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{{seealso|1992 in Pakistan|1993|1994 in Pakistan|Timeline Pakistan|l2=worldwide events of 1993}}
The year '''1993''' saw political unrest within [[Pakistan]] as president [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] and prime minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] duelled for supremacy. Khan dissolved Sharif's government, only for it to be restored by a [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] verdict.
While Pakistan moves closer to peaceful negotiation with Afghanistan in '''1993''', the nation was fed with enough governmental dramatisation when President [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] dissolves the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] and dismisses the [[Nawaz Sharif|Nawaz]] government. Towards the end however, [[Farooq Laghari]] is appointed the eighth president and [[Benazir Bhutto]] is ushered into the office yet again.

While Pakistan moved closer to peaceful negotiations with [[Afghanistan]], its relationships continued to worsen with [[India]] over the [[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir issue]] and the [[1993 Bombay bombings]]. Meanwhile, the United States imposes stricter sanctions on Pakistan and any country that traded with Pakistan.

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== Events ==
==Incumbents==

* February 5 - [[Kashmir Solidarity Day]] observed for the first time.
===Federal government===
* March 7 - Afghan political groups sign the [[Islamabad Accords]] in Pakistan in order to form a coalition until elections can be held.<ref>[http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_sasia/Afghanistan.html Afghanistan Human Rights Practices, 1993 - U.S. Department of State]</ref><ref>[http://www.pcr.uu.se/gpdatabase/peace/Afg%2019930307.pdf Afghan Peace Accord (Islamabad Accords)]</ref>
* [[President of Pakistan|President]]
* April 18 - President [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] dissolves [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], dismisses [[Nawaz Sharif]] government. [[Balakh Sher Mazari]] becomes care-take prime minister.
** [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]]: until 18 July 1993
* May 26 - Supreme Court restores National Assembly and [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]].
** [[Wasim Sajjad]]: 18 July – 13 November 1993 (caretaker)
* July 18 - [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] and Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] quit their offices.
** [[Farooq Laghari]]: since 13 November 1993
* October 6 - General elections held. PPP wins 86; PML (N) secures 72 seats.
* [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]]
* October 19 - Benazir Bhutto is elected Prime Minister by 121 votes for the second time.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7014433.stm Timeline: Pakistan's political rivals - BBC News]</ref>
** [[Nawaz Sharif]]: until 18 April 1993
* November 13 - [[Farooq Laghari]] elected eighth [[President of Pakistan]].
** [[Balakh Sher Mazari]]: 18 April – 26 May 1993 (caretaker)
* December 28 - Pakistan begins a campaign to eradicate polio.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/despatches/42751.stm Pakistan aims to eradicate Polio - BBC News Online: Despatches]</ref>
** Nawaz Sharif: 26 May – 18 July 1993
** [[Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi]]: 18 August – 19 October 1993 (caretaker)
** [[Benazir Bhutto]]: since 19 October 1993
*[[Chief Justice of Pakistan|Chief Justice]]: [[Muhammad Afzal Zullah]] (until 18 April), [[Nasim Hasan Shah]]

=== Governors ===
* [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]] – [[Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai]] (until 19 July); [[Abdur Rahim Durrani]] (starting 19 July)
* [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] – [[Amir Gulistan Janjua]] (until 19 July); [[Khurshid Ali Khan]] (starting 19 July)
* [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]] –
** until 25 April: [[Mian Muhammad Azhar]]
** 25 April-19 July: [[Chaudhary Altaf Hussain]]
** starting 19 July: [[Iqbal Khan (general)|Iqbal Khan]]
* [[Governor of Sindh]] – [[Hakeem Saeed]] (until 19 July); [[Mahmoud Haroon]] (starting 19 July)

==Events==

===January===
* 8 January – The United States decides against branding Pakistan a terrorist nation.<ref>{{cite news|first=George|last=Gedda|url=https://apnews.com/5d25e8e17798f268142c9882d56e6aa2|title=US decides against branding Pakistan a terrorist nation|location=Washington|publisher=Associated Press|date=8 January 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
* 9 January – The US president-elect [[Bill Clinton]] gives Pakistan six months to refute Indian charges that it is sponsoring international terrorism.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathy|last=Gannon|url=https://apnews.com/d59fce80e47bf7e3520e308a8226e0b1|title=Clinton asks Pakistan to prove it does not back terrorism|location=Islamabad|publisher=Associated Press|date=9 January 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>

===February===
* 5 February – [[Kashmir Solidarity Day]] is observed for the very first time in Pakistan.

===March===
* 7 March – Political groups from [[Afghanistan]] sign the [[Islamabad Accord]] in Pakistan, forming a coalition until elections can be held.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_sasia/Afghanistan.html |title=Afghanistan Human Rights Practices, 1993 – U.S. Department of State |access-date=10 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807175335/http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_sasia/Afghanistan.html |archive-date=7 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/peace/Afg%2019930307.pdf Afghan Peace Accord (Islamabad Accords)]</ref>
* 17 March – Mian Zahid Sarfaraz demands an early dissolution of the National Assembly.<ref name="nawaz_90to93">{{cite web|url=http://www.pkhope.com/nawaz-sharif-1990-1993-perspective-on-current-debate/|title=Nawaz Sharif (1990–1993); Perspective on Current Debate|work=Pakistani Spectator|date=9 September 2009|accessdate=13 July 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152223/http://www.pkhope.com/nawaz-sharif-1990-1993-perspective-on-current-debate/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 27 March – Hamid Nasir Chattha and three other ministers resign from the federal cabinet.<ref name="nawaz_90to93" />

===April===
* 2 April – The Pakistan government vows to crack down on Arab militants.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathy|last=Gannon|url=https://apnews.com/0e9e08e33bdf8d2d18e3ebc7b826c401|title=Pakistan vows to expel thousands of Arab militants|location=Islamabad|publisher=Associated Press|date=2 April 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
* 4 April
** India presents evidence implicating Pakistan in the [[1993 Bombay bombings]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Vijay|last=Joshi|url=https://apnews.com/872015846f0ea151fe390c0395f36ab4|title=Newspapers: Evidence implicates Pakistan in Bombay blasts|location=New Delhi|publisher=Associated Press|date=4 April 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
** The federal cabinet nominates Ghulam Ishaq Khan as the president for a second term.<ref name="nawaz_90to93" />
** 3 MNAs resign from the National Assembly.<ref name="nawaz_90to93" />
* 8 April
** After a crack down on illegal immigrants, hundreds of Arab nationals are arrested on suspected links to Islamic militants.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathy|last=Gannon|url=https://apnews.com/46bc541467e8a0703ce3ee1f5d6afe8b|title=Pakistan cracks down on illegal Arabs|location=Islamabad|publisher=Associated Press|date=7 April 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
** 92 MNAs tender their resignation from the house.
* 13 April – Crack down continues against illegal Arab immigrants to prevent any extremists among them from using Pakistan to foment violence in other countries.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kathy|last=Gannon|url=https://apnews.com/f243c20009775d22c32e5fe868a3b6d3|title=Pakistan cracks down on illegal Arab immigrants|location=Peshawar|publisher=Associated Press|date=13 April 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
* 18 April
** President [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] dissolves the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], dismissing the [[First Sharif ministry|Sharif cabinet]].
** [[Balakh Sher Mazari]] is appointed the caretaker prime minister.
* 19 April – Federal ministers in the [[Mazari caretaker ministry]] are sworn into office and handed ministerial portfolios.

===May===
* 23 May – In record busts against drug smugglers in southeastern [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan Navy|navy officers]] seize {{convert|132,000|lb|t}} of hashish and {{convert|440|lb|kg}} of heroin.<ref>{{cite news|author=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/b5817bf8f5194dff8f3ddfa8b66a7398|title=Pakistan sets new record for drug busts|location=Islamabad|publisher=Associated Press|date=23 May 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
* 26 May – The Supreme Court restores the National Assembly and prime minister [[Nawaz Sharif]].

===June===
* 5–24 June Pakistani soldiers are massacred in [[Somalia]] while serving with a [[List of United Nations peacekeeping missions|UN peacekeeping mission]].
* 16 June – Bosnian Muslim refugees leave [[Croatia]] for Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jasmina|last=Kuzmanovic|url=https://apnews.com/94ea8a514be5be58dd08718f6455704c|title=Bosnian Muslim refugees to leave Croatia for Pakistan|publisher=Associated Press|date=16 June 1993|location=Promajna, Croatia|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>

===July===
* 18 July
** After weeks of negotiations with [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|army chief]] [[Abdul Waheed Kakar|Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar]], both president Khan and prime minister Sharif resign from their posts.
** [[Wasim Sajjad]] becomes the caretaker president.
* 20 July – The US threatens to impose sanctions on China if it continues to ship missiles to Pakistan in defiance of an international agreement.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Schweid|url=https://apnews.com/97a12261559974d2bbc34e8560cb8070|title=Sanctions threatened over sales to Pakistan|location=Washington|publisher=Associated Press|date=20 July 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>

===August===
* 18 August – [[Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi]] becomes the caretaker prime minister.

===October===
* 6 October – [[1993 Pakistani general election|General elections]] are held. PPP wins 86; PML-N secures 72 seats.
* 19 October – Benazir Bhutto becomes the prime minister by 121 votes for a second time.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7014433.stm Timeline: Pakistan's political rivals – BBC News]</ref>

===November===
* 4 November – Police arrest [[Murtaza Bhutto]], the brother of PM Bhutto, moments after his plane landed in Pakistan ending his 16 years in exile.<ref>{{cite news|first=Zahid|last=Hussain|url=https://apnews.com/2f7f364df923f099a50266e069833070|title=Bhutto's brother arrested after returning to Pakistan|location=Karachi|publisher=Associated Press|date=4 November 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
* 9 November – Fire rages through the National Assembly building, destroying the main chamber. According to [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]], the cause is believed to be an electric short circuit.<ref>{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Myre|url=https://apnews.com/33882f250b2a6b9002d574985c068c61|title=Pakistan parliament burns|location=Islamabad|publisher=Associated Press|date=9 November 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
* 13 November – [[Farooq Laghari]] is sworn in as the eighth elected president of Pakistan.
* 24 November – India and Pakistan agree to resume talks on the [[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir issue]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Vijay|last=Joshi|url=https://apnews.com/4f93fcadc7781d17f8e6f2f2b75dc844|title=India, Pakistan agree to resume talks on Kashmir|location=New Delhi|publisher=Associated Press|date=24 November 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>

===December===
* 16 December – Pakistan accuses India of stepping up attacks on civilians in [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Musfirah|last=Altaf|url=https://apnews.com/0fae1db0706161a80d56c3172e560169|title=Pakistan accuses India of killing Kashmiri civilians|location=Islamabad|publisher=Associated Press|date=16 December 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
* 28 December – Pakistan begins a campaign to eradicate polio.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/despatches/42751.stm Pakistan aims to eradicate Polio – BBC News Online: Despatches]</ref>

==Births==
*4 October – [[Rehman Khalid]], Pakistani baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan|url=http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/team?team=pak|website=World Baseball Classic|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref>
*7 November – [[Haris Rauf]], Pakistani cricketer<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/haris-rauf-1161606 Haris Rauf Pakistan|Bowler]</ref>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* January 8 - General [[Asif Nawaz]] dies of heart attack in [[Rawalpindi]].
* 8 January – [[Asif Nawaz|Gen Asif Nawaz]] dies of a heart attack in [[Rawalpindi]].
* 18 March – Former prime minister [[Muhammad Khan Junejo]] dies in a hospital in the United States undergoing treatment for [[leukemia|leukaemia]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/be65c00255ce4eb496c16d648d5f470a|title=Former prime minister dies in U.S.|location=Islamabad|publisher=Associated Press|date=18 March 1993|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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The year 1993 saw political unrest within Pakistan as president Ghulam Ishaq Khan and prime minister Nawaz Sharif duelled for supremacy. Khan dissolved Sharif's government, only for it to be restored by a Supreme Court verdict.

While Pakistan moved closer to peaceful negotiations with Afghanistan, its relationships continued to worsen with India over the Kashmir issue and the 1993 Bombay bombings. Meanwhile, the United States imposes stricter sanctions on Pakistan and any country that traded with Pakistan.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Governors

[edit]

Events

[edit]

January

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  • 8 January – The United States decides against branding Pakistan a terrorist nation.[1]
  • 9 January – The US president-elect Bill Clinton gives Pakistan six months to refute Indian charges that it is sponsoring international terrorism.[2]

February

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March

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  • 7 March – Political groups from Afghanistan sign the Islamabad Accord in Pakistan, forming a coalition until elections can be held.[3][4]
  • 17 March – Mian Zahid Sarfaraz demands an early dissolution of the National Assembly.[5]
  • 27 March – Hamid Nasir Chattha and three other ministers resign from the federal cabinet.[5]

April

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  • 2 April – The Pakistan government vows to crack down on Arab militants.[6]
  • 4 April
    • India presents evidence implicating Pakistan in the 1993 Bombay bombings.[7]
    • The federal cabinet nominates Ghulam Ishaq Khan as the president for a second term.[5]
    • 3 MNAs resign from the National Assembly.[5]
  • 8 April
    • After a crack down on illegal immigrants, hundreds of Arab nationals are arrested on suspected links to Islamic militants.[8]
    • 92 MNAs tender their resignation from the house.
  • 13 April – Crack down continues against illegal Arab immigrants to prevent any extremists among them from using Pakistan to foment violence in other countries.[9]
  • 18 April
  • 19 April – Federal ministers in the Mazari caretaker ministry are sworn into office and handed ministerial portfolios.

May

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  • 23 May – In record busts against drug smugglers in southeastern Balochistan, navy officers seize 132,000 pounds (60 t) of hashish and 440 pounds (200 kg) of heroin.[10]
  • 26 May – The Supreme Court restores the National Assembly and prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

June

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July

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  • 18 July
  • 20 July – The US threatens to impose sanctions on China if it continues to ship missiles to Pakistan in defiance of an international agreement.[12]

August

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October

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  • 6 October – General elections are held. PPP wins 86; PML-N secures 72 seats.
  • 19 October – Benazir Bhutto becomes the prime minister by 121 votes for a second time.[13]

November

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  • 4 November – Police arrest Murtaza Bhutto, the brother of PM Bhutto, moments after his plane landed in Pakistan ending his 16 years in exile.[14]
  • 9 November – Fire rages through the National Assembly building, destroying the main chamber. According to PTV, the cause is believed to be an electric short circuit.[15]
  • 13 November – Farooq Laghari is sworn in as the eighth elected president of Pakistan.
  • 24 November – India and Pakistan agree to resume talks on the Kashmir issue.[16]

December

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  • 16 December – Pakistan accuses India of stepping up attacks on civilians in Kashmir.[17]
  • 28 December – Pakistan begins a campaign to eradicate polio.[18]

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Gedda, George (8 January 1993). "US decides against branding Pakistan a terrorist nation". Washington: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ Gannon, Kathy (9 January 1993). "Clinton asks Pakistan to prove it does not back terrorism". Islamabad: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan Human Rights Practices, 1993 – U.S. Department of State". Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
  4. ^ Afghan Peace Accord (Islamabad Accords)
  5. ^ a b c d "Nawaz Sharif (1990–1993); Perspective on Current Debate". Pakistani Spectator. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. ^ Gannon, Kathy (2 April 1993). "Pakistan vows to expel thousands of Arab militants". Islamabad: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  7. ^ Joshi, Vijay (4 April 1993). "Newspapers: Evidence implicates Pakistan in Bombay blasts". New Delhi: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  8. ^ Gannon, Kathy (7 April 1993). "Pakistan cracks down on illegal Arabs". Islamabad: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ Gannon, Kathy (13 April 1993). "Pakistan cracks down on illegal Arab immigrants". Peshawar: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  10. ^ Associated Press (23 May 1993). "Pakistan sets new record for drug busts". Islamabad: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  11. ^ Kuzmanovic, Jasmina (16 June 1993). "Bosnian Muslim refugees to leave Croatia for Pakistan". Promajna, Croatia: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  12. ^ Schweid, Barry (20 July 1993). "Sanctions threatened over sales to Pakistan". Washington: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  13. ^ Timeline: Pakistan's political rivals – BBC News
  14. ^ Hussain, Zahid (4 November 1993). "Bhutto's brother arrested after returning to Pakistan". Karachi: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  15. ^ Myre, Greg (9 November 1993). "Pakistan parliament burns". Islamabad: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  16. ^ Joshi, Vijay (24 November 1993). "India, Pakistan agree to resume talks on Kashmir". New Delhi: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  17. ^ Altaf, Musfirah (16 December 1993). "Pakistan accuses India of killing Kashmiri civilians". Islamabad: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  18. ^ Pakistan aims to eradicate Polio – BBC News Online: Despatches
  19. ^ "Pakistan". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  20. ^ Haris Rauf Pakistan|Bowler
  21. ^ Associated Press (18 March 1993). "Former prime minister dies in U.S." Islamabad: Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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