1974 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1974 in Pakistan.

Federal government

 * President: Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
 * Prime Minister: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
 * Chief Justice: Hamoodur Rahman

Governors

 * Governor of Balochistan: Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti (until 2 January); Ahmad Yar Khan (starting 2 January)
 * Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Aslam Khattak (until 24 May); Syed Ghawas (starting 24 May)
 * Governor of Punjab: Sadiq Hussain Qureshi
 * Governor of Sindh: Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan

Events

 * In 1974, the students of Nishtar Medical College had an altercation with the Ahmadis in the Rabwah Railway Station. This event turned into a massive and violent anti-Ahmadiyya  movement resulting in many casualties among Ahmadis and destruction of Ahmadiyya property.
 * Three years after the secession of East Pakistan, Pakistan recognised Bangladesh.