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Political Timeline

Year
Events
Rulers
1947
  • Brith of Pakistan
  • Quid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah becomes the first Governor General
  • Liaquat Ali Khan becomes the first Prime Minister
1948
  • Jinnah Dies
  • Kashmir Crisis Starts
  • Khawaja Nazimudin becomes the Governor General
1949
  • Objectives Resolution is Passed
1951
  • Ghulam Muhammad becomes the Governor General
  • Khawaja Nazimudin becomes the Prime Minister
1953
  • Muhammad Ali Bogra becomes the Prime Minister
1955
  • Iskander Mirza becomes the Governor General
  • Chaudhary Muhammad Ali becomes the Prime Minister
1956
  • 1956 Constitution
  • Iskander Mirza becomes the President
  • Suhrawardi Ali becomes the Prime Minister
1957
  • I.I. Chundrigar becomes the Prime Minister
  • Malik Feroze Khan becomes the Prime Minister
1958
  • Martial Law under Field Marshal Ayub Khan
1962
  • 1962 Constitution
  • Field Marshal Ayub Khan becomes President
1965
  • Indo-Pak War
1969
  • Martial Law under General Yahya Khan
1971
  • Separation of East Pakistan
  • Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes President
1973
  • 1973 Constitution
  • Fazal Ilahi becomes President
  • Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes Prime Minister
1977
  • Martial Law under General Zia-ul-Haq
1985
  • Historic 8th Amendment is Passed
  • General Zia-ul-Haq becomes President
  • Muhammad Khan Junejo becomes Prime Minister
1988
  • Ghulam Ishaq Khan becomes President
  • Benazir Bhutto becomes Prime Minister
1990
  • Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi becomes Caretaker Prime Minister
  • Nawaz Sharif becomes Prime Minister
1993
  • Balakh Sher Mazari becomes Caretaker Prime Minister
  • Moin Qureshi becomes Caretaker Prime Minister
  • Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari becomes President
  • Benazir Bhutto becomes Prime Minister
1997
  • Malik Meraj Khalid becomes Caretaker Prime Minister
  • 8th Amendment is repealed
  • 14th Amendment is Adopted
  • Nawaz Sharif becomes Prime Minister
1998
  • Pakistan becomes a Nuclear Power
  • M. Rafiq Tariq becomes the President
1999
  • The Kargil Offensive
  • Military Comes to Power Again
  • General Musharaf becomes the Chief Executive of Pakistan
2001
  • Agra Summit
  • US Military Action in Afghanistan
  • General Musharaf becomes the President