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1949 In Pakistan
Events from the year 1949 in Pakistan. Incumbents Monarch * King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth) Federal government *Governor-General: Khawaja Nazimuddin *Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan * Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid (starting 27 June) Governors * Governor of Northwest Frontier: Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (until 19 July); Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid (starting 19 July) * Governor of West Punjab: Francis Mudie (until 2 August); Abdur Rab Nishtar (starting 2 August) * Governor of Sindh: Shaikh Din Muhammad (until 19 November); Mian Aminuddin (starting 19 November) Events January * 1 January – The UN brokered a cease-fire in Kashmir. It granted Kashmir the right to vote on whether to join Pakistan or India. March * March – Pakistan and India sign the Karachi Agreement * 7 March – Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan presented Objectives Resolution in the assembly. * 12 March – Objectives Resolution is adopted by Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. Births *6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Aminuddin
Mian Aminuddin ( Punjabi, ) was a Pakistani civil servant. He served the Imperial Civil Service during the British Raj and then Pakistani civil servivce after independence of Pakistan. He served as the first Mayor of Lahore. He also served as the Chief commissioner of Baluchistan between 1949 and 1952 and then as the fourth Governor of West Punjab between 1953 and 1954.Profile of Qasim Zia, a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (includes info about his grandfather Mian Aminuddin) Provincial Assembly of the Punjab website, Retrieved 16 January 2019 Retrieved 16 January 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 By Country
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
