1973 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 1973 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
=Federal government=
- President: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (until 13 August), Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (starting 14 August)
- Prime Minister: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (starting 14 August)
- Chief Justice: Hamoodur Rahman
=Governors=
- Governor of Balochistan: Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo (until 15 February); Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti (starting 15 February)
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Arbab Sikandar Khan (until 15 February); Aslam Khattak (starting 15 February)
- Governor of Punjab: Ghulam Mustafa Khar (until 12 November); Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (starting 12 November)
- Governor of Sindh: Mir Rasool Bux Talpur (until 15 February); Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (starting 15 February)
Events
- February, 1973 raid on the Iraqi embassy in Pakistan
- March, Bangladesh Liberation War
- 10 April, the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan is passed.[http://www.senate.gov.pk/Data/Publications/4/The%20Constitution%20of%20Pakistan%201973.htm THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226162726/http://www.senate.gov.pk/Data/Publications/4/The%20Constitution%20of%20Pakistan%201973.htm |date=February 26, 2008 }}
- 14 August, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pppuk.org/zab.htm |title=Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |access-date=2008-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309014149/http://www.pppuk.org/zab.htm |archive-date=2008-03-09 |url-status=dead }}
- October, 1973 Arab-Israeli War
Births
- August 15 – Adnan Sami, music composer, singer, pianist
Births
References
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