16 October 1951
Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali Khan is assassinated while addressing a public meeting in Rawalpindi.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Rawalpindi in Pakistan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Liaquat Ali Khan is assassinated while addressing a public meeting in Rawalpindi.
The assassination ends Liaquat Ali Khan's four-year premiership.
Liaquat Ali Khan dies from gunshot wounds after the Rawalpindi attack.
Pakistan mourns Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan after his assassination.
Muhammad Musa becomes Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army after Ayub Khan moves into national political leadership.
The federal government moves from Karachi to temporary offices in Rawalpindi.
Ayub ends martial law as the 1962 Constitution becomes operational.
A new National Assembly convenes under the presidential Constitution.
Musa Khan directs the Pakistan Army as Commander in Chief during the 1965 war with India.
Yahya Khan abrogates the 1962 Constitution and dissolves the legislatures.
Yahya Khan declares martial law and becomes Chief Martial Law Administrator.
Ayub Khan leaves office as Yahya Khan imposes a new martial-law regime.
Ayub Khan resigns after prolonged protests and political disorder.
Ayub Khan transfers authority to army commander Yahya Khan amid nationwide unrest.
The state remains the Islamic Republic of Pakistan during Yahya Khan's rule.
Yahya Khan governs the Islamic Republic under martial law.
Yahya Khan formally assumes the office of President.
Yahya Khan's formal presidency follows his assumption of military power.
Yahya Khan dissolves West Pakistan's One Unit and restores four provinces.
The Legal Framework Order sets representation and constitutional rules for the election.
Yahya Khan issues the Legal Framework Order governing the forthcoming general election.
Yahya Khan's order requires the elected assembly to draft a constitution within a fixed period.
Bhutto releases Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Pakistani custody.
Yahya Khan appoints Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Deputy Prime Minister during the final war crisis.
Bhutto also assumes the foreign affairs portfolio in Yahya Khan's government.
Bhutto becomes civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator after Yahya Khan resigns.
Gul Hassan Khan becomes Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army after Yahya Khan leaves office.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto succeeds Yahya Khan as President.
Yahya Khan relinquishes power after Pakistan's defeat and the separation of East Pakistan as Bangladesh.
Tikka Khan becomes Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Gul Hassan Khan.
Zia-ul-Haq becomes Chief of Army Staff after being selected to succeed General Tikka Khan.
Bhutto dies by hanging at Rawalpindi Central Jail.
The execution of the former Prime Minister provokes lasting political controversy.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto is executed after conviction in a disputed murder case.
Akhtar leaves the ISI and becomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee while the Afghan war continues.
Mirza Aslam Beg becomes Chief of Army Staff following the death of President and army chief Zia-ul-Haq.
Asif Nawaz Janjua becomes Chief of Army Staff, succeeding General Mirza Aslam Beg.
Abdul Waheed Kakar becomes Chief of Army Staff after the sudden death of General Asif Nawaz Janjua.
Jehangir Karamat becomes Chief of Army Staff and later resigns from the post in 1998.
Aziz Khan serves as Chief of General Staff and participates in senior planning and oversight of the Kargil operation.
Tauqir Zia briefs Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and senior commanders on the Kargil operation at Ojhri Camp.
Khalid Kidwai becomes the founding head of the Strategic Plans Division supporting Pakistan's nuclear command-and-control system.
Musharraf designates Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to succeed him as army chief.
Musharraf appoints Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Vice Chief of Army Staff before transferring command.
Musharraf resigns as army chief before taking a civilian presidential oath.
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani succeeds Pervez Musharraf as Chief of Army Staff.
Benazir Bhutto is assassinated after an election rally in Rawalpindi.
Death of Benazir Bhutto
Bhutto's assassination disrupts campaigning for the scheduled parliamentary election.
Raheel Sharif becomes Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
Qamar Javed Bajwa becomes Chief of Army Staff, succeeding General Raheel Sharif.
Syed Asim Munir takes command of the Pakistan Army as Chief of Army Staff.
Asim Munir commands the Pakistan Army during the May confrontation with India.
Provenance
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