1948_in_Pakistan
1948 in Pakistan
List of events
Events from the year 1948 in Pakistan.
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Monarch
- King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth)
Federal government
- Governor-General: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (until 11 September), Khawaja Nazimuddin (starting 11 September)
- Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan
Governors
- Governor of Northwest Frontier: George Cunningham (until 19 April); Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (starting 19 April)
- Governor of West Punjab: Francis Mudie
- Governor of Sindh: Shaikh G.H. Hidayatullah (until 7 October); Shaikh Din Muhammad (starting 7 October)
- Widespread violence and massacres of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs
- Nearly 10 million people migrate to Pakistan and India. Muslims immigrate to Pakistan while Hindus and Sikhs immigrate to India.
February
- 24, Referendum approves Junagadh's accession to India.
- 25, Junagadh's Accession to India in effect.
May
- 1, Pakistan and India went to war over Kashmir region. The Pakistani-captured one-third was known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while India occupied the eastern two-thirds now called Jammu and Kashmir
July
- 30, Fatima Jinnah is aware of her birthday, and is observed for the first time, since independence; the nation refers her to the titles of "Mother of the Nation" and Khatoon-I-Pakistan.
Date unknown
- The Government Institute of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) opens in Dacca.[1]
- Call Ready is established in Sutrapur Thana, Dacca to rent out lights, loudspeakers, and microphones for events.[2]
- Waziristan rebellion (1948-1954) The Faqir of Ipi supported by Afghanistan took control of North Waziristan's Datta Khel area and declared the establishment of an independent Pashtunistan.
- Islam, Syed Manzoorul (2012). "Abedin, Zainul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Chowdhury, Moinul Hoque (17 March 2017). "The Call Ready microphone that witnessed history". bdnews24.com.