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Events in the year 2013 in Pakistan.

## Incumbents

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### Federal government

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* President – Asif Ali Zardari
* President (September 9 – Present) – Mamnoon Hussain
* Prime Minister (June 22, 2012 – March 16, 2013 ) – Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
* Prime Minister (June 5 – Present) – Nawaz Sharif
* Prime Minister – Caretaker (March 25, 2013 – June 4, 2013) – Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
* President – Asif Ali Zardari
* Chief Justice – Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (until December 11), Tassaduq Hussain Jillani

### Chief ministers

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Here is a list of chief ministers of provinces elected in General Elections 2013, Pakistan

* Chief Minister Punjab, Pakistan (June 8 – Present) – Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
* Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (May 31 – Present) – Parvez Khattak
* Chief Minister Sind (May 30 – Present) – Qaim Ali Shah
* Chief Minister Balochistan (June 7 – Present) – Abdul Malik Baloch
* Chief Minister Punjab – Caretaker (March 27, 2013 – June 6, 2013) – Najam Sethi

### Governors

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* Governor of Balochistan – Nawab Zulfikar Ali Magsi (until 11 June); Muhammad Khan Achakzai (starting 11 June)
* Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan – Pir Karam Ali Shah
* Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Syed Masood Kausar (until 10 February); Shaukatullah Khan (starting 10 February)
* Governor of Punjab – Syed Ahmed Mahmud (until 2 August); Mohammad Sarwar (starting 2 August)
* Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan

## Events

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### January

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* January 10 – A series of terrorist attacks killed more than 100 people in Quetta.[1]
* January 6 – Qazi Hussain Ahmed, a political leader and Ameer of Islamic political party Jamaat-e-Islami died in Islamabad.

### February

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### March

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* March 9 – A Christian, Sawan Masih, 28 is accused of blasphemy against the Islamic prophet Muhammad in a Christian neighborhood in Badami Bagh area.
* March 25 – Mir Hazar Khan Khoso is appointed as caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, following the completion of the PPP-led government's term in office. Khoso will oversee the general elections scheduled in May.[2]

### April

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### May

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* May 11 – General Elections 2013 held across Pakistan.
* May 25 – A school bus explosion kills 17 children and injures seven more in Gujrat.[3]

### June

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* June 5 – Nawaz Sharif is elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, following the Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s victory in the 2013 general election.
* June 26 – June 2013 Karachi bombing

### July

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* July 30 – Mamnoon Hussain is elected as the 12th President of Pakistan in 2013 Presidential election, he will be sworn in on September 9.

### August

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* August 6 – 2013 Pakistan–Afghanistan floods
* August 14 – People of Pakistan celebrated 67th independence day of their country on August 14.

### September

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* September 6 – Defence Day is celebrated in Pakistan.
* September 9 – Mamnoon Hussain is sworn in as the 12th President of Pakistan.
* September 24 – A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Baluchistan, at least 825 people are killed and hundreds injured.
* September 25 – International Conference of Muslim Leaders, under the supervision of Syed Munawar Hassan, Chief Of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, held in Mansoora, Lahore.

### October

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In the end of October the prime minister went to Washington DC to have a meeting with US president Barack Obama.

### November

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November 9 celebrated as Iqbal day in Pakistan

* November 1 – Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killed by a US drone attack.
* November 29 – Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani retires. General Raheel Sharif becomes the next COAS.

### December

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* December 11 – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry retired from his position, he remained in the Supreme Court from 2005 to 2013, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani becomes the next Supreme Court Chief Justice.

## Arts

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### Cinema

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Main article: Pakistani films of 2013

## Sport

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### Cricket

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Domestic

* 2012–13 Faysal Bank T20 Cup

International

* Pakistani cricket team in India in 2012–13
* Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2012–13

## Deaths

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* January 2 – Maulvi Nazir, 37–38, Pakistani militant commander, drone strike.[4]
* January 4 – Anwar Shamim, 81, Pakistani Air Force air marshal, Chief of Air Staff (1978–1985).[5]
* January 6 – Qazi Hussain Ahmad, 74, Pakistani politician, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami (1987–2009), cardiac arrest.[6]
* March 18 – Muhammad Mahmood Alam), 77, Pakistan Air Force Air Commodore (retd), Sitara-e-Jurat, died after a protracted illness.[7]
* May 9 – Sanaullah Haq, 52?, criminal and terror suspect
* June 18 – Imran Khan Mohmand, politician who fell victim to the Mardan funeral bombing[8]
* August 5 – Quraish Pur, 81, scholar, Urdu writer/novelist, columnist and media expert died after a protracted illness.[9]

## Public holidays

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Main article: Public holidays in Pakistan

## See also

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* Pakistan portal

* 2013 in Pakistani television
* List of Pakistani films of 2013

## References

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1. ^ Jon Boone (January 10, 2013). "Pakistan bombings kill at least 100". The Guardian. London.
2. ^ "Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. March 24, 2013.
3. ^ "Explosion in Gujrat school van kills teacher, 17 children". May 25, 2013.
4. ^ "U.S. drone strike kills important Taliban commander: sources". Reuters. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
5. ^ "President condoles death of Anwar Shamim". dailytimes.com.pk. January 5, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
6. ^ "Transitions: Former JI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed passes away". tribune.com.pk. January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
7. ^ "1965 war hero M.M. Alam passes away". March 18, 2013.
8. ^ Pakistan bomb kills 27, including legislator at a funeral
9. ^ "Kasauti-fame Quraish Pur passes away". August 5, 2013.

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