2024 in Pakistan

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2024
in
Pakistan

Decades:
See also:

The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2024 in Pakistan.

Incumbents[edit]

Federal government[edit]

S. No Photo Name Office
1 Arif Alvi (until 10 March 2024) President of Pakistan
Asif Ali Zardari (from 10 March 2024) President of Pakistan
2 Anwar ul Haq Kakar (Until March 4) Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif (From March 4)
3 Sadiq Sanjrani (Until 9 March 2024)[1] Chairman of the Senate
4 Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (until 1 March 2024) Speaker of the National Assembly
Ayaz Sadiq (from 1 March 2024) Speaker of the National Assembly
5 Qazi Faez Isa Chief Justice of Pakistan
6 Sikandar Sultan Raja Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
7 16th National Assembly of Pakistan (from 29 February 2024)[2] National Assembly
8 14th Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan

Provincial government[edit]

Province Governor Chief Minister Government Type Chief Justice
Balochistan Abdul Wali Kakar Ali Mardan Khan Domki (until 2 March 2024) Caretaker Caretaker Muhammad Hashim Kakar (acting) (BHC)
Sarfraz Bugti(from 2 March 2024) PPP
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali Muhammad Azam Khan (until 2 March 2024) Caretaker Caretaker Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (PHC)
Ali Amin Gandapur (from 2 March 2024) PTI
Punjab Baligh Ur Rehman Mohsin Naqvi (until 26 February 2024) Caretaker Caretaker Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan (LHC)
Maryam Nawaz (from 26 February 2024) PML-N
Sindh Kamran Tessori Maqbool Baqar (until 27 February 2024) Caretaker Caretaker Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi (SHC)
Murad Ali Shah (from 27 February 2024) PPP

State government[edit]

Province President Prime minister Government Type Chief Justice
Gilgit-Baltistan Mehdi Shah Gulbar Khan PTI Coalition Shamim Khan(SACGB)
Azad Kashmir Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry Chaudhry Anwarul Haq PTI Coalition Raja Saeed Akram Khan (SCAJK)

Services chief[edit]

S. No Photo Name Office
1 Asim Munir Chief of Army Staff
2 Zaheer Ahmad Babar Chief of Air Staff
3 Naveed Ashraf Chief of Naval Staff
4 Sahir Shamshad Mirza Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

Events[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

  • 3 March –
    • Twenty-nine people are killed and 59 more injured during heavy rains that cause landslides across the country in the past 48 hours.[18]
    • Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Pakistan's prime minister for a second term.[19]
  • 6 March – The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously rules that former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was denied a fair trial before his execution by hanging in April 1979.[20]
  • 10 March –
  • 12 March – Nine people are killed and two others are injured after a three-story residential building collapses in Multan.[23]
  • 16 March – Seven soldiers and six militants are killed in a combined suicide bombing and gun attack on a military post in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack is claimed by Jaish-e-Fursan-e-Muhammad.[24]
  • 18 March – In response to the attacks in North Waziristan on 16 March, Pakistan retaliates by air striking alleged TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan.[25] The Taliban government claims that the air strikes by Pakistan kill eight civilians.[26] Following this, cross-border attacks via shelling and mortar began between the two countries.[27]
  • 20 March –
    • Eight militants are killed and two members of the security forces are injured in an attack on Gwadar Port, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.[28]
    • Twelve people are killed and eight more are rescued during an explosion at a coal mine in Harnai District, Balochistan.[29]
  • 21 March – Two soldiers are killed and 15 others are injured in a bomb attack on a security forces convoy in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[30]
  • 25 March – Four militants are killed in an attack on PNS Siddique in Turbat, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.[31]
  • 26 March:
    • Four militants are killed in a military raid in Dera Ismail Khan.[32]
    • 2024 Shangla bombing: Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a convoy near Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[33]
  • 30 March:
    • One person is killed and 14 others, including three soldiers, are injured in a bomb attack in Harnai District, Balochistan.[34]
    • At least eight people are killed by building collapses caused by heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[35]

Holidays[edit]

Source:[36]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

Country overviews[edit]

Related timelines for current period[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sanjrani quits Senate, takes oath as MPA". The Express Tribune. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Newly elected representatives sworn in as ruckus mars maiden session of 16th National Assembly". DAWN.COM. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Gunmen kill 6 barbers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border". Associated Press. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ Bhatti, Haseeb (2024-01-10). "SC upholds ex-military dictator Musharraf's death sentence in treason case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ^ "Iran attacks alleged militant bases in Pakistan; Islamabad says 'unprovoked' strikes kill 2 children". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ^ Belam, Martin; Gecsoyler, Sammy; Ahmad, Reged; Gecsoyler, Martin Belam; Ahmad, Reged (2024-01-17). "Middle East crisis live: Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran and bars Iranian counterpart after missile strike". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ Siddiqui, Usaid. "Pakistan-Iran attacks updates: 9 killed near Iran's southeast border". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  8. ^ "Iran-Pakistan tensions rise again: Unidentified gunmen kill 9 Pakistanis in Iranian city of Saravan". The Times of India. 2024-01-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  9. ^ "Major Offensive in Balochistan: BLA's Elite Units Initiate 'Operation Dara-e-Bolan'". The Balochistan Post. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  10. ^ "Imran Khan: Pakistan former PM jailed in state secrets case as election looms". 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  11. ^ "Armed group kills 10 in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  12. ^ "Bombings at Pakistani political offices kill at least 29 a day before parliamentary elections". AP News. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  13. ^ "Islamic State claims responsibility for bombings on eve of Pakistan election". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  14. ^ "Pakistan Elections 2024 Live Updates: 5 policemen killed in blast, shooting; mobile service suspension won't affect polls, says CEC". The Indian Express. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  15. ^ Sadozai, Irfan; Guramani, Nadir; Bhatti, Haseeb; Momand, Abdullah (2 November 2023). "President, ECP agree on holding elections on Feb 8". Dawn. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Pakistan's Military Couldn't Keep Imran Khan Down. Now What?". TIME. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  17. ^ "Senate rejects bill seeking public hanging of rapists". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  18. ^ "At least 36 die in Pakistan as heavy winter rains collapse buildings and trigger landslides". AP News. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  19. ^ "Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister for second term". Reuters. March 3, 2024.
  20. ^ Hussain, Abid. "Pakistan top court says ex-PM Bhutto, hanged in 1979, was denied fair trial". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  21. ^ "Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan's president for second time". Aljazeera. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  22. ^ "At least two killed in motorcycle blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city". Aljazeera. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  23. ^ "A 3-story building collapses in central Pakistan, killing 9 people and injuring 2 others". Associated Press. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  24. ^ "7 soldiers killed in a suicide truck bombing and shootout in northwest Pakistan". Associated Press. March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  25. ^ "Several killed in Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan, says Kabul". France 24. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  26. ^ "Taliban forces fire across border after alleged Pakistan air strikes kill 8". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  27. ^ "'Very bad consequences': Taliban targets Pakistan military posts after airstrikes by Islamabad kill 8 in Afghanistan". The Times of India. 2024-03-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  28. ^ "Pakistan's Gwadar port attacked, eight armed fighters killed". Al Jazeera. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  29. ^ "An explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan kills 12 miners while 8 are rescued". AP News. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  30. ^ "A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan". AP News. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  31. ^ "Pakistani forces kill 4 insurgents as they foiled an attack on a naval facility in Baluchistan". AP News. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  32. ^ "Pakistani security forces kill 4 militants in operations in northwest bordering Afghanistan". AP News. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  33. ^ "Five Chinese nationals among six killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  34. ^ "A bomb blast kills 1 person and wounds 14 in Pakistan's southwest". AP News. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  35. ^ "Heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan kill 8 people, mostly children, and injure 12". AP News. 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  36. ^ "Pakistan Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  37. ^ Report, Bureau (2024-01-03). "Former PHC CJ Rashid dies after days in coma". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  38. ^ Haider, Zulqarnain (2024-01-05). "Sunni Ulema Council leader Masood Usmani killed in Islamabad". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  39. ^ Hasan, Shazia (2024-01-08). "Beloved ex-KGS headmistress Norma Fernandes passes away". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  40. ^ Web Desk (2024-01-11). "Veteran actor Khalid Butt passes away in Lahore". Hum NEWS. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  41. ^ "In Memoriam: James Masih Shera MBE (6th March1946 - 15th January 2024)". British Asian Christian Association. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  42. ^ "Senior politician Elahi Bakhsh Soomro 'passes away' in Karachi: reports". Pakistan Observer. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  43. ^ "Pakistan football team player dies in traffic accident". ARY News. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.