1989 in Pakistan
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Events in the year 1989 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- Prime Minister: Benazir Bhutto
- Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem (until 31 December)
Governors
- Governor of Balochistan – Musa Khan
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Amir Gulistan Janjua
- Governor of Punjab – Tikka Khan
- Governor of Sindh – Qadeeruddin Ahmed (until 19 April); Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim (starting 19 April)
Events
- 20 October–27 October – The South Asian Games take place in Islamabad.[1]
- Pakistan announces the successful test firing of the Hatf-1 and Hatf-2 missiles.[2]
- The science-fiction film Shaani is released.
- Pakistan returns to its status as a Commonwealth republic, having been outside the Commonwealth of Nations since January 1972.
Deaths
- Brigadier Tariq Mehmood: 29 May 1989
References
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