1983 in Pakistan

← 1982 1981 1980 1983 in Pakistan → 1984 1985 1986
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	History of Pakistan List of years in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan: Rahimuddin Khan
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fazle Haq
• Governor of Punjab: Ghulam Jilani Khan
• Governor of Sindh: S.M. Abbasi

Events

• 12 February: 1983 women's march, Lahore
• August, September 1983: Movement for the Restoration of Democracy
• The first F-16 is inducted into the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
• Pakistan conduct cold test of a nuclear device, proving the state as one of recognized nuclear weapons state. The test was not announced publicly until 1998.
• The Indian Army captures Siachen in a military raid.^[1]
• December 31 – The 7.2 mb  Hindu Kush earthquake affects northern Afghanistan and Pakistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing 12–26 and injuring 60–483.

Births

• 24 November – Anoushay Abbasi, actress and model

Deaths

• 6 December – Mir Gul Khan Nasir, politician and poet from Balochistan, Pakistan.

See also

• List of Pakistani films of 1983

References