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Pakistan

184 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Pakistan, 1947 CE to 2016 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

175 entries, 1947 CE to 1999 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

  • 194714 August: The Dominion of Pakistan is declared an independent member state of the British Commonwealth.Pakistansource
  • 19481, Pakistan and India went to war over Kashmir region. The Pakistani-captured one-third was known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while India occupied the eastern two-thirds now called Jammu and KashmirPakistansource
  • 194925 December – Nawaz Sharif, former prime ministerPakistansource
  • 195111 September – Fatima Jinnah's speech broadcast on the second death anniversary of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was censored through tampering by the radio authorities, with the microphones going silent for a few minutes when she was critical of the governmental policies.Pakistansource
  • 19526 February- George VI, King of Pakistan, dies at Sandringham House aged 56. Queen Elizabeth II becomes Queen of PakistanPakistansource
  • 1955September 23 – "Baghdad Pact": Military treaty among Iraq, Turkey, the U.K., Pakistan, and Iran is ratified by Pakistan.Pakistansource
  • 1958November 19 – Maritime Commission appointedPakistansource
  • 1958September 25 – Shahid Ali, Deputy Speaker EP Assembly, dies today. It is believed that the cause of death were the wounds suffered 2 days ago when disorder broke out inside the assembly.Pakistansource
  • 19601 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.Pakistansource
  • 19618 January – Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer.Pakistansource
  • 19642 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.Pakistansource
  • 196422 October – Khawaja Nazimuddin, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1894)Pakistansource
  • 196610 January – Ayub Khan and Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri sign the Tashkent Declaration to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.Pakistansource
  • 196730 November – The Pakistan People's Party is founded in Lahore, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is chosen as its chairman.Pakistansource
  • 19687 November – start of 1968 movement in PakistanPakistansource
  • 197012 November – East Pakistan: The Bhola cyclone devastates the region, resulting in extreme loss of life. The poor management in the aftermath of the cyclone is considered as one of the triggers of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.Pakistansource
  • 19712 March – Start of the non-cooperation movement in East Pakistan.Pakistansource
  • 1976Five years after the secession of East Pakistan, Pakistan begins diplomatic relations with Bangladesh.Pakistansource
  • 1978January 2 – On the orders of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan. It is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.Pakistansource
  • 1980May - the Federal Shariat Court was establishedPakistansource
  • 1983December 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.Pakistansource
  • 1988August – General Zia, the U.S. ambassador and top Pakistan army officials die in mysterious air crash on 17 August. General Zia's death in 1988 ends an 11-year military rule.Pakistansource
  • 19912 October – The Punjab subordinate judiciary service tribunal act is passed.Pakistansource
  • 199316 June – Bosnian Muslim refugees leave Croatia for Pakistan.Pakistansource
  • 199726 November – Pakistan's first motorway linking Islamabad to Lahore is opened.Pakistansource

21st century

9 entries, 2000 CE to 2016 CE

  • 2000Nawaz Sharif goes into exile to Saudi Arabia.Pakistansource
  • 2001Anthrax-infected letters, the first in Asia, are sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspaper; there are no casualties.Pakistansource
  • 200221 November - A 6.3 Mw earthquake strikes northern Pakistan, leaving sixteen dead, forty injured, and more than 1,000 buildings damaged.Pakistansource
  • 2003An NGO launches a pilot mine clearance project in the Bajaur Agency.Pakistansource
  • 2004April 20 – The National Alliance announced the merger of the alliance with the unified Pakistan Muslim League.Pakistansource
  • 2005England complete their tour of Pakistan with a victory against the Pakistan cricket team at Rawalpindi.Pakistansource
  • 200725 August – Pakistan successfully test-fires a new cruise missile named Hatf-VIII (or Ra'ad) capable of carrying nuclear payloads across a range of 350 km.Pakistansource
  • 2015Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15Pakistansource
  • 201625 MARCH-Pakistan Cricket Star SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI Played His last INTERNATIONAL Match(T20) for Pakistan against AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA Won match by 21 Runs)Pakistansource