1950 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1950 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Monarch

• King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth)

Federal government

• Governor-General – Khawaja Nazimuddin
• Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan
• Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid

Governors

• Governor of Northwest Frontier:
• until 14 January: Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
• 14 January-17 February: Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
• starting 17 February: Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar
• Governor of West Punjab: Abdur Rab Nishtar
• Governor of Sindh: Mian Aminuddin

Events

January

• 4 January - President of Pakistan recognizes People's Republic of China.

April

• 2 April – Liaquat Ali Khan visits Delhi for meetings with Indian Prime Minister Nehru.
• 8 April – Liaquat and Nehru sign what becomes known as the Liaquat-Nehru Pact.
• The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, originally known as the Diocese of Karachi, erected on 20 May 1948, was elevated as the Archdiocese of Karachi on 15 July 1950.

May

• 18 May - Peshawar University is established.

July

• 11 July - Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

September

• 6 September - General Mohammad Ayub Khan, becomes the first Pakistani as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.
• 30 September - 1950 Afghan invasion of Pakistan - Afghan troops cross into the Chaman District, before they are defeated and repulsed in just six days.

See also

• List of Pakistani films of 1950

References