2013 in Pakistan
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Events in the year 2013 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
- President – Asif Ali Zardari
- President (September 9 - Present) - Mamnoon Hussain
- Prime Minister( 22 June 2012 - 16 March 2013 ) – Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
- Prime Minister(June 5 - Present) – Nawaz Sharif
- Prime Minister - Caretaker(25 March 2013 – 4 June 2013) – Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
Chief Ministers
Here is a list of Chief Ministers of Provinces elected in General Elections 2013, Pakistan
- Chief Minister Punjab, Pakistan(June 8 - Present) - Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
- Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (May 31 - Present) - Parvez Khattak
- Chief Minister Sind (May 30 - Present) - Qaim Ali Shah
- Chief Minister Balochistan (June 7 - Present) - Abdul Malik Baloch
- Chief Minister Punjab - Caretaker (27 March 2013 – 6 June 2013) - Najam Sethi
Events
January
- 10 - A series of terrorist attacks killed more than 100 people in Quetta.[1]
- 6 Death of Qazi Hussain Ahmed, a political leader, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami pakistan.
February
March
- 9 - Thousands of angry protestors set ablaze more than 100 houses of Pakistani Christians over a blasphemy row in the eastern city of Lahore. Over 3,000 Muslim protestors turned violent over derogatory remarks allegedly made by a young Christian, Sawan Masih, 28 against Prophet Muhammad in a Christian neighbourhood in Badami Bagh area.
- Mir Hazar Khan Khoso is appointed as caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan from 25 March effectively, following the completion of the PPP-led government's term in office. Khoso will oversee the general elections scheduled in May.[2]
April
May
- General Elections 2013 held on 11 May.
- A School Bus Explosion kills seventeen children and injuries seven more in Gujrat.[3]
June
- Nawaz Sharif is elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, following the Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s victory in the 2013 general election. Sharif took oath as Prime Minister on 5 June.
July
- Mamnoon Hussain was elected as president in 2013 Presidential election, he will be sworn in as the 12th president of Pakistan on 9 September.
August
- People of Pakistan celebrated 67th independence day of their country on 14 August.
September
- 6 September is celebrated by Pakistanis as Defence day
- 25-26 International Conference of Muslim Leaders, Supervision of Syed Munawar Hassan Chief Of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Held in Mansoora Lahore.
October
In the end of October the prime minister went to Washington DC in order to have a meeting with US president Barack Obama.
November
November 9th celebrated as Iqbal day in Pakistan
- 1st November Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killed by a US drone attack.
- General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani retires from his position of Chief of Army Staff for 6 years, He retired at 29th November 2013, His position of COAS was succeeded by General Raheel Sharif
December
- Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry retired from his position, he remained in the Supreme Court from 2005 to 2013, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani succeeded his position and becomes new CJ of Supreme court of Pakistan
Arts
Cinema
Main article: Pakistani films of 2013
Sport
Cricket
Domestic
International
Deaths
- January 2 — Maulvi Nazir, 37–38, Pakistani militant commander, drone strike.[4]
- January 4 — Anwar Shamim, 81, Pakistani Air Force air marshal, Chief of Air Staff (1978–1985).[5]
- January 6 — Qazi Hussain Ahmad, 74, Pakistani politician, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami (1987–2009), cardiac arrest.[6]
- August 5 — Quraish Pur, 81, Scholar, Urdu writer/novelist, columnist and media expert died after a protracted illness.[7]
Public holidays
Main article: Public holidays in Pakistan
See also
References
- ↑ Jon Boone (10 January 2013). "Pakistan bombings kill at least 100". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 24 March 2013.
- ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/554237/school-van-cylinder-blast-in-gujrat-kills-teacher-17-children/
- ↑ "U.S. drone strike kills important Taliban commander: sources". Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "President condoles death of Anwar Shamim". dailytimes.com.pk. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "Transitions: Former JI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed passes away". tribune.com.pk. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ http://dawn.com/news/1034241/kasauti-fame-quraish-pur-passes-away
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