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The Baloch rebellion of the 1970s was the most threatening civil disorder to a United Pakistan since Bangladesh's secession. The Pakistan Armed Forces wanted to establish military garrisons in Balochistan Province, which at that time was quite lawless and run by tribal justice. The ethnic Balochis saw this as a violation of their territorial ...
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. [1] Anatomically modern humans arrived in what is now Pakistan between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. [ 2 ]
4 June: 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 ...
Although the subcontinent enjoyed economic prosperity during the Mughal era, growth steadily declined during the British colonial period. Since independence, economic growth has meant an increase in average income of about 150 percent from 1950 to 1996, But Pakistan like many other developing countries, has not been able to narrow the gap ...
2 April – Liaquat Ali Khan visits Delhi for meetings with Indian Prime Minister Nehru. 8 April – Liaquat and Nehru sign what becomes known as the Liaquat-Nehru Pact.; The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, originally known as the Diocese of Karachi, erected on 20 May 1948, was elevated as the Archdiocese of Karachi on 15 July 1950.
Pakistan Muslim League (N) – 8 Farooq Leghari (1940–2010) 14 November 1993 2 December 1997 4 years, 18 days Pakistan People's Party: 1993 — Wasim Sajjad (born 1941) acting: 2 December 1997 1 January 1998 30 days Pakistan Muslim League (N) 9 Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–2022) 1 January 1998 20 June 2001 3 years, 170 days Pakistan Muslim ...
The currency war with India following the devaluation of the British Pound Sterling and Indian refusal to recognize the Pakistani rupee in 1949 led to a deadlock in India-Pakistan trade. [6] In the middle of 1950, relations were restored when India and Pakistan resumed trade, and in February 1951, India formally recognized Pakistan's currency ...
May 7 – Joseph Cordeiro was appointed the first Pakistani Archbishop of Karachi. [1] [2]May – Dr. Khan Sahib assassinated May 12 – Addressing the Planning Board Staff on the revamping of the Five Year Plan, the Prime Minister has stated that land reforms must not take place in West Pakistan where the power of the feudals must remain intact.