1999 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 1999 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
- Prime Minister: Nawaz Sharif (until 12 October)
- Chief Justice: Ajmal Mian (until 30 June), Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
Governors
- Governor of Balochistan –
- until 17 August: Miangul Aurangzeb
- 17 August-25 October: Sayed Muhammad Fazal Agha
- starting 25 October: Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –
- until 17 August: Arif Bangash
- 17 August-21 October: Miangul Aurangzeb
- starting 21 October: Mohammad Shafiq
- Governor of Punjab –
- until 18 August: Shahid Hamid
- 18 August-25 October: Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
- starting 25 October: Muhammad Safdar
- Governor of Sindh –
- until 17 June: Moinuddin Haider
- 19 June-12 October: Mamnoon Hussain
- starting 25 October: Azim Daudpota
Events
May
- 20 May – massive hurricane strikes Sindh.
- 3 May – 26 July The Kargil conflict between Pakistan and India begins.[2]
- 31 May – Bangladesh defeats the Pakistan Cricket Team during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
June
October
- 12 October – Nawaz Sharif is deposed in a coup d'état by general Pervez Musharraf.[4]
November
- 23 November – Pakistan is suspended from the commonwealth, after emergency rule is applied following the coup.[5]
References
- ^ Pakistan warns India over missile test
- ^ Kargil conflict
- ^ Australia – BBC
- ^ "Biography of Nawaz Sharif – Pakistan Muslim League". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ Pakistan barred from Commonwealth