Historical Events

1882-10-14 - University of the Punjab is founded in present day Pakistan.
1887-07-04 - The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
1893-11-12 - The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan - the Durand Line has gained international recognition as an international border between the two sister nations.
1906-12-30 - The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
1931-05-31 - 7.1 magnitude Earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan: 40,000 dead.
1933-01-28 - The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
1935-05-31 - Quake kills 50,000 in Quetta Pakistan
1940-03-23 - The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or the then Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All India Muslim League.
1947-06-03 - British Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten visits Pakistan
1947-07-10 - Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee.
1947-08-08 - Pakistan's National Flag is approved.
1947-08-14 - Pakistan gains independence from Great Britain
1947-08-15 - India gains independence from Great Britain, remains a dominion until 1950
1947-08-17 - The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.
1948-01-01 - After partition, India declines to pay the agreed share of Rs.550 million in cash balances to Pakistan.
1948-09-12 - Invasion of the State of Hyderabad by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader Jinnah's death.
1951-10-16 - The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
1952-10-16 - Pakistan's 1st Test starts, v India at Delhi
1952-10-18 - Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wkts to win 1st India-Pak clash
1952-10-25 - Nazar Mohammad scores Pakistan's 1st Test century 124* v India
1952-10-26 - Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India
1952-12-14 - R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut v Pakistan, Calcutta
1953-11-02 - Pakistan becomes islamic republic
1954-07-02 - Denis Compton scores 278 in 290 minutes v Pakistan
1954-08-04 - The Government of Pakistan approves the National Anthem, written by Hafeez Jullundhry and composed by Ahmed G. Chagla.
1954-10-23 - Pakistan governor-general Ghoelan Mohammed disbands parliament
1955-03-01 - Pakistan v India 5 Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw
1955-09-23 - Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad
1955-11-09 - NZ all out for 70 v Pakistan at Dacca
1956-02-29 - Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan
1956-03-23 - Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (Natl Day)
1956-05-12 - East Pakistan struck by cyclone & tidal waves
1956-10-11 - 1st Pakistan v Australia Test 95 runs scored on 1st day
1956-10-17 - Pakistan defeat Australia by nine wickets at 1st attempt
1956-10-22 - A concrete girder weighing 200 tons kills 48 in Karachi, Pakistan.
1957-09-29 - 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan)
1957-09-29 - Passenger train & oil train crash in Gambar West Pakistan, 300 die
1957-10-17 - II Tsjoendrigar becomes premier of Pakistan
1957-12-16 - Sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan.
1958-02-05 - Test Cricket debut of Lance Gibbs, WI v Pakistan, Port-of-Spain
1958-02-28 - West Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket
1958-03-01 - West Indies cricket declare at stumps score of 3-790 decl v Pakistan
1958-03-19 - Gary Sobers completes a century in each innings v Pakistan
1958-09-08 - Oman turns over Gwadur (on Baluchistan coast) to Pakistan
1958-10-27 - Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan
1959-03-07 - West Indies all out 76 v Pakistan at Dacca, Fazal Mahmood 6-34
1959-03-29 - Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore
1959-12-08 - President Eisenhower watches Pakistan v Aust Test Cricket at Karachi
1959-12-16 - Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48
1960-02-14 - Marshal Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan
1960-06-11 - House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan)
1960-08-01 - Islamabad declared as the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
1960-10-11 - Hurricane ravages East-Pakistan (6,000 die)
1964-10-29 - Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan
1964-12-04 - Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, v Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31
1965-01-02 - Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan
1965-04-07 - Bevan Congdon makes a stumping as 12th man NZ v Pakistan
1965-04-09 - India & Pakistan engage in border fight
1965-05-20 - Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121
1965-05-25 - India & Pakistan border fights
1965-07-21 - Pakistan, Iran & Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact
1965-08-06 - Indian troops invade Pakistan
1965-09-01 - India & Pakistan border fights
1965-09-06 - India invades West Pakistan
1965-09-22 - India & Pakistan ceases-fire goes into effect
1965-12-06 - Pakistan's Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduate level.
1966-01-10 - India & Pakistan sign peace accord
1966-02-02 - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war.
1967-11-30 - The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who becomes its first Chairman later as the Head of state and Head of government after the 1971 Civil War.
1968-09-05 - 21 killed by hijackers aboard a Pan Am jet in Karachi Pakistan
1969-03-25 - Pakistan Gen Agha Mohammed Jagja Khan succeeds Ayub Chan as pres
1969-04-14 - Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540
1970-11-12 - 240 KPH cyclone hits East Pakistan (Bangladesh); 3-500,000 die
1971-03-26 - Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence
1971-11-21 - Indian troops partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas) defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
1971-12-03 - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: India invades West Pakistan and a full scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives.
1971-12-04 - The UN Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan.
1971-12-04 - The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.
1971-12-16 - Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan
1971-12-16 - India's army occupies Dacca, West Pakistani troops surrenders
1971-12-17 - Cease fire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir
1971-12-20 - Pakistan president Yahya Khan resigns
1972-01-05 - West-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freed
1972-01-10 - Sheik Mujib ur-Rahman arrives in Dacca, East-Pakistan
1972-01-11 - East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh
1972-01-30 - Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth
1972-07-02 - India & Pakistan sign peace accord
1972-12-17 - New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan
1972-12-29 - Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson & Max Walker v Pakistan at MCG
1973-01-07 - Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 v Pakistan Never again
1973-01-08 - Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 v Pakistan at SCG
1973-01-11 - Famous victory at the SCG Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106
1973-02-02 - Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, NZ v Pakistan, Wellington
1973-02-11 - 1st one-day international for Pakistan & NZ
1973-02-17 - Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut v Pakistan, his only Test Cricket
1973-03-27 - Dennis Amiss out for 99 v Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket
1973-04-10 - Pakistan suspends constitution
1973-08-28 - India & Pakistan sign POW accord
1974-02-24 - Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh
1974-08-23 - Zaheer Abbas scores 240 Pakistan v England at The Cricket Oval

1974-12-28 - 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed
1975-02-20 - Leonard Baichan scores 105* on Test Cricket debut, v Pakistan Lahore
1975-06-07 - Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 v Pakistan World Cup
1975-08-14 - -15] Pakistani military coup against president Mujib ur-Rahman
1975-12-28 - Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die
1976-10-09 - Test Cricket debut of Javed Miandad (Pakistan), scores 163 on 1st day
1977-01-18 - Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG
1977-02-18 - Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft & Joel Garner v Pakistan Bridgetown
1977-03-04 - Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain
1977-03-07 - Ali Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party wins elections
1977-07-05 - Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power
1977-10-02 - Pakistan general Zia ul-Haq bans all opposition
1978-03-18 - Pakistani former premier Ali Bhutto sentenced to death
1978-06-01 - Cricket Test debut of David Gower, v Pakistan, Edgbaston, scores 58
Cricketer Ian BothamCricketer Ian Botham 1978-06-19 - Ian Botham takes 8-34 v Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling
1978-10-16 - Test debut of Kapil Dev, India v Pakistan at Faisalabad
1979-03-29 - Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball v Pakistan at WACA
1979-04-04 - Ex-President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
1979-11-21 - Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack US embassy, 1 dies
1979-12-12 - President of Pakistan, Zia-ul-Haq, confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam.
1979-12-25 - Opening day of 4th Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur
Cricketer Kapil DevCricketer Kapil Dev 1980-03-23 - Border completes 150 in each inning of Test Cricket v Pakistan
1981-01-02 - Sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, WI v Pakistan
1981-03-02 - Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists
1981-11-14 - Pakistan all out 62 v Australia at WACA, Lillee 5-18
1981-11-29 - Greg Chappell scores 201 v Pakistan at The Gabba (Brisbane)
1981-12-10 - The United Nations General Assembly approves Pakistan's proposal for establishing nuclear free-zone in South Asia.
1982-09-20 - Jalaluddin takes a one-day hat-trick Pakistan v Australia
1983-11-11 - Wayne Phillips scores 159 on Test Cricket debut, v Pakistan at WACA
1983-12-26 - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, v Pakistan MCG
1983-12-29 - Graeme Yallop completes 268 v Pakistan at cricket MCG
1985-03-10 - India beat Pakistan to win "World Championship of Cricket"
1985-10-28 - Ravi Ratnayeke takes 8-83 for Sri Lanka v Pakistan
1985-12-30 - Pakistan restores constitution
Pakistani Politican Benazir BhuttoPakistani Politican Benazir Bhutto 1986-04-10 - Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan
1986-08-14 - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrested
1986-09-05 - Karachi Pakistan army storms hijacked US B-747, 19 killed
1986-10-29 - West Indies all out for 53 v Pakistan (Abdul Qadir 6-16)
1986-11-09 - Pakistan all out for 77 v West Indies at Lahore
1987-07-04 - Imran Khan takes 300th Test Cricket wicket, only Pakistani to do so
1987-07-06 - Pakistan score their 1st innings win over England, at Leeds
1987-08-08 - Pakistan all out 708 v England at The Oval, Botham 3-217
1988-04-02 - Test Cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, WI v Pakistan, Georgetown
1988-04-14 - USSR, US, Pakistan & Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty
1988-05-29 - Pakistan President Zia ul-Haq dismisses government and disbands parliament
1988-08-17 - Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
1988-09-15 - Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi
1988-10-02 - Pakistan's Supreme Court orders free elections
1988-11-03 - Pakistan claims it downed Afghan warplane
1988-11-16 - Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto's PPP wins 1st free Pakistani elections in 11 years
1988-12-01 - Benazir Bhutto named 1st female Prime Minister of a Muslim country (Pakistan)
1989-02-12 - 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel
1989-10-20 - Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over India & WI on round-robin
1989-11-01 - Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets to win Cricket's Nehru Cup
1990-01-23 - Dean Jones scores twin Test tons v Pakistan at Adelaide Oval
1990-02-25 - Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup
1990-05-04 - Pakistan beat Aust by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah
1990-08-06 - President Ghulam Ishaq Kahn dismisses Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan
1990-10-31 - Pakistan make 3-0 drubbing of NZ, Waqar Younis 29 series wkts
1991-02-01 - Afghanistan/Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
1991-12-25 - Last day of a washout Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Gujranwala
1992-03-21 - Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul NZ in exciting World Cup semi
1992-03-25 - Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup
1992-08-20 - England get 7-363 in 55 overs vs Pakistan, then world ODI record
1992-09-16 - 900 die in flood in Pakistan
1992-09-28 - Pakistani Airbus A-300 crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 167 dies
1993-02-25 - Pakistan all out 43 v West Indies, world one-day int record low
1993-06-05 - Somali warlord Aidids murders 23 Pakistani
1993-11-13 - Pakistani minister of Foreign affairs Faruk Leghari elected president
1994-02-20 - 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage
1994-10-02 - Pakistan defeat Australia by one wicket in Karachi Test
1995-02-02 - Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket
1995-02-04 - Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning
1995-09-26 - Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1
1995-09-29 - Saleem Elahi scores century on ODI debut, Pakistan v Sri Lanka
1996-04-02 - Sri Lanka 9-349 in 50 overs beat Pakistan 315 all out, Singapore Jayasuriya hits ton in 48 balls, world ODI record at Singapore
1996-04-07 - Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore
1996-04-19 - South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah
1996-08-20 - India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's
1996-09-16 - 1st one-day international in Canada, India v Pakistan at Toronto
1996-10-04 - Shahid Afridi scores century in 37 balls for Pakistan v Sri Lanka
1996-10-24 - Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 yrs 238 days
1996-11-24 - Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan v NZ Lahore
1996-12-21 - Pakistan all out 67 to lose to Tasmania by an inning
1997-01-16 - Anthony Stuart takes ODI hat-trick, Aus v Pakistan, MCG
1997-01-20 - Pakistan defeat West Indies 2-0 to win Aust one-day Series
1997-02-28 - Earthquake in Pakistan, kills 45
1998-04-06 - Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of hitting India.
1998-05-28 - Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of Indian nuclear tests with five of its own, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions.
1998-08-28 - Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
1999-10-12 - Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
2000-02-07 - Bahria University is established through Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000 by the Government of Pakistan.
2002-01-23 - Reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. He was subsequently murdered .
2002-03-21 - In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
2002-04-30 - A referendum in Pakistan overwhelmingly approves the Presidency of Pervez Musharraf for another five years.
2002-07-15 - Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
2003-06-05 - A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
2003-12-14 - President of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
2004-01-01 - In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, was "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
2004-07-02 - ASEAN Regional Forum accepts Pakistan as its 24th member.
2006-07-10 - Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.
2007-05-12 - 2007 Karachi riots, which killed over 50 people in Karachi and above 100 injured, on the arrival of Chief Justice of Pakistan; Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in Karachi city.
2007-09-10 - Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.
2007-09-18 - Pervez Musharraf announces that he will step down as army chief and restore civilian rule to Pakistan, but only after he is re-elected president.
Pakistani Politican Benazir BhuttoPakistani Politican Benazir Bhutto 2007-10-18 - After 8 years in exile, Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland Pakistan. The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto's convoy, killing over 100 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured.
2007-11-03 - Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule across Pakistan. He suspended the Constitution, imposed State of Emergency, and fired the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
2007-12-27 - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated by a suicide bomber.
2008-06-10 - The Gora Prai airstrike by the United States reportedly kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops.
2008-08-18 - President Of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf resigned due to pressure from opposition.
2008-11-26 - Terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India: Ten coordinated attacks by Pakistan-based terrorists kill 164 and injure more than 250 people in Mumbai, India.
2009-03-03 - The Sri Lankan cricket team is attacked by terrorists while on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore for a Test match against Pakistan.
2009-12-28 - 43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims were observing the Day of Ashura.
2010-01-01 - Suicide car bomb detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100
Islamic Militant & Terrorist Osama bin LadenIslamic Militant & Terrorist Osama bin Laden 2011-05-02 - Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2011-11-26 - 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani checkpost in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
2012-04-07 - 130 Pakistani Army soldiers are buried in an avalanche near the Siachen Glacier
2012-04-15 - 400 Islamist Militants escape from a Pakistan prison after an insurgent attack
2012-04-20 - Plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people
2012-05-10 - The Red Cross suspends all humanitarian work in Pakistan after a worker was kidnapped and killed
2012-06-04 - US drone attack kills 15 militants in Pakistan, including high ranking al-Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi
2012-06-04 - Wedding party bus crashes killing 23 and injuring 60 people in Islamabad, Pakistan
2012-06-08 - A bus bombing in Pakistan kills 18 and injures 35 people
2012-07-06 - Gunmen kill 18 people in Turbat, Pakistan
2012-07-18 - 14 people are killed after a bomb explosion at Pakistan's Orakzai Agency
2012-08-02 - 23 people are killed after two blasts in a fruit market in Lahore, Pakistan
2012-08-24 - Monsoon rains and floods kill 26 people in Pakistan
2012-09-01 - US drone strike kills 5 people in North Waristan, Pakistan
2012-09-03 - 3 people are killed and 19 wounded by a car bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan
2012-09-04 - 25 people are killed at a funeral suicide bombing in Nangarhar, Pakistan
2012-09-12 - 314 people are killed in factory fire in Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan
2012-10-13 - 15 people are killed by a market suicide bombing in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan
2012-11-01 - Acid is poured over a 15 year old girl by her parents after being seen talking to a young man in an "honour killing" in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
2012-11-22 - 6 attacks across Pakistan kill 37 people and injure 92
2012-12-17 - 17 people are killed and 70 are injured by a blast in a market in the Khyber Agency, Pakistan
2012-12-18 - 6 health workers dispensing polio vaccinations are gunned down in Pakistan
2012-12-22 - 8 people are killed by a suicide bomber in Peshawar, Pakistan

Famous Birthdays


1817-10-17 - Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan)
1870-04-20 - Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Urdu, Pakistani scholar (d.1961)
1876-12-25 - Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan (1947)/gov (1947-58)
1877-11-09 - Allama Iqbal, Pakistani poet/philosopher
1884-11-22 - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani biographer of Muhammad (d. 1953)
1885-02-14 - Syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim Indian/Pakistani philosopher (d. 1949)
1893-07-30 - Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani Mother of the Nation (d. 1967)
1894-07-19 - Khawaja Nazimuddin, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1965)
1895-10-01 - Liaquat Al Khan, attorney/premier of Pakistan (1947-51)
1896-10-02 - Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Prime Minister (d. 1951)
1897-10-19 - Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)
1897-11-16 - Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (d. 1951)
1898-12-05 - Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (d. 1982)
1899-11-15 - Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan (d. 1969)
1903-11-20 - Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist (d. 1981)
1904-01-01 - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982)
1904-09-09 - Feroze Khan, Pakistani field hockey player (d. 2005)
1907-05-14 - Mohammed Ayub Khan, general/premier/president (Pakistan)
1908-07-09 - Allama Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (d. 1973)
1908-09-01 - Amir Elahi, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1980)
1910-01-07 - Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani poet (d. 1984)
1911-11-09 - Tabish Dehlvi, Pakistani poet (d. 2004)
1912-06-12 - Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and Urdu linguist
1912-09-23 - Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani researcher, critic and linguist (d. 2005)
1914-09-12 - Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (d. 1988)
1915-01-20 - Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 2006)
1915-07-22 - Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician, diplomat and author. (d. 2000)
1916-07-31 - Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist
1917-02-04 - Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician
1917-12-15 - Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, linguist and writer of Pakistan (d. 2005)
1919-09-21 - Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani scholar (d. 1988)
1919-11-05 - Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher (d. 1978)
1920-01-09 - Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar
1920-07-16 - Anwar Hussain, cricketer (four Tests for Pakistan v India 1952-53)
1921-08-05 - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)
1921-10-15 - Gul Mahomed, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman)
1921-12-25 - Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist (d. 2000)
1922-03-22 - Mujib ur-Rahman, Pakistan, sheik/premier
1922-06-01 - Abdul Rashid, Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960)
1922-06-21 - Jim McConnon, cricketer (England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954)
1923-03-20 - Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani Author, Journalist and Political Activist (d. 2006)
1923-08-04 - Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer
1923-12-21 - Intizar Hussain, Urdu writer and columnist of Pakistan
1924-08-12 - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, leader of Pakistan (d. 1988)
1924-08-18 - Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, pres of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12]
1925-03-26 - Maqsood Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56)
1926-01-20 - Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, essayist and columnist
1926-01-20 - Qurratulain Hyder, Pakistani novelist (d. 2007)
1926-01-26 - Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani scholar
1926-07-21 - Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general
1926-09-21 - Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress (d. 2000)
1926-10-25 - Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter
1926-11-22 - Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1952-56)
1927-02-18 - Fazal Mahmood, cricketer (Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62)
1927-05-01 - Israr Ali, cricket pace bowler (Pakistani in 4 Tests 1952-59)
1927-06-15 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. 1978)
1927-07-25 - Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani politician (d. 2000)
1928-01-05 - Imtiaz Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistan wicket-keeper in 41 Tests 1952-62)
1928-01-05 - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, 4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan
1928-07-26 - Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet (d. 1980)
1929-07-07 - Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (d. 2005)
1929-12-22 - Wazir Mohammad, cricketer (eldest of Pakistan's 4 Mohammed brothers)
1930-04-10 - Shuja-ud-Din, cricketer (batted in 19 Tests for Pakistan 1954-62)
1930-09-23 - Sehba Akhtar, poet of Pakistan (d.1996)
1930-10-01 - Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
1930-10-10 - Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (d. 1970)
1930-12-15 - Alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62)
1931-09-22 - Manzoor Ahmad, Pakistani philosopher
1931-12-14 - Jon Elia, Pakistani scholar, poet and philosopher (d. 2002)
1932-02-29 - Gavin Stevens, cricket (Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour)
1932-04-02 - Mahmood Hussain, Pakistani cricket swing bowler (68 wkts in 27 Tests)
1934-07-10 - Munir Malik, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1959-62)
1934-07-23 - Nicholas Barrington, high commissioner (Pakistan)
1934-12-21 - Hanif Mohammad, cricketer (prolific Pakistani batsman 1952-69)
1935-02-04 - Wallis Mathias, cricketer (1st non-Muslim to play for Pakistan)
1935-06-11 - Sheikh Fazalur Rehman, cricketer (played 1 Test Pakistan v WI 1958)
1935-11-02 - Mohammad Munaf, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 4 Tests 1959-62)
1935-12-20 - Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, cricketer (166 on debut Pakistan v Aust 1964)
1936-04-27 - Khalid Wazir, cricketer (son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954)
1937-08-03 - Duncan Sharpe, cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60)
1937-10-01 - Saeed Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73)
1938-03-10 - Ijaz Butt, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60)
1938-04-08 - Mohammad Farooq, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 7 Tests 1960-65)
1938-05-08 - Javed Burki, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69)
1938-10-02 - Waheed Murad, Pakistani film actor and director (d. 1983)
1938-10-13 - Mahboob Shah, cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel)
1939-01-17 - Antao D'Souza, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62)
1939-07-15 - Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricket off-spinner (12 Tests 1958-62)
1939-12-31 - Afaq Hussain, cricketer (Pakistani off-spinner in 2 Tests 1961-64)
1940-05-29 - Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan
1940-11-21 - Javed Akhtar, cricketer (Pakistani off-spinner took 0-52 in 1962 Test)
1941-05-14 - Nasim-ul-Ghani, cricketer (Pakistani left-handed all-rounder 1958-73)
1941-06-16 - Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist
1941-08-14 - Peter Truscott, cricketer (one Test NZ v Pakistan 1965, 3 & 26)
1941-11-20 - Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright
1941-12-28 - Intikhab Alam, Pakistan cricket leg-spinner (1959-77)
1942-08-30 - Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner (19 Tests 1964-73)
1943-02-08 - Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and VC of Karachi University
1943-06-06 - Asif Iqbal, cricketer (elegant Pakistani batsman 1964-80)
1943-08-10 - Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricket batsman (5 Tests 1964-69)
1943-10-01 - Naushad Ali, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65)
1943-10-21 - Tariq Ali, Pakistani author and historian
1943-11-22 - Mushtaq Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan leg-spin all-rounder 1959-79)
1944-01-01 - Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician
1944-03-23 - Salim Altaf, cricketer (Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78)
1944-05-10 - Abdul Kadir, cricketer (Pakistani batsman-keeper in 4 Tests 1964-65)
1944-05-17 - Arif Butt, cricketer (pace bowler for Pakistan in three Tests 1964-65)
1944-08-16 - Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistan left-arm quick, 1 Test)
1944-10-16 - Bob Cottam, cricketer (England fast-medium on 2 India/Pakistan tours)
1945-03-03 - Farooq Hamid, cricketer (1-107 in Test, Pakistan v Australia 1964)
1945-05-03 - Sadiq Mohammad, cricketer (attacking Pakistan opening batsman 1969-81)
1945-11-11 - Niaz Ahmed, cricketer (1st & last East Pakistani to play Test cricket)
1946-01-23 - Asif Masood, cricketer (Pakistani quick with long & erratic run-up)
1946-03-08 - Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricket off-spinner (14 Tests 1969-83)
1946-03-19 - Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69)
1946-03-31 - Aftab Gul, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in six Tests 1969-71)
1946-05-12 - Leonard Baichan, cricketer (WI opener, 103 v Pakistan on debut 1975)
1946-07-28 - Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani writer and feminist
1946-09-28 - Majid Khan, cricketer (great Pakistani batsman 1964-82)
1946-10-05 - Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist
1947-02-14 - Salah-ud-Din, cricketer (played 5 Tests for Pakistan 1965-69)
1947-05-01 - Ghulam Abbas, cricketer (scored 12 & 0 in only Test for Pakistan 1967)
1947-06-29 - Jeff Moss, cricketer (one Test Australia v Pakistan 1979)
1947-07-24 - Zaheer Abbas, cricketer (probably Pakistan's finest batsman ever)
1947-10-21 - Younis Ahmed, cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987)
1948-03-23 - Wasim Bari, cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistan's most successful)
1948-12-01 - Sarfraz Nawaz, cricketer (successful Pakistani pace bowler 1969-84)
1949-03-28 - Shafiq Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman during the 70's)
1950-03-01 - Shahid Israr, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (in one Test v NZ 1976)
1950-04-09 - Ehtesham-ud-din, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 5 Tests 1980-82)
1950-05-29 - Talat Ali, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in ten Tests 1972-80)
1950-07-11 - Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani nuclear physicist
1950-09-04 - Ehteshamuddin, Pakistani cricketer
1951-02-19 - Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (Db), Pakistani Islamic Sufi Scholar
1951-11-03 - Azmat Rana, cricketer (one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980)
1952-07-03 - Wasim Raja, cricketer (bro of Rameez, Pakistani lefty bat & leggie)
1952-11-13 - Art Malik, Pakistani-born English actor
1952-11-25 - Imran Khan Niazi, cricketer (Pakistan's greatest all-rounder) and politician
1953-03-25 - Haroon Rashid, cricketer (Pakistani & WSC batsman late 70's)
1953-04-01 - Aftab Baloch, cricketer (Pakistani in 2 Tests, scored 428 for Sind 74)
1953-05-29 - Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981)
Pakistani Politican Benazir BhuttoPakistani Politican Benazir Bhutto (1953-06-21) 1953-06-21 - Benazir Bhutto, 1st female leader of a Moslem nation (Pakistan)
1953-08-06 - Iqbal Qasim, cricketer (Pakistani slow lefty in the 80's)
1953-09-17 - Altaf Hussain, Pakistani politician and founder of MQM
1954-05-01 - Taslim Arif, cricketer (Pakistani keeper/batsman, 210 v Aust 1980)
1955-03-15 - Mohsin Khan, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s)
1955-05-21 - Liaqat Ali, cricket pace bowler (Pakistani in six Tests 1975-79)
1955-12-24 - Anwar Khan, cricketer (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979)
1956-03-24 - Ijaz Faqih, cricketer (Pakistan off-spin all-rounder in 5 Tests 80-88)
1956-04-06 - Mudassar Nazar, cricketer (son of Nazar Mohammad Pakistani bat)
1956-06-22 - Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani Politician and Foreign Minister
1956-12-25 - Mansoor Akhtar, cricketer (Pakistani batsman early 80's)
1957-06-12 - Javed Miandad, cricketer (Pakistan batsman Got a kick out of Lillee)
1957-08-25 - Sikander Bakht, cricketer (Pakistani change bowler late 70's)
1957-12-07 - Rohan Jayasekera, cricketer (one Test Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1982)
1958-04-22 - Ashraf Ali, cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistani mid-80s)
1958-12-19 - Iqbal Sikander, cricketer (Pakistan leg-spinner 1992 World Cup)
1959-06-12 - Jalal-ud-din, cricketer (Pakistani paceman, ODI hat-trick v Aust 1982)
1959-07-06 - Tahir Naqqash, cricketer (Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85)
1959-12-07 - Salim Yousuf, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in 32 Tests 1986-90)
1959-12-15 - Rashid Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85)
1960-05-10 - Tauseef Ahmed, cricketer (leading Pakistani off-spinner of 80's)
1961-09-04 - Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer
1962-05-23 - Imran Anwar, Pakistani Internet pioneer and American TV personality
1962-08-14 - Rameez Raja, cricketer (prolific Pakistani batsman)
1962-08-25 - Shahid Mahboob, cricketer (batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989)
1962-11-19 - Salim Jaffer, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 14 Tests 1986-91)
1963-01-03 - Aamer Malik, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90)
1963-01-19 - Martin Bashir, Pakistani-born reporter
1963-04-03 - Zakir Khan, cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89)
1963-04-16 - Salim Malik, cricketer (memorable Pakistani & Essex batsman)
1963-06-16 - Mohsin Kamal, cricketer (Pakistani fast bowler 1984- )
1963-07-07 - Naved Anjum, cricketer (Pakistani all-rounder, two Tests 1989-90)
1963-07-29 - Azeem Hafeez, cricketer (fingerless Pakistani lefty quick)
1964-02-10 - Mir Aimal Kansi, Quetta Pakistan, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
1964-03-03 - Atif Rauf, cricketer (Pakistani Test batsman v New Zealand 1994)
1964-04-15 - Nadeem Abbasi, cricketer (three Tests for Pakistan v India 1989)
1964-09-03 - Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer
1964-11-22 - Akram Raza, cricketer (Pakistani off-spin all-rounder)
1965-08-27 - Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993)
1966-01-06 - Shahid Saeed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in Test v India 1989)
1966-06-03 - Wasim Akram, cricketer (brilliant Pakistani lefty fast bowler)
1967-03-10 - Omer Tarin [Omer Salim Khan], Peshawar, Pakistan, poet, scholar and activist
1967-05-20 - Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist
1967-06-06 - Wasim Haider, cricketer (member Pakistan's 1992 World Cup squad)
1967-11-04 - Asif Mujtaba, cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman)
1967-12-12 - Masood Anwar, cricketer (one Test Pakistan v West Indies 1990)
1968-07-05 - Shahid Anwar, cricketer (Pakistani all-rounder 1996 England tour)
1968-10-14 - Rashid Latif, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper)
1969-02-02 - Ijaz Ahmed Jr, cricketer (one Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1995)
1969-03-01 - Azam Khan, cricketer (Pakistan ODI batsman 1996)
1969-12-10 - Nadim Khan, cricketer (brother of Moin Pakistani lefty spinner 1993)
1970-03-03 - Inzamam-ul-Haq, cricketer (dashing Pakistani batsman)
1970-06-28 - Mushtaq Ahmed, cricketer (prodigious Pakistani leggie 1990-)
1970-12-13 - Basit Ali, cricketer (exciting Pakistani batsman 1993-)
1971-01-02 - Aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- )
1971-03-01 - Zahoor Elahi, cricketer (Pakistan opening batsman v NZ 1996)
1971-11-12 - Shakeel Ahmed, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (v West Indies 1993)
1971-11-16 - Waqar Younis, cricketer (brilliant Pakistani fast/swing bowler)
1972-08-05 - Aaqib Javed, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1989)
1973-06-06 - Ashfaq Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistan pace bowler 1993-)
1973-11-10 - Zahid Fazal, Pakistani cricket batsman (occasional Tests since 1992)
1974-04-12 - Kabir Khan, cricketer (Pakistani slow left-armer 1994- )
1974-08-11 - Hadiqa Kiyani, Pakistani pop star
1975-02-28 - Azhar Mahmood, cricket pace bowler (Pakistani ODI 1996)
1975-03-28 - Atta-ur-Rehman, cricketer (Pakistani quickie, debut v Engl1992 age 17)
1976-06-26 - Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996)
1976-11-27 - Saqlain Mushtaq, cricketer (Pakistan Test off-spinner 1995)
1977-07-15 - Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist (Mizraab)
1977-08-08 - Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer
1977-12-04 - Shahid Nazir, cricketer (Pakistan Test fast bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
1978-08-26 - Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer
1980-03-01 - Abdur Rehman, Pakistani cricketer
1980-05-18 - Ali Zafar, Pakistani singer and model
1980-06-05 - Yasser Latif Hamdani, Pakistani constitutional lawyer
1981-02-24 - Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
1982-02-01 - Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
1982-04-29 - Kamran Jawaid, Pakistani film critic
1982-05-20 - Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
1982-12-20 - Mohammed Asif, Pakistani cricket player
1984-10-07 - Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer
1988-09-21 - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician

Famous Deaths

1938-04-21 - Muhammad Iqbal, Brt E Indies lawyer/Pakistan national hero, dies at 65
1948-09-11 - Mohammed Ali Jinnah, 1st governor of Pakistan (1947-48), dies at 71
1951-02-12 - Choudhary Rehmat Ali, Pakistani nationalist (b. 1897)
1951-10-16 - Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar
1953-11-22 - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani religious scholar and biographer of Muhammad (b. 1884)
48th Shia Imam Aga Khan III48th Shia Imam Aga Khan III (1957-07-11) 1957-07-11 - Aga Khan III, Pakistani 48th Shia Iman, dies at 79
1958-02-14 - Abdul Rab Nishtar, veteran leader of Pakistan Movement, (b. 1899)
1963-08-27 - Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1888)
1963-12-05 - Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1892)
1967-07-08 - Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani political figure (b. 1893)
1970-10-12 - Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (b. 1930)
1970-12-09 - Sir Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1893)
1971-08-20 - Rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951)
1973-12-18 - Allama Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (b. 1908)
1974-04-20 - Mohammed Ayub Khan, premier/president (Pakistan), dies
1975-08-15 - Mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53
1978-01-11 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet (b. 1927)
1978-01-18 - Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher, critic and writer (b. 1919)
1979-04-04 - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani president, hanged in Pakistan at 51
1979-08-23 - Mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies
1980-07-26 - Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet (b. 1928)
1980-08-08 - Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician, dies at 63
1980-12-28 - Amir Elahi, cricketer, 1st Pakistani Test cricketer to die
1981-01-22 - Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist (b. 1903)
1982-02-22 - Josh Malihabadi, Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (b. 1898)
1982-06-02 - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (b. 1904)
1983-07-27 - Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies
1986-04-20 - Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer (b. 1916)
1987-02-10 - Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, Pakistani painter, calligrapher and artist (b. 1930)
1987-02-11 - Sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (b. 1930)
1988-07-26 - Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani scholar (b. 1919)
1988-08-15 - Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, President of Pakistan, killed in plane crash
1988-08-17 - Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, pres of Pakistan (1978-88), dies in plane crash at 64
1988-09-22 - Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (b. 1914)
1991-02-08 - Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
1991-12-25 - Mahmood Hussain, cricketer (27 Tests for Pakistan, 68 wickets), dies
1992-05-08 - Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), dies
1993-01-08 - Asif Nawaz, Pakistani general, dies
1993-09-29 - Ghuslam Wyne, premier of Lahore Pakistan, murdered at 60
1994-04-14 - Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (b. 1897)
1994-09-01 - Wallis Mathias, cricketer (scored 783 in 21 Tests for Pakistan), dies
1995-04-16 - Iqbal Masih, Pakistani child slave labourer, activist (b. 1982)
1996-07-12 - Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan's 1st five Tests 1952-53), dies
1997-08-16 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (b. 1948)
1998-10-17 - Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar and philanthropist
2000-08-13 - Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (b. 1965)
2000-09-10 - Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistani journalist and writer. (b. 1921)
2000-12-11 - Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician, diplomat and author (b. 1915)
2002-11-08 - Jon Elia, Pakistani scholar, poet and philosopher (b. 1931)
2003-02-20 - Mushaf Ali Mir, Pakistani Chief of the Air Staff (b. 1947)
2003-06-13 - Malik Meraj Khalid, Former caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1916)
2005-05-30 - Fazal Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1927)
2005-09-06 - Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet (b. 1929)
2005-09-25 - Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani critic and linguist (b. 1912)
2005-10-11 - Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Linguist, and writer of Pakistan (b. 1917)
2006-01-26 - Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani opposition leader and Pashtun nationalist (b. 1917)
2006-09-29 - Khalique Ibrahim Khalique, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet and critic (b. 1926)
2006-12-18 - Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author, journalist and political activist (b. 1923)
2007-03-18 - Bob Woolmer, South African cricketer and Pakistan national coach (b. 1948)
2007-07-10 - Abdul Rashid Ghazi, radical Pakistani cleric (b. 1951)
Pakistani Politican Benazir BhuttoPakistani Politican Benazir Bhutto (2007-12-27) 2007-12-27 - Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan is assassinated at 54
2008-10-03 - Karam ud Din, Pakistani Navy officer (b. 1941)
2011-04-22 - Moin Akhter, Pakistani actor (b. 1950)