1981 in Pakistan explained

Incumbents

Federal government

• President

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

• Chief Justice

Sheikh Anwarul Haq (until 25 March), Mohammad Haleem

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan

• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Governor of Punjab

• Governor of Sindh

S.M. Abbasi

Events

March

• 2 March 1981 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 326 is hijacked by armed men belonging to Al-Zulfiqar.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} At the time, it was the longest hijacking in history.

See also

• List of Pakistani films of 1981

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 720-030B AP-AZP Kabul, Damascus . 2022-03-25 . aviation-safety.net.
2. Web site: Paracha . Nadeem F. . 2010-04-09 . Al-Zulfikar: The unsaid history . 2022-03-25 . DAWN.COM . en.
3. News: Tanner . Henry . Times . Special To the New York . 1981-03-15 . PLANE HIJACKERS SURRENDER IN SYRIA, ENDING 13-DAY ORDEAL FOR HOSTAGES . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-03-25 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: Bennett-Jones . Owen . 2021-06-01 . Revisiting PK-326 . 2022-03-25 . DAWN.COM . en.