1979 in Pakistan

none January 2024 1979 Events from the year 1979 in Pakistan. Incumbents Federal government President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Chief Justice: Sheikh Anwarul Haq Governors Governor of Balochistan: Rahimuddin Khan Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fazle Haq Governor of Punjab: Sawar Khan Governor of Sindh: S.M. Abbasi Events 4 April – Deposed prime minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is executed in Rawalpindi.1979: Execution of a prime minister – BBC News 21 November – After false radio reports from the Ayatollah Khomeini that the Americans have occupied the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan is attacked by a mob and set afire, killing 4. (See: Foreign relations of Pakistan) 10 December – Abdus Salam wins the first Nobel Prize for the country.Abdus Salam – The Nobel Prize in Physics 1979 Births 18 April – Tasqeen Qadeer, cricketer 30 June – Faisal Shahzad, bomber See also List of Pakistani films of 1979 References 1979 Pakistan Pakistan Category:1970s in Pakistan Category:Years of the 20th century in Pakistan