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List of protests in Pakistan

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The history of protests in Pakistan dates back to its establishment as an independent nation for India's Muslim population in 1947. Since then, Pakistan has seen a multitude of protests and uprisings, serving as a reflection of the various political, social, and economic challenges it has encountered throughout its history. These protests have been a prominent part of Pakistan's socio-political landscape.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12966786 | title=Pakistan profile - Timeline | work=BBC News | date=4 April 2011 }}

1947-1950s

  • 1947: Kashmir Day protests against the Indian occupation of Kashmir.https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/bangladesh-protests-held-against-pakistans-invasion-of-kashmir-in-1947/{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/bangladesh-protests-held-against-pakistans-invasion-of-kashmir-in-1947/articleshow/87204629.cms|title=Bangladesh: Protests held against Pakistan's invasion of Kashmir in 1947|newspaper=The Times of India |date=October 22, 2021}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/massive-protests-in-pok-to-mark-pakistans-kashmir-invasion-on-october-22-1947/articleshow/87204173.cms|title=Massive protests in PoK to mark Pakistan's Kashmir invasion on October 22, 1947|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=October 22, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/kashmir-conflict-how-did-it-start|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222220906/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/kashmir-conflict-how-did-it-start|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2021|title=The Kashmir conflict: How did it start?|date=March 2, 2019|website=Culture}}
  • 1951: Rawalpindi conspiracy protests against the arrest of military officers by the government.
  • 1953: Lahore riots protests against the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

  • 1990: Movement for the Restoration of Democracy protests against the government's rigging of elections.{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1208863 | title=The 1983 MRD Movement: The flasher's version | date=24 September 2015 }}
  • 1992: Protests against the demolition of the Babri Masjid in India.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42106056|title=Babri mosque: The build-up to a demolition that shook India|work=BBC News |date=December 5, 2017}}
  • 1997: Lawyers' movement protests against the government's attempts to remove the Chief Justice of Pakistan.{{Cite journal |last=Abbas |first=Muhammad Sher |date=January 5, 2021 |title=Lawyers' Movement For The Renaissance Of The Independent Judiciary In Pakistan |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3760263 |journal=Lawyers' Movement for the Renaissance of the Independent Judiciary in Pakistan |doi=10.2139/ssrn.3760263 |s2cid=241367741 |ssrn=3760263 |via=Social Science Research Network|url-access=subscription }}
  • 1977 Pakistan uprising

2000s

  • 2001: War in Afghanistan protests against the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
  • 2007: Lawyers' Movement protests against the suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
  • 2008: Long March protests against the government's attempts to remove the Chief Justice of Pakistan.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/10/pakistan | title=Pakistan: Lawyers in 'long march' against Musharraf | newspaper=The Guardian | date=9 June 2008 | last1=Walsh | first1=Declan }}

2010s

  • 2011: Raymond Allen Davis incident protests against the release of Raymond Davis, a US contractor who killed two Pakistani citizens.
  • 2013: Islamabad sit-in protests against the government's electoral rigging.{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistanis-protest-against-poll-rigging/a-16820767 | title=Poll rigging – DW – 05/17/2013 | website=Deutsche Welle }}
  • Long March (Pakistan)
  • 2014: Inqilab March
  • 2017: 2017 Faizabad sit-in
  • Sadae Mazlomeen Dharna (Parachinar)
  • 2018: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement protests against the Pakistani state's extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance of Pashtuns.{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/2/24/pakistans-pashtuns-march-for-justice | title=Pakistan's Pashtuns march for justice }}

2020s

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