2026 in Pakistan
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The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2026 in Pakistan.
The year 2026 will be the 79th year of the independence of Pakistan.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
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Provincial government
[edit]| Province | Governor | Chief Minister | Government Type | Chief Justice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balochistan | Jaffar Khan Mandokhail (from 6 May 2024) | Sarfraz Bugti (from 2 March 2024) | PPP | Coalition | Rozi Khan Barrech (BHC) | |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Faisal Karim Kundi (from 4 May 2024) | Ali Amin Gandapur (until 15 October 2025) | PTI | Coalition[a] | Syed Muhammad Attique Shah (PHC) | |
| Sohail Afridi (from 15 October 2025) | ||||||
| Punjab | Saleem Haider Khan (from 10 May 2024) | Maryam Nawaz (from 26 February 2024) | PML-N | Coalition | Aalia Neelum (LHC) | |
| Sindh | Kamran Khan Tessori (from 10 October 2022) | Murad Ali Shah (from 27 February 2024) | PPP | Majority | Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar (SHC) | |
State government
[edit]| Province | President | Prime minister | Government Type | Chief Justice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgit-Baltistan | Mehdi Shah | Gulbar Khan (from 13 July 2023) | PTI | Coalition | Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan (SACGB) | |
| Azad Kashmir | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | Chaudhry Anwarul Haq (from 20 April 2023) | PTI | Coalition | Raja Saeed Akram Khan (SCAJK) | |
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad sentences multiple journalists and social media personalities to life imprisonment on charges of inciting violence during the 2023 Pakistani protests.[5]
- 5 January – Three people are arrested in Karachi on suspicion of plotting attacks for the Balochistan Liberation Army.[6]
- 11 January – Eight people are killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a wedding in Islamabad.[7]
- 12 January – Six police officers are killed in a bomb attack on their vehicle in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[8]
- 15 January – Twelve BLA militants are killed in an attack on a police station and two banks in Kharan District, Balochistan.[9]
- 17 January –
- A truck falls into a canal amid heavy fog in Sargodha, killing 14 people and injuring nine others.[10]
- A bus overturns along the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan, killing 10 people and injuring 36 others.[10]
- A fire erupts at the Gul Plaza mall in Karachi, killing at least 79 people.[11]
- 19 January – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Gilgit-Baltistan, killing one person and damaging 20 homes in Ghizer District.[12][13]
- 23 January –
- Nine people are killed in an avalanche in Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[14]
- Seven people are killed in a suicide bombing at a wedding held at the residence of a community leader in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[15]
- 24 January –
- A fire erupts at a hotel in Lahore, killing at least three people.[16]
- A court in Islamabad sentences human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 17 years' imprisonment on charges of using social media to malign the state and its security institutions.[17]
- 29 January –
- A woman and her child are found dead in a manhole in Lahore.[18]
- Forty-one militants are killed in military raids in Panjgur and Harnai Districts in Balochistan.[19]
- 31 January – A series of attacks are carried out by the BLA on multiple locations across Balochistan, leaving 31 civilians, 17 members of the security forces, and 145 attackers dead.[20]
February
[edit]- 6 February – At least 31 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad.[21]
March
[edit]- 26 March – Start of Pakistan Super League's eleventh season.[22]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[23]
- 5 February – Kashmir Solidarity Day
- 23 March – Pakistan Day
- 21–23 March – Eid al-Fitr[b]
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 27–29 May – Eid al-Adha[b]
- 25–26 June – Ashura[b]
- 14 August – Independence Day
- 25 August – Mawlid[b]
- 9 November – Iqbal Day
- 25 December – Quaid-e-Azam Day
Deaths
[edit]- 5 January – Maulana Fazl-ur-Raheem Ashrafi, 81, Islamic scholar, patron of Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia.[24]
- 22 January – Jamshed Khan, politician.
- 31 January – Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, 71, president (since 2021) and prime minister (1996–2001) of Azad Kashmir.[25]
See also
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Country overviews
[edit]- Pakistan
- Economy of Pakistan
- Government of Pakistan
- History of Pakistan
- History of modern Pakistan
- Outline of Pakistan
- Politics of Pakistan
- Years in Pakistan
- Media of Pakistan
Related timelines for current period
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Newly elected representatives sworn in as ruckus mars maiden session of 16th National Assembly". dawn.com. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "House Composition". Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Never won a war, never lost an election: Did Imran Khan spoil Pakistan military's record?". The Times of India. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Asrar, Nadim; Lodhi, Areesha. "Pakistan police threaten crackdown after Khan's PTI protests vote 'rigging'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan court sentences journalists to life over 2023 pro-Khan protests". Al Jazeera. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Pakistani counterterrorism police seize 2 tons of explosives and arrest 3 in Karachi". AP News. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at wedding in Pakistan's capital". AP News. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Roadside bomb targeting police vehicle kills 6 officers in northwest Pakistan". AP News. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Pakistan security forces kill 12 militants, thwarting attempted hostage-taking in southwest". AP News. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Pakistan road crashes kill at least 24 people and injure 45 others". AP News. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ Suleman Saadat (28 January 2026). "Gul Plaza blaze took 79 lives, most in mezzanine floor: report". Geo News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "سپین میں ٹرین حادثے میں ہلاک ہونے والوں کی تعداد 39 ہو گئی" (in Urdu). BBC News Urdu. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Magnitude 6 quake kills one person, brings down houses in northern Pakistan". Reuters. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ Ahmed, Munir (23 January 2026). "An avalanche in Pakistan and snowstorms in neighboring Afghanistan kill at least 20 people". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills 7 people". Associated Press. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Imran Gabol (24 January 2026). "At least 3 killed in fire at hotel in Lahore's Gulberg". Dawn. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Pakistani human rights lawyers jailed for 17 years over social media posts". Associated Press. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Asif Chaudhry (29 January 2026). "3 arrested after woman, daughter die from falling into open sewer line in Lahore". Dawn. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "41 militants killed in Pakistan military raids in the country's southwest". AP News. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Deadly gun and bomb attacks hit Pakistan's Balochistan province". BBC. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Bombing at mosque in Islamabad kills at least 31 during Friday prayers". BBC. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "PSL 2026 to be played from March 26 to May 3 in clash with IPL". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Pakistan Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Jamia Ashrafia head Maulana Ashrafi passes away". SAMAA TV. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "AJK President Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry passes away at 71". Dawn. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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