2023 in Pakistan explained
The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2023 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
Provincial government
Services chief
Events
January
- 2 January – New Zealand tour to Pakistan[1]
- 3 January –
- 5 January – Pakistan was shaken by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Center, and the tremors were felt in Gilgit, Jhelum, Chakwal, Pakpattan, Lakki Marwat, Nowshera, Malakand, Azad Kashmir, and other areas of the country.[5] [6]
- 9 January – The Government of Pakistan and the United Nations co-hosted one-day International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva, Switzerland to aid Pakistani people after the devastating floods in 2022. Under the presidency of Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Pakistan raised more than $10 billion for recovery and rehabilitation process in flood effecting areas.[7] [8]
- 13 January – Sarband police station attack in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- 14 January – The 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is dissolved after 48 hours had passed since Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the Chief Minister of Punjab, had sent a summary to Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman, the Governor of Punjab.[9]
- 15 January – Polling for the second phase of Sindh local government elections were held in the 16 districts of Karachi and Hyderabad.[10] [11]
- 18 January – Haji Ghulam Ali, the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, dissolved the 11th Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on the advice of Mahmood Khan, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[12]
- 19 January – Three police officers are killed in a suicide bombing at a police outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[13]
- 20 January – A bombing derails a passenger train in Peshi village, Kachhi District, Balochistan, injuring eight people.[14]
- 21 January – Muhammad Azam Khan was sworn in as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[15]
- 22 January – Mohsin Raza Naqvi was sworn in as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab.[16]
- 23 January – A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid. Earlier this month, Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.[17]
- 27 January – It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in Karachi, Sindh.[18]
- 29 January –
- 30 January – 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing: 84 people are killed and over 200 others are injured when a Jamaat-ul-Ahrar suicide bomber detonates his explosive vest in a mosque in Peshawar.[22]
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown dates
Arts
Cinema
See main article: List of Pakistani films of 2023.
Deaths
- 5 February - Pervez Musharraf, former president and army chief
- 13 February - Zia Mohyeddin, television actor and director
- 26 February - Shahida Raza, field hockey and football player
- 22 March - Salim Khatri, religious leader
- 27 May - Seemin Jamali, medical doctor
- 1 August - Shams Buneri, Pashto poet
- 17 August - Kunwar Naveed Jamil, politician
- 8 September - Shoukat Ali Laleka, politician
- 12 September - Rana Maqbool Ahmad, Senator
- 11 November - Muhammad Azam Khan, Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
See also
Country overviews
Related timelines for current period
Notes and References
- Web site: Schedule of Pakistan's men cricket team for 2023 . 2023-01-02 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
- Web site: Two Pakistan intelligence officers gunned down in Punjab province . 2023-01-04 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: 2023-01-03 . Police say gunman kills 2 Pakistani intelligence officers . 2023-01-04 . Arab News PK . en.
- News: Peshimam . Gibran Naiyyar . 2023-01-03 . Pakistan to shut malls, markets early in energy saving plan . en . Reuters . 2023-01-05.
- Web site: 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan . 2023-01-05 . www.geo.tv . en.
- Web site: 2023-01-05 . Earthquake shakes Islamabad, Lahore and other parts of Pakistan . 2023-01-05 . Daily Pakistan Global . en.
- Web site: Donors pledge more than $9bn for Pakistan flood recovery . 2023-01-11 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: 2023-01-10 . Pakistan seeks aid for flood recovery, climate resilience - Taipei Times . 2023-01-11 . www.taipeitimes.com.
- Web site: Farooq . Adnan Sheikh Umar . 2023-01-14 . Punjab Assembly stands dissolved as governor decides 'to not become part of' process . 2023-01-18 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: Desk . BR Web . 2023-01-15 . Voting underway for much-awaited Karachi, Hyderabad LG polls . 2023-01-15 . Brecorder . en.
- Web site: Karachi throne at stake as Sindh votes in local government election . 15 January 2023 . 2023-01-15 . en-US.
- Web site: Hussain . Abid . Another Khan party-led provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan . 2023-01-19 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- News: 2023-01-19 . Pakistani Taliban attacks police outpost, killing three officers . en . Reuters . 2023-01-20.
- Web site: Blast derails passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province . 2023-01-20 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: 2023-01-21 . Azam Khan takes oath as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's caretaker CM . 2023-05-21 . Brecorder . en.
- Web site: Sadozai . Irfan . 2023-01-22 . Mohsin Naqvi sworn in as Punjab caretaker chief minister . 2023-08-13 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: Mogul . Sophia Saifi,Azaz Syed,Rhea . 2023-01-23 . Nearly 220 million people in Pakistan without power after countrywide outage CNN Business . 2023-01-23 . CNN . en.
- Web site: Hussain . Abid . Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan's Karachi . 2023-01-27 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- News: 2023-01-29 . Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41 . en . Reuters . 2023-01-29.
- Web site: Presse . AFP-Agence France . Ten Children Killed In Northwest Pakistan Boat Capsize . 2023-01-29 . www.barrons.com . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-01-31 . Death toll from Pakistan boat capsize jumps to 51 . 2023-01-31 . thepeninsulaqatar.com . en.
- News: Ahmad . Jibran . 2023-01-30 . Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 32, targeted police . en . Reuters . 2023-01-30.
- Web site: 2023-02-03 . Official: 17 people killed in bus-truck crash in NW Pakistan . 2023-02-03 . AP NEWS . en.
- News: 2023-02-06 . Wikipedia Unblocked in Pakistan After 3 Days . en-US . ProPakistani . 2023-02-07.
- Web site: 2023-02-10 . Bomb hits vehicle, killing 2 troops, wounding 3 in Pakistan . 2023-02-10 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Malik . Paramjit . 2022-12-14 . Pakistan Super League 2023 Start Date, Squads, Captains, Coaches, Venues Players List, Teams, PSL Team Stats, Records And All You Need To Know . 2023-01-02 . SportsUnfold.
- Web site: 2023-02-13 . Pakistan nabs 50 men in weekend killing of blasphemy suspect . 2023-02-14 . The Independent . en.
- Web site: 2023-02-20 . 14 passengers killed, 63 injured in bus crash in Pakistan . 2023-02-20 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: 2023-02-25 . 13 people killed as bus hits van on Pakistan motorway . 2023-02-27 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Blast kills four at a crowded market in Pakistan's Balochistan . 2023-02-27 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Pakistan: Suicide bomb kills police officers in Balochistan – DW – 03/06/2023 . 2023-03-06 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: Guinto . Joel . Limaye . Yogita . 22 March 2023 . Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan kills at least 19 people . 22 March 2023 . . 22 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322043152/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65034776 . live .
- Web site: Afghanistan and Pakistan earthquake death toll rises to 21 . . 2023-03-23 .
- Web site: 2023-03-30 . Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing . 2023-04-07 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Al Jazeera Staff . Pakistani court strikes down sedition law in win for free speech . 2023-04-07 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan . 2023-04-07 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Two soldiers martyred, four hurt in Khyber IED attack. Ibrahim. Shinwari. April 9, 2023. DAWN.COM.
- Web site: 2023-04-18 . Torkham landslide leaves three dead . 2023-04-19 . The Express Tribune . en.
- Web site: 2023-05-21 . State TV says armed group kills 5 Iranian border guards in clash near Pakistani border . 2023-08-14 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2023-06-01 . Pakistan's military says 2 soldiers killed in militant attack near border with Iran . 2023-08-14 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2022-07-01 . Shandur Polo Festival kicks off in Chitral . 2023-01-02 . The Express Tribune . en.
- News: Walsh . Aoife . 2023-08-05 . Pakistan ex-PM Khan given three-year jail sentence . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-08-05.
- Web site: Khan . Sanaullah . 2023-08-09 . Govt tenure comes to end as President Alvi signs off on NA dissolution . 2023-08-09 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: 2023-08-11 . Sindh Assembly bows out as Governor Tissori signs dissolution summary . 2023-08-11 . Geo.tv . en.
- Web site: Zehri . Abdullah . 2023-08-12 . Balochistan Assembly dissolved as governor approves CM Bizenjo's summary . 2023-08-12 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: 2022-08-02 . Here's complete schedule of Kashmir Premier League season two . 2023-01-01 . cricketpakistan.com.pk . en.
- Web site: Admin . 2022-08-03 . Kashmir Premier League (KPL) Schedule 2023 [Updated] Fixtures Timetable Calendar ]. 2023-01-01 . Daily Sports Updates . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-08-17 . Sindh governor administers oath to Interim CM Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar . 2023-08-17 . Geo.tv . en.
- Web site: Ali Mardan Khan Domki sworn in as Caretaker Balochistan CM . www.radio.gov.pk.
- Web site: Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Khan's graft sentence: Lawyers . 2023-08-29 . CNA . en.
- Web site: Singh . Purn . 2023-01-02 . Asia Cup 2023 Cricket Schedule, Host Country, Teams, Match Fixtures . 2023-01-02 . PurnEA University . en-US.
- Web site: Asia Cup 2023 Schedule Asia Cup, 2023 Time Table Fixtures . 2023-01-02 . www.cricschedule.com.
- News: 2023-09-29 . Pakistan: At least 50 killed, dozens injured in Mastung blast . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-09-29.
- Web site: 2023-09-22 . Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan UN Web TV . 2023-10-16 . media.un.org . en.
- Web site: 2023-10-21 . Pakistan's thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote . 2023-10-21 . AP News . en.
- News: Peshimam . Gibran Naiyyar . 2023-10-23 . Pakistan court stops military trials of pro-Khan protesters . en . Reuters . 2023-10-24.
- Web site: 2023-11-03 . A planted bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan . 2023-11-03 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2023-11-04 . Pakistani troops kill 9 militants and foil an attack on an airbase in eastern Punjab province . 2023-11-04 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2023-12-12 . Dozens killed in Islamist militant attack on northwest Pakistan army base . 2023-12-12 . France 24 . en.
- Web site: 2023-12-20 . Separatist leader in Pakistan appears before cameras and says he has surrendered with 70 followers . 2023-12-21 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2023-12-21 . Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings . 2023-12-21 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Aalmi Urdu Conference . 2023-01-02 . Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi . 28 May 2016 . en-US.
- Web site: Salman . Peerzada . 2022-12-02 . 15th International Urdu Conference gets under way . 2023-01-02 . DAWN.COM . en.