2019 in Pakistan explained

Events from the year 2019 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

• President: Arif Alvi
• Prime Minister: Imran Khan
• Chief Justice: Justice Gulzar Ahmed
• Speaker of the National Assembly: asad
• Chief Election Commissioner: Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan: Amanullah Khan Yasinzai
  • • • Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan: Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Shah Farman Governor of Punjab: Muhammad Sarwar Governor of Sindh: Imran Ismail

Events

• Sindh HIV outbreak
• Dengue outbreak
• Terrorist incidents
• Karachi floods
• India border skirmishes
• 19 January  - Sahiwal killings^[1]
• 21 January  - Hub accident
• 1 February  - 2019 Pakistan floods and storms
• 27 February  - Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes
• 11 July  - Sadiqabad Railway Accident
• 20 July  - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election
• 30 July  - Army military plane crash
• 24 September  - Pakistan earthquake
• 4 October  - Naveed Aamir MP for the Pakistan Peoples Party moves a bill to amend the article 41 and 91 of the Constitution which would allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, Pakistan's parliament blocked the bill.^[2]
• 31 October  - Train fire
• 12 October  - Pakistan at the 2019 World Beach Games
• 18 October  - Pakistan at the 2019 Military World Games
• October - November  - Azadi March
• 11 December Attack on Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore.
• 10 December - Pakistan at the 2019 South Asian Games
• 17 December - Supreme Court give death sentence verdict on Gen RT. Pervez Musharraf.

Arts

Cinema

See main article: List of Pakistani films of 2019.

Economy

• 2018–19 Pakistan federal budget
• 2019–20 Pakistan federal budget

Sport

Cricket

Domestic

• 2019 Pakistan Super League
• 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
• 2019 Pakistan Cup

International

• Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan 2019–20
• Bangladesh women's cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20

Tournaments

Deaths

January

• January 4 -
  • Syed Zulfiqar Bokhari, Pakistani diplomat and former Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board
  • Hakmeen Khan, Pakistani politician.
• January 11 - Khalida Hussain, Pakistani fiction writer (b. 1937).
• January 16 - Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan, Pakistani politician (b. 1953).
• January 20 - Husain Mohammad Jafri, Pakistani historian.
• January 25 -
  • Fatima Ali, Pakistani-born American chef and reality show contestant (b. 1989).
  • Roohi Bano, Pakistani actress (b. 1951).

January 29 - Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi, Pakistani politician (b. 1937).

February

• February 1 - Ehsan-ul-Haq Piracha, Pakistani politician.
• February 2 - Arman Loni, Pakistani Pashto language poet and PTM leader (b. 1983)
• February 13 - Baqar Naqvi, Pakistani Urdu poet and translator (b. 1936)
• February 23 - Muhammad Tajammal Hussain, Pakistani politician (b. 1966)

March

• March 1 - Jawaid Bhutto, philosopher^[3]
• March 27 - John Permal, sprinter^[4]

April

• April 1 - Sardar Fateh Buzdar, politician^[5]
• April 18 - Jameel Jalibi, linguist, writer and academic administrator^[6]

May

• May 4 - Ajmal Khan, botanist^[7]
• May 11 - Abdul Rashid Puri, Scientist
• May 16 - Jamil Naqsh, artist (b. 1939)^[8]
• May 21 - Ali Mohammad Mahar, politician (b. 1967)^[9]

June

• June 6 - Enver Sajjad, playwright (b. 1935)^[10]
• June 10 - Akhtar Sarfraz, cricketer (b. 1976)^[11]
• June 11 - Riazuddin (b. 1958)^[12]
• June 23 - Abdul Sattar (b. 1931)^[13]

August

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prime Minister directs for inquiry into Sahiwal encounter. radio.gov.uk . 19 March 2019.
2. News: Pakistan's parliament blocks bill allowing non-Muslims to become country's PM, President. The Hindu. City: Delhi . TNN . 10 February 2020.
3. News: Renowned Sindhi intellectual Javed Bhutto murdered in US. March 2, 2019.
4. Web site: John Permal, 'Pakistan's fastest man', passes away in Karachi. 2019-03-28. Dawn. 2020-03-06.
5. News: Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Buzdar passes away . DAWN.
6. News: Eminent writer, linguist Jameel Jalibi passes away at 89. 2020-04-18. 2020-03-06. 2020-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200912214624/https://www.natcour.com/news/2019/04/renowned-writer-educationist/. dead.
7. News: Karachi University vice chancellor Dr Ajmal Khan passes away . 5 August 2019 . www.thenews.com.pk . 4 May 2019 . en.
8. News: Renowned artist Jamil Naqsh passes away. Pakistan Today. May 16, 2019. March 6, 2020.
9. News: Minister for Narcotics Control Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Meher passes away. May 21, 2019. March 6, 2020. DAWN.
10. News: Renowned playwright Dr Anwar Sajjad passes away. Pakistan Today. June 7, 2019. March 6, 2020.
11. Web site: Former Cricketer Akhtar Sarfraz Passes Away. UrduPoint. 10 June 2019. 6 March 2020.
12. Web site: Former Test umpire Riazuddin dies . The News . 6 March 2020. 12 June 2019.
13. News: Ex-FM Abdul Sattar passes away. June 24, 2019. March 6, 2020.