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2026 in Pakistan

The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2026 in Pakistan.

The year 2026 will be the 79th year of the independence of Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

Provincial government

State government

Events

January

  • 2 January – An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad sentences multiple journalists and social media personalities to life imprisonment on charges of inciting violence during the 2023 Pakistani protests.
  • 5 January – Three people are arrested in Karachi on suspicion of plotting attacks for the Balochistan Liberation Army.
  • 11 January – Eight people are killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a wedding in Islamabad.
  • 12 January – Six police officers are killed in a bomb attack on their vehicle in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 15 January – Twelve BLA militants are killed in an attack on a police station and two banks in Kharan District, Balochistan.
  • 17 January –
  • A truck falls into a canal amid heavy fog in Sargodha, killing 14 people and injuring nine others.
  • A bus overturns along the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan, killing 10 people and injuring 36 others.
  • A fire erupts at the Gul Plaza mall in Karachi, killing at least 79 people.
  • 19 January – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Gilgit-Baltistan, killing one person and damaging 20 homes in Ghizer District.
  • 23 January –
  • Nine people are killed in an avalanche in Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Seven people are killed in a suicide bombing at a wedding held at the residence of a community leader in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 24 January –
  • A fire erupts at a hotel in Lahore, killing at least three people.
  • A court in Islamabad sentences human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 17 years' imprisonment on charges of using social media to malign the state and its security institutions.
  • 29 January –
  • A woman and her child are found dead in a manhole in Lahore.
  • Forty-one militants are killed in military raids in Panjgur and Harnai Districts in Balochistan.
  • A series of attacks are carried out by militants affiliated with the BLA on multiple locations across Balochistan from 29 January to 5 February, leaving 36 civilians, 2 members of the security forces, and 216 of the militants/insurgents dead.

February

  • 6 February –
  • At least 31 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad.
  • The Basant festival is held in Punjab for the first time since 2005 following the lifting of a ban imposed for safety reasons.
  • 11 February – Four police officers are killed in an ambush by militants on their vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 12 February – One person is killed in a bomb attack on a vehicle belonging to the Frontier Works Organization in Chilas.
  • 13 February – A multi-vehicle collision on the M9 motorway in Gadap, Karachi, kills 13 people.
  • 15 February – A bus crashes into a trailer in Khairpur District, Sindh, killing 11 people and injuring 10 others.
  • 16 February –
  • Two people are killed in a motorcycle bombing near a police station in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 2026 Bajaur attack: Twelve people are killed in a vehicle bombing near a checkpoint in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Three police officers and several militants are killed in clashes in Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 17 February – Three Pakistani soldiers captured by Afghanistan during the 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict are released following mediation by Saudi Arabia.
  • 18 February – Two officials are killed in a militant attack on a police station and a customs office in Dera Ismail Khan.
  • 19 February – A three-story building collapses following a suspected gas explosion in Soldier Bazaar, Karachi, killing 16 people.
  • 21 February – Two soldiers and five militants are killed in a motorcycle bombing on a military convoy in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 22 February – Pakistan carries out airstrikes on suspected militant camps in Afghanistan, killing 18 people.
  • 23 February – Three people are killed in a drone attack and ambush on a paramilitary Frontier Corps outpost in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 24 February –
  • Five police officers are killed in an ambush in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Two police officers are killed in a suicide bombing near a checkpoint in Bhakkar District, Punjab.
  • 25 February –
  • Three security personnel are killed in an attack on their vehicle by militants near Chaman.
  • Four police officers are killed in an attack on a patrol in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • 26 February – Afghanistan carries out attacks on Pakistani army posts and claims 40 Pakistani soldiers were killed, while Pakistani security sources claim 22 Taliban personnel dead and several quadcopters shot down.
  • 27 February – Defense minister Khawaja Asif declares an "open war" against Afghanistan.

March

Holidays

Deaths

See also

Country overviews

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