2024 in Pakistan

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The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2024 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

S. No	Photo	Name	Office
1		Arif Alvi (until 10 March 2024)	President of Pakistan
		Asif Ali Zardari (from 10 March 2024)
2		Anwar ul Haq Kakar (Until March 4)	Prime Minister of Pakistan
		Shehbaz Sharif (From March 4)
3		Sadiq Sanjrani (Until 9 March 2024) [1]	Chairman of the Senate
4		Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (until 1 March 2024)	Speaker of the National Assembly
		Ayaz Sadiq (from 1 March 2024)	Speaker of the National Assembly
5		Qazi Faez Isa	Chief Justice of Pakistan
6		Sikandar Sultan Raja	Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
7		16th National Assembly of Pakistan (from 29 February 2024) [2]	National Assembly
8		14th Senate of Pakistan	Senate of Pakistan

Provincial government

Province	Governor	Chief Minister			Government Type	Chief Justice
Balochistan	Abdul Wali Kakar	Ali Mardan Khan Domki (until 2 March 2024)		Caretaker	Caretaker	Muhammad Hashim Kakar (acting) (BHC)
		Sarfraz Bugti(from 2 March 2024)		PPP
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Ghulam Ali	Muhammad Azam Khan (until 2 March 2024)		Caretaker	Caretaker	Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (PHC)
		Ali Amin Gandapur (from 2 March 2024)		PTI
Punjab	Baligh Ur Rehman	Mohsin Naqvi (until 26 February 2024)		Caretaker	Caretaker	Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan (LHC)
		Maryam Nawaz (from 26 February 2024)		PML-N
Sindh	Kamran Tessori	Maqbool Baqar (until 27 February 2024)		Caretaker	Caretaker	Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi (SHC)
		Murad Ali Shah (from 27 February 2024)		PPP

State government

Province	President	Prime minister			Government Type	Chief Justice
Gilgit-Baltistan	Mehdi Shah	Gulbar Khan		PTI	Coalition	Shamim Khan (SACGB)
Azad Kashmir	Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry	Chaudhry Anwarul Haq		PTI	Coalition	Raja Saeed Akram Khan (SCAJK)

Services chief

S. No	Photo	Name	Office
1		Asim Munir	Chief of Army Staff
2		Zaheer Ahmad Babar	Chief of Air Staff
3		Naveed Ashraf	Chief of Naval Staff
4		Sahir Shamshad Mirza	Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

Events

January

• 2 January – Unidentified gunmen kill six barbers in Mir Ali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[3]
• 10 January – The Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds the 2019 death sentence upon former leader Pervez Musharraf, who died in February 2023. ^[4]
• 16 January – 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan:
  • Iran launches a missile attack within Balochistan, targeting what it describes are terrorist sites. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace resulting in the death of two children and injuries to three others. ^[5]
• 17 January – Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the attack on Balochistan the previous day. ^[6]
• 18 January – Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar:
  • The Pakistan Air Force launches "precision airstrikes" on Baloch separatist targets inside Iran in retaliation for its attacks on Balochistan. Camps belonging to the Baluch Liberation Front and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) are reportedly hit. Explosions are reported in the city of Saravan. Four women and three children are killed in the strikes, all of whom are foreign nationals. ^[7]
• 27 January – In Iran, three gunmen kill nine Pakistani labourers in Saravan. ^[8]
• 29 January – The BLA launches a coordinated attack dubbed "Operation Dara-e-Bolan" on Pakistani security forces, attacking checkpoints and military bases in Machh, and attacking other areas, including Kolpur. ^[9]
• 30 January – Former prime minister Imran Khan is sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets. ^[10]

February

• 5 February – Ten policemen are killed and six more injured during an attack by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan militants on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[11]
• 7 February – 2024 Balochistan bombings: Twin bombings outside electoral offices kill at least 29 people and injure dozens more in Balochistan ahead of the general election. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attacks. ^{[12] [13]}
• 8 February –
  • Five police officers are killed and two others are injured assailants detonate a bomb and open fire at a police van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[14]
  • 2024 Pakistani general election: Voters elect members of the 16th National Assembly. ^[15]
    • 2024 Balochistan provincial election
    • 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election
    • 2024 Punjab provincial election
    • 2024 Sindh provincial election
  • Mobile phone services are temporarily suspended and thousands of troops are deployed to protect polling stations. Five policemen and two children are killed during two separate bombings, targeting a patrol and a polling station respectively.
• 10 February – 2024 Pakistani general election: Despite a lead by candidates affiliated with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N)’s Nawaz Sharif claims victory amidst allegations of military-led rigging. ^[16]
• 14 February - The PML-N, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and other allied parties announce that it would form a coalition government.
• 19 February – The Senate of Pakistan rejects a bill to introduce the public hanging of rapists. ^[17]

March

• 3 March –
  • Twenty-nine people are killed and 59 more injured during heavy rains that cause landslides across the country in the past 48 hours. ^[18]
  • Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Pakistan's prime minister for a second term. ^[19]
• 6 March – The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously rules that former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was denied a fair trial before his execution by hanging in April 1979. ^[20]
• 10 March –
  • Asif Ali Zardari is elected as President of Pakistan for the second time. ^[21]
  • Two people are killed and another person is injured in a motorcycle bombing in Peshawar. ^[22]
• 12 March – Nine people are killed and two others are injured after a three-story residential building collapses in Multan. ^[23]
• 16 March – Seven soldiers and six militants are killed in a combined suicide bombing and gun attack on a military post in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack is claimed by Jaish-e-Fursan-e-Muhammad. ^[24]
• 18 March – 2024 Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes
  In response to the attacks in North Waziristan on 16 March, Pakistan retaliates by air striking alleged TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan. ^[25] The Taliban government claims that the air strikes by Pakistan kill eight civilians. ^[26] Following this, cross-border attacks via shelling and mortar began between the two countries. ^[27]
• 20 March –
  • Eight militants are killed and two members of the security forces are injured in an attack on Gwadar Port, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA. ^[28]
  • Twelve people are killed and eight more are rescued after an explosion at a coal mine in Harnai District, Balochistan. ^[29]
• 21 March – Two soldiers are killed and 15 others are injured in a bomb attack on a security forces convoy in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[30]
• 25 March – Four militants are killed in an attack on PNS Siddique in Turbat, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA. ^[31]
• 26 March:
  • Four militants are killed in a military raid in Dera Ismail Khan. ^[32]
  • 2024 Shangla bombing: Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a convoy near Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[33]
• 30 March:
  • One person is killed and 14 others, including three soldiers, are injured in a bomb attack in Harnai District, Balochistan. ^[34]
  • At least eight people are killed by building collapses caused by heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[35]

April

• 5 April – Eight militants are killed during clashes with the army in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[36]
• 6 April – Two police officers are killed and two others are injured after their vehicle is ambushed in a gun attack by the Pakistani Taliban in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. One police officer is killed in a roadside bombing in Bajaur District. ^[36]
• 7 April – Two people are killed and five others, including two police officers, are injured in a motorcycle bombing in Khuzdar, Balochistan. ^[37]
• 8 April – A police officer is killed and six others are injured in a grenade attack on a mosque near Quetta. ^[38]
• 10 April – A bus carrying Eid Al-Fitr pilgrims plunges into a ditch in Lasbela District, Balochistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16 others. ^[39]
• 12 April:
  • Pakistan designates the Liwa Zainebiyoun, a group suspected of ties with Iran, as a terrorist organization. ^[40]
  • Militants set up a roadblock near Nushki, Balochistan, and attack two approaching vehicles including a bus, killing 11 people and injuring six. ^[41]
• 12-17 April – At least 63 people are killed due to heavy rainfall and lightning across the country. ^[42]
• 17 April:
  • The Sindh High Court orders the federal government to restore public access to X following its blockage during the general election in February. ^[43]
  • Security forces kill seven militants trying to enter the country from Afghanistan near Ghulam Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[44]
• 18 April – Four officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed in a gun attack on their vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[45]
• 19 April – Three people are injured in a suicide bombing targeting a van carrying Japanese nationals in Karachi. ^[46]
• 20 April:
  • A flood alert is issued in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to glacial melt. ^[47]
  • Two officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed and three others are injured in a gun attack on a checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[48]
• 19 April – Eleven militants are killed in raids by the Pakistani military in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[49]
• 27 April – A judge is abducted by armed militants while traveling in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is later rescued in an operation by security forces on 29 April. ^[50]
• 30 April – A police officer is killed in a gun attack on a polio vaccination team in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhyunkhwa. ^[51]

May

• 2 May – One person is killed and 18 others are injured after two landmines explode in Duki District, Balochistan. ^[52]
• 3 May:
  • A bus plunges into a ravine along the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others. ^[53]
  • Three people, including a journalist, are killed in a car bombing in Khuzdar, Balochistan. ^[54]
• 8 May:
  • Six militants are killed in separate military raids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ^[55]
  • A girls' school is damaged in a bomb attack in Shawa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, injuring a guard. ^[56]
• 9 May - Seven barbershop workers are killed by militants in Gwadar. ^[57]
• 10-13 May - 2024 Azad Kashmir protests: Four people, including a police officer are killed during protests against rising prices in Azad Kashmir. ^[58]
• 14 May - Four members of the same family are killed in a drone strike on their residence in South Waziristan. ^[59]
• 16 May - A school is destroyed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan. ^[60]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Pakistan

Source: ^[61]

• 5 February – Kashmir Solidarity Day
• 23 March – Pakistan Day
• 10 April to 12 April – Eid al-Fitr
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 17–18 June – Eid al-Adha
• 16–17 July – Ashura
• 14 August – Independence Day
• 16 September – Milad un-Nabi
• 25 December – Quaid-e-Azam Day

Arts and entertainment

• List of Pakistani films of 2024
• List of 2024 box office number-one films in Pakistan
• List of Pakistani submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

• 2 January
  • Sartaj Aziz, 94, politician and economist, minister of foreign affairs (1998–1999, 2013–2017), national security advisor (2013–2015) and three-time minister of finance.^{[ citation needed ]}
  • Qaiser Rashid Khan, 62, jurist, chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (2021–2023). ^[62]
• 5 January: Masood ur Rehman Usmani, Islamic scholar. ^[63]
• 7 January: Norma Fernandes, teacher. ^[64]
• 11 January: Khalid Butt, actor ( Shah , Rahm , Motorcycle Girl ) and film producer. ^[65]
• 13 January: Shaukat Zaidi, 72, actor ( Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain ), journalist and playwright.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 15 January: James Masih Shera, 77, Pakistani-born British politician and educationist. ^[66]
• 20 January: Ali Zia, 66, cricket player and coach (Bangladesh national team).^{[ citation needed ]}
• 25 January: Elahi Bux Soomro, 97, politician, member (1985–2007) and speaker (1996–2001) of the National Assembly. ^[67]
• 31 January: Rehan Zaib Khan, politician.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 3 March: Farhan Khan, footballer. ^[68]
• 10 May: Akmal Lewane, poet.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• 2020s portal
• Current events portal
• Pakistan portal

Country overviews

• Pakistan
• Economy of Pakistan
• Government of Pakistan
• History of Pakistan
• History of modern Pakistan
• Outline of Pakistan
• Politics of Pakistan
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