2024 in Pakistan

The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2024 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

= Federal government =

class="wikitable" !S. No !Photo !Name !Office
rowspan="2" \|1 \|83x83px \|Arif Alvi (until 10 March 2024) \| rowspan="2" \|President of Pakistan
83x83px \|Asif Ali Zardari (from 10 March 2024)
rowspan="2" \|2 \| 83x83px \|Anwar ul Haq Kakar (Until March 4) \| rowspan="2" \|Prime Minister of Pakistan
87x87px \|Shehbaz Sharif (From March 4)
rowspan="2" \|3 \|62x62px \|Sadiq Sanjrani (Until 9 March 2024){{cite news \|title=Sanjrani quits Senate, takes oath as MPA \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2458835/sanjrani-quits-senate-takes-oath-as-mpa \|access-date=12 March 2024 \|work=The Express Tribune \|date=9 March 2024}} \| rowspan="2" \|Chairman of the Senate
80x80px \| Yusuf Raza Gillani (From March 9)
rowspan="2" \|4 \|55x55px \|Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (until 1 March 2024) \| rowspan="2" \|Speaker of the National Assembly
65x65px \|Ayaz Sadiq (from 1 March 2024)
5 \| \|Yahya Afridi \|Chief Justice of Pakistan
6 \| \|Sikandar Sultan Raja \|Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
7 \|61x61px \| 16th National Assembly of Pakistan (from 29 February 2024){{cite news \|title=Newly elected representatives sworn in as ruckus mars maiden session of 16th National Assembly \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1818028/newly-elected-representatives-sworn-in-as-ruckus-mars-maiden-session-of-16th-national-assembly \|access-date=12 March 2024 \|work=DAWN.COM \|date=29 February 2024}} \|National Assembly
8 \|66x66px \|16th Senate of Pakistan \|Senate of Pakistan

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!S. No

!Photo

!Name

!Office

rowspan="2" |1

|83x83px

|Arif Alvi (until 10 March 2024)

| rowspan="2" |President of Pakistan

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|Asif Ali Zardari (from 10 March 2024)

rowspan="2" |2

| 83x83px

|Anwar ul Haq Kakar (Until March 4)

| rowspan="2" |Prime Minister of Pakistan

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|Shehbaz Sharif (From March 4)

rowspan="2" |3

|62x62px

|Sadiq Sanjrani (Until 9 March 2024){{cite news |title=Sanjrani quits Senate, takes oath as MPA |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2458835/sanjrani-quits-senate-takes-oath-as-mpa |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 March 2024}}

| rowspan="2" |Chairman of the Senate

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| Yusuf Raza Gillani (From March 9)

rowspan="2" |4

|55x55px

|Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (until 1 March 2024)

| rowspan="2" |Speaker of the National Assembly

65x65px

|Ayaz Sadiq (from 1 March 2024)

|Yahya Afridi

|Chief Justice of Pakistan

|Sikandar Sultan Raja

|Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan

|61x61px

| 16th National Assembly of Pakistan (from 29 February 2024){{cite news |title=Newly elected representatives sworn in as ruckus mars maiden session of 16th National Assembly |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1818028/newly-elected-representatives-sworn-in-as-ruckus-mars-maiden-session-of-16th-national-assembly |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=29 February 2024}}

|National Assembly

|66x66px

|16th Senate of Pakistan

|Senate of Pakistan

= Provincial government =

{{Update section|date=October 2024|reason=Provincial Governors must be updated}}

class="wikitable"

!Province

!Governor

! colspan="3" |Chief Minister

!Government Type

!Chief Justice

rowspan="2"|Balochistan

| rowspan="2"|Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail (since 6 may 2024)

|Ali Mardan Khan Domki (until 2 March 2024)

|Caretaker

|rowspan="2"|Muhammad Hashim Kakar (acting) (BHC)

|Sarfaraz Bugti(from Mar 2024)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |

|PPP

rowspan="2"|Ali Amin Gandapur (from 2 March 2024)

|rowspan="2"|Ghulam Ali

|Muhammad Azam Khan (until 2 March 2024)

|Caretaker

|rowspan="2"|Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (PHC)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |

|PTI

rowspan="2"|Punjab

|rowspan="2"|Sardar Saleem Haider Khan

|Mohsin Naqvi (until 26 February 2024)

|Caretaker

|rowspan="2"|Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan (LHC)

Maryam Nawaz (from 26 February 2024)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |

|PML-N

rowspan="2"|Sindh

|rowspan="2"|Kamran Tessori

|Maqbool Baqar (until 27 February 2024)

|Caretaker

|rowspan="2"|Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi (SHC)

Murad Ali Shah (from 27 February 2024)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |

|PPP

= State government =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Province

!President

! colspan="3" |Prime minister

!Government Type

!Chief Justice

Gilgit-Baltistan

|Mehdi Shah

|Gulbar Khan

| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |

|PTI

|Coalition

|Shamim Khan (SACGB)

Azad Kashmir

|Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry

|Chaudhry Anwarul Haq

| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |

|PTI

|Coalition

|Raja Saeed Akram Khan (SCAJK)

= Services chief =

class="wikitable" \|+ !S. No !Photo !Name !Office
1 \|68x68px \|Asim Munir \|Chief of Army Staff
2 \|69x69px \|Zaheer Ahmad Babar \|Chief of Air Staff
3 \|69x69px \|Naveed Ashraf \|Chief of Naval Staff
4 \|69x69px \|Sahir Shamshad Mirza \|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

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!S. No

!Photo

!Name

!Office

|Chief of Naval Staff

|69x69px

|Sahir Shamshad Mirza

|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

Events

=January=

2 January – Unidentified gunmen kill six barbers in Mir Ali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Gunmen kill 6 barbers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-gunmen-killed-barbers-northwest-pakistani-taliban-3b0914f945ead7bb11180cc9bd789f7e |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Associated Press |date=2 January 2024}}
10 January – The Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds the 2019 death sentence upon former leader Pervez Musharraf, who died in February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Bhatti |first=Haseeb |date=2024-01-10 |title=SC upholds ex-military dictator Musharraf's death sentence in treason case |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1804694 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=DAWN.COM}}
16 January – 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan: Iran launches a missile attack within Balochistan, targeting what it describes are terrorist sites. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace resulting in the death of two children and injuries to three others.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Iran attacks alleged militant bases in Pakistan; Islamabad says 'unprovoked' strikes kill 2 children |url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-militant-bases-attack-05c7530d66fb05dd6f2868527003ba2d |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=AP News}}
17 January – Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the attack on Balochistan the previous day.{{Cite news |last1=Belam |first1=Martin |last2=Gecsoyler |first2=Sammy |last3=Ahmad |first3=Reged |last4=Gecsoyler |first4=Martin Belam |last5=Ahmad |first5=Reged |date=2024-01-17 |title=Middle East crisis live: Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran and bars Iranian counterpart after missile strike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/17/middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-war-iran-strike-pakistan-sunni-us-red-sea-crisis-houthi-missile-attack |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=the Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}
18 January – Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar: The Pakistan Air Force launches "precision airstrikes" on Baloch separatist targets inside Iran in retaliation for its attacks on Balochistan. Camps belonging to the Baluch Liberation Front and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) are reportedly hit. Explosions are reported in the city of Saravan. Four women and three children are killed in the strikes, all of whom are foreign nationals.{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Usaid |title=Pakistan-Iran attacks updates: 9 killed near Iran's southeast border |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/1/18/pakistan-iran-attacks-live-at-least-7-killed-near-irans-southeast-border |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Al Jazeera}}
27 January – In Iran, three gunmen kill nine Pakistani labourers in Saravan.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-28 |title=Iran-Pakistan tensions rise again: Unidentified gunmen kill 9 Pakistanis in Iranian city of Saravan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/iran-pakistan-tensions-unidentified-gunmen-kill-9-pakistanis-in-iranian-city-of-saravan/articleshow/107190561.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
29 January – The BLA launches a coordinated attack dubbed "Operation Dara-e-Bolan" on Pakistani security forces, attacking checkpoints and military bases in Machh, and attacking other areas, including Kolpur.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-29 |title=Major Offensive in Balochistan: BLA's Elite Units Initiate 'Operation Dara-e-Bolan' |url=https://thebalochistanpost.net/2024/01/major-offensive-in-balochistan-blas-elite-units-initiate-operation-dara-e-bolan/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=The Balochistan Post}}
30 January – Former prime minister Imran Khan is sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-30 |title=Imran Khan: Pakistan former PM jailed in state secrets case as election looms |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68138591 |access-date=2024-01-30}}

=February=

5 February – Ten policemen are killed and six more injured during an attack by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan militants on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Armed group kills 10 in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/5/armed-group-kills-10-in-pakistans-restive-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-region |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Al Jazeera}}
7 February – 2024 Balochistan bombings: Twin bombings outside electoral offices kill at least 29 people and injure dozens more in Balochistan ahead of the general election. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attacks.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-07 |title=Bombings at Pakistani political offices kill at least 29 a day before parliamentary elections |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bombing-baluchistan-killed-election-471783e425dcfc0e63c235da23c52a73 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=AP News}}{{Cite web |title=Islamic State claims responsibility for bombings on eve of Pakistan election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/07/bombings-at-election-offices-in-pakistan |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=The Guardian|date=8 February 2024}}
8 February –
Five police officers are killed and two others are injured assailants detonate a bomb and open fire at a police van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Pakistan Elections 2024 Live Updates: 5 policemen killed in blast, shooting; mobile service suspension won't affect polls, says CEC |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/pakistan/pakistan-elections-2024-live-nawaz-sharif-bilawal-bhutto-zardari-imran-khan-national-assembly-polls-latest-news-9149995/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=The Indian Express}}
2024 Pakistani general election: Voters elect members of the 16th National Assembly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1785760 |title=President, ECP agree on holding elections on Feb 8|last1=Sadozai |first1=Irfan |last2=Guramani |first2=Nadir |last3=Bhatti |first3=Haseeb |last4=Momand |first4=Abdullah |date=2 November 2023 |access-date=5 November 2023|website=Dawn}}
2024 Balochistan provincial election
2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election
2024 Punjab provincial election
2024 Sindh provincial election
Mobile phone services are temporarily suspended and thousands of troops are deployed to protect polling stations. Five policemen and two children are killed during two separate bombings, targeting a patrol and a polling station respectively.
10 February – 2024 Pakistani general election: Despite a lead by candidates affiliated with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N)'s Nawaz Sharif claims victory amidst allegations of military-led rigging.{{Cite magazine |date=2024-02-09 |title=Pakistan's Military Couldn't Keep Imran Khan Down. Now What? |url=https://time.com/6693147/pakistan-election-results-imran-khan-pti-military/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |magazine=TIME}}
14 February - The PML-N, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and other allied parties announce that it would form a coalition government.
19 February – The Senate of Pakistan rejects a bill to introduce the public hanging of rapists.{{Cite web |title=Senate rejects bill seeking public hanging of rapists |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1159268-senate-rejects-bill-seeking-public-hanging-of-rapists |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.thenews.com.pk}}

=March=

3 March –
Twenty-nine people are killed and 59 more injured during heavy rains that cause landslides across the country in the past 48 hours.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-03 |title=At least 36 die in Pakistan as heavy winter rains collapse buildings and trigger landslides |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-snowfall-deaths-landslides-af61fb4499a5ad30b8fe83b134b22826 |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=AP News}}
Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Pakistan's prime minister for a second term.{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2024 |title=Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister for second term |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-shehbaz-sharif-set-take-oath-prime-minister-second-term-2024-03-03/}}
6 March – The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously rules that former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was denied a fair trial before his execution by hanging in April 1979.{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Pakistan top court says ex-PM Bhutto, hanged in 1979, was denied fair trial |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/6/pakistan-top-court-says-ex-pm-bhutto-hanged-in-1979-was-denied-fair-trial |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Al Jazeera}}
10 March –
Asif Ali Zardari is elected as President of Pakistan for the second time.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/9/asif-ali-zardari-elected-pakistans-president-for-second-time |title=Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan's president for second time |publisher=Aljazeera |date=March 9, 2024|accessdate=March 11, 2024}}
Two people are killed and another person is injured in a motorcycle bombing in Peshawar.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/10/deadly-blast-hits-pakistani-city-of-peshawar |title=At least two killed in motorcycle blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city |publisher=Aljazeera |date=March 10, 2024|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}
12 March – Nine people are killed and two others are injured after a three-story residential building collapses in Multan.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-building-collapse-multan-f7c16ac0f65f2efedbc0908e20fab5b4 |title=A 3-story building collapses in central Pakistan, killing 9 people and injuring 2 others |publisher=Associated Press |date=March 12, 2024|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}
16 March – Seven soldiers and six militants are killed in a combined suicide bombing and gun attack on a military post in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack is claimed by Jaish-e-Fursan-e-Muhammad.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-attack-soldiers-north-waziristan-468fbaaa276c2518a2fb12fa085d5ce1 |title=7 soldiers killed in a suicide truck bombing and shootout in northwest Pakistan |publisher=Associated Press |date=March 16, 2024|accessdate=March 16, 2024}}
18 March – 2024 Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes: In response to the attacks in North Waziristan on 16 March, Pakistan retaliates by air striking alleged TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=Several killed in Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan, says Kabul |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240318-several-killed-in-pakistani-air-strikes-on-afghanistan-says-kabul |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=France 24}} The Taliban government claims that the air strikes by Pakistan kill eight civilians.{{Cite web |title=Taliban forces fire across border after alleged Pakistan air strikes kill 8 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/18/pakistan-taliban-attacks-live-exchange-of-fire-at-border-after-8-killed |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Al Jazeera}} Following this, cross-border attacks via shelling and mortar began between the two countries.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-18 |title='Very bad consequences': Taliban targets Pakistan military posts after airstrikes by Islamabad kill 8 in Afghanistan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/very-bad-consequences-taliban-targets-pakistan-military-posts-after-airstrikes-by-islamabad-kill-8-in-afghanistan/articleshow/108587119.cms |access-date=2024-03-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
20 March –
Eight militants are killed and two members of the security forces are injured in an attack on Gwadar Port, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-20 |title=Pakistan's Gwadar port attacked, eight armed fighters killed |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/pakistans-gwadar-port-attacked-eight-armed-fighters-killed |access-date=2024-03-20 |work=Al Jazeera}}
Twelve people are killed and eight more are rescued after an explosion at a coal mine in Harnai District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=An explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan kills 12 miners while 8 are rescued |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-coal-mine-blast-44e58508054b2a8a78bd60dba513e40e |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=AP News}}
21 March – Two soldiers are killed and 15 others are injured in a bomb attack on a security forces convoy in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-21 |title=A roadside bomb targeting security forces kills 2 soldiers and wounds 15 in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-convoy-militant-attack-c1547fe07dc230da7a9a15eec16d34c8 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=AP News}}
25 March – Four militants are killed in an attack on PNS Siddique in Turbat, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Pakistani forces kill 4 insurgents as they foiled an attack on a naval facility in Baluchistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-navy-militant-attack-foiled-baluchistan-65ac8080ae96facbd0da548f0393188c |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=AP News}}
26 March:
Four militants are killed in a military raid in Dera Ismail Khan.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Pakistani security forces kill 4 militants in operations in northwest bordering Afghanistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-militant-hideout-raid-450db74efa5c0220c49825bdd4a802c0 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=AP News}}
2024 Shangla bombing: Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a convoy near Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Five Chinese nationals among six killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/26/five-chinese-nationals-killed-in-suicide-bomb-attack-in-pakistan-police |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Al Jazeera}}
30 March:
One person is killed and 14 others, including three soldiers, are injured in a bomb attack in Harnai District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-30 |title=A bomb blast kills 1 person and wounds 14 in Pakistan's southwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-baluchistan-bomb-blast-hernai-97f89875477ecce46236c9b6bb9354e4 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=AP News}}
At least eight people are killed by building collapses caused by heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-31 |title=Heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan kill 8 people, mostly children, and injure 12 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-heavy-rain-northwest-afghanistan-winter-late-8f70ef629fb9ce4ad1dbd410e40771a4 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=AP News}}

=April=

2 April – 2024 Pakistani Senate election
5 April – Eight militants are killed during clashes with the army in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2024 |title=A search is underway in Pakistan for attackers who ambushed a police car, killing 2 and injuring 2 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-northwest-police-ambush-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-taliban-2ee904c2d3b1ce714e2182b55df80258 |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=AP News}}
6 April – Two police officers are killed and two others are injured after their vehicle is ambushed in a gun attack by the Pakistani Taliban in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. One police officer is killed in a roadside bombing in Bajaur District.
7 April – Two people are killed and five others, including two police officers, are injured in a motorcycle bombing in Khuzdar, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=Motorcycle bomb kills 2 people and wounds 5 in Pakistan's restive southwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-motorcycle-bomb-baluchistan-2ab703df765bf278f7ce2399e6b69cba |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=AP News}}
8 April – A police officer is killed and six others are injured in a grenade attack on a mosque near Quetta.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2024 |title=1 police officer killed and 6 others wounded in grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-mosque-grenade-attack-policeman-killed-southwest-fba77e25ccb14a5bb517173a6ba0364d |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=AP News}}
10 April – A bus carrying Eid Al-Fitr pilgrims plunges into a ditch in Lasbela District, Balochistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16 others.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=A bus carrying pilgrims crashes in southwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bus-crash-pilgrims-baluchistan-eid-alfitr-c7fba5e976be6a11a44a3fa0e2443d38 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=AP News}}
12 April:
Pakistan designates the Liwa Zainebiyoun, a group suspected of ties with Iran, as a terrorist organization.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan bans Iran-backed Shiite group fighting in Syria |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-bans-iran-backed-shiite-group-fighting-in-syria-/7566593.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Voice of America|date=11 April 2024 }}
Militants set up a roadblock near Nushki, Balochistan, and attack two approaching vehicles including a bus, killing 11 people and injuring six.{{Cite web |title=Pakistani police search for gunmen who abducted bus passengers and killed 11 in the southwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-baluchistan-kidnapping-ac1b42e5613abb8ae390ad0ec3af6e84 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Associated Press|date=13 April 2024}}
12-17 April – At least 63 people are killed due to heavy rainfall and lightning across the country.{{Cite web |title=Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-heavy-rains-deaths-climate-change-0326615bbbff1738a774479c42bb0c7e |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Associated Press|date=17 April 2024}}
17 April:
The Sindh High Court orders the federal government to restore public access to X following its blockage during the general election in February.{{Cite web |title=Court orders Pakistan to restore social media site X: lawyer |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240417-court-orders-pakistan-to-restore-social-media-site-x-lawyer |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=France 24|date=17 April 2024}}
Security forces kill seven militants trying to enter the country from Afghanistan near Ghulam Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Pakistani security forces kill 7 militants trying to sneak into the country from Afghanistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-military-militants-afghanistan-82f5720c357f43f877606d0c110a13d2 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Associated Press|date=17 April 2024}}
18 April – Four officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed in a gun attack on their vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Gunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-shooting-customs-officials-killed-d793bd4076e098afdc8b7f105ea7a477 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Associated Press|date=18 April 2024}}
19 April – Three people are injured in a suicide bombing targeting a van carrying Japanese nationals in Karachi.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan attack targets van carrying Japanese autoworkers |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/19/pakistan-attack-targets-van-carrying-japanese-autoworkers |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Al Jazeera}}
20 April:
A flood alert is issued in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to glacial melt.{{Cite web |title=Pakistani province issues a flood alert and warns of a heavy loss of life from glacial melting |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-extreme-weather-flood-climate-change-0792762e496bb6f3780222491215db4a |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Associated Press|date=20 April 2024}}
Two officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed and three others are injured in a gun attack on a checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=2 Pakistani customs officials killed and 3 wounded in an attack in the restive northwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-attack-customs-edea6b3841319e2d2d87cf106a6a9ca8 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Associated Press|date=21 April 2024}}
19 April – Eleven militants are killed in raids by the Pakistani military in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Security forces kill 11 militants in northwest region bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani military says |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-military-raid-militants-killed-b74ebf18d3268364d882c889345e095c |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Associated Press|date=22 April 2024}}
27 April – A judge is abducted by armed militants while traveling in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is later rescued in an operation by security forces on 29 April.{{Cite web |title=A kidnapped Pakistani judge has been freed in a late-night operation, police say |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-kidnapped-judge-released-taliban-daa084ddd2c638cab4abd2ed255bcd44 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Associated Press|date=29 April 2024}}
30 April – A police officer is killed in a gun attack on a polio vaccination team in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhyunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-gunmen-polio-vaccination-police-attack-ca1f70fb110dc2ad53425f77757dc47a |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Associated Press|date=30 April 2024}}

=May=

2 May – One person is killed and 18 others are injured after two landmines explode in Duki District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |title=Double land mine blasts kill one person and wound at least 18 in Pakistan's southwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-landmine-baluchistan-duki-blast-security-2364096ec3b4177259471bc2c5a42f09 |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=Associated Press|date=2 May 2024}}
3 May:
A bus plunges into a ravine along the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title=A bus plunges into a rocky ravine in northern Pakistan, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bus-crash-karakoram-highway-532fe3a061525fcefd0fb5aec99b5cb4 |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=AP News}}
Three people, including a journalist, are killed in a car bombing in Khuzdar, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title=Improvised explosive kills three and wounds seven in Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province |url=https://apnews.com/article/baluchistan-pakistan-ied-blast-khuzdar-c6f49fdc25ab2061bb81d3470f905c90 |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=AP News}}
Pakistan embarked on its maiden lunar mission with the successful launch of the iCube Qamar (Moon).
8 May:
Six militants are killed in separate military raids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in twin raids in volatile northwest near Afghanistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-militants-killed-2ded2f023ef9860cacf628a08184367c |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=Associated Press|date=8 May 2024}}
A girls' school is damaged in a bomb attack in Shawa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, injuring a guard.{{Cite web |date=10 May 2024 |title=Militants bomb a girls school in northwestern Pakistan, once a Taliban stronghold. No one was harmed |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bomb-damaged-girls-school-northwest-shawa-ac716936c0f106ab082bdb079583010c}}
9 May - Seven barbershop workers are killed by militants in Gwadar.{{Cite web |date=9 May 2024 |title=7 barbershop workers from Punjab shot dead in late-night attack in Gwadar's Surbandar |work=Dawn |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1832433}}
10-13 May - 2024 Azad Kashmir protests: Four people, including a police officer are killed during protests against rising prices in Azad Kashmir.{{Cite web |date=14 May 2024 |title=Four dead in protests against flour and energy prices |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4n11j4wewxo}}
14 May - Four members of the same family are killed in a drone strike on their residence in South Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=14 May 2024 |title=Missile fired by a drone kills 4 members of a family in Pakistan near the Afghan border, police say |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-missile-drone-killed-villagers-northwest-8a8297916695639869ca4da1b6b2e565}}
16 May - A school is destroyed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Suspected militants bomb a girl's[sic] school overnight in northwest Pakistan |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-northwest-girls-school-bombed-taliban-15955d3853dd09638dd084c443746687}}
25 May - A mob burns down a house and factory in Sargodha over alleged blasphemy by its Christian owner,{{Cite web |date=3 June 2024 |title=A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-blasphemy-mob-christians-60362eafebbd9ef76ea1f5b97b3e66b3}} who dies on 3 June after sustaining injuries from the attack.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2024 |title=100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-christian-blasphemy-death-b27caf7ac030cd646eb07f145498ab6f}} More than 100 people are subsequently arrested on suspicion of participating in the attack.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2024 |title=100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-arrests-muslims-blasphemy-christians-attack-956adfcc80cdc3d1d575ca09d200f613}}
27 May - Seven soldiers and 23 militants are killed during clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2024 |title=7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-militant-killed-northwest-a3c54bfd8462270d3924614bf3b64cb8}}
29 May:
Washuk bus accident - A bus travelling from Turbat to Quetta falls off a ravine in Washuk, Balochistan, killing 28 people and injuring 20.{{Cite web |date=29 May 2024 |title=A bus falls into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 28 people and injuring 20 |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bus-accident-baluchistan-killed-140801bd984786c92af7bb5ed3c5b7b8}}
A school is destroyed in an arson attack in North Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=29 May 2024 |title=A group of armed men burns a girls' school in northwest Pakistan, in third such attack this month |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-girls-school-attacked-militant-64414ba5ff16acfed3fc2b8ad4aecb0e}}
Four Pakistanis are killed and two others are injured after their vehicle is fired upon by Iranian border guards near Mashkel, Balochistan.

=June=

3 June:
A police officer is killed in a gun attack on a polio vaccination team in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2024 |title=Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan's northwest |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-polio-gunmen-attack-34ace484f5933663cd7783b25c421b80}}
The Islamabad High Court overturns Imran Khan's conviction on leaking state secrets in January 2024.{{Cite web |date=4 June 2024 |title=Pakistan's Imran Khan is acquitted of leaking state secrets but remains in prison on other charges |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imran-khan-cipher-acquittal-78b83ec482e2dbc647cec49ca1584828}}
9 June - 2024 Lakki Marwat bombing - Seven soldiers are killed in a bomb attack on a military convoy in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title=Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roadside-bombing-soldiers-killed-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-c06bc7b0d75cb50847fc34127c330654}}
10-11 June - Eleven militants are killed in a military raid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa conducted in retaliation for the 9 June bombing in Lakki Marwat.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2024 |title=Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-military-militants-killed-northwest-taliban-8aba44dccdacd8f5fd250d0162bd9755}}
11 June - The World Bank approves a $1 billion loan to Pakistan for the construction of the Dasu Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2024 |title=World Bank approves a $1 billion loan for Pakistan's key hydropower project |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-world-bank-dasu-hydropower-f1a7e260645c2649244b4a247ef21f62}}
15 June - A Japanese climber is found dead while his companion is reported missing following an incident at Mount Spantik.{{Cite web |date=16 June 2024 |title=A Japanese climber dies while trying to scale a mountain in northern Pakistan and another is missing |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-japanese-climber-found-dead-5247bd3c8ca8a6b50a996953d6722845}}
20 June - A man in Madyan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is killed after being lynched for alleged blasphemy by a mob that also sets fire to the police station where he is being held.{{Cite web |date=21 June 2024 |title=A Muslim mob in Pakistan torches a police station and lynches a man after accusing him of blasphemy |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-mob-killed-suspect-blasphemy-82ab4fc017d92707a3b3398cb3073b51}}
21 June - An IED kills five Pakistan Army personnel in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=Five Pakistani soldiers killed in IED blast in northwestern Pakistan |url=https://arab.news/6xjst |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Arab News}}
26 June - Authorities announce the arrest of two senior commanders of the Pakistani Taliban in Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Pakistan security forces have arrested 2 key Pakistani Taliban commanders, an official says |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistani-taliban-commander-arrest-afc9a9308d3c3d9c5f1eafe828ecc8d6 |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Associated Press}}
27 June -
An appeals court upholds Imran Khan's conviction for entering into an invalid marriage with his wife Bushra Bibi.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=An appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-appeals-courts-upheld-imran-khan-conviction-bb545123ac115075b4ac26b4fe90d5b8 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Associated Press}}
2024 Pakistan heat wave: At least 568 people die from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan, with at least 427 deaths reported in Karachi alone.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan: More than 500 die in six days as heatwave grips country |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn05rz3w4x1o |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.bbc.com|date=27 June 2024 }}

=July=

1 July –
A Christian man is sentenced to death by a court in Sahiwal for blasphemy charges in connection with the 2023 Jaranwala church arsons.{{Cite web |date=1 July 2024 |title=Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-blasphemy-christian-death-sentence-mob-9fbaf36d5c78659d58a414f7f048ce8a |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Rawalakot prison escape: One inmate is killed while seventeen others escape in a mass jailbreak in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir.{{Cite web |date=1 July 2024 |title=18 inmates flee a prison after overpowering guard in Pakistan-administered Kashmir |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-kashmir-prison-break-inmates-fled-de231a829518113824c17228ce90b2b9 |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Three people are killed in a roadside bombing in Turbat District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2 July 2024 |title=3 civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan and 2 security personnel die in a rocket attack |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roadside-bombing-baluchistan-90d92abbbc33a5aa345311bb36036bbf |access-date=2 July 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Two members of the security forces are killed in a rocket attack on their post in Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
3 July – Former senator Hidayat Ullah and four other people are killed in a bomb attack on his vehicle in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=Police say a roadside bomb has killed a former Pakistani senator and 4 others in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-former-senator-killed-bombing-northwest-f34c65a421aab752536acb2318aca7fa |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
5 July – Three people are killed while seven others are injured after a bomb explodes on a bridge while a rickshaw passes by in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=5 July 2024 |title=A roadside bomb planted on a bridge hits a rickshaw in Pakistan, killing 3 people and wounding 7 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bomb-rickshaw-people-killed-3358b280c1bde63ad3838cd03c167320 |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
8 July – A court in Kenya rules that the 2022 killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif by police in Nairobi was unlawful and orders the Kenyan government to pay 10 million Kenyan shillings ($78,000) as compensation to his family.{{Cite web |title=A Kenyan court says 2022 shooting death of a Pakistani journalist by police in Nairobi was unlawful |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-kenya-sharif-journalist-ea2bb17470a018d5da1286d86372c490 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Associated Press |date=8 July 2024}}
10 July –
The Pakistani government grants an extension of residence permits to Afghan refugees carrying proper documentation until 30 June 2025.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan says 1.45 million Afghan refugees can stay for one more year following UNHCR chief's visit |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-extends-stay-afghan-refugees-f3e2729667fa03243935766de3b95bc5 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Associated Press |date=10 July 2024}}
A Pakistani Taliban commander is killed along with two militants and three members of the security forces during a raid on their hideout in Matni, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=A shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during a raid kills 6, including 3 officers |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-raid-militant-hideout-peshawar-110263355bc7e6aadf700447f05da412 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Associated Press |date=10 July 2024}}
Fourteen people are killed and one person is injured after a jeep falls into a ravine in the Neelam Valley in Azad Kashmir.{{Cite web |title=Jeep falls from a mountain road into a ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing 14 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-jeep-falls-ravine-kashmir-c5cd1caa0a1f902eb3767779fac3a636 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Associated Press |date=10 July 2024}}
12 July:
The Supreme Court rules that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was unlawfully deprived of at least 20 reserved seats in the National Assembly following the results of the general election in February.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan's high court gives more seats to imprisoned ex-PM's party |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-supreme-court-reserved-seats-imran-khan-2f571f66675432b25cf1d46ab964b9fb |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Associated Press |date=12 July 2024}}
Pakistan reaches an agreement to obtain a $7 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imf-loan-deal-f6e5b227e575e30993da3328c64f9410 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Associated Press |date=12 July 2024}}
13 July – A court in Islamabad overturns Imran Khan's conviction for entering into an invalid marriage with his wife Bushra Bibi.{{Cite web |date=13 July 2024 |title=Pakistan court acquits former PM Imran Khan, wife in unlawful marriage case |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/13/pakistan-court-acquits-former-pm-imran-khan-wife-in-unlawful-marriage-case |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}
15 July –
Bannu Cantonment attack: Eight members of the security forces and ten militants are killed in a suicide attack on a military compound in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that is claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of the Pakistani Taliban.{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Pakistani troops kill 10 militants responsible for attack on military base that left 8 soldiers dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-suicide-attack-soldiers-militants-killed-53f6dd7938a44aee99dec5d8e6b0648e |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
The government moves forward a case to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf due to alleged use of illegal foreign funds and its support for the 2023 Pakistani protests. It also announces plans to file treason charges against PTI leader Imran Khan and former Pakistani president Arif Alvi.{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2024 |title=Pakistan to ban Imran Khan's party, file treason case against ex-PM |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-ban-imran-khans-party-information-minister-says-2024-07-15/}}
16 July - Five people are killed in a militant attack on a healthcare facility in Dera Ismail Khan.
19 July:
Amin ul Haq, a close aide of Osama bin Laden, is arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department near Jhelum.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2024 |title=Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-alqaida-aide-arrest-a8577661f5565b78ba0bc7264ad20a75 |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Two people are killed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan.
20 July – Demonstrators carrying Afghan flags storm the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, Germany.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan protests to Germany after protesters get into the grounds of its Frankfurt consulate |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-protest-germany-frankfurt-consulate-239da1b58616ba8ba7c3f4f123ad2d99 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Associated Press |date=22 July 2024}}
26 July–11 August – Pakistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{cite news|title=Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/athletics-paris-2024-entry-standards|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=20 December 2022|access-date=27 December 2022}}
29 July:
Zaheerul Hassan Shah, the deputy leader of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, is arrested after offering a 10 million rupee-($36,000) reward for the death of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa for granting bail to an Ahmadiyya member charged with blasphemy.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan arrests top leader of radical party on charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-arrest-chief-justice-threat-qazi-faez-esa-2d3e82a0b97a9bc104c3ceec326d7205 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Associated Press |date=29 July 2024}}
Protesters taking part in a march in Gwadar attack security forces deployed to guard them, killing one soldier and injuring 16 others, according to the Pakistani Army.{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Pakistan army says protesters kill soldier, injure 16 |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-army-says-protesters-kill-soldier-injure-16-2024-07-29/}}
30 July:
At least 14 people are reported killed in flash floods in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=Flash flooding triggered by heavy monsoons in northwest Pakistan kills at least 14 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-monsoon-rains-deaths-northwest-195749d5f3404786abfc79ee70fec655 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Associated Press |date=30 July 2024}}
Unidentified gunmen open fire on a bulletproof vehicle carrying local staff working for a United Nations development agency in Dera Ismail Khan. No casualties are reported.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-30 |title=Gunmen open fire on a vehicle carrying UN staff in northwest Pakistan. No casualties |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/gunmen-open-fire-on-a-vehicle-carrying-un-staff-in-northwest-pakistan-no-casualties/articleshow/112137504.cms |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

=August=

1 August – One person is killed in Lahore following floods caused by a cloudburst.{{Cite web |date=1 August 2024 |title=Pakistan's second-largest city Lahore hit by record rain |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240801-pakistan-s-second-largest-city-lahore-hit-by-record-rain |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=France 24}}
2 August – Two police officers are killed in a gun attack on a vehicle carrying three judges in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2 August 2024 |title=Gunmen attack police escorting judges in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 policemen. Judges are safe |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-vehicle-carrying-judges-attacked-northwest-3b2dbed2f14384cc4358a3e65b9adb27 |access-date=2 August 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
8 August – Arshad Nadeem clinches Pakistan's first Olympic track and field medal after winning gold at the men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra to win Olympic gold in javelin |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/8/8/nadeem-ends-32-year-wait-for-pakistan-olympic-medal-with-javelin-gold |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}
9 August – Three soldiers and four militants are killed in attacks on three army outposts in the Tirah Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that are claimed by the Gul Bahadur faction of the Pakistani Taliban.{{Cite web |date=1 August 2024 |title=Attack on Pakistani army posts leaves 3 soldiers and 4 insurgents dead Judges are safe |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-attack-army-posts-northwest-017b3d6d4ffe6cd1de20f93491759034 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
12 August – Zakir Baloch, the deputy commissioner of Mastung District, Balochistan, is killed in a gun attack on his vehicle.{{Cite web |date=13 August 2024 |title=Gunmen kill senior government administrator in an attack on his vehicle in southwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-gunmen-administrator-killed-baluchistan-7222c5fe3250893abef5c13ade7570d2 |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=Associated Press}} Three suspects are subsequently killed in a raid by security forces in Mastung on 20 August.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=Pakistan security forces say they killed 3 insurgents involved in the death of a local administrator |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-insurgents-baluchistan-cd7c6043a4589f67e358c299e390a360 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Associated Press}}
13 August –
Faiz Hameed, the former head of Inter-Services Intelligence, is arrested on charges of abuse of power involving a raid on a private property development business when he was in office.{{Cite web |date=13 August 2024 |title=Pakistan's former spy chief arrested |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0np2zw223o |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=BBC}}
Three people are killed and six others are injured in grenade attacks on a house and a shop selling Pakistani flags for Independence Day in Quetta. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.{{Cite web |date=14 August 2024 |title=3 dead in grenade attacks on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan's Independence Day |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militant-attacks-independent-day-b1a932010ba7a8f0e89509f4657fe29b |access-date=14 August 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Three Afghan civilians are killed during clashes between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani forces at the Torkham border crossing.{{Cite news |title=Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-torkham-border-shootout-153a235135b94712eb3e7baed47f3e95 |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=Associated Press}}
14 August – One person is killed and ten others are injured in a grenade attack outside a hotel in Quetta.{{Cite web |date=15 August 2024 |title=1 killed, and 10 wounded in an overnight grenade attack outside a hotel in southwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-grenade-attack-baluchistan-province-678462276f4b59b0956ab0700f33c306 |access-date=15 August 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
15 August – The first case of clade 1b mpox in Asia is discovered in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from a patient who had travelled to the Middle East.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Pakistani health ministry confirms a case of the new variant of mpox, the 1st in Asia |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-confirms-first-case-of-mpox-59f52c1b01d1632b3de5557d7bf0a93c |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Associated Press}}
19 August –
Pakistan reports a case of mpox in Azad Kashmir, raising the total of cases in the country to four. In response, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces that the country will now be screening people at entry points for the disease.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Pakistan reports 4th mpox case; PM Sharif orders screening at all entry points |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-reports-4th-mpox-case-pm-sharif-orders-screening-at-all-entry-points-13806249.html/amp |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Firstpost}}
Clashes between security forces and militants entering from Afghanistan leave five militants and three soldiers dead in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=A shootout on Pakistan's frontier with Afghanistan kills 5 militants and 3 Pakistani soldiers |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-militant-attack-border-53beb5b36bd4341f06a354efbdf6a296 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Associated Press}}
21 August – A freelance web developer in Lahore is arrested on suspicion of spreading online misinformation regarding the 2024 Southport stabbing that contributed to the 2024 United Kingdom riots.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=Pakistan authorities charge man with cyber terrorism over misinformation that sparked riots in UK |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-police-arrest-uk-riots-england-stabbing-2bea77f04ca3ea5f28024e8d6a20341a |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Associated Press}} He is acquitted on 26 August.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-26 |title=Pakistani judge acquits a man over spreading misinformation that sparked riots in UK |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-uk-riots-misinformation-5a1f48bc6ae9d61c15145c0438265eea|access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Associated Press}}
22 August –
Twelve police officers are killed in an attack on their convoy by bandits in Rahim Yar Khan.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-23 |title=Death toll from bandit attack on police in Pakistan rises to 12 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-policemen-bandits-rocket-gun-attack-punjab-0dccc24a666a7581c4c0349f2b73ba2a |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Associated Press}}
Two children are killed in a gun attack on a school van in Attock.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-22 |title=Gunmen open fire on a school van in Pakistan's Punjab province, killing 2 children |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-attack-school-van-punjab-2b6f1f6aeaec912e2bdcd268e6855dce |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Associated Press}}
24 August – Three people, including two children, are killed in a motorcycle bombing near a police station in Pishin, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-24 |title=A roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 2 children and a woman |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-blast-southwest-balochistan-killed-children-3d03de216d5f7abbf79b402aeaf5c7c9 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Associated Press}}
25 August –
A bus falls off a ravine along the Makran Coastal Highway in Lasbela District, Balochistan, killing 12 people and injuring 32 others.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-25 |title=2 separate bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-iran-bus-accident-pilgrms-baluchistan-dda87547d3e8a9eac2fe93e9f5bd4533 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Associated Press}}
A bus falls off a ravine in Kahuta, Punjab, killing all 24 people on board.
26 August –
Twenty-three people are killed after being waylaid from vehicles and shot in Musakhail District, Balochistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-26 |title=Gunmen kill at least 31 people in 2 separate attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-baluchistan-gunmen-passengers-killed-5ad252efec8fe9818ee869b23e49477a |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Associated Press}}
Nine people, including four police officers, are killed in a gun attack in Kalat District, Balochistan.
28 August – Four people, including a lieutenant-colonel, are abducted by unidentified assailants in Dera Ismail Khan. They are released on 31 August.{{Cite web |date=1 September 2024 |title=Pakistan's military says insurgents have freed an army officer and 3 others abducted on Wednesday |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-officer-kidnapped-taliban-released-13f3ecbc296422087da99ba218aa1468 |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
30 August –
Twelve people are killed in a mudslide in Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain kills 12 people, mostly children, in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-monsoon-rain-mudslide-6e16f48939561eafef5f78dbae1bb2f0 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Associated Press}}
Twelve Pakistani Taliban members are killed during a raid by the Pakistani Army in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the number of insurgents killed there to 37 since August 20.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Pakistani troops kill 37 militants in raids on their hideouts |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-militant-hideouts-killed-c3e7c6e79738e5105ee630b852b90786 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=AP News |language=en}}

=September=

2 September – Three people are killed after their bus is struck by a mudslide in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2 September 2024 |title=A landslide hits a bus in northern Pakistan and kills 3 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roadside-bomb-bus-passengers-dfd368d7ba03259ecb8356babbb706d5 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
9 September –
Nine people are injured in a bomb attack on a vehicle carrying security personnel escorting polio vaccination workers in South Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=9 September 2024 |title=A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roadside-bomb-polio-campaign-northwest-0b0e6bfa470299617356cdd02d8e955c |access-date=9 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Two Pakistani nationals, including Saad Hussain Rizvi, the leader of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, are convicted in absentia by a court in the Netherlands for making death threats against anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/wilders-islam-threats-pakistan-court-e3ad66c0b56a017df189524a2403b610 |title=A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders |work=Associated Press |date=9 September 2024 |access-date=9 September 2024}}
11 September – A police officer and a polio vaccination worker are killed in a gun attack in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=11 September 2024 |title=Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-gunmen-kill-police-polio-worker-northwest-7c027ca903c282ff3f0b82973cead3aa |access-date=11 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
12 September –
A man in police custody on blasphemy charges is shot dead by a police officer in Quetta.{{Cite web |date=12 September 2024 |title=A Pakistani policeman shoots and kills a blasphemy suspect held at a police station |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-police-blasphemy-suspect-3c81fb0c8cd105bcbb06f9ed3b058454 |access-date=12 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
A police officer escorting polio vaccination workers is killed in a gun attack in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=12 September 2024 |title=Gunmen kill a policeman guarding polio workers in northwestern Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-gunmen-police-killed-polio-campaign-6177b25e7782197b572d628145232fc5 |access-date=12 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
A woman working as a polio vaccinator is gang-raped while performing her duties in Jacobabad. One suspect is arrested.{{Cite web |date=18 September 2024 |title=Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-police-arrest-polio-worker-attack-d135a1882d43f04967ca45166bd74578 |access-date=18 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
14 September – Two police officers are killed in a bomb attack on their vehicle in Kuchlak, Balochistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility.{{Cite web |date=16 September 2024 |title=Islamic State claims responsibility for weekend bombing that killed 2 police officers in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-islamic-state-claim-bombing-balochistan-b9ea03e3e8b4d1280b19fd788e59f563 |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
19 September –
A doctor wanted on blasphemy charges is shot dead by police at a checkpoint in Mirpur Khas.{{Cite web |date=20 September 2024 |title=Police fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-police-killed-blasphemy-suspect-shootout-26eb1fa565e894063e88cdc8d38ffd0a |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Three members of the security forces are killed in an attack by militants in North Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=20 September 2024 |title=Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militant-troop-killing-da780ea6fd6db699939ca99c437146f6 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
20 September – Six soldiers are killed in an attack by militants in Misha, South Waziristan.
22–25 September – At least 25 people are killed in clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims caused by a land dispute in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=25 people killed in days of clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-tribal-clashes-shiites-sunni-muslims-northwest-ce4a112ff34582e206861639e35132a2 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}
22 September – A police officer is killed and four others are injured in an IED attack on a multinational diplomatic convoy in Malam Jabba, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-22 |title=Bomb targeting foreign diplomats' convoy kills policeman in Pakistan's restive northwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roadside-blast-diplomats-c875d8d4e00ca98d8cf4a19b5b3aa7ae |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=AP News |language=en}}
23 September – Lieutenant General Asim Malik is appointed as Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence effective 30 September.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=Pakistan appoints new army general as head of powerful spy agency|url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-appoints-spy-chief-military-isi-e57f1c707a55e47b86f49b76b7580ba5 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=AP News |language=en}}
25 September –
At least 25 people are killed and dozens are injured in clashes between Shia and Sunni Muslim tribes in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since September 20.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-25 |title=25 people killed in days of clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-tribal-clashes-shiites-sunni-muslims-northwest-ce4a112ff34582e206861639e35132a2 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}
The International Monetary Fund approves a $7 billion loan for Pakistan to help its economy, with $1 billion being disbursed immediately and the rest in instalments over 37 months.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-25 |title=The IMF approves a $7 billion loan for Pakistan, which will get $1 billion immediately |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imf-new-loan-board-of-executive-approved-3133c62867d5d60ec033e721daf7fead |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}
26 September – Eight militants are killed in a military raid in North Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Pakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-militants-killed-3831bb21ebc34e3db68f73737957c027 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}
28 September –
2024 Mari Petroleum Mil Mi-8 crash: A Mil Mi-8 helicopter chartered by Mari Petroleum crashes in the Shewa oil field in North Waziristan due to engine failure, killing six people and injuring eight others.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-28 |title=A helicopter crash due to engine failure kills 6 in northwest Pakistan|url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-helicopter-crash-waziristan-6a15ad3939c6f48fc7463b728374b6e3 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=AP News |language=en}}
Seven labourers from Punjab are killed and an eighth is injured following a gun attack on the house they were renting in Panjgur District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=Gunmen storm a house and kill 7 workers in Pakistan's southwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-helicopter-crash-waziristan-6a15ad3939c6f48fc7463b728374b6e3 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=AP News |language=en}}
29 September – Twenty labourers working for a private energy company are abducted in an attack on their camp by gunmen in Musakhel District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=Gunmen storm a camp in Pakistan's southwest and kidnap 20 laborers |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-balochistan-kidnap-laborers-41de5dd6fa20906f663cbeb645d607c6 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=AP News |language=en}}

=October=

2 October – Six Baloch Liberation Army militants are reported killed in a raid by security forces in Harnai District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2024 |title=Pakistani security forces kill 6 insurgents in a raid in the southwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-raid-balochistan-insurgents-c8e4f6683f95d471b5e6fd012e541fef |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
3 October – A bus falls into a ravine near Quetta, killing at least seven people and injuring 17 others.{{Cite web |date=3 October 2024 |title=Bus full of wedding guests plunges into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan, killing 7 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bus-accident-wedding-guests-balochistan-743d7e086f3705af1e3620f5324b0226 |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
5 October – Six soldiers, including a lieutenant-colonel, and eight militants are killed in separate clashes in North Waziristan and Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=5 October 2024 |title=Six soldiers and eight rebels killed in fighting in northwest Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/5/soldiers-and-rebels-killed-in-northwest-pakistan-army |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}
5–6 October – A police officer is killed during protests by supporters of Imran Khan in Islamabad, resulting in attempted murder charges being filed against Khan on 8 October.{{Cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=Pakistan's Imran Khan is charged with attempted murder over policeman's death in weekend protests |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imran-khan-attempted-murder-57b919d716f49ceabaa7ca4f80b85beb |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
6 October –
Two Chinese nationals are killed while ten people are injured in a car bombing near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on a convoy carrying Chinese employees of the Pakistan Port Qasim Power Project. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.{{Cite web |date=7 October 2024 |title=China says two citizens killed, one injured in Pakistan 'terrorist attack' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/7/china-says-two-citizens-killed-one-injured-in-pakistan-terrorist-attack |access-date=7 October 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}
The government declares the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement as a "proscribed group", accusing it of engaging "in certain activities which are prejudicial to the peace and security of the country".{{Cite web |date=7 October 2024 |title=Pakistan bans prominent Pashtun rights group citing security concerns|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/7/pakistan-bans-prominent-pasthun-rights-group-citing-security-concerns |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}
10 October – Two police officers are killed in a gun attack on their vehicle in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=10 October 2024 |title=Suspected militants shoot police in vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 officers |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-police-killed-northwest-0add0e973471aa6ba6c227bd28f56917 |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
11 October – At least 21 people are killed in a gun attack on a coal mine in Duki District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=11 October 2024 |title=Gunmen kill 21 miners in an attack in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-miners-killed-b4302a6af4888c009212bea622f76679 |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
12 October – At least 11 people are killed in intertribal clashes across Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=13 October 2024 |title=Tribal clashes kill at least 11 people in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-tribal-clashes-kurram-93d2722dd6403630c688404c2d1651a9 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
14 October – The New Gwadar International Airport is opened in a ceremony led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.{{cite news |title=China's premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-china-sco-meeting-6ae9bd89b84eef5c5fe9675f324c689c |access-date=14 October 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |date=14 October 2024 }}
15 October – 2024 SCO summit (Heads of government) in Islamabad.{{cite news |title=Key Takeaways From the Islamabad SCO Summit |url=https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/key-takeaways-from-the-islamabad-sco-summit/ |access-date=26 November 2024 |publisher=The Diplomat |date=22 October 2024 }}
17 October – Punjab closes schools and universities due to student protests following an alleged rape at the Punjab College for Women.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan province shuts schools, universities amid student protests |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/18/pakistan-province-shuts-schools-universities-amid-student-protests |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
20 October – Two transgender women are stabbed to death in an attack on their residence in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |title=2 transgender women stabbed to death at home in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-trans-women-stabbed-killed-northwest-fe0eef893e486013d51cc5f470a6807e |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Associated Press |date=22 October 2024 |language=en}}
21 October – The federal government passes the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill to the Constitution of Pakistan, providing for the selection of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by a parliamentary committee and setting the officeholder's tenure at three years.{{Cite web |date=21 October 2024 |title=Pakistan passes amendment empowering parliament to pick top judge |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/21/pakistan-passes-amendment-empowering-parliament-to-pick-top-judge |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}
22 October – Yahya Afridi is selected to become the next Chief Justice of Pakistan by a parliamentary committee and President Zardari.{{Cite web |date=23 October 2024 |title=Pakistani parliamentary panel picks a judge third on seniority list to head Supreme Court |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-parliamentary-panel-recommends-new-chief-justice-76005a47580c2b126123e316717341c5 |access-date=23 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
24 October – Nineteen militants are killed in separate encounters with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.{{Cite web |date=25 October 2024 |title=Pakistani security forces kill 19 militants in separate shootouts |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-raid-militants-killed-northwest-fcdc0a80d504e965a265d9e52f2162b2 |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
26 October – Four members of the security forces are killed in a suicide car bombing on a checkpoint in Mir Ali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=26 October 2024 |title=A suicide attack kills 4 security personnel in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-suicide-attack-checkpoint-northwest-64329aedc9b41612738e556fa185d0ef |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
29 October – Two police officers and three militants are killed in an attack on a polio vaccination center in Orakzai District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=29 October 2024 |title=Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-polio-northwest-attack-3bb46d696269696a279ec556a8fbb714 |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
30 October – Eight militants, including a commander, are killed in a raid by security forces in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{Cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=Pakistani security forces backed by helicopters raid a militant hideout, killing 8 insurgents |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-raid-militant-hideout-859c0173e886dcbc321e72a82fc4443f |access-date=30 October 2024 |website=Associated Press}}

=November=

1 November – Nine people are killed in a motorcycle bombing in Mastung District, Balochistan.{{Cite web |date=1 November 2024 |title=Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9 people, including 5 children, in SW Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bomb-police-children-killed-balochistan-cdbe15944594838cc5bd195b839a2139 |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
4 November – The National Assembly votes in favour of extending the tenures of heads of the Pakistan Armed Forces and its service branches from three to five years.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2024 |title=Pakistan's parliament amends law to extend the tenure of military chiefs from 3 to 5 years |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-killed-militants-northwest-271d74758dcffb6484c7f84ef4b6b5fc |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
5 November – Two Chinese nationals are injured in a shooting by a security guard at a textile factory in Karachi.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2024 |title=A Pakistani guard wounds 2 Chinese workers in Karachi |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-chinese-attack-4520da93c7281a616588ead0ed7a43a1 |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
6 November –
Four members of the security forces are killed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=7 November 2024 |title=4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roadside-bomb-mortar-attack-northwest-ad54b774c19cd1c14fb7c1b79315b45e |access-date=7 November 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Two children are killed in a mortar attack in Tirah.
9 November – 2024 Quetta railway station bombing: A suicide bomber detonates at a platform inside Quetta railway station, killing 26 people and injuring 62 others. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=A powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26 |url=https://apnews.com/article/quetta-railway-bombing-pakistan-30457309ca4b4c29bd3a5149509acb2e |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}
11 November – A police constable is arrested on suspicion of helping aid the perpetrator of the 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing.{{cite news |title=Police officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-arrest-peshawar-suicide-bombing-bc056da2cd2c598b9bf781815a8ea597 |work=Associated Press |date=12 November 2024 |access-date=12 November 2024 }}
12 November – A bus falls into the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan, killing 18 people and injuring another.{{cite news |title=A bus carrying wedding guests falls into a river in northern Pakistan, killing 18 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bus-accident-wedding-03431ebc288761849139f370d6aa42f9 |work=Associated Press |date=13 November 2024 |access-date=13 November 2024 }}
13 November –
Eight members of the Pakistani Taliban are killed in a raid by security forces in North Waziristan.{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=Pakistani security forces kill 12 insurgents in 2 raids hours apart |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-forces-killed-insurgents-196dbf1721530b50c8acb33e728a4d31 |access-date=14 November 2024 |website=Associated Press}}
Four militants are killed in a raid by security forces in Kech District, Balochistan.
14 November – Seven people are killed in the accidental explosion of a car bomb inside the house of a Pakistani Taliban commander in Mir Ali.{{cite news |title=7 killed after car bomb accidentally explodes in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-suicide-bomber-northwest-7c2b4b5eb70a2f284ef9d10c97bad2d8 |work=Associated Press |date=14 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024 }}
15 November –
A health emergency is declared in Punjab due to heavy smog that also forces a lockdown in Lahore and Multan.{{cite news |title=Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-punjab-smog-lahore-health-pollution-multan-899d54e8b4474c2468cdf59d9aaf5225 |work=Associated Press |date=14 November 2024 |access-date=15 November 2024 }}
Seven soldiers and six BLA militants are killed in a shootout in Kalat District, Balochistan.
18 November –
The Council of Islamic Ideology rules against the usage of VPNs as contrary to Sharia law amid efforts by the government to outlaw it.{{cite news |title=Pakistan's top cleric says use of VPNs is against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-vpn-ban-38ad6d14c25d2fc966c2a7ea1a8e7738 |work=Associated Press |date=18 November 2024 |access-date=18 November 2024 }}
Ten Lashkar-e-Islam militants are killed in a raid by security forces on their hideout in Tirah.{{cite news |title=Pakistani security forces raid a militant hideout in the northwest and 10 insurgents are killed |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-raid-shootout-militants-northwest-c7ced3a0f5e38fc4ddfe7188a9675393 |work=Associated Press |date=19 November 2024 |access-date=19 November 2024 }}
19 November – Twelve members of the security forces and six militants are killed in a suicide car bombing and shootout at a security post in Bannu that is claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group.{{cite news |title=Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-suicide-bombing-security-forces-killed-f17f4521de40a27e3ebf76ccf15d58ec |work=Associated Press |date=20 November 2024 |access-date=20 November 2024 }}
21 November – 2024 Kurram massacre : At least 42 people are killed while 20 others are injured in a gun attack on a convoy carrying Shiites in Kurram.{{cite news |title=Gunmen fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 42 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-gunmen-opened-fire-convoy-vehicles-northwest-42c8fb3cf1f720de49efebd306d76fa1 |work=Associated Press |date=21 November 2024 |access-date=22 November 2024 }} Subsequent clashes between Sunni and Shiite groups in Kurram from 21 until 23 November leave a total of 82 dead and 156 others injured.{{cite news |title=Truce called after 82 killed in Pakistan sectarian clashes |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241124-truce-called-after-82-killed-in-pakistan-sectarian-clashes |work=France 24 |date=25 November 2024 |access-date=25 November 2024 }}
26 November – At least six people are killed in clashes in Islamabad between police and PTI supporters demanding the release of Imran Khan.{{cite news |title=Imran Khan supporters pushed back by security forces |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7gklm0r04o |work=BBC |date=26 November 2024 |access-date=26 November 2024 }}

= December =

4 December – Five militants are killed in a raid by security forces on their hideout in Lakki Marwat.{{cite news |title=Pakistani troops kill 5 insurgents in a raid on their hideout in restive northwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-raid-militants-killed-northwest-3de03a47fb1bcfc29cf67830debd2fa0 |work=Associated Press |date=5 December 2024 |access-date=5 December 2024 }}
7 December – Seven members of the security forces are killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Bagam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{cite news |title=6 Pakistani security personnel killed in a checkpoint attack |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-kurram-checkpoint-attack-taliban-e784f6cd506841decc0b8367ad4bb03f |work=Associated Press |date=7 December 2024 |access-date=7 December 2024 }}
9 December –
The Government of Azad Kashmir revokes the Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Ordinance 2024 that was introduced in November and barred “unregistered organisations” from holding protests without permission following widespread protests and strikes in the region.{{cite news |title=Pakistan-administered Kashmir repeals protest restrictions after strike |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/pakistan-administered-kashmir-repeals-protest-restrictions-after-strike |work=Al Jazeera |date=9 December 2024 |access-date=9 December 2024 }}
Two suspected militants are killed in a premature motorcycle bombing in Killa Abdullah, Balochistan.{{cite news |title=2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-blast-restive-balochistan-southest-4cd112d593853cfa0ba1d4707e4402b1 |work=Associated Press |date=10 December 2024 |access-date=10 December 2024 }}
16 December – A man kills his wife and her alleged paramour in an honour killing in the Bhag area of Karachi.{{Cite web |last=Mangi |first=Ali Jan |date=2024-12-17 |title=Woman, man killed for 'honour' in Nasirabad district |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1879272/woman-man-killed-for-honour |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
17 December –
Two police officers are killed in a gun attack on an outpost in Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{cite news |title=Militants attack police post in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 officers and wounding 3 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militant-attack-police-post-restive-northwest-bf94bbd80b1b69238cf9d16709afb61c |work=Associated Press |date=17 December 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 }}
Three police officers escorting polio vaccination workers are killed in a bomb attack on their vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan.{{cite news |title=Roadside bomb kills 3 police officers escorting polio workers in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roadside-bomb-polio-police-attacked-northwest-7f629b29d9117ecf37180af28de0da7b |work=Associated Press |date=18 December 2024 |access-date=18 December 2024 }}
18 December – The United States imposes sanctions on four entities involved in the Pakistani missile research and development program.{{cite news |title=Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as biased and putting regional peace at risk |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-sanctions-ballistic-missiles-shaheen-proliferation-66eb36c61f3d22138972e4fd07c82a2d |work=Associated Press |date=19 December 2024 |access-date=19 December 2024 }}
21 December – At least 16 soldiers are killed in an attack by the Pakistani Taliban on an outpost in South Waziristan.{{cite news |title=Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-taliban-checkpoint-attack-waziristan-fff19247b8a3f72b10b12554527ea039 |work=Associated Press |date=22 December 2024 |access-date=22 December 2024 }}
26 December – Thirteen militants are killed in raids by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{cite news |title=Pakistan military raids insurgent strongholds in the restive northwest, killing 13 fighters |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-military-raids-insurgents-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-waziristan-7e98c1b98be5bfdbde4c4c664d734727 |work=Associated Press |date=27 December 2024 |access-date=27 December 2024 }}
28 December – The Afghan Taliban says it had launched attacks on multiple targets in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes by the latter inside Afghanistan on 24 December.{{cite news |title=Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes |url=https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-border-strikes-7dbd4af5dce9c2e9016d429253467312 |work=Associated Press |date=29 December 2024 |access-date=29 December 2024 }}
30 December –
A bus overturns in Fateh Jang, Punjab, killing ten passengers and injuring seven others.{{cite news |title=18 passengers killed in 2 separate road accidents in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-speeding-bus-highway-accidents-83e8bcef3bc9ce2ca8531487a991ef0c |work=Associated Press |date=30 December 2024 |access-date=30 December 2024 }}
A van collides with a truck in Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, killing eight passengers.
31 December – Two people are killed in a gun attack on a police outpost in Dera Ismail Khan.{{cite news |title=Militants attack a security post in restive northwest Pakistan, killing 2 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-attack-security-post-northwest-taliban-21fd9842de88b56b0ee28537f463e6f7 |work=Associated Press |date=31 December 2024 |access-date=31 December 2024 }}

Holidays

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5 February – Kashmir Solidarity Day
23 March – Pakistan Day
10 April to 12 April – Eid al-Fitr
1 May – Labour Day
28 May - Youm-e-Takbir{{cite news |last1=Momand |first1=Abdullah |title=PM Shehbaz declares public holiday on May 28 to observe Youm-i-Takbeer |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1836025 |work=DAWN |agency=APP |date=27 May 2024 |language=en}}
17–18 June – Eid al-Adha
16–17 July – Ashura
14 August – Independence Day
16 September – Milad un-Nabi
9 November - Iqbal Day{{cite news |last1=Guramani |first1=Nadir |title=Govt announces public holiday on Nov 9 on account of Iqbal Day |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1870725/govt-announces-public-holiday-on-nov-9-on-account-of-iqbal-day |work=DAWN |date=7 November 2024 |language=en}}
25 December – Quaid-e-Azam Day

Arts and entertainment

List of Pakistani films of 2024
List of 2024 box office number-one films in Pakistan
List of Pakistani submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

2 January
Sartaj Aziz, 94, politician and economist, minister of foreign affairs (1998–1999, 2013–2017), national security advisor (2013–2015) and three-time minister of finance.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
Qaiser Rashid Khan, 62, jurist, chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (2021–2023).{{Cite web|date=2024-01-03 |title=Former PHC CJ Rashid dies after days in coma |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1802735 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=DAWN.COM}}
5 January: Masood ur Rehman Usmani, Islamic scholar.{{Cite web |last=Haider |first=Zulqarnain |date=2024-01-05 |title=Sunni Ulema Council leader Masood Usmani killed in Islamabad |url=https://arynews.tv/maulana-masood-ur-rehman-usmani-shot-dead-in-islamabad/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=ARY NEWS}}
7 January: Norma Fernandes, teacher.{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2024-01-08 |title=Beloved ex-KGS headmistress Norma Fernandes passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1804041 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=DAWN.COM}}
11 January: Khalid Butt, actor (Shah, Rahm, Motorcycle Girl) and film producer.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-11 |title=Veteran actor Khalid Butt passes away in Lahore |url=https://humnews.pk/latest/veteran-actor-khalid-butt-passes-away-in-lahore/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Hum NEWS}}
13 January: Shaukat Zaidi, 72, actor (Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain), journalist and playwright.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
15 January: James Masih Shera, 77, Pakistani-born British politician and educationist.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-15 |title=In Memoriam: James Masih Shera MBE (6th March 1946 - 15th January 2024) |url=https://www.britishasianchristians.org/baca-news/in-memoriam-james-masih-shera-mbe-6th-march1946-15th-january-2024/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=British Asian Christian Association}}
20 January: Ali Zia, 66, cricket player and coach (Bangladesh national team).{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
25 January: Elahi Bux Soomro, 97, politician, member (1985–2007) and speaker (1996–2001) of the National Assembly.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=Senior politician Elahi Bakhsh Soomro 'passes away' in Karachi: reports |url=https://pakobserver.net/senior-politician-elahi-bakhsh-soomro-passes-away-in-karachi-reports/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Pakistan Observer}}
31 January: Rehan Zaib Khan, politician.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
3 March: Farhan Khan, footballer.{{Cite web |date=3 March 2024 |title=Pakistan football team player dies in traffic accident |url=https://arynews.tv/pakistan-football-team-player-dies-in-traffic-accident/ |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=ARY News}}
20 March: Saeed Ahmed, cricketer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-pakistan-captain-saeed-ahmed-dies-at-86-1425507|title=Former Pakistan captain Saeed Ahmed dies at 86|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=Feb 20, 2025}}
10 May: Akmal Lewane, poet.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
26 May: Talat Hussain, actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1835799|title=Veteran actor Talat Hussain passes away in Karachi|website=DAWN.COM|first=Imtiaz|last=Ali|date=26 May 2024|access-date=17 July 2024}}

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