2024 in Pakistan

The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2024 in Pakistan.

January

 * 2 January – Unidentified gunmen kill six barbers in Mir Ali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 10 January – The Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds the 2019 death sentence upon former leader Pervez Musharraf, who died in February 2023.
 * 16 January – 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan: Iran launches a missile attack within Balochistan, targeting what it describes are terrorist sites. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace resulting in the death of two children and injuries to three others.
 * 17 January – Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the attack on Balochistan the previous day.
 * 18 January – Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar: The Pakistan Air Force launches "precision airstrikes" on Baloch separatist targets inside Iran in retaliation for its attacks on Balochistan. Camps belonging to the Baluch Liberation Front and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) are reportedly hit. Explosions are reported in the city of Saravan. Four women and three children are killed in the strikes, all of whom are foreign nationals.
 * 27 January – In Iran, three gunmen kill nine Pakistani labourers in Saravan.
 * 29 January – The BLA launches a coordinated attack dubbed "Operation Dara-e-Bolan" on Pakistani security forces, attacking checkpoints and military bases in Machh, and attacking other areas, including Kolpur.
 * 30 January – Former prime minister Imran Khan is sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets.

February

 * 5 February – Ten policemen are killed and six more injured during an attack by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan militants on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 7 February – 2024 Balochistan bombings: Twin bombings outside electoral offices kill at least 29 people and injure dozens more in Balochistan ahead of the general election. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attacks.
 * 8 February –
 * Five police officers are killed and two others are injured assailants detonate a bomb and open fire at a police van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 2024 Pakistani general election: Voters elect members of the 16th National Assembly.
 * 2024 Balochistan provincial election
 * 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election
 * 2024 Punjab provincial election
 * 2024 Sindh provincial election
 * Mobile phone services are temporarily suspended and thousands of troops are deployed to protect polling stations. Five policemen and two children are killed during two separate bombings, targeting a patrol and a polling station respectively.
 * 10 February – 2024 Pakistani general election: Despite a lead by candidates affiliated with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N)’s Nawaz Sharif claims victory amidst allegations of military-led rigging.
 * 14 February - The PML-N, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and other allied parties announce that it would form a coalition government.
 * 19 February – The Senate of Pakistan rejects a bill to introduce the public hanging of rapists.

March

 * 3 March –
 * Twenty-nine people are killed and 59 more injured during heavy rains that cause landslides across the country in the past 48 hours.
 * Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Pakistan's prime minister for a second term.
 * 6 March – The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously rules that former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was denied a fair trial before his execution by hanging in April 1979.
 * 10 March –
 * Asif Ali Zardari is elected as President of Pakistan for the second time.
 * Two people are killed and another person is injured in a motorcycle bombing in Peshawar.
 * 12 March – Nine people are killed and two others are injured after a three-story residential building collapses in Multan.
 * 16 March – Seven soldiers and six militants are killed in a combined suicide bombing and gun attack on a military post in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack is claimed by Jaish-e-Fursan-e-Muhammad.
 * 18 March – 2024 Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes: In response to the attacks in North Waziristan on 16 March, Pakistan retaliates by air striking alleged TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan. The Taliban government claims that the air strikes by Pakistan kill eight civilians. Following this, cross-border attacks via shelling and mortar began between the two countries.
 * 20 March –
 * Eight militants are killed and two members of the security forces are injured in an attack on Gwadar Port, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.
 * Twelve people are killed and eight more are rescued after an explosion at a coal mine in Harnai District, Balochistan.
 * 21 March – Two soldiers are killed and 15 others are injured in a bomb attack on a security forces convoy in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 25 March – Four militants are killed in an attack on PNS Siddique in Turbat, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.
 * 26 March:
 * Four militants are killed in a military raid in Dera Ismail Khan.
 * 2024 Shangla bombing: Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a convoy near Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 30 March:
 * One person is killed and 14 others, including three soldiers, are injured in a bomb attack in Harnai District, Balochistan.
 * At least eight people are killed by building collapses caused by heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

April

 * 2 April – 2024 Pakistani Senate election
 * 5 April – Eight militants are killed during clashes with the army in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 6 April – Two police officers are killed and two others are injured after their vehicle is ambushed in a gun attack by the Pakistani Taliban in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. One police officer is killed in a roadside bombing in Bajaur District.
 * 7 April – Two people are killed and five others, including two police officers, are injured in a motorcycle bombing in Khuzdar, Balochistan.
 * 8 April – A police officer is killed and six others are injured in a grenade attack on a mosque near Quetta.
 * 10 April – A bus carrying Eid Al-Fitr pilgrims plunges into a ditch in Lasbela District, Balochistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16 others.
 * 12 April:
 * Pakistan designates the Liwa Zainebiyoun, a group suspected of ties with Iran, as a terrorist organization.
 * Militants set up a roadblock near Nushki, Balochistan, and attack two approaching vehicles including a bus, killing 11 people and injuring six.
 * 12-17 April – At least 63 people are killed due to heavy rainfall and lightning across the country.
 * 17 April:
 * The Sindh High Court orders the federal government to restore public access to X following its blockage during the general election in February.
 * Security forces kill seven militants trying to enter the country from Afghanistan near Ghulam Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 18 April – Four officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed in a gun attack on their vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 19 April – Three people are injured in a suicide bombing targeting a van carrying Japanese nationals in Karachi.
 * 20 April:
 * A flood alert is issued in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to glacial melt.
 * Two officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed and three others are injured in a gun attack on a checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 19 April – Eleven militants are killed in raids by the Pakistani military in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 27 April – A judge is abducted by armed militants while traveling in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is later rescued in an operation by security forces on 29 April.
 * 30 April – A police officer is killed in a gun attack on a polio vaccination team in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhyunkhwa.

May

 * 2 May – One person is killed and 18 others are injured after two landmines explode in Duki District, Balochistan.
 * 3 May:
 * A bus plunges into a ravine along the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others.
 * Three people, including a journalist, are killed in a car bombing in Khuzdar, Balochistan.
 * Pakistan embarked on its maiden lunar mission with the successful launch of the iCube Qamar (Moon).
 * 8 May:
 * Six militants are killed in separate military raids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * A girls' school is damaged in a bomb attack in Shawa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, injuring a guard.
 * 9 May - Seven barbershop workers are killed by militants in Gwadar.
 * 10-13 May - 2024 Azad Kashmir protests: Four people, including a police officer are killed during protests against rising prices in Azad Kashmir.
 * 14 May - Four members of the same family are killed in a drone strike on their residence in South Waziristan.
 * 16 May - A school is destroyed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan.
 * 25 May - A mob burns down a house and factory in Sargodha over alleged blasphemy by its Christian owner, who dies on 3 June after sustaining injuries from the attack. More than 100 people are subsequently arrested on suspicion of participating in the attack.
 * 27 May - Seven soldiers and 23 militants are killed during clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 29 May:
 * Washuk bus accident - A bus travelling from Turbat to Quetta falls off a ravine in Washuk, Balochistan, killing 28 people and injuring 20.
 * A school is destroyed in an arson attack in North Waziristan.
 * Four Pakistanis are killed and two others are injured after their vehicle is fired upon by Iranian border guards near Mashkel, Balochistan.

June

 * 3 June:
 * A police officer is killed in a gun attack on a polio vaccination team in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * The Islamabad High Court overturns Imran Khan's conviction on leaking state secrets in January 2024.
 * 9 June - 2024 Lakki Marwat bombing - Seven soldiers are killed in a bomb attack on a military convoy in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 10-11 June - Eleven militants are killed in a military raid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa conducted in retaliation for the 9 June bombing in Lakki Marwat.
 * 11 June - The World Bank approves a $1 billion loan to Pakistan for the construction of the Dasu Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 15 June - A Japanese climber is found dead while his companion is reported missing following an incident at Mount Spantik.
 * 20 June - A man in Madyan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is killed after being lynched for alleged blasphemy by a mob that also sets fire to the police station where he is being held.
 * 21 June - An IED kills five Pakistan Army personnel in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 26 June - Authorities announce the arrest of two senior commanders of the Pakistani Taliban in Balochistan.
 * 27 June -
 * An appeals court upholds Imran Khan's conviction for entering into an invalid marriage with his wife Bushra Bibi.
 * 2024 Pakistan heat wave: At least 568 people die from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan, with at least 427 deaths reported in Karachi alone.

July

 * 1 July –
 * A Christian man is sentenced to death by a court in Sahiwal for blasphemy charges in connection with the 2023 Jaranwala church arsons.
 * Rawalakot prison escape: One inmate is killed while seventeen others escape in a mass jailbreak in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir.
 * Three people are killed in a roadside bombing in Turbat District, Balochistan.
 * Two members of the security forces are killed in a rocket attack on their post in Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 3 July – Former senator Hidayat Ullah and four other people are killed in a bomb attack on his vehicle in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 5 July – Three people are killed while seven others are injured after a bomb explodes on a bridge while a rickshaw passes by in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * 8 July – A court in Kenya rules that the 2022 killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif by police in Nairobi was unlawful and orders the Kenyan government to pay 10 million Kenyan shillings ($78,000) as compensation to his family.
 * 10 July –
 * The Pakistani government grants an extension of residence permits to Afghan refugees carrying proper documentation until 30 June 2025.
 * A Pakistani Taliban commander is killed along with two militants and three members of the security forces during a raid on their hideout in Matni, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 * Fourteen people are killed and one person is injured after a jeep falls into a ravine in the Neelam Valley in Azad Kashmir.
 * 12 July:
 * The Supreme Court rules that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was unlawfully deprived of at least 20 reserved seats in the National Assembly following the results of the general election in February.
 * Pakistan reaches an agreement to obtain a $7 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.
 * 13 July – A court in Islamabad overturns Imran Khan's conviction for entering into an invalid marriage with his wife Bushra Bibi.
 * 15 July –
 * Bannu Cantonment attack: Eight members of the security forces and ten militants are killed in a suicide attack on a military compound in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that is claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
 * The government moves forward a case to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf due to alleged use of illegal foreign funds and its support for the 2023 Pakistani protests. It also announces plans to file treason charges against PTI leader Imran Khan and former Pakistani president Arif Alvi.
 * 16 July - Five people are killed in a militant attack on a healthcare facility in Dera Ismail Khan.
 * 19 July:
 * Amin ul Haq, a close aide of Osama bin Laden, is arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department near Jhelum.
 * Two people are killed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan.

Holidays
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 * 5 February – Kashmir Solidarity Day
 * 23 March – Pakistan Day
 * 10 April to 12 April – Eid al-Fitr
 * 1 May	– Labour Day
 * 17–18 June – Eid al-Adha
 * 16–17 July – Ashura
 * 14 August	– Independence Day
 * 16 September – Milad un-Nabi
 * 25 December – Quaid-e-Azam Day

Arts and entertainment

 * List of Pakistani films of 2024
 * List of 2024 box office number-one films in Pakistan
 * List of Pakistani submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

 * 2 January
 * Sartaj Aziz, 94, politician and economist, minister of foreign affairs (1998–1999, 2013–2017), national security advisor (2013–2015) and three-time minister of finance.
 * Qaiser Rashid Khan, 62, jurist, chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (2021–2023).
 * 5 January: Masood ur Rehman Usmani, Islamic scholar.
 * 7 January: Norma Fernandes, teacher.
 * 11 January: Khalid Butt, actor (Shah, Rahm, Motorcycle Girl) and film producer.
 * 13 January: Shaukat Zaidi, 72, actor (Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain), journalist and playwright.
 * 15 January: James Masih Shera, 77, Pakistani-born British politician and educationist.
 * 20 January: Ali Zia, 66, cricket player and coach (Bangladesh national team).
 * 25 January: Elahi Bux Soomro, 97, politician, member (1985–2007) and speaker (1996–2001) of the National Assembly.
 * 31 January: Rehan Zaib Khan, politician.
 * 3 March: Farhan Khan, footballer.
 * 10 May: Akmal Lewane, poet.
 * 26 May: Talat Hussain, actor.

Predicted and scheduled events

 * July 26–August 11 – Pakistan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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