1979 in Pakistan

1979 in Pakistan
««« 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974	1979 in Pakistan	»»» 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Decades: 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s Centuries: 19th • 20th • 21st See also: Other events of 1979 List of years in Pakistan

Events

• 4 April – Deposed Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is executed in Rawalpindi.
• 21 November – After false radio reports from the Ayatollah Khomeini that the Americans have occupied the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan is attacked by a mob and set afire, killing 4. (See: Foreign relations of Pakistan)
• 10 December – Abdus Salam wins the only Nobel prize for the country.

Births

• 30 June – Faisal Shahzad, bomber

See also

• 1978 in Pakistan
• Other events of 1979
• 1980 in Pakistan
• Timeline of Pakistani history