2019 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 2019 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Arif Alvi
- Prime Minister: Imran Khan
- Chief Justice: Gulzar Ahmed
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Asad Qaisar
- Chief Election Commissioner: Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
Governors
[edit]- Governor of Balochistan: Amanullah Khan Yasinzai
- Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan: Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Shah Farman
- Governor of Punjab: Muhammad Sarwar
- Governor of Sindh: Imran Ismail
Events
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- Sindh HIV outbreak
- Dengue outbreak
- Terrorist incidents
- Karachi floods
- India border skirmishes
- 19 January – Sahiwal killings[1]
- 21 January – Hub accident
- 1 February – 2019 Pakistan floods and storms
- 27 February – Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes
- 11 July – Sadiqabad Railway Accident
- 20 July – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election
- 30 July – Army military plane crash
- 24 September – Pakistan earthquake
- 4 October – Naveed Aamir MP for the Pakistan Peoples Party moves a bill to amend the article 41 and 91 of the Constitution which would allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, Pakistan's parliament blocked the bill.[2]
- 31 October – Train fire
- 12 October – Pakistan at the 2019 World Beach Games
- 18 October – Pakistan at the 2019 Military World Games
- October - November – Azadi March
- November – Start of the 2019–2020 wheat flour crisis in Pakistan
- 11 December Attack on Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore.
- 10 December - Pakistan at the 2019 South Asian Games
- 17 December - Supreme Court give death sentence verdict on Gen RT. Pervez Musharraf.
Arts
[edit]Cinema
[edit]Economy
[edit]Sport
[edit]Cricket
[edit]Domestic
International
Tournaments
[edit]Deaths
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January
[edit]- January 4 -
- Syed Zulfiqar Bokhari, Pakistani diplomat and former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board
- Hakmeen Khan, Pakistani politician.
- January 11 - Khalida Hussain, Pakistani fiction writer (b. 1937).
- January 16 - Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan, Pakistani politician (b. 1953).
- January 20 - Husain Mohammad Jafri, Pakistani historian.
- January 25 -
- Fatima Ali, Pakistani-born American chef and reality show contestant (b. 1989).
- Roohi Bano, Pakistani actress (b. 1951).
January 29 - Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi, Pakistani politician (b. 1937).
February
[edit]- February 1 - Ehsan-ul-Haq Piracha, Pakistani politician.
- February 2 - Arman Loni, Pakistani Pashto language poet and PTM leader (b. 1983)
- February 13 - Baqar Naqvi, Pakistani Urdu poet and translator (b. 1936)
- February 23 - Muhammad Tajammal Hussain, Pakistani politician (b. 1966)
March
[edit]- March 1 - Jawaid Bhutto, philosopher[3]
- March 27 - John Permal, sprinter[4]
April
[edit]- April 1 - Sardar Fateh Buzdar, politician[5]
- April 18 - Jameel Jalibi, linguist, writer and academic administrator[6]
May
[edit]- May 4 - Ajmal Khan, botanist[7]
- May 11 - Abdul Rashid Puri, Scientist
- May 16 - Jamil Naqsh, artist (b. 1939)[8]
- May 21 - Ali Mohammad Mahar, politician (b. 1967)[9]
June
[edit]- June 6 - Enver Sajjad, playwright (b. 1935)[10]
- June 10 - Akhtar Sarfraz, cricketer (b. 1976)[11]
- June 11 - Riazuddin (b. 1958)[12]
- June 23 - Abdul Sattar (b. 1931)[13]
July
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Prime Minister directs for inquiry into Sahiwal encounter". radio.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan's parliament blocks bill allowing non-Muslims to become country's PM, President". City: Delhi. The Hindu. TNN. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Renowned Sindhi intellectual Javed Bhutto murdered in US". March 2, 2019.
- ^ "John Permal, 'Pakistan's fastest man', passes away in Karachi". Dawn. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Buzdar passes away". DAWN.
- ^ "Eminent writer, linguist Jameel Jalibi passes away at 89". 2020-04-18. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Karachi University vice chancellor Dr Ajmal Khan passes away". www.thenews.com.pk. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Renowned artist Jamil Naqsh passes away". Pakistan Today. May 16, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Minister for Narcotics Control Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Meher passes away". DAWN. May 21, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Renowned playwright Dr Anwar Sajjad passes away". Pakistan Today. June 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Former Cricketer Akhtar Sarfraz Passes Away". UrduPoint. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Former Test umpire Riazuddin dies". The News. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Ex-FM Abdul Sattar passes away". June 24, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.