1986 in Pakistan

Events of the year 1986 in Pakistan.

Federal government

 * President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
 * Prime Minister: Muhammad Khan Junejo
 * Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem

Governors

 * Governor of Balochistan: Musa Khan
 * Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
 * until 18 April: Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti
 * 18 April-27 August: Musa Khan
 * starting 27 August: Fida Mohammad Khan
 * Governor of Punjab: Sajjad Hussain Qureshi
 * Governor of Sindh: Jahan Dad Khan

Events

 * Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's daughter Benazir returns from exile to lead the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in a campaign for fresh elections.

September

 * 5 September;– Pan Am Flight 73, with 358 people on board, is hijacked at Karachi International Airport by four Abu Nidal terrorists.

December

 * 14 December;– Qasba Aligarh massacre, violence against Muhajirs by newly settled Pashtuns from KPK, Pakistan and Afghanistan.