1951 in Pakistan

none April 2014 August 2020 1951 Events from the year 1951 in Pakistan. Incumbents Monarch King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth) Federal government Governor-General – Khawaja Nazimuddin (until 17 October), Malik Ghulam Muhammad (starting 19 October) Prime Minister – Liaquat Ali Khan (until 16 October), Khawaja Nazimuddin (starting 17 October) Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid Governors Governor of Northwest Frontier: Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar (until 24 November); Khwaja Shahabuddin (starting 24 November) Governor of West Punjab: Abdur Rab Nishtar Governor of Sindh: Mian Aminuddin Events January–March 12 January – Republic of Finland opens its embassy in Pakistan to usher bilateral relations and co-operation in national security and economic development.https://tribune.com.pk/story/641765/improving-ties-bilateral-trade-between-finland-pakistan-picking-up-says-finnish-envoy Waqas Naeem Improving ties: Bilateral trade between Finland, Pakistan picking up, says Finnish envoy 5 December 2013 The Express Tribune 16 December 2013 17 January – General Ayub Khan becomes the first non-British Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan when he replaces General Sir Douglas David Gracey as commander-in-chief. 9 to 12 February – The fourth edition of the World Muslim Congress takes place in Karachi. 23 February – Eleven military officers including Major General Akbar Khan and four civilians including prominent poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Communist Party of Pakistan leaders Syed Sajjad Zaheer and Muhammad Hussain Ata organise a plot to attempt a coup d'état against the government of Pakistan.https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Aug-2009/rawalpindi-conspiracy-case Tauseef Aized Rawalpindi conspiracy case The Nation 27 August 2009 16 December 2013 This came to be known as the Rawalpindi conspiracy.Hasan Zaheer 1998 The Times And Trial of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy, 1951: The First Coup Attempt in Pakistan Oxford University Press 26 February – A second trade treaty is drafted and implemented by India and Pakistan broadening the scope of exports between the two countries.http://www.commonlii.org/in/other/treaties/INTSer/1951/5.html Trade Agreement between India and Pakistan (1951) 26 February 1951 Ministry of External Affairs, India. Commonwealth Legal Information Institute 16 December 2013 16 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216075809/http://www.commonlii.org/in/other/treaties/INTSer/1951/5.html dead 28 February – Pakistan's first recorded census after gaining its independence from British India concludes.http://www.pide.org.pk/pdr/index.php/pdr/article/viewFile/1611/1584 G.M. Arif Sabiha Ibrahim The Process of Urbanisation in Pakistan, 1951–81 Winter 1998 The Pakistan Development Review 37 4 507–522 10.30541/v37i4IIpp.507-522 16 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216075928/http://www.pide.org.pk/pdr/index.php/pdr/article/viewFile/1611/1584 16 December 2013 dead free 9 March – Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan announced the foiling of the Rawalpindi conspiracy coup and the conspirators were exposed.Faiz Ahmed Faiz and the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case Estelle Dryland Summer–Fall 1992 Journal of South Asian Literature 27 2 Perspectives on Socialist Realism in Asian Literature Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University 175–185 40874124http://www.therepublicofrumi.com/chronicle/1951.htm 1951 Republic of Rumi 16 December 2013 April–June 5 April – Muslim League leader Mumtaz Daultana takes oath as the second Chief Minister of Punjab amidst allegations of rigging while Iftikhar Mamdot leads the opposition. 13 April – The Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951 comes into effect, which referred to ways in which a person could gain, lose or deny Pakistani citizenship. 15 June – A special tribunal was formed to preside over the proceedings of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case at the Hyderabad Jail. 17 June – The first agreement between United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the government of Pakistan is signed for the provision of technical assistance in agricultural policy and planning formulation.http://www.fao.org.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=96 About FAO Pakistan Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 16 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131006172700/http://www.fao.org.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=96 6 October 2013 dead July–September 11 September – Fatima Jinnah's speech broadcast on the second death anniversary of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was censored through tampering by the radio authorities, with the microphones going silent for a few minutes when she was critical of the governmental policies.http://nazariapak.info/Madar-i-Millat/Voice-People.php Prof Sharif al Mujahid Fatima Jinnah: The Voice of the People Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust 16 December 2013 24 September – At the behest of the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Fatima Jinnah's original speech gets re-broadcast in light of public outcry against censorship. October–December 1 October – Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05:00) is introduced and implemented following the findings of mathematician Prof Mahmood Anwar. The country had been using the Indian Standard Time as the time standard until then. 16 October – Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan is assassinated at Company Bagh (now renamed Liaquat National Bagh) in Rawalpindi, Punjab.http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-215264-Conspiracies-communal-riots-and-terror-in-Rawalpindi Sabir Shah Conspiracies, communal riots and terror in Rawalpindi The News International 16 December 2013 17 October – Governor-General Khawaja Nazimuddin becomes the second prime minister of Pakistan making him the first Bengali prime minister. 22 November – Rawalpindi Conspiracy trial concluded and the verdict was announced the following year in January. Births 1 January – Ashfaq Hussain, Pakistani-Canadian poet and journalist 19 August – Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Pride of Performance Award-winning musician. 6 September – Samiullah Khan, national field hockey player. 7 September – Syed Salman Gilani, poet and writer (d. 2026) 13 November – Aasia Begum, actress. 15 November – Alamgir Hashmi, poet and writer. Khalid Khawaja, Squadron leader of the Pakistan Air Force and a veteran of the Soviet–Afghan War. Deaths 11 December – Munawwar Ali, politician (birth 1884) See also List of Pakistani films of 1951 References 1951 Pakistan Pakistan Category:1950s in Pakistan Category:Years of the 20th century in Pakistan