1984 in Pakistan

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Events in the year 1984 in theIslamic Republic of Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq ^[1]
• Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem ^[2]

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan:
  • until 12 March: Rahimuddin Khan
  • 22 March-18 November: F. S. Lodhi
  • starting 18 November: Ghulam Ali khetran
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fazle Haq
• Governor of Punjab: Ghulam Jilani Khan
• Governor of Sindh: S.M. Abbasi (until 6 April); Jahan Dad Khan (starting 6 April)

Events

• Anti-Ahmadi activities grew stronger and General Zia's government also took part in it. Ordinance XX was passed, which practically criminalized the Ahmadiyya faith.[1] As a result, Mirza Tahir Ahmad had to migrate to England.
• Pakistan won the gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games in the men's hockey event, beating Germany 2-1 and becoming Olympic champions for the third time.
• A referendum on the Islamisation policy of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was held in Pakistan on 19 December 1984. Voters were asked whether they supported Zia-ul-Haq's proposals for amending several laws in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah, whether they wanted this process to continue, and whether they supported the Islamist ideology of Pakistan.[1] The referendum also served as way of extending Zia-ul-Haq's presidential term by five years.[2] Official results declared it approved by 98.5% of voters, with a turnout of 62.2%.[1] Independent observers questioned whether voter participation had reached 30% and noted that there had been "widespread irregularities".[3]

See also

• List of Pakistani films of 1984

References

1. "Presidents". na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
2. "Former Chief Justices, Judges, and Registrars" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2025.