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Pakistan in 1960

Historical records for Pakistan in 1960, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

February

14 February 1960President of PakistanMuhammad Ayub Khan

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan

Ayub Khan receives a renewed presidential mandate from the Basic Democracies electorate.

14 February 1960Presidential ReferendumMuhammad Ayub Khan

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan

Basic Democrats confirm Ayub Khan as President through an indirect referendum.

February 1960Federal Capital RelocationMuhammad Ayub Khan

Rawalpindi · Government / Government of Pakistan

The federal government moves from Karachi to temporary offices in Rawalpindi.

September

19 September 1960Indus Waters TreatyMuhammad Ayub Khan

Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan

Ayub Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru sign the Indus Waters Treaty.

Names involved

Muhammad Ayub Khan

Places involved

KarachiPakistanRawalpindi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.