This is a timeline of Pakistani history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the region of modern-day Pakistan. To read about the background of these events, see History of Pakistan and History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Lower Paleolithic
Middle Paleolithic
Upper Paleolithic
35th century BCE
27th century BCE
25th century BCE
19th century BCE
13th century BCE
10th century BCE
7th century BCE
6th century BCE
5th century BCE
4th century BCE
2nd century BCE
1st century BCE
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
CE
- 1351: Samma Dynasty assumed rule over Sindh
- 1398: Tamerlane plunders Lahore
- 1472: Sher Shah Suri (original name Farid Khan born in Multan)
- 1526 – 1857: Mughal ascendancy (1526–1707), nominal rule by Mughals (1707–1857)
- 1541 – 1545: Sher Shah Sur built the Rohtas Fort
- 1586: Yusufzais defeat Akbar at the Karakar pass[84]
- 1701: Kalhoro Dynasty establishes its rule over Sindh
- 1739: Nadir Shah of Persia invades Mughal Empire
- 1751–52: Ahmed Shah Abdali annexes Punjab to his kingdom
- 1758–59: Maratha conquest of North-west India
- 1782: The Baloch tribe of Talpur defeats the last Kalhora ruler Mian Abdul Nabi in the battle of Halani
- 12 April 1801— 27 June 1839: Sikhs become dominant force in Punjab, Ranjit Singh rules (1799–1839),
- 1843: British defeat Talpurs in the battle of Miani and annex Sindh[85]
- 29 March 1849: British defeat Sikhs and annex Punjab
- 1 November 1857 The British control most present-day Pakistan region and incorporate it as part of the British Indian Empire.
- 30 December 1906: A new political party All-India Muslim League 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, acknowledging that Hindu 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 All-India Muslim League 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:
- 29 December 1930: Dr. Muhammad Allama Iqbal, a great Muslim philosopher and poet suggested creation of separate Muslim state in Indian sub-continent to protect Muslim population dominated by Hindu majority.
- 31 May 1935: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 jolted Quetta killing over 50,000 people
- 14 August 1947: Pakistan is created.
Post-Independence
1940s
1947
- 3 June: British Government decides to separate British India, into two sovereign Dominions of India and Pakistan.
- 8 July: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan approves the design of Pakistan.
- 26 July: The Gazette of India 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 Mohammad Mahabat Khanji III, ruler of the Princely state of Junagadh, and other small states of Bantva, Manavadar and Sardargadh, of the Kathiawar Peninsula despite an overall Hindu majority of the population all acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan, this was influenced by Shah Nawaz Bhutto the Dewan of the state. In response, the Dominion of India claimed that the accession was invalid and demanded a plebiscite . Pakistan agreed, on condition that votes also be held in Hyderabad State and Kashmir and Jammu; India rejected this proposal and also refused to allow the Government of Pakistan 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 against Maharaja of Kashmir ends with rebel victory and Azad Kashmir is formed.
- 3 October:
- 6 October: The Mehtar of Chitral, Muzaffar-ul-Mulk, acceded his state to Pakistan.[86]
- 22 October: Battle of Muzaffarabad 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:
- 7 November: Battle of Shalateng 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 crashed into Korangi Creek en route from Karachi to Bombay, 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.[87]
- 31 December:'
1948
1949
1950s
1950
1951
1952
1953
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 Urdu and Bengali as national languages.
- 24 October: Malik Ghulam Muhammad dissolved first constitutional assembly.
- 1954: Mehar Dil Khan Khattak, commander in chief of Pashtunistan armed forces, surrendered to the Pakistani authorities.[92]
1955
- 19 February: Pakistan signs SEA treaty and becomes a part of Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
- February: 1955 Poonch Uprising, A Civil revolt breaks out in Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the State of Pakistan, provoked largely by the dismissal of Sardar Ibrahim Khan
- 1955: Constitutional crisis, Mohammad Ali Bogra removed, new assembly, new cabinet.
- 7 August: PM Mohammad Ali Bogra resigns after the election of Chaudhri Mohammad Ali.
- 6 October: Governor-General Ghulam Mohammad's resignation is succeeded by Iskander Mirza.
- September 23: Baghdad Pact treaty among Iraq, Turkey, the U.K., Pakistan, and Iran is ratified by Pakistan.[93]
- September 30: One Unit Scheme is implemented, provinces in West Pakistan are abolished.
1956
1957
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 East Pakistan
- August: Second Balochistan conflict begins when the palace guards of Ahmad of Kalat attack deputy commissioner. It is followed by Pakistan army's bombardment and assault on Kalat palace and arrest of Ahmad of Kalat. Protests against the government break out in Balochistan.
- August 7: 1958 East Pakistan-India Border Clashes, Armed skirmishes between East Pakistan and India took place between troops of the East Pakistan Rifles (EPR) and the Indian Army in the small village of Lakshmipur, located in Sylhet District[95]
- October 6: All powers of Ahmad of Kalat 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
1959
1960s
1960
- 1960: Ayub Khan becomes first elected president.
- 1960: Nauroz Khan and his followers surrender to Pakistani authorities concluding the Second Balochistan conflict.
- 1 May: The U-2 Incident 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, brokered by the World Bank.
- September: Bajaur Campaign ,Afghan troops and irregulars invade Bajaur district but they are repulsed by Pakistani tribesmen and airforce.
- September: Dir campaign, 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.[96]
- 31 October: A cyclone more powerful than that which hit on 10 October sweeps across East Pakistan, killing 14,174 people.[97][98]
- October: Dir campaign, 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 Ayub Khan, presents its report, specifying pinpoints the failures of parliamentary government in Pakistan.
1962
- April: Elections for the National[99] 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 passes the Political Parties Act,[100] legalizing the formation of political parties.
1963
1964
- 2 January: Fatima Jinnah 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 (RCD).
- 26 November: The country's first television station goes on air in Lahore, operated on a pilot basis by Nippon Electric Company.[101]
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970s
1970
- 6 August: A Pakistan International Airlines 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: East Pakistan: The Bhola cyclone devastates East Pakistan and Eastern India, resulting in extreme loss of life.[105] 300,000 to 500,000 people are killed.
- 7 December: 1970 Pakistani general election 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 300 feet (91 meters) short of the Shamshernagar Airport runway. Seven of the 31 passengers are killed.
1971
- 1 March: General Yahya Khan calls off the session of National Council to be held on 3 March in a radio address.[106]
- 7 March: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 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.[107]
- 24 March: The Pakistan Army opens fire on Bengali protesters in Syedpur and Rangpur. About 150 people are killed.[108]
- 25-26 March: Pakistan Army starts crackdown on Bengali populace in the form of Operation Searchlight,[109] starting Bangladesh liberation war.
- 26 March 1971: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is arrested by the Pakistani 3 commando unit after proclaiming Bangladeshi independence.[110][111]
- 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.
- 25 April: Operation Jackpot started by Mukti Bahini
- 5 May: Gopalpur massacre.[112]
- 15 May: Indian army starts aiding Mukti Bahini.[113]
- 20 May: The Chuknagar massacre takes place at Khulna where the Pakistan army kills nearly 10 thousand people
- 16 August: Operation Jackpot, Bangladesh naval commando operation concludes.
- 20 August: Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman's attempt to defect by hijacking a fighter foiled by Rashid Minhas.
- 30 August: Pakistan Army starts crackdown on Dhaka guerrillas.[114]
- 5 September: Battle of Goalhati.
- 13 October: Dhaka guerrillas kill Abdul Monem Khan, governor of East Pakistan.
- 28 October-3 November: Battle of Dhalai
- 31 October-3 November: Battle of Dhalai: Allied attack from Tripura 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[115][116]
- 20-21 November: Battle of Garibpur.
- 22 November-16 December: Battle of Hilli.
- 3 December: Bangladesh Air Force destroys Pakistani oil depots.[117]
- 3 December: Pakistani pre-emptive airstrikes in India. As a result, India declares war against Pakistan starting Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.[118]
- 3-6 December: Battle of Chamb; Pakistan attacks and takes over part of southern Kashmir from India.
- 4 December: Battle of Longewala; India stops a Pakistani invasion directed at Jaisalmer.
- 4-5 December: Battle of Gazipur in which Indian Army and Mukti Bahini captured Gazipur.
- 5 December: Battle of Basantar; India captures the Shakargarh Salient.
- 7-16 December: Battle of Sylhet.
- 8 December: Operation Python, Indian naval attacks on Karachi.
- 9 December:
- 10 December: Two Bangladeshi ships sunk mistakenly by an Indian air attack.
- 11 December:
- 13 December 1971: Soviet Navy 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. Mitro Bahini takes Dhaka. Approximately 93,000 troops of Pakistan Armed Forces surrenders to Mitro Bahini represented by Jagjit Singh Aurora of the Indian Army faction of the military coalition.
- 20 December: Yahya Khan resigns.
1972
1973
1974
- 1974: Pakistan recognised Bangladesh.[119]
- 27 May: 1974 Anti-Ahmadiyya riots result in the death of 27 Ahmadiyyas and declaration of Ahmadiyyas as non Muslim.
- September: Largest battle between Pakistani troops and Baloch insurgents.
1975
1976
- 1976: Pakistan begins diplomatic relations with Bangladesh.[120]
- 3-10 September: 1976 Dir rebellion is crushed, 300 people are killed.
- 1976: Baloch insurgents, due to lack of ammunition start fleeing.
1977
1978
1979
1980s
1980
1981
1982
- 1982: Pakistan builds its first workable nuclear device.[125]
1983
- 12 February: 1983 women's march, Lahore , 50 women are arrested
- August–September: Movement for the Restoration of Democracy arranges nationwide protests against Zia ul Haq.
- 1983: The first F-16 supplied by the US to Pakistan Air Force (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 mb 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
1985
- 28 February: General elections held; Muhammad Khan Junejo becomes prime minister.
- 26–27 April: Badaber uprising by Soviet and Afghan POWs near Peshawar is crushed.
- 1985: KHAD-KGB campaign in Pakistan is started by KGB and KHAD, Hathora murders in Karachi begin
- 1985: Anti Pashtun violence in Karachi kills more than 100.[127]
- 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
1987
1988
1989
1990s
1990
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 Karachi to Lahore hits a parked freight train at Ghotki, killing over 100 of the 800 passengers.[138]
1992
- 28 April: Second Afghan civil war starts with a heavy Pakistani involvement.
- 20 May: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake affects northern Pakistan causing moderate damage, killing 36 and injuring 100.
- 28 July – 3 August: Siachen conflict, 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 province caused by torrential rains swelling the Indus river and its tributaries,[139] a thousand more are also killed in the Kashmir region.[140]
- 28 September: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268, an 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
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000s
2000
- April: After 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.[161]
- 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.[162]
- 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:
- December: Pakistan and India moved ballistic missiles closer to each other's border, and mortar and artillery fire was reported in Kashmir.[163]
2002
- 1 January: an earthquake strikes northern Pakistan.[164]
- 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.[165]
- 14 January: India calls off Operation Pakram.
- 22 February — The American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered in Karachi.[166]
- 26 February At least 11 Shi'a worshipers were killed by firing at the Shah-i-Najaf Mosque in Rawalpindi.[167]
- 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 Islamabad killed five persons, including a US diplomat's wife and daughter.[168]
- 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.[169]
- 10 October: 2002 Pakistani general election, First general elections since the 1999 military coup held.
- 21 November: A 6.3 Mw earthquake strikes northern Pakistan, leaving sixteen dead, forty injured, and more than 1,000 buildings damaged.[170]
- 23 November: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali sworn in as Prime Minister.
- 26 November: The Pakistan army evacuates thousands of people following the earthquake[171]
- 5 December: Three people were killed in an attack at the Macedonian Honorary consulate in Karachi.[172]
- 25 December Grenade attack at a Presbyterian church in Pakistan's central Punjab province, killed three young girls.[173]
2003
- 24 February: Senate elections: Ruling party wins most seats in voting to the upper house.
- 23 March: 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 Shi'a branch of Islam.[174]
- 24 June: President Pervez Musharraf meets US President 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 Sindh province result in tens of thousands of people fleeing to relief camps and a food crisis.[175]
- 14 December: General Musharraf survived an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi.
- 25 December General Musharraf survives another assassination attempt[176]
2004
2005
- 8 January:- At least 10 people were killed in sectarian violence in the city of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan.[179]
- 2005: Start of Fifth Balochistan conflict ,Rape of a female doctor (Shazia Khalid) at the Sui gas facility and the resulting government response started the 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.[180]
- 14 May: 2 killed including Haitham al-Yemeni in a strike near the Afghan border in North Waziristan.[181]
- 25 May:- Six members of a family were killed in an explosion at the village of Bandkhel in Makin Subdivision, South Waziristan.[182]
- 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[183]
- 8 October: The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake affects Azad Kashmir with a maximum 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 earthquake, saying the country cannot deal with crisis on its own.[184]
- 11 October: Renowned littérateur, linguist and poet, Shanul Haq Haqqee, passes away in Toronto. He was 88.
- 13 October: Clashes between the Rangers and civilians in Gilgit kill 12.[185]
- 5 November: a strike destroys the house of Abu Hamza Rabia killing his wife, three children and four others.[178][186]
- 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.[178][187]
- 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 ."[188]
- 22 December: Seven killed in a battle between Islamists and bandits in Jandola.[189]
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.[190]
- 25 January: Landmine blast in Dera Bugti District kills 6.[191]
- 5 February:- 13 killed in a blast on Lahore-bound bus .[192]
- 9 February: 36 killed in violence on the Day of Ashura.[193]
- 2 March: A power suicide car bomb attack near the US Consulate, Karachi, killed four people including a US diplomat, a day before President George W. Bush was to reach Pakistan.[194]
- 10 March: 2006 Pakistan landmine blast, 26 people, are killed.[195]
- 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.[196]
- 15 June Five police officers are killed by gunmen .[197]
- 16 June: Two female teachers and two children were shot dead in Khoga Chiri village in Orakzai Agency.[198]
- 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.[199]
- 5 September: Waziristan Accords are signed.
- 8 September:- At least six people were killed in bomb blast in Barkhan District.[200]
- 6 October:: 17 people were killed in secterian violence .[201]
- 20 October: A bomb blast killed six people in Peshawar.[202]
- 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 Muslim Eid holidays.[203]
- 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.[204]
- 16 January: Up to 30 Taliban killed in a drone strike in Salamat Keley, Zamazola, South Waziristan.[205]
- 26 January: Two people were killed in a suicide attack at the Marriott hotel in the capital Islamabad.[206]
- 27 January: 13 people, including the Chief of Peshawar City Police Malik Saad, were killed in suicide bombing near a crowded Shiite mosque[207]
- 29 January: January 2007 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing 2 people were killed [208]
- 6 February:- A suicide bomber detonated himself outside Islamabad International Airport.[209]
- 17 February: A suicide bomber killed 15 people inside a courtroom in Quetta, Balochistan.[210]
- 20 February: Punjab Minister for social welfare Zil-e-Huma Usman was shot and killed in Gujranwala.[211]
- 9 March: President Musharraf dismissed Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar.
- 19–22 March: Clashes between pro-government forces and al-Qaeda remnants in the Waziristan kill 135 people on both sides.[212]
- 6 April: 2007 Kurram Agency conflict begins.
- 10–11 April: 35 people were killed in secterian violence in Kurram Agency.[213]
- 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.[214]
- 28 April April 2007 Charsadda bombing An assassination attempt on Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, Interior minister is unsuccessful but 28 others are killed .[215]
- 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.[216]
- 2 June; Five people are killed in road side bombing in Bajaur District[217]
- 8 June: Three people were killed in a bus bombing in Lasbela District.[218]
- 19 June: 30 killed in the village of Mami Rogha in an airstrike in North Waziristan[219]
- 23 June: A barrage of artillery and missiles fired from Afghanistan hit residential compounds and a hotel in Mangrotai area of North Waziristan, killing 11 people.[220]
- 6 July:
- President General Pervez Musharraf escaped yet another attempt on his life.[221]
- Four Pakistan Army troops were killed in an IED attack on a military convoy in Dir District[222]
- 8 July: 3 Chinese workers are killed by gunmen[223]
- 11 July: Siege of Lal Masjid ends, which started on 3 July.
- 12 July: Seven people were killed in five attacks in Swat district.[224]
- 14 July: 23 soldiers are killed in a car bombing.[225]
- 15 July:- At least 49 are killed in multiple incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[226]
- 17 July:- At least 17 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Islamabad.[227]
- 19 July:- More than 40 people were killed in three separate bomb attacks.[228]
- 24 July:- Nine people were killed in rocket attacks in Bannu.[229]
- 27 July:
- 13 people are killed in a suicide bombing at Muzaffar hotel in Islamabad[230]
- The same day Raziq Bugti, former guerrilla commander turned spokesman for the Balochistan government, was assassinated in Quetta.[231]
- 2 August:- A shootout in Sargodha killed a policeman and suspected bomber.[232]
- 4 August:- Nine people were killed in suicide bombing in Parachinar, Kurram Agency.[233][234][235]
- 25 August – Pakistan successfully tests a nuclear capable cruise missile named Hatf-VIII having a range of 350 km (220 mi).[236]
- 26 August:- Four policemen were killed in a suicide attack in Shangla District.[237]
- 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.[238] The same day Omar Ayub Khan's protocol officer, Liaquat Hussain, was found shot dead near the Northern Bypass in Karachi.[239]
- 13 September:- At least 20 off-duty commandos were killed in Haripur near Tarbela Dam.[240]
- 15 September:Maulana Hassan Jan is assassinated .
- 20 September: Al-Qaeda declares war on Pakistan.
- 1 October Suicide bombing in Bannu killed 16 people[241]
- 7 October: Battle of Mirali starts
- 10 October: Battle of Mirali ends in a Pakistani victory.
- 12 October: Mohmand Taliban publicly behead six "criminals".[242]
- 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.[243]
- 25 October:
- 30 October: 7 killed in a suicide attack on a checkpost in Rawalpindi.[245]
- 1 November: A suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a PAF bus near Sargodha, killing 10 [246]
- 2 November: 5 killed in an airstrike on a madrasah in North Waziristan[247]
- 3 November: Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency, most of the senior judges of Supreme Court ousted.
- 9 November: A suicide bomber killed 3 in Peshawar.[248]
- 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 Rawalpindi.[249]
- 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.[250]
- 10 December:- A suicide attack on the school bus injuring 7.[251]
- 13 December:- Two suicide bombings in Quetta killed seven people.[252]
- 15 December:
- Emergency lifted, civil rights and suspended constitution restored
- A suicide bombing on a military checkpost killed five people in Nowshera.[253]
- 17 December 2007 Charsadda mosque bombing 12 people were killed[254]
- 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. Sherpao survived the blast; his younger son Mustafa Khan Sherpao, was injured.[255]
- 23 December Seven people were killed in a suicide blast in Mingora.[256]
- 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[257]
- A roadside bomb killed nine people including the grandson of Wali-e-Swat in Swat District.[258]
- 2007: Second MQM insurrection Alleged Pashtuns with ties to Pakistani Taliban along with civilian Pashtuns are killed by MQM.[259][260]
2008
- 2 January: Elections are postponed following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
- 3 January: Pervez Musharraf denies any role in Benazir Bhutto's death. (CNN)
- 10 January: 24 people were killed in a suicide blast outside Lahore High Court.[261]
- 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.[262]
- 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.[263]
- 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: 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 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: military helicopter crash killed 41 people, Taliban claimed that they shot down the helicopter but Pakistani authorities denied the claim.[264]
- 15 July: Second Battle of Swat ends in a Pakistani victory.
- 1 August: The 2009 Gojra riots began. Militant Islamists attacked Pakistan's 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: 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:
- 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.[265]
- 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 Karachi before wreaking havoc in coastal Balochistan province.
- 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 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 Karachi killed 35.[266]
- 5 November:
- 25 December: December 2010 Bajaur bombing, 47 killed.
- 2010: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2010, more than a thousand fatalities.
- 2010: Drone strikes in Pakistan, 122 drone strikes killed 788 militants, 45 unknown and 16 civilians.
2011
2012
2013
- 6 January: 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes start
- 10 January: 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 12th President of Pakistan in 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: 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, sacrificed his own life to save the lives of hundreds of his mates.
- 19 January:
- January 20: Pakistani military aircraft bomb suspected Taliban hideouts killing 25 militants in North Waziristan.
- 11 February: Second occurrence in 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 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: Pakistan Air Force 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: Clashes in Lahore between the Punjab Police and Pakistan Awami Tehreek activists results in several protesters being killed by police gunfire.[273][275]
- 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.[276]
- 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: Drone strikes in Pakistan, 22 drone strikes kill 145 militants with no civilian casualties.
- 2014: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, 4 skirmishes are reported.
2015
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[282]
- 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, at least 33 people died after eating sweets, accidentally tainted with insecticide.[283]
- 13-16 June: Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes, 1 Pakistani and 7 Afghans are killed.
- 16 September: 2016 September Pakistan mosque bombing, 36 killed.
- 28 September:
- 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.[284]
- 2016: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016
- 2016: Drone strikes in Pakistan, 3 strikes killed 9 militants, no civilian casualties were reported.
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
- 3 January: Machh attack, a group of Islamic State (IS) militants killed 11 Hazara coal miners.
- 9 January: A massive blackout strikes Pakistan, leaving as much as 90 percent of the country without electricity at its height as officials rush to restore power.[296]
- 25 February: End of 2020–21 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- 24 March: 2021 Chaman bombings in Chaman, 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 workers in the Dasu area of Upper Kohistan District, Pakistan, fell into a ravine after an explosion, killing 13 people, including nine Chinese citizens and four Pakistanis, and injuring 28 others.[297][298][299]
- 20 August: 2021 Gwadar bombing, a suicide attack on a convoy of Chinese workers on the Gwadar Expressway project, as a result two local children were killed and three were injured in southwestern Pakistan.[300]
- 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.[301]
- 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.[302]
- 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
2023
- 5 January: Pakistan was shaken by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake [303][304]
- 21 January: Muhammad Azam Khan was sworn in as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[305]
- 22 January: Mohsin Raza Naqvi was sworn in as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab.[306]
- 23 January: A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity.[307]
- 27 January: It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in Karachi, Sindh.[308]
- 29 January:
- 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.[312]
- 6 February: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif orders the ban on Wikipedia to be lifted, three days after the website was banned for alleged anti-Muslim and blasphemous content.[313]
- 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.[314]
- 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:
- 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.[315]
- 6 August: 2023 Hazara Express derailment
- 10 August: President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.[316]
- 12 August: Anwaar ul Haq Kakar was sworn in as the eighth Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- 29 August: The Islamabad High Court reverses a lower court's three-year imprisonment verdict against former prime minister Imran Khan for graft, while granting him bail.[317]
- 16 October: Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has condemned the Israeli bombing on Gaza, calling the actions “genocide”.[318]
- 21 October: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after four years in self-imposed exile in London.[319]
- 20 December: Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the separatist Baloch Nationalist Army, surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other militants in Balochistan.[320]
- 21 December: Police beat and arrest several protestors during a march toward Islamabad 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 in November.[321]
- 2023: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023
- 2023: Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes, one skirmish was reported.
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- Wright, Rita P. (2009), The Ancient Indus: Urbanism, Economy, and Society, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-57219-4
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