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Events from the year 2020 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Events

January

January 10

February
  • February 1 - 2019–20 Pakistan locust infestation - the government declared a national emergency to protect crops and help farmers.[3]
  • February 12 - Hafiz Saeed was convicted of two counts of terrorist financing and was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.[4]
  • February 17 - February 2020 Quetta bombing
  • February 26 - The first two cases of COVID-19 are reported in Pakistan.[5]
  • February 28 - Press reports state that China may send flocks of ducks to Pakistan to fight locusts. [6]

March
  • March 5 - 2020 Karachi building collapse
  • March 8 - Aurat March

May

June
  • June 06 - Govt appoints Muhammad Sadiq as country’s first special representative for Afghanistan. [11]
  • June 19 - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has quashed a presidential reference filed against Justice Qazi Faiz Esa. [12]
  • June 29 - Pakistan Stock Exchange attack
  • June 30 - Nigar Johar becomes Pakistan Army's first female lieutenant general. [13]

July
  • July 01 - Pakistan temporarily bans popular online game PUBG. [14]
  • July 03 - US donates 100 ventilators to support Pakistan’s Covid-19 response. [15]
  • July 06 - PM Imran Khan inaugurates country’s first ever indigenously made ventilators at National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) in Haripur. [16]
  • July 11 - Pakistan-born scientist Asifa Akhtar has become the first international female vice president of the biology and medicine section at Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Society. [17]

August
  • August 5 - At least 39 people were injured in an RGD-1 grenade attack on a Jamaat-i-Islami rally in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood of Karachi. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army claimed responsibility for the attack.[18]
  • August 10 - At least 5 people were killed and several others injured in the 2020 Chaman bombing.[19][20][21]

Arts

Cinema
Main article: List of Pakistani films of 2020

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Economy

Sport

Cricket

Domestic

International

Tournaments

Kabaddi

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

See also

Country overviews

References
  1. "Pakistan to witness first lunar eclipse of 2020 tonight". Dawn. January 10, 2020.
  2. Manzoor Pashteen: Activist who dared to challenge Pakistan army held, BBC, Jan 27, 2020.
  3. "Pakistan declares national emergency over locust swarms". Deutsche Welle. 2 Feb 2020.
  4. Bilal, Rana (February 12, 2020). "Hafiz Saeed sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for terror financing". Dawn. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020. A Lahore anti-terrorism court convicted Jamatud Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases on Wednesday [...] They were convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act Section 11-F(2) — pertaining to membership, support and meetings relating to a proscribed organisation — and 11-N (punishment under Sections 11-H to 11-K)
  5. "Two coronavirus cases confirmed in Pakistan - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. China to Send Ducks to Assist Pakistan in Fighting Against Locust Infestation, February 28, 2020 by Aiman Bilal.
  7. "Pakistan to free elephant Kaavan after campaign by US singer Cher". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  8. "Pakistan to free elephant Kaavan after campaign by US singer Cher | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  9. "Pakistan plane crash: Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes in residential area in Karachi; several feared dead | World News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (22 May 2020). "Pakistani passenger plane crashes near Karachi" – via The Guardian.
  11. "Govt appoints Muhammad Sadiq".
  12. "Supreme Court has quashed a presidential reference".
  13. "Nigar Johar becomes Pakistan Army".
  14. "Pakistan bans online game PUBG".
  15. "US donates 100 ventilators to Pakistan".
  16. "Imran Khan inaugurates country's first ever indigenously made ventilators at NRTC".
  17. "Pakistan-born scientist Asifa Akhtar has become the first international female vice president".
  18. Hassan, Qazi; Ali, Imtiaz (August 5, 2020). "Nearly 40 injured in grenade attack on JI rally in Karachi". Dawn.
  19. "At least 5 killed, 20 injured in powerful blast in Chaman". Dawn. 10 August 2020.
  20. "At least five killed, 10 injured in Chaman blast". The Express Tribune. 10 August 2020.
  21. "At least 5 killed, several injured in Chaman blast". Business Recorder. 10 August 2020.
  22. "A slew of Pakistani films to release in 2020". The News International. 25 November 2019.
  23. "PCB earns rights to 2020 Asia Cup, but no clarity on venue". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2018.
  24. "Ex-minister Syed Ali Mardan Shah dies of cardiac arrest". DAWN. January 20, 2020.
  25. "Mohammad Munaf passes away, aged 84". Cricbuzz. January 29, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  26. "Minister For Mineral Resources Mohammad Shafiq Passes". UrduPoint. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  27. "Prince Ata Muhammad of Attock passes away at age of 78". The News International, Pakistan. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  28. "PCB mourns the passing of Waqar Hasan, the last surviving member of the first Test squad". Pakistan Cricket Board. February 10, 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  29. "PPP MPA Shahnaz Ansari gunned down in Sindh village". The News International. February 16, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  30. "Senior PTI Politician Naeem ul Haque Passes Away at the age of 70". Pakistan 24/7. February 15, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  31. "Ex-Pak boxer dies of cancer". The International News. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  32. Dhakku, Nabeel Anwar (2020-02-28). "Tributes paid to Dr Lal Khan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  33. "Ex-Karachi mayor Naimatullah Khan passes away at 89". www.thenews.com.pk. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  34. "Comedian Amanullah passed away". BOL Network. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  35. "Founding PPP member Mubashir Hasan passes away in Lahore". 14 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  36. "Renowned TV host Tariq Aziz passes away at 84". Dawn.
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