2024 in Pakistan

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2024
in
Pakistan

Decades:
See also:

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

Incumbents[edit]

Federal government[edit]

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)
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

  • 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 –
  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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]
    • Pakistan embarked on its maiden lunar mission with the successful launch of the iCube Qamar (Moon).
  • 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]
  • 25 May - A mob burns down a house and factory in Sargodha over alleged blasphemy by its Christian owner.[61] More than 100 people are subsequently arrested on suspicion of participating in the attack.[62]
  • 27 May - Seven soldiers and 23 militants are killed during clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[63]
  • 29 May:

Holidays[edit]

Source:[67]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

Country overviews[edit]

Related timelines for current period[edit]

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