Permanent historical factsheet

National Assembly Dissolution

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1977–2023Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1977

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto5 July 1977

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

Zia dissolves the elected assemblies after seizing power.

1988

Muhammad Khan Junejo29 May 1988

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

Junejo's government ends when the President dissolves the National Assembly.

1993

Nawaz Sharif18 April 1993

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

The President dissolves the National Assembly while removing Sharif.

2023

Shehbaz Sharif9 August 2023

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

The President dissolves the National Assembly on the Prime Minister's advice.

Names involved

Muhammad Khan JunejoNawaz SharifShehbaz SharifZulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Provenance

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