Restoration of Democracy The Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD; ) was a political alliance in Pakistan founded in 1981 by the political parties opposing the military government of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan. Headed by Benazir Bhut ...

arranges nationwide protests against Zia ul Haq. * 1983: The first

F-16 The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it e ...

supplied by the US to

(PAF). * 11 March: Kirana-I, Pakistan conduct cold test of a nuclear device, proving the state as one of recognized nuclear weapons state. The test was not announced publicly until 1998. * December 31: The 7.2 Hindu Kush earthquake affects northern Afghanistan and Pakistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''), killing 12–26 and injuring 60–483.

1984

* 18 March: Azeem Ahmed Tariq & Altaf Hussain founded the MQM (Muhajir Qaumi Movement) in Karachi and Hyderabad. * 1984: 1984 Pakistan coup attempt, second coup attempt against

Zia ul Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of ...

is thwarted by Inter services intelligence. * April:

Operation Meghdoot Operation Meghdoot was the codename for the Indian Armed Forces operation to take full control of the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh. Executed on the morning of 13 April 1984, it marks the highest battlefield in the world. This operation preempted Pa ...

, Start of

Siachen conflict The Siachen conflict, sometimes referred to as the Siachen Glacier conflict or the Siachen War, was a military conflict Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, between India and Pakistan over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir. The conf ...

, The

captures

Siachen The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends in northeastern Kashmir. At long, it is the longest glaci ...

in a military raid.

1985

* 28 February: General elections held;

Muhammad Khan Junejo Mohammad Khan Junejo (18 August 1932 18 March 1993) was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1985 to 1988 under president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. During his tenure as prime minister he sou ...

becomes prime minister. * 26–27 April:

Badaber uprising The Badaber uprising (26–27 April 1985, Badaber, Pakistan) was an armed rebellion by Soviet and Afghan prisoners of war who were being held at the Badaber fortress near Peshawar, Pakistan. The prisoners fought the Afghan Mujahideen of the ...

by Soviet and Afghan POWs near

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

is crushed. * 1985: KHAD-KGB campaign in Pakistan is started by

KGB The Committee for State Security (, ), abbreviated as KGB (, ; ) was the main security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1991. It was the direct successor of preceding Soviet secret police agencies including the Cheka, Joint State Polit ...

and

KHAD The ''Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati'' (Pashto/ literally "State Intelligence Agency", also known as "State Information Services" or "Committee of State Security"), better known by the acronym KhAD, was the agency in charge of internal security, ...

, Hathora murders in Karachi begin * 1985: Anti Pashtun violence in Karachi kills more than 100. * August: Mujahideen under the command of Pakistani ISI brigadier general Mohammad Yousuf start Raids inside Soviet union * 31 December: Martial Law is lifted, amended 1973 Constitution revived.

1986

* February: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations, PAF fighters intercepted a couple of Mig-21s. * 1986:

's daughter Benazir returns from exile to lead the

(PPP) in a campaign for fresh

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

. * April: During the Second Battle of Zhawar, an Afghan aerial assault group accidentally landed inside Pakistan. 120 personnel and 6

Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. Russian production of t ...

were captured by Pakistani forces. * 29 April: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations, the

Afghan Air Force The General Command of the Air Force (, Dari: ) also referred to as the Islamic Emirate Air Force and the Afghan Air Force, is the air force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces. The Royal Afghan Air Force was established in 1921 under the reign o ...

claimed to have shot down a

Pakistani Air Force The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (; ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when requi ...

. * 17 May: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations,

claimed to have destroyed two Su-22M3K belonging to Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force, DRAAF, DRAAF confirmed loss of one. * 5 September:

Pan Am Flight 73 Pan Am Flight 73 was a Pan American World Airways flight from Bombay, India, to New York City, United States, with scheduled stops in Karachi, Pakistan, and Frankfurt, West Germany. On September 5, 1986, the Boeing 747-121 serving the flight wa ...

, with 358 people on board, is hijacked at

Karachi International Airport Jinnah International Airport () , formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi International Airport, is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017–2018. Located in Karachi, the largest city an ...

by four

Abu Nidal Sabri Khalil al-Banna (; May 1937 – 16 August 2002), known by his ''Pseudonym, nom de guerre'' Abu Nidal ("father of struggle"),; translates it as "father of the struggle". was a Palestinian fedayeen, Palestinian militant. He was the founde ...

terrorists. * 14 December:

Qasba Aligarh massacre The Qasba–Aligarh massacre was an ethnic massacre that took place when recently settled armed tribals attacked densely populated locals in Qasba Colony, Aligarh Colony, Sajidabad and Sector 1-D of Orangi in Karachi in the early hours of the mo ...

, violence against Muhajirs by newly settled

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

s from KPK,

and

1987

* 16 April: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations, PAF shot down an Afghan

Su-22 The Sukhoi Su-17 (''izdeliye'' S-32; NATO reporting name: Fitter) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet Union, Soviet military. Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7, the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to ent ...

. * 30 March: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations PAF shot down a Soviet

An-26 The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twins ...

. * June–July:

Operation Rajiv Operation Rajiv was the codename for an Indian Army operation that aimed to capture a high point along the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) on the Siachen Glacier in June 1987. Prior to this operation, the area had been under the control of P ...

ends in an Indian victory. * 14 July:

1987 Karachi car bombing The 1987 Karachi car bombing were two car bombings in Karachi, Pakistan on 14 July 1987 that killed 72 people and wounding 250. Bombings On 14 July 1987, two vehicles drove into the Bohri Bazaar in Karachi, Pakistan packed with RDX and parked. T ...

killed 72 and wounded 250. * 1987: In a clash with Soviet aircraft one PAF F-16 was due to friendly fire. * September: In aerial dogfights one Soviet

Mig-23 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generation jet fighter, alongside similar Soviet aircra ...

is damaged and two are allegedly destroyed. * September: Operation Vajrasakti / Qaidat, two expeditions by Pakistani and Indian forces in siachen. Combat results in an Indian victory. * September 20 At least 5 people were killed and 16 injured when a bomb exploded in a bus station in

. * 1987: KHAD-KGB campaign in Pakistan, Bomb blast on the US consulate in Peshawar killed 30.

1988

* 20 January: Prominent

leader

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan () or Badshah Khan () was a Pathan activist and formerly an Indian independence activist from the North-West Frontier Province, and founder of the Khudai K ...

dies in

. * 10 April:

Ojhri Camp disaster The Ojhri Camp disaster () took place on 10 April 1988. Ojhri Camp was a military storage center located in Rawalpindi Cantonment in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. Following the disaster, then-Prime Minister Junejo ordered an inquiry ...

, Army ammunition blown up in Ojhri camp, Rawalpindi; more than 100 people die. * 29 May: Zia dismisses Junejo's government; * 8 August: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations, Colonel

Alexander Rutskoy Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy (; born 16 September 1947) is a Russian politician and former Soviet military officer who served as the only vice president of Russia from 1991 to 1993. He was proclaimed acting president following Boris Yeltsin' ...

Sukhoi Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' ( ('' rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. Th ...

was shot down by PAF. * 14 August: Pakistan signs the

Geneva Accords (1988) The Geneva Accords were the agreements on the settlement of the situation relating to Afghanistan, were signed on 14 April 1988 at the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the United States and the Sovi ...

with Afghanistan under the mediation of United States and Soviet union respectively. * 17 August: General Zia-ul-Haq is killed in a plane crash near Bahawalpur. * 30 September:

1988 Hyderabad massacre On September 30, 1988, hundreds of people, mostly Mahajir (Pakistan), Muhajirs, were killed in Hyderabad, Sindh in what was known as "Black Friday". The death toll was more than 200, and the attacks are said to have been coordinated and carried ...

* 31 September: Anti-Sindhi violence kills more than 200 Sindhis in Karachi and Hyderabad . * 3 November: Pakistan Soviet air confrontations, An Afghan Su-24 was shot down by PAF. * 16 November: New elections held;

Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990, and again from 1993 to 1996. She was also the first woman elected to head a democratic governmen ...

becomes prime minister after

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Ben ...

* 1988: ISI personnel start

Operation Midnight Jackal Operation Midnight Jackal, or simply known as Midnight Jackal, was a first of two major political scandals that took place in the first term of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1988–89 that was a plot of ISI's Internal Wing to as ...

against

. * December 10: An

Antonov An-26 The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986.Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. "Antonov's Turboprop Twins ...

Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. () also known simply as Ariana, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Afghanistan. Founded in 1955, Ariana is state owned and the oldest airline in the country. The company has its main base at Kabul Interna ...

was shot down in Pakistani territory by Pakistani fighters on a passenger flight from

Khost Khōst () is the capital of Khost Province in Afghanistan. It is the largest city in the southeastern part of the country, and also the largest in the region of Loya Paktia. To the south and east of Khost lie Waziristan and Kurram Agency, Kurram i ...

, killing all 25 occupants. Pakistan denied the shooting.

1989

* 1989: Pakistan returns to its status as a

Commonwealth republic The republics in the Commonwealth of Nations are the sovereign states in the organisation with a republican form of government. , 36 out of the 56 member states were republics. While Charles III is the titular Head of the Commonwealth, the King ...

* 15 February:

Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan Pursuant to the Geneva Accords of 14 April 1988, the Soviet Union conducted a total military withdrawal from Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Afghanistan between 15 May 1988 and 15 February 1989. Headed by the Soviet military officer Boris ...

is completed and Soviet Afghan war ends. * 15 February: Afghan Civil War (1989–1992), First Afghan civil war starts. * February–April: Operation Chumik/Operation Ibex, two expeditions by Pakistani and Indian forces result in the demilitarization of Chumik Glacier. * 5 March: Battle of Jalalabad (1989) starts and 5000 Pakistani troops enter into Afghanistan. * 6 April: Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan begin. * 4 May: Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan, second strike takes place. 3 people are killed. * 22 May: third Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan. * 23-26 June: Three Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan. * 31 June: Battle of Jalalabad (1989) commences with an Afghan government victory. ISI chief Hamid Gul is sacked by Pakistani authorities. * 1989:

by ISI personnel is exposed and they are trialed. * 3 August: Seventh Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan. * 15 August: Eighth Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan. * 1 October: Ninth Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan. * 27 October: Tenth Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan.

1990s

1990

* 4 January: Sukkur rail disaster, more than 300 people are killed * 10 January: 11th Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan * 1990: Clashes between Muhajirs and Sindhis lead to the death of 190 civilians * 7 May: 21 people were killed and 30 injured in a train bombing near

. * 18 May: — 10 people were killed and 54 wounded in a bomb blast in

. * 26-27 May: Pucca Qila Massacre, about 200 muhajirs are killed massacre is stopped by military intervention. * 14 June: 12th Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan * 16 July: 43 people were killed and 110 injured in 7 bomb explosions in Hyderabad, Sindh. * 26 June: 13th Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan * 2 August: Gulf war starts, Pakistan joins the coalition to protect Kuwait. * 6 August: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismisses Benazir Bhutto government; Mian Nawaz Sharif becomes the next prime minister * 13 September: 14th Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan * 24 October: 1990 Pakistani general election * 20 November: 15th Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan * 28 November: Last Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan * 1990: Mehrangate is exposed.

1991

* 1991: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif begins economic liberalisation programme. * 16 May: Islamic Shariah law formally incorporated into legal code. * December: A train travelling from

hits a parked freight train at Ghotki, killing over 100 of the 800 passengers.

1992

* 28 April: Afghan Civil War (1992–1996), Second Afghan civil war starts with a heavy Pakistani involvement. * 20 May: A 6.0 magnitude List of earthquakes in Pakistan, earthquake affects northern Pakistan causing moderate damage, killing 36 and injuring 100. * 28 July – 3 August:

, Indian Army launched Operation Trishul Shakti, one Pakistani helicopter is shot down. * 19 June: Pakistan Army started Operation Clean-up ending the MQM insurrection (1978-1992). * 8 September: 1992 India–Pakistan floods, almost 1,000 people die and 3 million are evacuated due to flooding in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province caused by torrential rains swelling the Indus river and its tributaries, a thousand more are also killed in the Kashmir region. * 28 September: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268, an Airbus A300, Airbus A300B4-203, crashes into the southern slope of the Chure Hills on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew. * 5 December: Pakistan joins Unified Task Force and participates in Operation Restore Hope. * 1992: Pakistan becomes fourth largest troop contributor to the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia. * 1992: Inter-Services Intelligence activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina begin to support Bosniaks against Serbs.

1993

* 7 March: Political groups from

sign the Islamabad Accord in Pakistan, forming a coalition until elections can be held. * 2 April: The Pakistan government vows to crack down on Arab militants. * 8 April: After a crack down on illegal immigrants, hundreds of Arab nationals are arrested on suspected links to Islamic militants. * 5 June: June 1993 attack on Pakistani military in Somalia, 25 Pakistani troops are massacred by SNA. * 13 June: June 1993 UN killings of Somali protestors, In response to attack on Pakistani military, Pakistani troops open fire on Somali civilians killing 20. * 16 June: Bosnian Muslim refugees leave Croatia for Pakistan. * 18 July: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif both resign under pressure from military.

becomes prime minister for the second time. * August–October: Pakistan participates in Operation Gothic Serpent but coalition is forced to withdraw. * 3-4 October: Pakistan participates in Battle of Mogadishu (1993) but coalition is forced to withdraw.

1994

* May–June: Start of MQM insurrection (1994-present), 750 people are killed in riots * 1 November: Malakand insurrection (1994-1995) by Islamist militants begins. * 1994: MQM insurrection (1994-present), Naseerullah Babar, General Naseerullah Babar started an operation against MQM.

1995

* 9 January – 3 March 1995: Pakistan navy participates in Operation United Shield in Somalia. * May:

, Battle of Tyakshi Post ends in an Indian victory. * 19 June: Malakand insurrection (1994-1995) ends after implementation of Sharia law in Malakand Division. * July: The Pakistani embassy in Kabul is attacked. * October: 1995 Pakistani coup attempt is foiled and coup plotters are arrested. * 19 November: Attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan kills 13. * 1995: As a part of MQM insurrection (1994-present), Second MQM insurrection, more than 2000 people are killed in 1995 * 21 December: — 1995 Peshawar bombing: At least 25 people were killed and 100 wounded.

1996

* 28 April: Bhai Pheru bus bombing: 50 people were killed and 26 injured * 22 July: A briefcase bomb killed 9 and wounded 20 people in the old terminal of Lahore Airport, Lahore International Airport * 5 November: President Farooq Leghari dismisses Bhutto government. * 1996: Second operation against MQM is called off.

1997

* 3 February: 1997 Pakistani general election, Nawaz Sharif becomes prime minister for the second time. * 2 December: Pakistan's president, Farooq Leghari, resigns. Wasim Sajjad becomes interim president for the second time.

1998

* March 10: — On the Tuesday morning, a bomb blast occurred on Walton (Pakistan) railway station, Walton railway station, in a

-bound train killed at least 10 and wounding more than 80 people. * May 28: The first nuclear test — Codename Chagai-I was conducted and supervised by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, PAEC at Ras Koh Chaghi, Baluchistan. * May 30: The second nuclear test Chagai-II was conducted and supervised by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, PAEC. * 8 June: — 23 people were killed as a bomb exploded on moving Khyber Mail (Train) heading towards

, on Tando Masti Khan railway station. * 1998: MQM insurrection (1994-present), Governor rule was imposed by Nawaz Sharif in the Sindh, Sindh province and military operation was initiated against MQM due to Hakim Said, Hakeem Saeed's assassination

1999

* 1999:

tests its Ghauri II missile. * 20 May: 1999 Pakistan cyclone, massive hurricane strikes Sindh killing 6000. * 3 May: Start of Kargil war A Pakistani intrusion in the Kargil district is reported by local shepherds. * 5 May:

patrols are sent out in response to earlier reports; 5 Indian soldiers are captured and subsequently killed. * 9 May: Heavy Artillery, shelling by the

damages Indian ammunition dumps in Kargil. * 10 May: Multiple infiltrations across the Line of Control, LoC are confirmed in Dras, Kaksar, and Mushkoh Valley, Mushkoh sectors. * 26 May: The

(IAF) begins airstrikes against suspected infiltrator positions. * 27 May: One IAF Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, MiG-21 and one Mikoyan MiG-27, MiG-27 are shot down by Pakistan Army's Anti-aircraft warfare, Air Defence Corps; * 28 May: One IAF Mil Mi-17, Mi-17 is shot down by Pakistani forces; four crew members are killed. * 1 June: The Pakistan Army begins shelling operations on India's National Highway 1 (India), National Highway 1 . * 6 June: The Indian Army begins a major offensive in Kargil. * 9 June: Indian troops re-capture two key positions in the Batalik sector. * 11 June: India releases intercepts of conversations between Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan), COAS General officer, Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Chief of General Staff (Pakistan), CGS Lieutenant general, Lt. Gen. Aziz Khan (general), Aziz Khan as proof of the Pakistan Army's involvement in the Kargil war. * 13 June: Battle of Tololing ends in Indian victory. * 15 June: President of the United States, United States President Bill Clinton forces then

, Nawaz Sharif to immediately pull all Pakistani troops and Irregular military, irregulars out from Kargil. * 20 June: Battle of point 5140 ends in an Indian victory. * 29 June: Pakistani forces begin their retreat and the Indian Army advances towards Tiger Hill, Kargil, Tiger Hill. * June:

, Indian Army captured pt 5770 from Pakistan troops.Endgame at Siachen
, Maj Gen Raj Mehta, AVSM, VSM (Retd) 2 December 2014, South Asia Defence and Strategic Review * 4 July: Battle of Tiger Hill ends in an Indian victory. * 5 July: Nawaz Sharif officially announces the Pakistan Army's withdrawal from Kargil following a meeting with President Clinton. * 7 July: Battle of Point 4875 ends in an Indian victory. * 11 July: Pakistani forces disengage from the region; India retakes key peak points in Batalik. * 26 July: Kargil war officially comes to an end. Indian Army announces the complete withdrawal of Pakistani irregular and regular forces. * 10 August: 1999 Pakistan Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown, a Breguet Atlantic maritime patrol aircraft of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm was shot down by a MiG-21 fighter of the

* 11 August: Pakistani forces fire a missile on an Indian helicopter carrying journalists.Pamela Constable and Kamran Khan (journalist), Kamran Khan
Pakistan Attacks Indian Aircraft in Border Region
12 August 1999, Washington Post Retrieved on 23 July 2007 * 12 October: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif overthrown in military coup led by General Pervez Musharraf.

2000s

2000

*April: After 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, military takeover, Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is sentenced to life imprisonment *12 May: Supreme Court validated the October 1999 coup and granted General Pervez Musharraf executive and legislative authority for three years. * December: Nawaz Sharif goes into exile to Saudi Arabia

2001

* 20 June: General Pervez Musharraf dismissed the president and named himself to the post. * 15 July: Agra Summit starts. President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee holds talks over long-standing issues. * 14 August: New Local Government system installed, after holding of elections in three phases. * 15 September: The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda.Rising tension - BBC News
/ref> * 16 September: US Secretary of State Powell told that Pakistan's President Musharraf had agreed to support the U.S. anti-terrorist campaign. * 7 October: United States invasion of Afghanistan * 28 October: Bahawalpur church shooting, 18 Christians are killed in retaliation for United States invasion of Afghanistan * 10 November: US President Bush meets President Musharraf in New York and assures additional aid of one billion dollars. * 13 December: ** 2001 Indian Parliament attack is blamed on Pakistan by India. ** 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff begins and 800,000 Indian troops gather at Pakistani border. * December: Pakistan and India moved ballistic missiles closer to each other's border, and mortar and artillery fire was reported in Kashmir.

2002

*1 January: an earthquake strikes northern Pakistan. * 5 January: Musharraf stunned Vajpayee by a hand-shake at the last 11th SAARC summit in Kathmandu. * 12 January: President Musharraf declares a war on extremism.Profile: General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan - CNN
/ref> * 14 January: India calls off 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff, Operation Pakram. * 22 February — The American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered in

. * 26 February At least 11 Shi'a worshipers were killed by firing at the Shah-i-Najaf Mosque in

. * 30 April: General Pervez Musharraf wins a referendum thus ensures 5 more years in office. * 2002: Operation al-Mizan is initiated by Pakistan and US against Islamist militants. * 17 March — A grenade attack on a Protestant church in tdiplomatic enclave in

killed five persons, including a US diplomat's wife and daughter. * 8 May: 2002 Karachi bus bombing, 15 killed. * 24 August: President General Musharraf issues the Legal Framework Order 2002. * 25 September — Gunmen attacked the offices of a Christian welfare organisation in Karachi killing 7. * 10 October: 2002 Pakistani general election, First general elections since the 1999 military coup held. * 21 November: A 6.3 earthquake strikes northern Pakistan, leaving sixteen dead, forty injured, and more than 1,000 buildings damaged. * 23 November: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali sworn in as Prime Minister. * 26 November: The Pakistan army evacuates thousands of people following the earthquake * 5 December: Three people were killed in an attack at the Macedonian Honorary consulate in Karachi. * 25 December Grenade attack at a Presbyterian church in Pakistan's central Punjab province, killed three young girls.

2003

* 24 February: Senate elections: Ruling party wins most seats in voting to the upper house. * 23 March: Aaj News, AAJ TV, Pakistan's premier channel inaugurated. * 8 June:- 11 Pakistani police trainees were shot dead in a sectarian attack on Sariab Road, Quetta, as they all belonged to Hazara people, Hazara Shi'a branch of Islam. * 24 June: President Pervez Musharraf meets US President George W. Bush, G.W. Bush in Camp David. US announces $3-billion five-year economic assistance package for Pakistan. * 4 July: 2003 Quetta mosque bombing, 44 killed. * 11 July: Lahore-Delhi bus service resumed after suspension of 18 months. * August: Floods in

province result in tens of thousands of people fleeing to relief camps and a food crisis. * 14 December: General Musharraf survived an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi. * 25 December General Musharraf survives another assassination attempt

2004

* 1 January: General Musharraf won a vote of confidence in the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies. * 5 January: Musharraf meets Vajpayee in Islamabad, discusses Kashmir dispute. * 18 January: Pakistani agents arrest seven Al-Qaida suspects and confiscate weapons during a raid in the southern city of

. * 16 March: War in North-West Pakistan begins. * 16 March: Battle of Wanna begins * 23 March: Battle of Wanna ends with a Pakistani victory. * 22 April: The European Parliament voted in favour of a new trade and cooperation agreement with Pakistan, giving a vital boost to Islamabad's relations with the European Union. * 22 May: Pakistan readmitted to Commonwealth. *18 June 2004: Start of Drone strikes in Pakistan, The first known U.S. drone strike killed 5–8 people including Nek Muhammad Wazir and two children, in a strike near Wana, Pakistan, Wana, South Waziristan. Pakistan's Army initially claimed the attack as its own work. * 26 June: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali steps down and nominates Shujaat Hussain, Ch. Shujaat Hussain as his interim successor. * 28 August: Shaukat Aziz becomes Prime Minister. * 9 September: About 70 Taliban or Al Qaida militants, are killed when Pakistan's air force jets raid a terrorist training camp in a tribal region bordering

2005

* 8 January:- At least 10 people were killed in sectarian violence in the city of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan. * 2005: Start of Insurgency in Balochistan, Fifth Balochistan conflict, rape in Pakistan, Rape of a female doctor (Shazia Khalid) at the Sui gas facility and the resulting government response started the Insurgency in Balochistan, Fifth Balochistan conflict. * 19 March:- At least 35 people were killed by a blast at the shrine of Pir Rakhel Shah in the village of Fatehpur in Jhal Magsi District. *14 May: 2 killed including Haitham al-Yemeni in a strike near the Afghan border in

. * 25 May:- Six members of a family were killed in an explosion at the village of Bandkhel in Makin Subdivision, South Waziristan. * 27 May: 2005 Islamabad bombing, At least 20 people were killed and 82 wounded. * 13 July: 136 people killed and about 170 injured in a collision of three passenger trains near Ghotki. * 14 July: NWFP Assembly passes the Hasba bill with a majority vote. * 19 July: Government of Pakistan launches country-wide crackdown against extremist elements. * 7 October:- 2005 Mong shootings Eight Ahmadiyya are killed * 8 October: The 7.6 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Kashmir earthquake affects Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, Azad Kashmir with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''), killing more than 79,000 people and displacing several million more. * 10 October: The president of Pakistan appeals for international help following the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, earthquake, saying the country cannot deal with crisis on its own. * 11 October: Renowned littérateur, linguist and poet, Shanul Haq Haqqee, passes away in Toronto. He was 88. * 13 October: Clashes between the Pakistan Rangers, Rangers and civilians in Gilgit kill 12. *5 November: a strike destroys the house of Abu Hamza Rabia killing his wife, three children and four others. *30 November: Al-Qaeda's 3rd in command, Abu Hamza Rabia killed in an attack by CIA drones in Asoray, near Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan along with 4 other militants. Among the deaths are 8 year old Noor Aziz and 17-year-old Abdul Wasit. * 15 December: the inspector general of the Frontier Corps, Major General Shujaat Zamir Dar, and his deputy Brigadier Salim Nawazl were wounded after shots were fired at their helicopter by Baloch separatists ." *22 December: Seven killed in a battle between Islamists and bandits in Jandola.

2006

* 2 January: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar assumes office of State Bank Governor having the first woman Governor of SBP. *13 January: Damadola airstrike kills 18 civilians, in Bajaur area but misses Ayman al-Zawahri, five women, eight men, and five children are among the dead. *25 January: Landmine blast in Dera Bugti District kills 6. *5 February:- 13 killed in a blast on Lahore-bound bus . *9 February: 36 killed in violence on the Day of Ashura. *2 March: A power suicide car bomb attack near the US Consulate,

, killed four people including a US diplomat, a day before President George W. Bush was to reach Pakistan. *10 March: 2006 Pakistan landmine blast, 26 people, are killed. * 26 April: Pervez Musharraf lays foundation-stone of Diamir-Bhasha dam. * 11 April: 2006 Karachi Nishtar Park bombing Over 50 people are killed. * 14 May: Charter of democracy (CoD) is signed by two former prime ministers of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto in London. * 12 June: Five people were killed in a bomb attack in Quetta hotel. * 15 June Five police officers are killed by gunmen . * 16 June: Two female teachers and two children were shot dead in Khoga Chiri village in Orakzai Agency. * 8 July: Process to release over 1600 women prisoners from 55 jails across starts after Presidential Ordinance. * 10 July: Noted poet, writer and columnist, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, passes away in Lahore. He was 89. * 26 August: Prominent Baloch leader and politician Sirdar Akbar Bugti killed by military * 26–31 August:- Akbar Bugti's killing sparked five days of rioting that left six people dead, dozens wounded and 700 under arrest. * 5 September: Waziristan Accords are signed. * 8 September:- At least six people were killed in bomb blast in Barkhan District. * 6 October:: 17 people were killed in secterian violence . * 20 October: A bomb blast killed six people in

. *30 October: Chenagai airstrike allegedly aimed at Ayman al-Zawahri destroys a madrassa in Bajaur area and kills 70–80 people. Pakistani military officials claim there were militants while provincial minister Siraj ul-Haq and a local eyewitness said they were innocent pupils resuming studies after the Eid ul-Fitr, Muslim Eid holidays. * 8 November:2006 Dargai bombing, 42 Pakistani Army soldiers are killed . * 2006: Operation al-Mizan ends in a US-Pakistani victory.

2007

* 15 January: A blast in the Jalozai killed four people. *16 January: Up to 30 Taliban killed in a drone strike in Salamat Keley, Zamazola, South Waziristan. * 26 January: Two people were killed in a suicide attack at the Marriott hotel in the capital

. * 27 January: 13 people, including the Chief of Peshawar City Police Malik Saad, were killed in suicide bombing near a crowded Shia Islam in Pakistan, Shiite mosque * 29 January: January 2007 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing 2 people were killed * 6 February:- A suicide bomber detonated himself outside Islamabad International Airport. * 17 February: A suicide bomber killed 15 people inside a courtroom in

, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. * 20 February: Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab Minister for social welfare Zil-e-Huma Usman was shot and killed in Gujranwala. * 9 March: President Musharraf dismissed Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar. * 19–22 March: Clashes between pro-government of Pakistan, government forces and al-Qaeda remnants in the Waziristan kill 135 people on both sides. * 6 April: 2007 Kurram Agency conflict begins. * 10–11 April: 35 people were killed in secterian violence in Kurram Agency. * 13 April: 2007 Kurram Agency conflict ends with a victory of Pakistani government and allied Shi'ite militias. *26 April: 4 people killed in the village of Saidgi in North Waziristan in an airstrike. Habib Ullah the owner of the destroyed house, said those killed were not terrorists. * 28 April April 2007 Charsadda bombing An assassination attempt on Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, Interior Minister of Pakistan, Interior minister is unsuccessful but 28 others are killed . * 12 May: 12 May Karachi riots 50 people were killed in clashes * 13 May: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, 3 Pakistani soldiers were wounded, 13-41 Afghans were killed. * 15 May: 2007 Peshawar hotel bombing, 24 people are killed. * 2 June; Five people are killed in road side bombing in Bajaur District * 8 June: Three people were killed in a bus bombing in Lasbela District. *19 June: 30 killed in the village of Mami Rogha in an airstrike in North Waziristan * 23 June: A barrage of artillery and missiles fired from Afghanistan hit residential compounds and a hotel in Mangrotai area of

, killing 11 people. * 6 July: ** President General Pervez Musharraf escaped yet another attempt on his life. ** Four Pakistan Army troops were killed in an IED attack on a military convoy in Dir District * 8 July: 3 Chinese workers are killed by gunmen * 11 July: Siege of Lal Masjid ends, which started on 3 July. * 12 July: Seven people were killed in five attacks in Swat district. * 14 July: 23 soldiers are killed in a car bombing. * 15 July:- At least 49 are killed in multiple incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa * 17 July:- At least 17 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Islamabad. * 19 July:- More than 40 people were killed in three separate bomb attacks. * 24 July:- Nine people were killed in rocket attacks in Bannu. * 27 July: ** 13 people are killed in a suicide bombing at Muzaffar hotel in

** The same day Raziq Bugti, former guerrilla commander turned spokesman for the Balochistan government, was assassinated in Quetta. * 2 August:- A shootout in Sargodha killed a policeman and suspected bomber. * 4 August:- Nine people were killed in suicide bombing in Parachinar, Kurram Agency. * 25 August – Pakistan successfully tests a nuclear capable cruise missile named Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad), Hatf-VIII having a range of . * 26 August:- Four policemen were killed in a suicide attack in Shangla District. * 4 September September 2007 bombings in Rawalpindi 25 people were killed * 11 September:- 17 people are killed in a van bombing in Dera Ismail Khan district. The same day Omar Ayub Khan's protocol officer, Liaquat Hussain, was found shot dead near the Northern Bypass in Karachi. * 13 September:- At least 20 off-duty commandos were killed in Haripur District, Haripur near Tarbela Dam. * 15 September:Maulana Hassan Jan is assassinated . * 20 September: Al-Qaeda declares war on Pakistan. * 1 October Suicide bombing in Bannu killed 16 people * 7 October: Battle of Mirali starts * 10 October: Battle of Mirali ends in a Pakistani victory. * 12 October: Mohmand Agency, Mohmand Taliban publicly behead six "criminals". * 18 October: Bhutto, Benazir returned to Pakistan, after exile of about 8 years. * 19 October: 2007 Karsaz bombing, 180 killed. * 20 October: Eight people were killed in a bomb blast in Dera Bugti. *25 October: ** 20 people are killed in a suicide blast in swat. ** First Battle of Swat begins *30 October: 7 killed in a suicide attack on a checkpost in Rawalpindi. * 1 November: A suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a PAF bus near Sargodha, killing 10 *2 November: 5 killed in an airstrike on a madrasah in North Waziristan * 3 November: Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency, most of the senior judges of Supreme Court ousted. * 9 November: A suicide bomber killed 3 in Peshawar. * 16 November: After completion of 5 years, National Assembly dissolved, Caretaker government of Muhammad Mian Soomro took oath. *24 November:- 30 people were killed in two suicide attacks in

. * 25 November: Nawaz Sharif returned Pakistan after 7 years of forced exile. * 8 December: First Battle of Swat ends in a Pakistani victory. * 9 December: At least 10 people were killed in a car bombing near Matta, Swat District. *10 December:- A suicide attack on the school bus injuring 7. *13 December:- Two suicide bombings in Quetta killed seven people. * 15 December: ** Emergency lifted, civil rights and suspended constitution restored ** A suicide bombing on a military checkpost killed five people in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nowshera. *17 December 2007 Charsadda mosque bombing 12 people were killed *21 December: On the eve of Eid ul-Adha, a suicide bomb blast again targeted Aftab Ahmad Sherpao killing at least 57 and injuring over 100 at Jamia Masjid Sherpao, in Charsadda District, Pakistan, Charsadda District. Sherpao survived the blast; his younger son Mustafa Khan Sherpao, was injured. * 23 December Seven people were killed in a suicide blast in Mingora. * 27 December: Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto assassinated, along with 20 others. * 28 December: ** 33 people are killed in the aftermath of the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto ** A roadside bomb killed nine people including the grandson of Wali-e-Swat in Swat District. * 2007: MQM insurrection (1994-present), Second MQM insurrection Alleged Pashtuns with ties to Pakistani Taliban along with civilian Pashtuns are killed by MQM.

2008

* 2 January: Elections are postponed following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. * 3 January: Pervez Musharraf denies any role in

's death
(CNN)
* 10 January: 24 people were killed in a suicide blast outside Lahore High Court. * 24 January: Pakistan launched Operation Zalzala * 31 January: The United States announces that Abu Laith al-Libi in a missile strike in northwest Pakistan * 9 February: 2008 Charsadda bombing, 27 killed. * 16 February: 2008 Parachinar bombing, 47 killed. * 18 February: Elections are held amidst tight security. PPP, PML-N, PML-N and ANP win 124, 91, 54 and 13 seats respectively. * 29 February Mingora funeral bombing, 38 killed * 24 March: Yusuf Raza Gilani is elected as the new Prime Minister. *19 April: Taliban rebels release a video of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan who they are holding as a hostage. * 20 May: Operation Zalzala ends in a Pakistani victory. * 10 June: Gora Prai airstrike accidentally hits a Pakistani post killing 10. * 28 June: Pakistan launched Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem * 6 July: 2008 Lal Masjid bombing, 18 policeman killed and 1 civilian. * 9 July: Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem ends in a Pakistani victory followed by the launch of Operation Zarb E Kaleem. * 7 August: Battle of Bajaur begins. * 18 August: Pervez Musharraf resigns. * 21 August: 2008 Wah bombing, 70 killed. * 6 September: Asif Zardari wins presidential election with 481 votes. * 9 September: Asif Zardari takes oath as President of Pakistan. * 21 September: Lowara Madi incident, no fatalities reported * 25 September: Tanai incident damages and American helicopter. * November–December: 2008 India–Pakistan standoff * 2008: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2008 Pakistan saw 40 terrorist attacks, which caused 154 fatalities and 256 injuries. * 2008: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2008, Drone strike in Pakistan, 36 strikes killed 223 militants, 47 unknown and 28 civilians.

2009

* 16 February: Pakistan government announces a truce with Taliban, accepting a system of Islamic law in the Swat valley, conceding the area as a Taliban sanctuary. * 9 March: Militants attack bus with the touring Sri Lankan cricket team. All international cricket matches in Pakistan are suspended. Pakistan also loses its status as hosts for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. * 16 March: As the result of long march Lawyers' Movement succeeded. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan and other judges dismissed by Musharraf. * 27 March: 2009 Jamrud mosque bombing, 48–70 killed. * 13 April: Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 is passed. * 26 April: Operation Black Thunderstorm is initiated by Pakistan * 16 May: Second Battle of Swat starts * 23 May: Pakistan Army launched Operation Rah-e-Rast and cleared Swat valley of all Taliban elements. It is regarded as one of the most successful counter-insurgency operations in modern age (to 15 July) * 14 June: Operation Black Thunderstorm ends in a Pakistani victory. * 4 April: 2009 Islamabad Frontier Corps post bombing, 5 killed. * 5 April: 2009 Chakwal mosque bombing, more than 30 killed. * 9 June: Pearl Continental hotel bombing, 17 killed. * 19 June: Operation Rah-e-Nijat started by Pakistan. * 3 July: 2009 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash, military helicopter crash killed 41 people, Taliban claimed that they shot down the helicopter but Pakistani authorities denied the claim. * 15 July: Second Battle of Swat ends in a Pakistani victory. * 1 August: The 2009 Gojra riots began. Militant Islamists attacked Pakistan's Christianity in Pakistan, Christian minority in a massive anti-Christian pogrom. * 17 August: Pakistan joins the coalition for Operation Ocean Shield in Somalia. * 1 September: 2009 Khyber Pass offensive is initiated by Pakistan * September: Orakzai and Kurram offensive initiated by Pakistan * 10–11 October: Operation Janbaz is successfully executed by Pakistani forces * 20 October: 2009 International Islamic University bombing, 4 killed. * 2 November: November 2009 Rawalpindi bombing, 35 killed. * 3 November: Mohmand offensive is initiated by Pakistan. * 30 November: 2009 Khyber Pass offensive ends in a Pakistani victory * 4 December: December 2009 Rawalpindi attack, 40 killed. * 12 December: Operation Rah-e-Nijat ends in a Pakistani victory. * 2009: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2009, 50 terrorist, insurgent and sectarian-related incidents that killed 180 people and injured 300. * 2009: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2009, Drone strike in Pakistan, 54 strikes killed 387 militants, 92 unknown and 70 civilians.

2010s

2010

* First January: Lakki Marwat Shah Hassan khel suicide attack, 130 killed 250 injured. * 10 January: January 2010 Bajaur bombing, 16 killed. * 3 February: February 2010 Lower Dir bombing, 8 killed. * 5 February: February 2010 Karachi bombings, 25 killed. * 18 February: February 2010 Khyber mosque bombing, 30 killed. * 17 February: 2010 Kohistan avalanche killed over 100 people. * 12 March: Lahore church bombings, more than 72 killed. * 5 April: ** April 2010 U.S consulate and ANP attack, 50 killed. ** 2010 Timergarah bombings, 46 killed. * 10 April: ** Pakistan adopts the 18th amendment to the Constitution, stripping President Asif Ali Zardari of key powers. ** The military kills 100 people in an air raid on a Taliban area in the north-west. * 17 April: April 2010 Kohat bombings, 58 killed. * 19 April: 19 April 2010 Peshawar bombing. 25 killed. * 28 May: 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre, 87 killed. * June: Orakzai and Kurram offensive, battle ends in a Pakistani victory. * 6 June: Cyclone Phet makes landfall near

before wreaking havoc in coastal Balochistan province. * 4 June: Operation Madad (Pakistan Navy), Operation Madad by Pakistan navy. * 1 July: July 2010 Lahore bombings, 50 killed. * 9 July: Mohmand Agency bombing, 104 killed. * 16-19 June: Pakistan navy executes Operation Umeed-e-Nuh against Somali pirates. * 3–6 August: 2010 Karachi riots after the assassination of MP Raza Haider killed 90. * September: 2010 Pakistan floods. At least 1,600 people were killed. * 1 September: September 2010 Lahore bombings, 38 killed. * 3 September: September 2010 Quetta bombing, 73 killed. * 30 September: Kurram incident, two American helicopters are damaged. * 20 October: Political and ethnic violence in

killed 35. * 5 November: ** 2010 Darra Adam Khel mosque bombing, 66 killed. ** 2010 Karachi Beechcraft 1900 crash * 25 December: December 2010 Bajaur bombing, 47 killed. * 2010: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2010, more than a thousand fatalities. * 2010: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2010, Drone strikes in Pakistan, 122 drone strikes killed 788 militants, 45 unknown and 16 civilians.

2011

* 19 January : The 7.2 2011 Dalbandin earthquake killed 3. * February: Operation Madad (Pakistan Navy), Operation Madad is successfully executed. * 30 March-1 April: 2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish * 3 April: 2011 Dera Ghazi Khan bombings, more than 50 killed. * 2 May: The US Navy Seals killed Osama bin Laden in the city of Abbottabad. * 17 May: Kurram incident wounds two Pakistani soldiers. * 12 June: June 2011 Peshawar bombings, more than 34 were killed. * 24 June: The cell phone of Osama bin Laden's courier is reported to contain contacts with Harakat-ul-Mujahadeen, suggesting potential ties to ISI. * 4 July: Operation Koh-e-Sufaid is initiated by Pakistan. * July – August: July and August 2011 Karachi targeted killings, Mass target killing occurred killing ~344 people throughout Karachi. * 11 August: 2011 Sindh floods kill 439. * 18 August: Operation Koh-e-Sufaid ends in a Pakistani victory. * 19 August: 2011 Khyber Agency bombing, more than 48 killed. * 26 September: 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan, Salala incident kills 24 soldiers. US apologies for the incident. NATO routes are reopened. * 2011:' Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2011 * 2011: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2011, Drone strikes in Pakistan, 70 drone strikes kill 415 militants 35 unknown and 62 civilians. * 2011: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, 8 skirmishes were reported.

2012

* 2 January:

exchange a list of their nuclear installations. * 12 January: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, 11 Afghan soldiers are killed but no casualties on Pakistani side. * January: 2012 Pakistan fake medicine crisis kills 112. * 24 April: Karachi targeted action and Operation Lyari are initiated. * 4 May: Operation Lyari is halted due to heavy casualties. *22 June: Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is elected as

, following the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gillani over a contempt of court conviction by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. * 12 September: 2012 Pakistan floods * September: 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires kill 359
(Reuters)
* 9 October: 15-year-old blogger Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban. * 20 December: Mohmand offensive ends in a Pakistani victory. * 2012: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2012 * 2012: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2012, Drone strikes in Pakistan, 48 strikes killed 268 militants, 33 unknown and 5 civilians.

2013

* 6 January: 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes start * 10 January: January 2013 Pakistan bombings, January 2013 Quetta bombings, 130 killed. * 5 April: Operation Rah-e-Shahadat is initiated by Pakistan. * 2 May: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, one Afghan police officer is killed in a skirmish. * 7 May: 7 May 2013 Syed Janan election rally bombing, 18–25 killed. * 11 May: 2013 Pakistani general election held * 5 June: Nawaz Sharif is elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, following the Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s victory in the 2013 general elections for the 3rd time. * 8 June: Pakistan Army Aviation Bell AH-1 Cobra Gunship Helicopters crossed into Afghanistan and hit 3 TTP Targets before returning. * 15 June: June 2013 Quetta attacks, 26 killed. * 18 June: 2013 Mardan funeral bombing, 28 killed. * 21 June: 2013 Peshawar mosque bombing, 15 killed. * 30 June: Operation Rah-e-Shahadat ends in a Pakistani victory. * 30 July: Mamnoon Hussain is elected as the List of Presidents of Pakistan, 12th President of Pakistan in 2013 Pakistani presidential election, 2013 Presidential elections. * 6 August: 2013 Pakistan–Afghanistan floods, 140 killed * 8 August: August 2013 Quetta bombing, 31 killed. * 7 September: Operation Lyari is resumed. * 22 September: Peshawar church bombing, 127 killed. * 24 September: 2013 Balochistan earthquakes 825 killed. * 29 September: Qissa Khawani Bazaar bombing, 41 killed. * 28 October: 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes end with 9 Indian fatalities and 13-15 Pakistani fatalities. * 2013: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013 * 2013: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2013, Drone strikes in Pakistan 26 drone strikes killed 145 militants, 4 unknown and 4 civilians.

2014

* 7 January: Aitzaz Hasan died between Preventing suicide bomber attack at his school in Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hangu District, sacrificed his own life to save the lives of hundreds of his mates. * 19 January: ** 2014 Bannu bombing, 26 killed. ** 2014 Rawalpindi suicide bombing, 14 killed. * January 20: Pakistani military aircraft bomb suspected Taliban hideouts killing 25 militants in

. * 11 February: Second occurrence in 2014 Peshawar cinema bombings, Peshawar cinema bombings, 13 killed. First occurrence was on 2 February, which killed 5. * February 17: Former president Pervez Musharraf appeared in front of a civil court for the first time. * March 1: The Pakistan Taliban announces a one-month ceasefire aimed at reviving peace talks. * March 2: Pakistani military bombs the hideout of a Taliban militant leader killing five insurgents. * 3 March: Islamabad court attack, 11 killed. * March 31: A Pakistani court charges former President Pervez Musharraf with high treason in relation to the imposition of the Pakistan state of emergency 2007, emergency rule in 2007 * April 12: Gunmen kidnap 100 men from a tribal gathering in North-West Pakistan. * April 13: 73 people are released from captivity by the Taliban, a day after they were kidnapped. * May 7: An alleged American FBI agent is arrested for carrying ammunition while trying to board a flight. * May 21:

fighter jets bomb suspected militant hideouts in North Waziristan, killing approximately 60 militants and injuring another 30. * June 9: 2014 Jinnah International Airport attack * June 10: The Pakistan Air Force conducts bombing raids against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan positions in the Tirah region killing at least 15 militants in response to the Jinnah International Airport attack in Karachi. * June 15: ** Pakistan initiates Operation Zarb-e-Azb ** Airstrikes in the northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan kill as many as 100 militants. * June 16: The Pakistan Air Force conducts airstrikes against 6 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan positions in North Waziristan, killing 27 militants. * June 17: 2014 Lahore clash, Clashes in Lahore between the Punjab Police (Pakistan), Punjab Police and Pakistan Awami Tehreek activists results in several protesters being killed by police gunfire. * July 6: Start of 2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes * September 4: Monsoon rains in Pakistan kill more than 40 people. * September 9 – 2014 India–Pakistan floods kill 205 in Pakistan and 200 in India. * 28 September: At least 21 militants are killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas. * 7 October: Pakistan initiates Operation Khyber * 10 October: Activist Malala Yousafzai becomes the first Pakistani to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle to voice girls' right to education. * 2 November: 2014 Wagah border suicide attack, 60 killed. * 16 December: 2014 Peshawar school massacre, 148 killed. * December: National Action Plan (Pakistan) is formulated. * December: 2014 Kunar Offensive, Pakistan supports Afghanistan against Taliban by sending troops. * 2014: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014 * 2014: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2014, Drone strikes in Pakistan, 22 drone strikes kill 145 militants with no civilian casualties. * 2014: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, 4 skirmishes are reported.

2015

* 4 January: ** A United States airstrike kills 8 Uzbek people claimed to be linked with al-Qaeda. ** The Pakistan Air Force strikes Pakistani Taliban positions in Khyber Agency killing 31 militants. * 11 January:2015 Karachi traffic accident kills 60. * 25 January: Blackout leaves 80% of Pakistan without power * 13 February: 2015 Peshawar mosque attack, 19 killed. * 11 March: MQM insurrection (1994-present), Pakistan Rangers carried out a raid at Nine Zero and Khursheed Begum Memorial Hall and arrested over 100 MQM activists. * 15 March: Lahore church bombings, 19 killed. * 26-29 March: Evacuation of Pakistani citizens during the Yemeni civil war (2015) * 23 October: 2015 Jacobabad bombing, 22 killed. * 2 November: End of 2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes * 2015: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015 * 2015: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2015, Drone strikes in Pakistan, 10 strikes kill 57 militants, no civilian casualties were reported. * 2015: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes kill 7 Pakistani soldiers.

2016

* January: The Pakistan and India governments provided one another with a full list of nuclear sites, military and civilian, in accordance with the 1988 Non-Nuclear Aggression Agreement * 20 January: Bacha Khan University attack, 20 killed. * 28 February: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won her second Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness * 16 March: 2016 Peshawar bus bombing, 15 killed * 27 March: 2016 Lahore suicide bombing, 75 killed. * 20 April: In Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, at least 33 people died after eating sweets, accidentally tainted with insecticide. * 13-16 June: Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, 1 Pakistani and 7 Afghans are killed. * 16 September: 2016 September Pakistan mosque bombing, 36 killed. * 28 September: ** 2016 Indian Line of Control strike ** Start of 2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes * October: 2016 Pakistan Floods * 24 October: 2016 Peshawar bus bombing, 62 killed. * 12 November: 2016 Khuzdar bombing, 47 killed. * 7 December: PIA plane PK-661 crashed during flight killing 47 people including Junaid Jumshed and his wife. * 2016: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016 * 2016: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2016, Drone strikes in Pakistan, 3 strikes killed 9 militants, no civilian casualties were reported.

2017

* 21 January: A January 2017 Parachinar bombing, bombing at a vegetable market in Parachinar, Pakistan leads to the death of 25 people. * 9 February: 2017 Pakistan Super League began. * 22 February: Operation Zarb-e-Azb ends in a Pakistani victory. * 23 February: Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad is initiated by Pakistan. * 28 July: A unanimous verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office, over the controversy of Panama Papers, which led to his resignation. * 1 August: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in as prime minister, succeeding Nawaz Sharif. * 21 August: Operation Khyber ends in a Pakistani victory. * 5-27 November: 2017 Tehreek-e-Labaik protest led to the resignation of the Minister for Law and Justice (Pakistan), Federal Minister of Law and Justice Zahid Hamid. * 2017: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2017 * 2017: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2017, Drone strikes in Pakistan, 8 strikes kill 36 militants, 1 unknown and 2 civilians. * 2017: Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, two skirmishes are reported.

2018

* 27 May: The twenty-fifth amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was approved by the Parliament of Pakistan and the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), giving way to the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. * 16 June: End of 2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes * 6 July: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Safdar Awan were given prison sentences of 10, 7 and 1 years respectfully on controversial corruption charges. * 25 July: 2018 Pakistani general election are held and Imran khan became Prime Minister of Pakistan with majority . * 31 October – 17 November: Pakistani troops take part in 2018 Batangafo clashes. * 2018: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2018 * 2018: List of drone strikes in Pakistan#2018, Drone strikes in Pakistan 6 strikes killed 9 militant, no civilian casualties were reported. * 2018: Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, two skirmishes were reported.

2019

* 10 – 11, 17 – 19 January: Pakistani troops take part in January 2019 Bambari clashes * 1 February: 2019 Pakistan floods and storms * 14 February: Start of 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes * 26 February: Officially spurns Indian claims of Balakot airstrike * 27 February: **

shoots down two Indian warplanes in a skirmish and captured Indian pilot wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman ** 2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes * 2 March: Pakistan released Abhinandan Varthaman and returned him to India in a simple ceremony via Wagha border. * 22 March: End of 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes * April: 2019 Sindh HIV outbreak * July–December: 2019 dengue outbreak in Pakistan * 30 July: 2019 Pakistan Army military plane crash * 5 August: India revoked Article 370 of the Constitution of India, article 370 of the constitution and partitioned the state of Jammu and Kashmir. * 24 September: 2019 Pakistani earthquake, Pakistan earthquake * 31 October: 2019 Pakistan train fire, Train fire *14 December: Named the top holiday destination for travelers for the year 2020 by the United States-based luxury and lifestyle publication Condé Nast Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler. * 2019: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2019 * 2019: Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, 3 skirmishes were reported.

2020

* January 10: January 2020 Quetta bombing by ISIS in a Taliban run mosque killed at least 15 people. * January 16: 2020 Neelum Valley avalanche killing at least 74 people. * February 17: February 2020 Quetta bombing on a Sunni rally killed at least 10 people including two police officers * February 26: The first two cases of COVID-19 are reported in Pakistan. * February 30: 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is initiated, Pakistan logistically supports the Americans. * 2 March- 19 May: Pakistani troops take part in 2020 N'Délé clashes * March 10: 2020 Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 hotspot in Pakistan causing the spread of COVID to various parts of the country. More than 539 confirmed cases were reported. * March 28: Operation Zarb-e-Ahan is initiated by Pakistan * April 20: Operation Zarb-e-Ahan ends in a Pakistani victory. * May 22: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 crashed in

, killing 97 of the 99 people on board as well as one on the ground. *June 29: Pakistan Stock Exchange attack in Karachi left at least 8 people dead including 4 perpetrators. *August 5: At least 39 people were injured in an RGD-1 grenade attack on a Jamaat-i-Islami rally in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood of Karachi. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army claimed responsibility for the attack. *August 10: A bomb killed at least 5 people and several others were injured in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. *August 25: 2020 Karachi floods killed at least 41 people. * October 16: two separate attacks killed least 13 soldiers and 7 security guards in Balochistan and

. * 2020: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2020 * 2020: Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, two skirmishes were reported * 2020: Start of 2020–21 India–Pakistan border skirmishes

2021

* 3 January: Machh attack, a group of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province, Islamic State (IS) militants killed 11 Hazaras, Hazara coal miners. * 9 January: A 2021 Pakistan blackout, massive blackout strikes Pakistan, leaving as much as 90 percent of the country without electricity at its height as officials rush to restore power. * 25 February: End of 2020–21 India–Pakistan border skirmishes * 24 March: 2021 Chaman bombings in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan killed 10 people. * 21 April: Quetta Serena Hotel bombing killed 5 people. * 26 May: Operation Shikarpur is initiated by Pakistan. * 14 July: Dasu bus attack, a bus carrying Chinese people, Chinese workers in the Dasu area of Upper Kohistan District,

, fell into a ravine after an explosion, killing 13 people, including nine Chinese citizens and four Pakistanis, and injuring 28 others. *20 August: 2021 Gwadar bombing, a suicide attack on a convoy of Chinese workers on the Gwadar East Bay Expressway, Gwadar Expressway project, as a result two local children were killed and three were injured in southwestern Pakistan. *26 August: 26 August 2021 Balochistan attacks, four security personnel were killed and six others were injured in attacks by terrorist in Balochistan's Ziarat and Panjgur districts. * 14 August: Karachi grenade attack killed 14 civilians. * 15 August: Fall of Kabul (2021) * 30 August: 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete, Pakistan becomes largest base for coalition evacuees * 5 September: 2021 Quetta suicide attack killed 4 Frontier Corps soldiers. * 7 October: 2021 Balochistan earthquake killed at least 42 people and injuring 300 others. * 22 October: October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests, clashes led to the death of 7 policemen and more than 50 protestors. * 3 November: Azad Kashmir bus incident killed 23 people * 3 December: Lynching of Priyantha Kumara over false accusations of blasphemy. * 2021: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021 * 2021: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, 4 skirmishes reported

2022

* 8 January: 2022 Murree snowstorm kills 23 domestic tourism in Pakistan, tourists. * 20-23 January: 2022 Pakistan landslides * 26 January: 2022 Karachi protests * 2 February: Lumpy skin disease outbreak in Karachi * 12 February: Lynching of Mushtaq Ahmed * 27 February: ** Huqooq-e-Sindh March ** PPP long march * 1 March: 2022 heat wave in India and Pakistan * 8 March: No-confidence motion against Imran Khan * 9 March: Mian Channu incident * 10 March: Parliament Lodges operation * 18 March: Protesters storming Sindh House * 27 March Imran Khan rally in Islamabad * 29 March: 2022 MONUSCO helicopter crash 6 Pakistani UN Peacekeeping soldiers killed in Democratic Republic of Congo * 3 April: 2022 Pakistani constitutional crisis * 10 April: Imran Khan is removed from the post of Prime Minister of Pakistan through a No-confidence motion against Imran Khan, no-confidence motion, adopted by the majority of the parliament. * 11 April: Shehbaz Sharif is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. * 16 April: 2022 Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan * 19 May: 2022 Pakistan economic crisis * 25 May: 2022 Azadi march * 12 June: 2022 Karachi fire * 14 June – October: 2022 Pakistan floods * 21 June: June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake * 18 July: Sadiqabad boat sinking * 1 August: ** 2022 Pakistan Army helicopter incident ** The 2022 Census of Pakistan * 2 August: The Election Commission of Pakistan announced verdict of PTI foreign funding case. * 24 September: Pakistani audio leaks controversy * 9 October: The Centaurus#October 2022 fire, The Centaurus mall fire * 28 October: 2022 Azadi March-II * 3 November: Attempted assassination of Imran Khan * 2022: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2022 * 2022: Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, 7 skirmishes were reported.

2023

* 5 January: Pakistan was shaken by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake * 21 January: Muhammad Azam Khan (civil servant), Muhammad Azam Khan was sworn in as the Caretaker government, Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. * 22 January: Mohsin Raza Naqvi was sworn in as the Caretaker government, Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan), Chief Minister of Punjab. * 23 January: A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity. * 27 January: It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in

. * 29 January: ** 2023 Lasbela bus crash: At least 41 people are killed and two others are injured when a bus plunges off a bridge and bursts into flames in Lasbela District, Balochistan. ** Tanda Dam boat disaster: Fifty one people are killed when their boat capsizes in Tanda Dam, Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. * 30 January: 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing: 84 people are killed and over 200 others are injured when a Jamaat-ul-Ahrar suicide bomber detonates his explosive vest in a mosque in Peshawar. * 6 February: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif orders the ban on Wikipedia to be lifted, three days after the website was banned for alleged Islamophobia, anti-Muslim and Blasphemy, blasphemous content. * 13 February: Lynching of Muhammad Waris * 20 February: February 2023 Kallar Kahar bus accident * 22 February: Jail Bharo Tehreek * 3 March: Harnai coal mine explosion * 20 March: Haripur rocket attack * 21 March: 2023 Afghanistan–Pakistan earthquake * 30 March: The Lahore High Court rules that Pakistan's sedition law is unconstitutional, on the grounds that it violates free speech. * 31 March: 2023 Pakistan ration distribution stampedes * 7 April: Pakistan arrests the founder of the Baloch Nationalist Army in the country's southwest. * 9 April: Kacha Operation * 12 April: 2023 Karachi factory fire * 18 April: 2023 Torkham landslide * 27 April: 2023 Karachi Express train fire * 4 May: 2023 Kurram Parachinar conflict begins * 9 May: ** Arrest of Imran Khan ** May 9 riots * 15 May: 2023 PDM sit-in * 27 May: 2023 Astore avalanche * 10 June: 2023 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rains and storms * 13 July: 2023 Kurram Parachinar conflict ends with a ceasefire and Pakistani security forces take over the area. * 26 June 2023 India-Pakistan border skirmishes * 5 August: Imran Khan is arrested for the second time. * 6 August: 2023 Hazara Express derailment * 10 August:

Arif Alvi dissolved the

on the advice of

Shehbaz Sharif. * 12 August: Anwaar ul Haq Kakar was sworn in as the eighth Caretaker government, Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan. * 29 August: The Islamabad High Court reverses a Judiciary of Pakistan, lower court's three-year imprisonment verdict against former Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister Imran Khan for Graft (politics), graft, while granting him bail. * 16 October: Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan), Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has condemned the Israeli bombing on Gaza Strip, Gaza, calling the actions “genocide”. * 21 October: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after four years in self-imposed exile in London. * 20 December: Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the separatist Baloch Nationalist Army, surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other militants in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. * 21 December: Police beat and arrest several protestors during a march toward

from Turbat, Kech District, after about 200 people planned to rally in the capital to draw attention to the killing of a man in police custody in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan in November. * 2023: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023 * 2023: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, one skirmish was reported.

2024

* 8 February: The 2024 Pakistani general election is held while results are disputed and delayed with Allegations of rigging in the 2024 Pakistani general election, allegations of rigging widespread. * 3 March: Shehbaz Sharif takes office as

for a second term with support from a coalition of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), PML-N and Pakistan People's Party, PPP. * 6 March: De-notification issued to the Kakar caretaker government. * 9 March: The 2024 Pakistani presidential election is held. * 10 March: Asif Ali Zardari takes office as

for a second term and ends the tenure of Arif Alvi. * 11 March: A new federal cabinet, the Second Shehbaz Sharif government is sworn in. * 9 May: The one-year anniversary of the May 9 riots is commemorated by both the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI and Government of Pakistan. PTI announces protests and processions. * 6 June: Former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Shah Mehmood Qureshi are acquitted in a cypher case. Both are still kept in prison. * 1 July: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention under the United Nations declares the imprisonment of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan as ‘unlawful’, and claims he should be released immediately. * 12 July: Reserved seats case is concluded and the Supreme Court of Pakistan rules that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a party and should be granted reserved seats for minorities and women in the National Assembly of Pakistan, national and Provincial assemblies of Pakistan, provincial assemblies. * 13 July: Iddat case is overturned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Both involved, Bushra Bibi and Imran Khan are re-arrested and still kept in prison. * 2024: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2024 * 2024: 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes

2025

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