2018 in Pakistan explained
Events in the year 2018 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
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- Arif Alvi - September 2018 - incumbent
- Nasirul Mulk - May 2018 to August 2018
- Imran Khan - August 2018 to April 2022
Governors
Events
January
February
March
April
May
- 24–27 may - The twenty-fifth amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was approved by the Parliament of Pakistan and the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), giving way to the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
June
July
- 6 July - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Safdar Awan were given prison sentences of 10, 7 and 1 years respectfully on controversial corruption charges.[1]
- 10 July - A suicide bombing at a political rally of the Awami National Party in Peshawar left 22 people dead.
- 13 July - Two suicide bombings, one in Bannu and one in Mastung, left 5 and 131 people dead respectively. The former targeted the vehicle of former KPK Chief Minister Akram Durrani, while the latter targeted a political rally of the Balochistan Awami Party.
- 25 July
August
September
October
November
December
• Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is sentenced to prison for seven years
Arts
Cinema
See main article: List of Pakistani films of 2018.
Economy
Politics
Sport
Cricket
Domestic
International
Asian Tournaments
Tournaments
Deaths
- January 4 – Zubaida Tariq, 72, chef, Parkinson's disease.
- January 5 – Asghar Khan, 96, politician and military officer, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (1957–1965).[3]
- January 5 – Rasa Chughtai, 89, Urdu poet.[4]
- January 5 – Sardar Ahmed Ali Khan Pitafi, 74, politician, cancer.[5] He served between 2014 and 2017.[5]
- February 1 - Haji Saifullah Khan Bangash, 70, politician.
- February 1-Hazar Khan Bijarani, 71, politician.
- February 1-Fariha Razzaq Haroon, journalist and politician.
- February 5 - Siddiq Baloch, 77, journalist and political economist.
- February 8 - Khalid Mehsud, 44, terrorist.
- February 11 - Asma Jahangir, 66, human rights lawyer and social activist.[6]
- February 11 - Qazi Wajid, 87, actor.
- January 12 - Nasir Iqbal, 35, footballer.
- March 5 – Jam Saqi, 73, Pakistani politician.
- March 11 – Muhammad Ashiq, 82, racing cyclist.
- March 20 – Ayaz Soomro, 59, politician.
- April 25 – Madeeha Gauhar, 62, actress, cancer.[7]
- June 20 - Mushtaq Ahmed Yousfi, 94, humorist, banker and journalist
- June 21 – Jamsheed Marker, 96, diplomat
- July 21 - Annie Ali Khan, 38, model, writer and journalist[8]
- July 13 - Siraj Raisani, 55 Shaheed Suicide bombing Killed Politician
- July 10 - Haroon Bilour, 50 Shaheed Suicide Bomb Politician
- September 11 - Kalsoom Nawaz, 68, former First Lady of Pakistan
- October 8 -Shaikh Aziz, 79, journalist and scholar.
- December 25- Syed Ali Raza Abidi former MNA and former member of MQM Pakistan, killed in a targeted attack in front of his house, Karachi
Public holidays
See main article: Public holidays in Pakistan.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Nawaz gets 10 years jail term, Maryam seven in Avenfield apartments case. Express Tribune. 6 July 2018. 6 July 2018.
- Web site: 8 children die as wall of house collapses in Sukkur. 11 October 2018.
- https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/first-muslim-air-chief-of-paf-asghar-khan-dies/ First Muslim air chief of PAF Asghar Khan dies
- News: Eminent poet Rasa Chughtai passes away. Dawn. 6 January 2018. 6 January 2018. Naseer. Ahmed.
- Web site: PPP lawmaker dies after cancer battle. www.thenews.com.pk.
- Web site: Pakistani human rights champion dies. BBC News. 11 February 2018. 11 February 2018.
- News: Madeeha Gauhar, Ajoka Theater founder, passes away . 2018-04-25 . en-GB.
- News: Model-writer Annie Ali Khan found dead at Karachi apartment The Express Tribune. 2018-07-22. The Express Tribune. 14 August 2018. en-US.
