Pakistan-related events during the year of 2023
The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2023 in Pakistan .
Provincial government [ edit ]
2 January – New Zealand tour to Pakistan [ 1]
3 January –
5 January – Pakistan was shaken by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Center , and the tremors were felt in Gilgit , Jhelum , Chakwal , Pakpattan , Lakki Marwat , Nowshera , Malakand , Azad Kashmir , and other areas of the country.[ 5] [ 6]
9 January – The Government of Pakistan and the United Nations co-hosted one-day International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva , Switzerland to aid Pakistani people after the devastating floods in 2022 . Under the presidency of Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Antonio Guterres , the Secretary-General of the United Nations , Pakistan raised more than $ 10 billion for recovery and rehabilitation process in flood effecting areas.[ 7] [ 8]
13 January – Sarband police station attack in Peshawar , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .
14 January – The 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is dissolved after 48 hours had passed since Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi , the Chief Minister of Punjab , had sent a summary to Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman , the Governor of Punjab .[ 9]
15 January – Polling for the second phase of Sindh local government elections were held in the 16 districts of Karachi and Hyderabad .[ 10] [ 11]
18 January – Haji Ghulam Ali , the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , dissolved the 11th Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , on the advice of Mahmood Khan , the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .[ 12]
19 January – Three police officers are killed in a suicide bombing at a police outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[ 13]
20 January – A bombing derails a passenger train in Peshi village, Kachhi District , Balochistan , injuring eight people.[ 14]
21 January – Muhammad Azam Khan was sworn in as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .[ 15]
22 January – Mohsin Raza Naqvi was sworn in as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab .[ 16]
23 January – A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid . Earlier this month, Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.[ 17]
27 January – It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in Karachi , Sindh .[ 18]
29 January –
30 January – 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing : 84 people are killed and over 200 others are injured when a Jamaat-ul-Ahrar suicide bomber detonates his explosive vest in a mosque in Peshawar.[ 22]
5 February - Pervez Musharraf , former president and army chief
13 February - Zia Mohyeddin , television actor and director
26 February - Shahida Raza , field hockey and football player
22 March - Salim Khatri , religious leader
27 May - Seemin Jamali , medical doctor
1 August - Shams Buneri , Pashto poet
17 August - Kunwar Naveed Jamil , politician
8 September - Shoukat Ali Laleka , politician
12 September - Rana Maqbool Ahmad , Senator
11 November - Muhammad Azam Khan , Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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^ "Police say gunman kills 2 Pakistani intelligence officers" . Arab News PK . 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-04 .
^ Peshimam, Gibran Naiyyar (2023-01-03). "Pakistan to shut malls, markets early in energy saving plan" . Reuters . Retrieved 2023-01-05 .
^ "5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan" . www.geo.tv . Retrieved 2023-01-05 .
^ "Earthquake shakes Islamabad, Lahore and other parts of Pakistan" . Daily Pakistan Global . 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-01-05 .
^ "Donors pledge more than $9bn for Pakistan flood recovery" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2023-01-11 .
^ "Pakistan seeks aid for flood recovery, climate resilience - Taipei Times" . www.taipeitimes.com . 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-11 .
^ Farooq, Adnan Sheikh | Umar (2023-01-14). "Punjab Assembly stands dissolved as governor decides 'to not become part of' process" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2023-01-18 .
^ Desk, BR Web (2023-01-15). "Voting underway for much-awaited Karachi, Hyderabad LG polls" . Brecorder . Retrieved 2023-01-15 .
^ "Karachi throne at stake as Sindh votes in local government election" . 15 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-15 .
^ Hussain, Abid. "Another Khan party-led provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2023-01-19 .
^ "Pakistani Taliban attacks police outpost, killing three officers" . Reuters . 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-20 .
^ "Blast derails passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2023-01-20 .
^ "Azam Khan takes oath as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's caretaker CM" . Brecorder . 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-05-21 .
^ Sadozai, Irfan (2023-01-22). "Mohsin Naqvi sworn in as Punjab caretaker chief minister" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2023-08-13 .
^ Mogul, Sophia Saifi,Azaz Syed,Rhea (2023-01-23). "Nearly 220 million people in Pakistan without power after countrywide outage | CNN Business" . CNN . Retrieved 2023-01-23 . {{cite web }}
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^ Hussain, Abid. "Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan's Karachi" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2023-01-27 .
^ "Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41" . Reuters . 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-29 .
^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Ten Children Killed In Northwest Pakistan Boat Capsize" . www.barrons.com . Retrieved 2023-01-29 .
^ "Death toll from Pakistan boat capsize jumps to 51" . thepeninsulaqatar.com . 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-01-31 .
^ Ahmad, Jibran (2023-01-30). "Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 32, targeted police" . Reuters . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
^ "Official: 17 people killed in bus-truck crash in NW Pakistan" . AP NEWS . 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03 .
^ "Wikipedia Unblocked in Pakistan After 3 Days" . ProPakistani . 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-07 .
^ "Bomb hits vehicle, killing 2 troops, wounding 3 in Pakistan" . AP NEWS . 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-10 .
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^ "Pakistan nabs 50 men in weekend killing of blasphemy suspect" . The Independent . 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-14 .
^ "14 passengers killed, 63 injured in bus crash in Pakistan" . AP NEWS . 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20 .
^ "13 people killed as bus hits van on Pakistan motorway" . AP NEWS . 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-27 .
^ "Blast kills four at a crowded market in Pakistan's Balochistan" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2023-02-27 .
^ "Pakistan: Suicide bomb kills police officers in Balochistan – DW – 03/06/2023" . dw.com . Retrieved 2023-03-06 .
^ Guinto, Joel; Limaye, Yogita (22 March 2023). "Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan kills at least 19 people" . BBC News . Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023 .
^ "Afghanistan and Pakistan earthquake death toll rises to 21" . The National . 2023-03-23.
^ "Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing" . AP NEWS . 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-04-07 .
^ Al Jazeera Staff. "Pakistani court strikes down sedition law in win for free speech" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2023-04-07 .
^ "Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2023-04-07 .
^ Shinwari, Ibrahim (April 9, 2023). "Two soldiers martyred, four hurt in Khyber IED attack" . DAWN.COM .
^ "Torkham landslide leaves three dead" . The Express Tribune . 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-19 .
^ "State TV says armed group kills 5 Iranian border guards in clash near Pakistani border" . AP News . 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-08-14 .
^ "Pakistan's military says 2 soldiers killed in militant attack near border with Iran" . AP News . 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-14 .
^ "Shandur Polo Festival kicks off in Chitral" . The Express Tribune . 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2023-01-02 .
^ Walsh, Aoife (2023-08-05). "Pakistan ex-PM Khan given three-year jail sentence" . BBC News . Retrieved 2023-08-05 .
^ Khan, Sanaullah (2023-08-09). "Govt tenure comes to end as President Alvi signs off on NA dissolution" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2023-08-09 .
^ "Sindh Assembly bows out as Governor Tissori signs dissolution summary" . Geo.tv . 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
^ Zehri, Abdullah (2023-08-12). "Balochistan Assembly dissolved as governor approves CM Bizenjo's summary" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 2023-08-12 .
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^ "Sindh governor administers oath to Interim CM Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar" . Geo.tv . 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17 .
^ "Ali Mardan Khan Domki sworn in as Caretaker Balochistan CM" . www.radio.gov.pk .
^ "Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Khan's graft sentence: Lawyers" . CNA . Retrieved 2023-08-29 .
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^ "Pakistan: At least 50 killed, dozens injured in Mastung blast" . BBC News . 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-29 .
^ "Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan | UN Web TV" . media.un.org . 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-16 .
^ "Pakistan's thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote" . AP News . 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-21 .
^ Peshimam, Gibran Naiyyar (2023-10-23). "Pakistan court stops military trials of pro-Khan protesters" . Reuters . Retrieved 2023-10-24 .
^ "A planted bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan" . AP News . 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^ "Pakistani troops kill 9 militants and foil an attack on an airbase in eastern Punjab province" . AP News . 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-11-04 .
^ "Dozens killed in Islamist militant attack on northwest Pakistan army base" . France 24 . 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-12 .
^ "Separatist leader in Pakistan appears before cameras and says he has surrendered with 70 followers" . AP News . 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-21 .
^ "Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings" . AP News . 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21 .
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