| 03/23/56 | The national assembly adopted a new constitution that rejected Pakistan's status as a dominion and became an "Islamic Republic" within the commonwealth. Also known as "Pakistan Day." |
| 03/23/62 | A new constitution was promulgated by President Ayub Khan. |
| 04/04/79 | Former president of Pakistan Zulfikar 'Ali Bhutto was executed by the Pakistani government under President Zia. The terrorist group al-Zulfikar, founded by his two sons, is named after him. |
| 04/07/91 | Shia Muslims mark the death of Hazrat Ali, fourth caliph of Islam. |
| 04/10/86 | The daughter of former President Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, returned from exile in Europe. |
| 06/08/62 | Martial law, which was imposed in 1958, was lifted and the national assembly convened. |
| 07/05/77 | Army Chief of Staff Mohammad Zia led an army coup to seize power and became chief martial law administrator. |
| 07/14/85 | Bombing of Pan Am office. |
| 07/17/88 | An airplane carrying President Zia Ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel crashed, killing everyone aboard. |
| 07/18/85 | Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of executed President Zulfikar Bhutto and older brother of Pakistani People's Party Leader Benazir Bhutto, died under mysterious circumstances in France. |
| 08/05/88 | Arif Hussain al-Hussaini, a leading Shiite religious and political leader in Pakistan, was shot to death in Peshawar. |
| 08/14/47 | Independence Day. Pakistan became a self-governing dominion within the British commonwealth. |
| 09/05/86 | Twenty-one persons, including two Americans, were killed in an abortive hijacking of Pan Am flight 73 by four Arab gunmen. |
| 09/06/57 | Defense of Pakistan Day. |
| 10/07/58 | President Iskander Mirza, supported by senior military officers, seized power and imposed martial law. |
| 11/22/79 | The U.S. embassy in Islamabad was attacked and burned by Islamic militants, following rumors that the U.S. was involved in the violent takeover of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. |
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