Elections
2018
, 2018
July: Nasir-ul-Mulk, former Chief Justice of Pakistan has been selected as caretaker Prime Minister…
1947
August, 1947
Pakistan comes into existence as a sovereign state on 14th August 1947. The Constituent Assembly,…
1948
November, 1948
Following the demise of the Quaid, Khwaja Nazimuddin becomes the Governor-General in November 1948…
1949
March, 1949
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan adopts the Objectives Resolution on March 12, 1949, as a guide to…
1950
September, 1950
The first interim report of the Basic Principles Committee presented in September envisages…
1951
October, 1951
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan is assassinated at Rawalpindi on October 16, 1951, while addressing…
1952
December, 1952
The report of the Basic Principles Committee, presented in Dec 1952 introduces the principle of…
1953
April, 1953
Governor General Ghulam Muhammad dismisses the Government of Khwaja Nazimuddin and appoints…
1954
September, 1954
The Constituent Assembly amends the Government of India Act 1935 curtailing the powers of Governor…
1955
May, 1955
The second Constituent Assembly, consisting of 80 members (40 each from East & West Pakistan)…
1956
March, 1956
The Constituent Assembly formulates the new Constitution which is promulgated on 23rdMarch.…
1957
October, 1957
President Mirza forces Prime Minister Suhrawardy to resign in October. I.I. Chundrigar serves for a…
1958
October, 1958
Introduction of President’s rule in East Pakistan in June, is followed in October by imposition of…
1959
, 1959
Martial law authorities enforce PRODA to disqualify politicians. Press freedom is curtailed and…
1960
, 1960
An eight member Constitution Commission headed by former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Mr.…
1961
May, 1961
The Constitution Commission presents its report to the President in May 1961, who referres it to a…
1962
March, 1962
New Constitution is promulgated in March. National Assembly is elected and Ayub Khan takes oath as…
1965
January, 1965
Presidential election is held in January. Field Marshal Ayub Khan is re-elected by an electoral…
1966
, 1966
Sheikh Mujeeb, chief of Awami League, announces his six points in Karachi.
1967
, 1967
Pakistan Peoples Party is founded in Lahore with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as its Chairman.
1968
, 1968
Political agitation against Ayub Khan’s rule gains momentum.
1969
, 1969
Following widespread agitation, Ayub Khan resigns and hands over power to Army Chief General Yahya…
1970
December, 1970
The Legal Framework Order issued in March lays the ground rules for elections and the subsequent…
1971
December, 1971
India launches full-scale attack on East Pakistan. Pakistan Army eventually surrenders on December…
1972
April, 1972
Bhutto is elected President. Martial Law is lifted and constitutional rule restored in the…
1973
April, 1973
Constitution of Pakistan is enacted by the National Assembly on April 10, 1973. Political parties…
1974
, 1974
The first amendment relating to boundaries of Pakistan (post dismemberment) and the second…
1975
, 1975
3rd amendment, empowering the Parliament to lift emergency and 4th restricting the powers of High…
1976
, 1976
5th amendment passed, taking away the powers of High Court to enforce the grant of fundamental…
1977
, 1977
General elections are held in March. Out of a total of 200, PPP wins 155 seats as against 35 of…
1978
, 1978
Lahore High Court awards death sentence to Bhutto along with four others in Mohammad Ahmed Khan…
1979
April, 1979
The Supreme Court upholds Z.A. Bhutto's conviction in Mohammad Ahmad Khan murder case. He is hanged…
1981
, 1981
Provisional Constitution Order 1981 issued which restores selective articles of the Constitution of…
1982
, 1982
General Zia-ul-Haq inaugurates his creation, the Federal Council (Majlis-e-Shoora), to perform an…
1984
, 1984
General Zia-ul-Haq declares himself successful in a Presidential referendum, which sought five more…
1985
, 1985
General Zia organises Party-less national elections in February 1985. MRD parties boycot the polls.…
1986
, 1986
9th amendment introduced, which provides that the injunctions of Islam, as laid down in Quran &…
1987
, 1987
Benazir Bhutto gets married to Asif Ali Zardari. Qazi Hussain Ahmed becomes the Ameer…
1988
, 1988
An eventful year, which witnesses Ojheri ammunition depot accident; dissolution of National…
1989
, 1989
Benazir narrowly survives a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly in October 1989. No new…