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Pakistan in 1991

Historical records for Pakistan in 1991, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records
4Events
4Named people
2Places
3Categories

Historical records

January

15 January 1991Major GeneralPervez Musharraf

Warfare / Military

Pervez Musharraf is promoted to major general.

May

15 May 1991Shariat ActNawaz Sharif

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

Parliament adopts the Enforcement of Shariat Act under Nawaz Sharif.

August

16 August 1991Chief of Army StaffAsif Nawaz Janjua

Rawalpindi · Warfare / Military

Asif Nawaz Janjua becomes Chief of Army Staff, succeeding General Mirza Aslam Beg.

Other Events

1991PAEC LeadershipIshfaq Ahmad

Islamabad · Warfare / Nuclear

Ishfaq Ahmad becomes chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and later oversees the organization during the 1998 tests.

Names involved

Asif Nawaz JanjuaIshfaq AhmadNawaz SharifPervez Musharraf

Places involved

IslamabadRawalpindi

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.