2020 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 2020 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
- President: Arif Alvi
- Prime Minister: Imran Khan
- Chairman of the Senate: Sadiq Sanjrani
- Speaker of the National Assembly: Asad Qaiser
- Chief Justice: Gulzar Ahmed
- Chief of Army Staff : Qamar Javed Bajwa
- Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee: Nadeem Raza
Events
January
January 10
- January 27 - Manzoor Pashteen, a leading activist against corruption in the military, is arrested.[2]
February
- February 1 - 2019–20 Pakistan locust infestation - the government declared a national emergency to protect crops and help farmers.[3]
- February 12 - Hafiz Saeed was convicted of two counts of terrorist financing and was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.[4]
- February 17 - February 2020 Quetta bombing
- February 26 - The first two cases of COVID-19 are reported in Pakistan.[5]
- February 28 - Press reports state that China may send flocks of ducks to Pakistan to fight locusts. [6]
March
- March 5 - 2020 Karachi building collapse
- March 8 - Aurat March
May
- May 21 - Islamabad High Court ordered that the elephant Kaavan should be immediately relocated to a different sanctuary following a four year campaign by popular pop singer Cher since 2016 demanding for the release of Kaavan from Islamabad Zoo.[7][8]
- May 22 - Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 crashed in Karachi killing 97 of the 99 people on board as well as one on the ground.[9][10]
June
- June 06 - Govt appoints Muhammad Sadiq as country’s first special representative for Afghanistan. [11]
- June 19 - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has quashed a presidential reference filed against Justice Qazi Faiz Esa. [12]
- June 29 - Pakistan Stock Exchange attack
- June 30 - Nigar Johar becomes Pakistan Army's first female lieutenant general. [13]
July
- July 01 - Pakistan temporarily bans popular online game PUBG. [14]
- July 03 - US donates 100 ventilators to support Pakistan’s Covid-19 response. [15]
- July 06 - PM Imran Khan inaugurates country’s first ever indigenously made ventilators at National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) in Haripur. [16]
- July 11 - Pakistan-born scientist Asifa Akhtar has become the first international female vice president of the biology and medicine section at Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Society. [17]
August
- August 5 - At least 39 people were injured in an RGD-1 grenade attack on a Jamaat-i-Islami rally in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood of Karachi. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army claimed responsibility for the attack.[18]
- August 10 - At least 5 people were killed and several others injured in the 2020 Chaman bombing.[19][20][21]
Arts
Cinema
Economy
Sport
Cricket
Domestic
International
Tournaments
Kabaddi
Births
Deaths
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January
- January 7 - Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, Pakistani judge and former Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan (b. 1928).
- January 19 - Ali Mardan Shah, politician (b. 1957)[24]
- January 28 - Mohammad Munaf, cricketer (b. 1935)[25]
February
- February 5 – Mohammad Shafiq, politician[26]
- February 6 – Malik Ata Muhammad Khan, feudal lord and politician (b. 1941)[27]
- February 10 – Waqar Hasan, cricketer (b. 1932)[28]
- February 15 –
- Shahnaz Ansari, politician (b. 1970)[29]
- Naeemul Haque, political advisor (b. 1949)[30]
- February 20 – Usman Ullah Khan, Olympic boxer (b. 1974)[31]
- February 21 – Lal Khan, Marxist political theorist (b. 1956)[32]
- February 25 – Naimatullah Khan, politician (b. 1930)[33]
March
- March 6 – Amanullah, actor (b. 1950)[34]
- March 14 – Mubashir Hassan, politician (b. 1922)[35]
April
May
June
- June 26 - Munawar Hasan (Ex-Ameer Jamat E Islami) (b. 05 August 1941)
- June 22 - Allama Talib Jauhari(Islamic Scholar) (b.27 August 1939)
- June 20 - Mufti Muhammad Naeem (b.1958)
- June 17 – Tariq Aziz - television host (b. 1936)[36]
- June 13 - Sabiha Khanum (TV Actress)(b. 1935
See also
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Country overviews
- Pakistan
- History of Pakistan
- History of modern Pakistan
- Outline of Pakistan
- Government of Pakistan
- Politics of Pakistan
Related timelines for current period
References
- ^ "Pakistan to witness first lunar eclipse of 2020 tonight". Dawn. January 10, 2020.
- ^ Manzoor Pashteen: Activist who dared to challenge Pakistan army held, BBC, Jan 27, 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan declares national emergency over locust swarms". Deutsche Welle. 2 Feb 2020.
- ^ Bilal, Rana (February 12, 2020). "Hafiz Saeed sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for terror financing". Dawn. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
A Lahore anti-terrorism court convicted Jamatud Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases on Wednesday [...] They were convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act Section 11-F(2) — pertaining to membership, support and meetings relating to a proscribed organisation — and 11-N (punishment under Sections 11-H to 11-K)
- ^ "Two coronavirus cases confirmed in Pakistan - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ China to Send Ducks to Assist Pakistan in Fighting Against Locust Infestation, February 28, 2020 by Aiman Bilal.
- ^ "Pakistan to free elephant Kaavan after campaign by US singer Cher". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Pakistan to free elephant Kaavan after campaign by US singer Cher | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Pakistan plane crash: Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes in residential area in Karachi; several feared dead | World News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (22 May 2020). "Pakistani passenger plane crashes near Karachi" – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Govt appoints Muhammad Sadiq".
- ^ "Supreme Court has quashed a presidential reference".
- ^ "Nigar Johar becomes Pakistan Army".
- ^ "Pakistan bans online game PUBG".
- ^ "US donates 100 ventilators to Pakistan".
- ^ "Imran Khan inaugurates country's first ever indigenously made ventilators at NRTC".
- ^ "Pakistan-born scientist Asifa Akhtar has become the first international female vice president".
- ^ Hassan, Qazi; Ali, Imtiaz (August 5, 2020). "Nearly 40 injured in grenade attack on JI rally in Karachi". Dawn.
- ^ "At least 5 killed, 20 injured in powerful blast in Chaman". Dawn. 10 August 2020.
- ^ "At least five killed, 10 injured in Chaman blast". The Express Tribune. 10 August 2020.
- ^ "At least 5 killed, several injured in Chaman blast". Business Recorder. 10 August 2020.
- ^ "A slew of Pakistani films to release in 2020". The News International. 25 November 2019.
- ^ "PCB earns rights to 2020 Asia Cup, but no clarity on venue". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Ex-minister Syed Ali Mardan Shah dies of cardiac arrest". DAWN. January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Mohammad Munaf passes away, aged 84". Cricbuzz. January 29, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Minister For Mineral Resources Mohammad Shafiq Passes". UrduPoint. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Prince Ata Muhammad of Attock passes away at age of 78". The News International, Pakistan. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "PCB mourns the passing of Waqar Hasan, the last surviving member of the first Test squad". Pakistan Cricket Board. February 10, 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "PPP MPA Shahnaz Ansari gunned down in Sindh village". The News International. February 16, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Senior PTI Politician Naeem ul Haque Passes Away at the age of 70". Pakistan 24/7. February 15, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Pak boxer dies of cancer". The International News. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Dhakku, Nabeel Anwar (2020-02-28). "Tributes paid to Dr Lal Khan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Ex-Karachi mayor Naimatullah Khan passes away at 89". www.thenews.com.pk. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Comedian Amanullah passed away". BOL Network. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Founding PPP member Mubashir Hasan passes away in Lahore". 14 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Renowned TV host Tariq Aziz passes away at 84". Dawn.