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1887
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7.4.1887
The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi. |
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1893
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11.12.1893
The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan
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1906
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12.30.1906
The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan. |
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1930
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12.29.1930
Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
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1933
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1.28.1933
The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
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1935
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5.31.1935
A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan: 40,000 dead. |
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1947
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7.20.1947
The Viceroy of India says the people of the North-West Frontier Province overwhelmingly voted the previous day to join Pakistan rather than India. |
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8.15.1947
Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor General of Pakistan in Karachi. |
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1948
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7.1.1948
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan.
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7.9.1948
Pakistan issues its first set of Postage stamps, bearing images of the Constituent Assembly, the Jinnah International Airport (Quaid-e-Azam International Airport), and the Shahi Fort. |
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1949
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1.1.1949
United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
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1950
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4.8.1950
India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat-Nehru Pact.
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5.19.1950
A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city. |
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1953
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11.2.1953
The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan names the country The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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1954
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4.19.1954
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan decides Urdu and Bengali to be national languages of Pakistan.
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8.13.1954
Radio Pakistan broadcasts the National Anthem of Pakistan for the first time. |
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1956
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3.23.1956
Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan) |
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1957
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2.2.1957
Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage.
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1965
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4.29.1965
Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches its seventh rocket in its ''Rehber'' series. |
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9.6.1965
War of 1965: India retaliates following Pakistan's failed Operation Grand Slam which resulted in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that is ended following the signing of the Tashkent Declaration. |
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12.6.1965
Pakistan's Islamic Ideology Advisory Committee recommends that Islamic Studies be made a compulsory subject for Muslim students from primary to graduate level.
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1966
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1970
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12.7.1970
The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats.
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1971
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11.21.1971
Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
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1972
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1973
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1974
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1976
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1977
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7.5.1977
Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. |
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