2021 in Pakistan

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Events from the year 2021 in Pakistan .

Incumbents

National government

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President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi.jpg President of Pakistan Arif Alvi
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi - UNGA (48784380531) (cropped).jpg Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan
Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed
2018-11-07 Parlamentarier bei Versammlung des Asiatischen Parlaments (APA) in Gwadar Pakistan 2.jpg Chairman of the Senate Sadiq Sanjrani
Asad Qaiser.jpg Speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser
Sikandar Sultan Raja.jpg Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan Sikandar Sultan Raja
CJCSC Gen.Nadeem Raza.jpg Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Nadeem Raza

Provincial governments

ProvinceGovernorChief MinisterPartyGovernment TypeChief Justice
Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai (until 7 July); Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha (starting 7 July) Jam Kamal Khan (until 7 July); Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (starting 7 July) BAP CollisionNaeem Akhtar
Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon Khalid Khurshid PTI MajorityMuhammad Ajmal Gondal
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman Mahmood Khan PTI Majority Qaiser Rashid Khan (Peshawar High Court)
Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar Sardar Usman Buzdar PTI Collision Muhammad Ameer Bhatti (Lahore High Court)
Sindh Imran Ismail Syed Murad Ali Shah PPP Majority Ahmed Ali Sheikh

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References

  1. "Post-mortem report of Usa offers new details into Islamabad shooting". Dunya News . 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. Shams, Shamil (3 January 2021). "Killing of 22-year-old student by police sparks outrage in Pakistan". Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. Tanveer, Asim (2 January 2021). "Pakistan arrests key militant on terror financing charges". Associated Press . Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. Bukhari, Mubasher; Peshimam, Gibran (2 January 2021). Russell, Ros (ed.). "Pakistan arrests alleged militant group leader Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi on terrorism financing charge". Reuters . Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. "Pakistani top court orders rebuilding of destroyed Hindu temple". Al Jazeera English. January 6, 2021.
  6. "Pakistan power cut plunges country into darkness". BBC. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. "Nine countries appoint new ambassadors to Pakistan". The News. January 11, 2021.
  8. Janjua, Haroon. "Pakistan: Gunmen target polio workers, kill policeman". Deutsche Welle . "Two gunmen came on a motorcycle and attacked our colleague Junaid Ullah while he was escorting the polio team. They opened fire on the van carrying polio workers," Muhammad Ishaq Khan, a police official in Karak, told DW.
  9. Latif, Aamir (27 January 2021). "Malaysian court orders release of Pakistani plane". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. Sipalan, Joseph; Hepher, Tim; Shahzad, Asif (27 January 2021). Potter, Mark; Fernandez, Clarence (eds.). "Malaysian court releases Pakistan national carrier's grounded plane". Reuters. Retrieved 29 January 2021.