1986 in Pakistan explained

Events of the year 1986 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President

• Prime Minister

Muhammad Khan Junejo

• Chief Justice

Mohammad Haleem

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan

Musa Khan

• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• • until 18 April: Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti
    • • 18 April-27 August: Musa Khan starting 27 August: Fida Mohammad Khan
• Governor of Punjab

• Governor of Sindh

Jahan Dad Khan

Events

• Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's daughter Benazir returns from exile to lead the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in a campaign for fresh elections.

September

• 5 September;– Pan Am Flight 73,^[1] with 358 people on board, is hijacked at Karachi International Airport by four Abu Nidal terrorists.

December

• 14 December;– Qasba Aligarh massacre,^[2] violence against Muhajirs by newly settled Pashtuns from KPK, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Notes and References

1. Book: Implementation of the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, July 24, 1991 . 1991 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-037037-3 . 192 . 24 February 2024 . en.
2. News: Ayub . Imran . KARACHI: Ghosts of 1986 massacre haunt Aligarh Colony residents . 24 February 2024 . DAWN.COM . 14 December 2008 . en.