1992 in Pakistan explained

1992 was a year mixed with euphoria and tragedy for Pakistan. While Pakistan won the finals of the Cricket World Cup, thousands died in the flooding that occurred in the northern regions of Pakistan as a result of torrential rains swelling the Indus river. The Nawaz government inaugurated a few projects in the province of Punjab towards the betterment of road networks and ordered a military operation in the province of Sindh to counter the growing language riots and ethnic tension.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President

• Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif

• Chief Justice

Muhammad Afzal Zullah

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan – Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai
  • • Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Amir Gulistan Janjua Governor of Punjab – Mian Muhammad Azhar Governor of Sindh – Mahmoud Haroon

Events

• 12 January – Lahore-Islamabad motorway project launched.
• 22 February – Nawaz Sharif introduces yellow-cab taxi scheme.
• 26 April – Pakistan's Alam Channa enters Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man in the world.
• 20 May – A 6.0 magnitude earthquake affects northern Pakistan causing moderate damage, killing 36 and injuring 100.
• 19 June – Military operation starts in Sindh.
• 8 September – 1992 India–Pakistan floods, almost 1,000 people die and 3 million are evacuated due to flooding in Punjab province caused by torrential rains swelling the Indus river and its tributaries,^[1] a thousand more are also killed in the Kashmir region.^[2]
• 28 September – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268, an Airbus A300B4-203, crashes into the southern slope of the Chure Hills on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.

Sports

Cricket

• 25 March – Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs in Melbourne in the finals of the 1992 Cricket World Cup.^[3]

Births

• 2 January – Manzoor Ahmed, footballer
• 2 March – Farhan Zaman, squash player
• 14 April – Mohammad Amir, cricketer
• 15 April – Rabia Ashiq, athlete
• 1 June – Mohammad Rizwan, cricketer
• 21 June – Kainat Imtiaz, cricketer
• 8 July – Raza Hasan, first-class cricketer
• 9 July – Muhammad Adil, footballer
• 28 September – Mawra Hocane, actress and model
• 4 November – Alycia Dias, singer

Deaths

• 25 January – Mir Khalil ur Rehman.^[4]
• 20 February – Muhammad Asad.^[5]
• 5 March – Jam Sadiq Ali.^[6]
• 17 June – Ishrat Hussain Usmani.^[7]
• 8 May – Gul Mohammad.^[8]
• 9 July – Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz.^[9]
• 27 October – Nayyar Sultana.^[10]

Notes and References

1. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DF1E3BF93BA2575AC0A964958260 Over 900 in Pakistan Dead in Severe Floods - New York Times
2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D8103FF93AA2575AC0A964958260 2,500 Dead in Heavy Flooding Across North Pakistan and India
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2630000/newsid_2635400/2635429.stm 1992 - Pakistan edge past England - BBC
4. Web site: Tribute to Mir Khalil-Ur-Rahman (Special Editions) . jang.com.pk.
5. Web site: The Road From Mecca_ Muhammad Asad (born Leopold Weiss) – Martin Kramer on the Middle East. 14 May 2015.
6. News: Jam Sadiq Ali, a Bhutto Foe, 57. nytimes.com. 7 March 1992.
7. News: Dr I. H. Usmani – Sci-Tech . Dawn . 16 June 2011.
8. Web site: Remembering Gul Mohammad. ESPN Cricinfo.
9. News: Obituary: Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz, Nuclear Scientist . The New York Times . 1992-07-14 . 2014-05-01.
10. Web site: Cinematic great Nayyar Sultana's death anniversary today. 27 October 2011. 14 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221103843/http://www.awaztoday.com/News_Cinematic-great-Nayyar-Sultanas-death-anniversary-today_3_14042_Showbiz-News.aspx. 21 February 2015. dead.