1966 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1966 in Pakistan. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Ayub Khan Chief Justice: A.R. Cornelius == Events == === January === 10 January – Ayub Khan and Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri sign the Tashkent Declaration to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. === February === 5 February – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, general secretary of the East Pakistan Awami League, announces the Six Point Program calling for limiting the federal government to defence and foreign affairs. 11 February – Ayub Cadet College is inaugurated in Rajshahi, East Pakistan. === March === 23 March - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formally announces the Six Point Program. === May === 4 May – SS Al-Abbas, the first ocean-going vessel constructed by the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works is launched. === November === 18 November – Instruction begins at the University of Chittagong with 7 teachers and 200 students in 4 departments: Bangla, English, history, and economics. === December === 31 December – After seven years, the Elective Bodies Disqualification Order expires, lifting the prohibition against standing for office from 70 politicians, including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. == Births == === January === 1 January – Muhammad Tajammal Hussain, politician (d. 2019) === March === 2 March – Shahed Chowdhury, Bangladeshi film director (d. 2019) === May === 25 May – Tina Khan, Bangladeshi actress (d. 1989) === June === 3 June – Wasim Akram, cricketer 22 June – Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Islamic preacher (d. 2020) === September === 14 September – Aamer Sohail, cricketer == Deaths == === January === 8 January – A. T. M. Mustafa, lawyer (b. 1925) === April === 15 April – Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, politician (b. 1906) === October === 13 October – Muhammad Ibrahim, judge and academic (b. 1894) === November === 12 November – Shakeb Jalali, Urdu poet (b. 1934) === December === December – Fazlur Rahman, politician (b. 1905) == See also == List of Pakistani films of 1966 == References ==