Mohammad Ayub Khan,widely known as Ayub Khan,was a Pakistani army officer and statesman who served as the second president of Pakistan from 27 October 1958 until his resignation on 25 March 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army,serving from 1951 to 1958. Khan rose to prominence after his 1958 Pakistani military coup which ousted President Iskandar Ali Mirza. Khan's presidency ended in 1969 when he resigned amid the 1968–1969 Pakistan protests.
The Pakistan People's Party is a centre-left political party in Pakistan,currently being the largest in the Senate and second-largest party in the National Assembly. The party was founded in 1967 in Lahore,when a number of prominent left-wing politicians in the country joined hands against the rule of Ayub Khan,under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It is affiliated with the Socialist International. The PPP's platform was formerly socialist,and its stated priorities continue to include transforming Pakistan into a social-democratic state,promoting egalitarian values,establishing social justice,and maintaining a strong military. It,alongside the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf,is one of the three largest political parties of Pakistan.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan,commonly known by his initials GIK,was a Pakistani bureaucrat,politician and statesman who served as the seventh president of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993. He previously served as Chairman of the Senate from 1985 to 1988 under president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq,and was sworn in shortly after Zia's death.
The University of Karachi is a public research university located in Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh,the university is a "Sindh Government University" and designed by Mohsin Baig as its chief architect.
St Patrick's High School is a Catholic primary and secondary school located in Saddar Town,Sindh,Karachi,Pakistan. Founded by the Jesuits in 1861,the school is the second-oldest school in Karachi. Since 1950,it has been run by the diocesan clergy of the Archdiocese of Karachi.
Events from the year 1958 in Pakistan.
The All Pakistan Muttahida Students Organization is a Pakistani student organization notable for creating a political party:the Muhajir Quami Movement,now called the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
Ishratul Ibad Khan is a British-Pakistani doctor and politician who served as the 30th governor of Sindh,Pakistan. He took up the post of Governor of Sindh,Pakistan on 27 December 2002,becoming the youngest governor to hold the office. After a fight with his cousin Dr Mohsin (Uncle),on 16 July 2008,he became the province's longest-serving governor. He resigned on 27 June 2011,but his resignation was not accepted by the president of Pakistan. He resumed his official governor duties from Tuesday,19 July 2011. On 9 November 2016,he was removed as Governor of Sindh and replaced by Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui.
Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui,FPAS,NI,HI,SI,also known as Dr. Razi,was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and a mathematician who played a role in Pakistan's education system,and Pakistan's indigenous development of nuclear weapons. An educationist and a scientist,Siddiqui established educational research institutes and universities in his country.
Ahmed Hussain A. Kazi Tamgha-e-Pakistan Award was a civil servant of Pakistan and senior advocate of the Pakistan Supreme Court,who shaped the internal revenue,economic and industrialization policies during the 1970s.
Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah KCSI was a colonial Indian and Pakistani politician from Sindh. He held several offices in Sindh including 1st Chief Minister (1937–1938) and being re-elected as 5th Chief Minister (1942–1947).
Ishrat Hussain Usmani NI,best known as I. H. Usmani,was a Pakistani atomic physicist,and later a public official who chaired the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from 1960 to 1971 as well as overseeing the establishment of the Space Research Commission.
Events in the year 2011 in Pakistan.
The Institute of Business Administration(IBA),Karachi;is a public university in Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan. IBA is owned by Government of Sindh. Established initially as a business school,the IBA has expanded to include programs in Computer Science,Social Sciences and more.
The economic policies proposed under the banner of "Islamisation" in Pakistan include executive decrees on Zakāt (poor-due),Ushr (tithe),judicial changes that helped to halt land redistribution to the poor,and perhaps most importantly,elimination of riba. Perhaps the foremost exponent of Islamisation among Pakistan's rulers—General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq—advanced a programme in 1978 to bring Pakistan law in line with the principles of Sharia law.
Mahmud Husain Khan was a Pakistani historian,educationist,and politician,known for his role in the Pakistan Movement,and for pioneering the study of social sciences. He served as Minister for Kashmir Affairs from 1951 to 1953 and Minister for Education in 1953,as well as minister of state in Pakistan's first cabinet under Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
Asim Hussain,SI,NI is a Pakistani-Canadian,active in the fields of health,education,and Pakistani politics. He is chairman of Ziauddin Group of Hospitals in Karachi,and former Advisor of Prime Minister for Ministry of Oil and Natural Resources,Pakistan. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan as part of Pakistan Peoples Party from 2009 to 2015.
Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui was a renowned Pakistani academic,educationist,reformer,founding vice chancellor of Sukkur IBA University &former bureaucrat from Sindh,Pakistan.
