History 1947-1960 Flashcards
1947
June 3: British Government decided to bifurcate British India, into two sovereign states – India and
Pakistan.
August 14: Pakistan came into being as an independent sovereign state.
August 18: Pakistan became member of UN by a unanimous vote of the Security Council.
October 27: Indian Air troops landed in Kashmir as the Maharaja declared accession of Kashmir to India.
November 11: Dir and Chitral States acceded to Pakistan
1948
February 25: Urdu was declared the national language of Pakistan.
March 27: State of Kalat acceded to Pakistan.
July 9: Pakistan’s first postage stamp was issued.
September 11: Founding father of nation Quaid-e-Azam passed away in Karachi.
November 13: Khwaja Nazimuddin became Governor-General of Pakistan.
December 15: Farhan Naseer became Health Minister of Punjab and also known as Setha master.
1949
January 1: United cease-fire orders to operate in Kashmir. War stoped accordingly.
February 8: Azad Kashmir Government shifted its capital to Muzaffarabad.
March 12: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan adopted Objectives Resolution, as a guide to future
constitution modelled on the ideology of Islam.
July 26: Pakistan and India agreeded on a Cease-fire Line in Jammu and Kashmir.
November 25: First International Islamic Economic Conference opened in Karachi
1950
January 4: Government of Pakistan recognized the Peoples Republic of China.
April 8: Liaquat-Nehru agreement was signed in New Delhi on measures to deal with major Inter-Dominion
problems.
May 18: The Peshawar University came into being.
July 11: Pakistan joined the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
September 6: General_Mohammad Ayub Khan, the first Pakistani, was appointed C-in-C of Pakistan Army.
1951
February 9: First census begins in Pakistan.
May 11: University of Karachi was established.
June 14: Hearing of Pindi Conspiracy Case begins in Hyderabad Jail.
October 16: Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated at Rawalpindi.
October 17: Malik Ghulam Muhammad became Governor-General, Khwaja Nazimuddin assumed charge of
Prime Minister.
1952
March 12: Kalat, Makran, Las Bela and Kharan agreed with the concurrence of the Central Government, to
integrate their territories into Baluchistan.
August 21: Pakistan and India agreed on the boundary pact between East Bengal and West Bengal.
August 22: A 24-hour telegraph telephone service was established between East Pakistan and West
Pakistan.
December 24: UN Security Council adopted the Anglo-American Resolution on Kashmir urging immediate
demilitarization talked between India, Pakistan.
December 31: Pakistan National Scouts instituted.
January 12 : Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC),Headed my Founder Chairman Ghulam
Faruque
1953
March 6: Martial Law promulgated in Lahore to control disturbances against Ahmadis.
April 17: Muhammad Ali Bogra sworn in as Prime Minister.
July 14: Wazir Mansion Karachi, the birthplace of Quad-i-Azam, was declared protected national
monument.
August 16: Kashmir Martyrs’ Day observed throughout Pakistan.
November 22: Allama Sayed Sulaiman Nadvi, well-known scholar and historian, passed away in Karachi.
1954
July 31: K2, the world’s second highest mountain, was conquered by an Italian expedition led by Professor
Desio.
August 7: Government of Pakistan approved the National Anthem, written by Abul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri
and composed by Ahmed G. Chagla.
August 17: Pakistan defeated England by 24 runs at Oval during its maiden tour of England.
September 21: Constituent Assembly unanimously passed the resolution in favour of Urdu and Bengali as
national languages.
October 7: Foreign Minister Ch.Zafarullah Khan became a member of the International Court of Justice.
1955
January 1: Pakistan International Airlines came into being.
January 17: Noted short story writer, Saadat Hasan Manto passed away in Lahore.
March 15: The biggest post-independence irrigation project, Kotri Barrage was inaugurated.
August 7: PM Mohammad Ali Bogra resigned after the election of Chaudhri Mohammad Ali.
October 6: Governor-General Ghulam Mohammad’s resignation was succeeded by Iskander Mirza.
1956
February 21: Constituent Assembly decided that country shall be a Federal Republic known as Islamic
Republic of Pakistan.
May 14: PM Ch. Muhammad Ali presented the first five-year plan.
March 23: 1956 Constitution was promulgated on Pakistan Day. Major-General Iskander Mirza sworn in as
first President of Pakistan.
September 12: Huseyn Shaheed Suharwardy assumed office of appointed Prime Minister.
October 1: The Electorate Bill was introduced in the National Assembly providing for Joint Electorate in East
Pakistan and Separate Electorate in West Pakistan.
1957
February 2:President Iskander Mirza laid down the foundation-stone of Guddu Barrage.
March 8: President Iskander Mirza laid the foundation-stone of the State Bank of Pakistan building in
Karachi.
July 11: Spiritual leader of Ismailis and one of the founders of Muslim League, Aga Khan, passed away.
Governor-Raj was lifted in West Pakistan after four months.
July 24: Maulana Bhashani formed National Awami Party.
December 16: Malik Feroz Khan Noon sworn in as seventh Prime Minister of Pakistan
1958
February 14: Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, vetern leader of Pakistan Movement passed away in Karachi.
June 25: President Rule was proclaimed in East Pakistan.
July 17: First Nigar Film Awards held.
October 7: Martial Law was declared throughout the country. General Ayub Khan as chief Martial Law
Administrator.
November 2: Iskander Mirza was exiled.
1959
March 21: Martial law authorities enforced PRODA to disqualify politicians.
April 18: Government took over dailies The Pakistan Times, and Imroze and weekly Lail-o-Nihar.
July 12: Shukriya Niaz Ali became first woman pilot of Pakistan.
September 16: Government established Islamic Research Institute.
October 27: President General Ayub Khan became Field Marshal.
1960
February 24: Presidential Cabinet decidea to name the new Capital as Islamabad.
March 23: Foundation of Minar-i-Pakistan was laid.
July 31: Foundation stone of Mazar-i-Quaid (Mausoleum of M.A. Jinnah) was laid.
August 1: Islamabad was declared as the principal seat of the Government of Pakistan.
September 9: Pakistan achieved its first Gold Medal in Olympics, defeating India in hockey by 1-0 at Rome.
