1999 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1999 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
• Prime Minister: Nawaz Sharif (until 12 October)
• Chief Executive: Pervez Musharraf (starting 12 October)
• Chief Justice: Ajmal Mian (until 30 June), Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan –
• until 17 August: Miangul Aurangzeb
• 17 August – 25 October: Sayed Muhammad Fazal Agha
• starting 25 October: Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –
• until 17 August: Arif Bangash
• 17 August – 21 October: Miangul Aurangzeb
• starting 21 October: Mohammad Shafiq
• Governor of Punjab –
• until 18 August: Shahid Hamid
• 18 August – 25 October: Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
• starting 25 October: Muhammad Safdar
• Governor of Sindh –
• until 17 June: Moinuddin Haider
• 19 June – 25 October: Mamnoon Hussain
• starting 25 October: Azim Daudpota

Events

• Pakistan tests its Ghauri II missile.

May

• 20 May – massive hurricane strikes Sindh.
• 3 May – 26 July The Kargil conflict between Pakistan and India begins.
• 31 May – Bangladesh defeats the Pakistan Cricket Team during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

June

• 20 June – The Pakistan cricket team lose the 1999 World cup final to Australia at Lord's.

October

• 12 October – Nawaz Sharif is deposed in a coup d'état by general Pervez Musharraf.

November

• 23 November – Pakistan is suspended from the commonwealth, after emergency rule is applied following the coup.

Deaths

• 11 August – Mirza Ibrahim, Pakistani politician (b. 1905)

References