The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

, 5 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 * Mamnoon Hussain,

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

, 9 September 2013 – 9 September 2018 *

Anwar Zaheer Jamali Anwar Zaheer Jamali ( ur, born 31 December 1951) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 24th Chief Justice of Pakistan. He remained in the Supreme Court from 3 August 2009 to 30 December 2016. He has also served as the Acting Chief Election ...

, Chief Justice, 10 September 2015 – 30 December 2016 * Mian Saqib Nisar, Chief Justice, 31 December 2016 – present

Governors

* Governor of Balochistan –

Muhammad Khan Achakzai Muhammad Khan Achakzai ( ps, —; ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Balochistan. Family He is son of the Abdul Samad Achakzai and the elder brother of politicians Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Hamid Khan Acha ...

* Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan – Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan *

Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan. Although the governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ce ...

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Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi Mehtab Abbasi (Urdu/Hindko: ; born 13 January 1953) is a Pakistani politician from Abbottabad who began his political career as an independent candidate in the 1985 election. He won seats in both the provincial and national assembly. He also ...

(until 25 February);

Iqbal Zafar Jhagra Engr. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra () (born 17 May 1947) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 28th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Previously, he served as a Senator as well as Secretary-General of the Pakistan Muslim League (N). Personal lif ...

(starting 25 February) * Governor of Punjab –

Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana ( pa, ; ur, ; born 20 February 1949) was the 32nd Governor of Punjab, in office since 10 May 2015. He is affiliated with PML-N. He conducted landmark cases, including Mian Nawaz Sharif, Memogate Scandal, Elec ...

Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Minister of Sindh, chief minister and t ...

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Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan Ishratul Ibad Khan ( ur, , born 2 March 1963) is a politician who served as the 30th Governor of Sindh, Pakistan. lbad is a Pakistan-born citizen He took up the post of Governor of Sindh, Pakistan on 27 December 2002, becoming the youngest go ...

(until 9 November);

Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Saeed Uz Zaman Siddiqui (Urdu: ; 1 December 1939 – 11 January 2017) (pronunciation 'sa'eed -uz- zam'an'; alternatively Saiduzzaman Siddiqui) was a Pakistani jurist and legislator of great prominence who formerly served as the 15th Chief Jus ...

(starting 11 November)

Events

January

*The Pakistan and India governments provided one another with a full list of nuclear sites, military and civilian, in accordance with the 1988

Non-Nuclear Aggression Agreement The Non-nuclear aggression agreement is a bilateral and nuclear weapons control treaty between the two South Asian states, India and Pakistan, on the reduction (or limitation) of nuclear arms and pledged not to attack or assist foreign powers to ...

*A suicide bomb attacker killed 14 people and injured 20 more near a

polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe s ...

centre near the

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

i city of

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...

on 13 January. * Brahumdagh Bugti's asylum application was rejected in Switzerland on 17 January. He had been in Switzerland since he fled Afghanistan in 2010, surviving Al Qaeda, and allegedly Pakistani government, attempts on his life. *

Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...

was acquitted on 18 January in the murder trial of Akbar Bugti, the

Baloch Baloch, also spelled Baloch, Beluch and in other ways, may refer to: * Baloch people, an ethnic group of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan * Baluch, a small itinerant community of Afghanistan * Balouch, Azad Kashmir, a town in Pakistan * Baloch (s ...

tribal leader who died in a military operation in 2006. *Gunmen attacked a university in Charsadda,

. At least 21 people were reportedly killed.

March

*16 March – A bus bomb in

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

kills 15 people. and Pakistan played their first match of ICC WORLD T20 2016 against Bangladesh (Pakistan best Bangladesh) *25 MARCH-Pakistan Cricket Star SHAHID KHAN AFRIDI Played His last INTERNATIONAL Match(T20) for Pakistan against AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA Won match by 21 Runs) *27 March – 72 people were killed in a suicide bombing in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

April

*20 April **Seven policemen guarding polio team killed on duty. **IED blast in Mohamand agency killing two. *In

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, at least 33 people died after eating sweets, accidentally tainted with insecticide. The mass poisoning occurred in April.

June

* Musician Amjad Sabri is killed in a targeted shooting.

October

* 2016 Pakistan Floods

November

* 1 November – At least 14 people are killed and 59 burned when a gas cylinder explosion aboard an oil tanker causes a major fire at the

ship breaking Ship-breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction ...

yard in Gadani in Pakistan's Balochistan Province. Dozens other workers remain missing as many injured are transferred to hospitals in nearby Karachi. * 3 November – At least 22 people have been killed and 65 injured following a collision of the Bahauddin Zakaria Express with a stationary train at Juma Goth Train station, Karachi, Pakistan.

December

* 7 December – PIA plane PK-661 crashed during flight killing 47 people including Junaid Jumshed and his wife.

Public holidays

References

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