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1997 in Pakistan
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1997
Events from the year 1997 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Farooq Leghari (until 2 December), Wasim Sajjad (acting) (starting 2 December)
Prime Minister: Malik Meraj Khalid (until 17 February), Nawaz Sharif (starting 17 February)
Chief Justice: Sajjad Ali Shah (until 2 December), Ajmal Mian
Governors
Governor of Balochistan – Imran Ullah Khan (until 22 April); Miangul Aurangzeb (starting 22 April)
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Arif Bangash
Governor of Punjab – Khawaja Tariq Rahim (until 11 March); Shahid Hamid (starting 11 March)
Governor of Sindh – Kamaluddin Azfar (until 17 March); Moinuddin Haider (starting 17 March)
Events
March
3 February – General elections are held.
August
14 August – Pakistan celebrates 50 years of independence from British rule.
November
13 November – Nawaz Sharif promises US president Bill Clinton he will find those responsible for the killing of four US businessmen and their Pakistani driver.
26 November – Pakistan's first motorway linking Islamabad to Lahore is opened.
December
2 December – Pakistan's president, Farooq Leghari, resigns. Wasim Sajjad becomes interim president for the second time.
Births
20 May – Shazia Masih, torture victim (died 2010)
12 July – Malala Yousafzai, activist for female educationMalala Yousafzai https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/malala-yousafzai Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers 26 July 2021 en 26 February 2019
Deaths
16 August – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani Qawwali artist (b. 1948)
References
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