1950 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1950 in Pakistan.

Monarch

 * King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth)

Federal government

 * Governor-General – Khawaja Nazimuddin
 * Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan
 * Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid

Governors

 * Governor of Northwest Frontier:
 * until 14 January: Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
 * 14 January-17 February: Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
 * starting 17 February: Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar
 * Governor of West Punjab: Abdur Rab Nishtar
 * Governor of Sindh: Mian Aminuddin

January

 * 4 January - President of Pakistan recognizes People's Republic of China.

April

 * 2 April – Liaquat Ali Khan visits Delhi for meetings with Indian Prime Minister Nehru.
 * 8 April – Liaquat and Nehru sign what becomes known as the Liaquat-Nehru Pact.
 * The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, originally known as the Diocese of Karachi, erected on 20 May 1948, was elevated as the Archdiocese of Karachi on 15 July 1950.
 * Fashion in Pakistan changed dramatically.

May

 * 18 May - Peshawar University is established.

July

 * July 11 - Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

September

 * September 6 - General Mohammad Ayub Khan, becomes the first Pakistani as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.
 * September 30 - 1950 Afghan invasion of Pakistan - Afghan troops cross into the Chaman District, before they are defeated and repulsed in just six days.