1981 in Pakistan

Federal government

 * President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
 * Chief Justice: Sheikh Anwarul Haq (until 25 March), Mohammad Haleem

Governors

 * Governor of Balochistan: Rahimuddin Khan
 * Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fazle Haq
 * Governor of Punjab: Ghulam Jilani Khan
 * Governor of Sindh: S.M. Abbasi

March

 * 2 March 1981 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 326 is hijacked by armed men belonging to Al-Zulfiqar.    At the time, it was the longest hijacking in history.