2023 in Pakistan

2023
in
Pakistan

Decades:
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The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2023 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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S. No Photo Name Office
1 Arif Alvi President of Pakistan
2 Anwar ul Haq Kakar Prime Minister of Pakistan
3 Sadiq Sanjrani Chairman of the Senate
4 Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Speaker of the National Assembly
5 Qazi Faez Isa Chief Justice of Pakistan
6 Sikandar Sultan Raja Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
7 Dissolved National Assembly
8 14th Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan

Provincial government

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Province Governor Chief Minister Government Type Chief Justice
Balochistan Abdul Wali Kakar Ali Mardan Khan Domki Caretaker Naeem Akhtar (BHC)
Gilgit-Baltistan Mehdi Shah Gulbar Khan PTI Coalition Shamim Khan (SACGB)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali Arshad Hussain Shah Caretaker Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (PHC)
Punjab Baligh Ur Rehman Mohsin Naqvi Ameer Bhatti (LHC)
Sindh Kamran Tessori Maqbool Baqar Ahmed Ali Sheikh (SHC)

State government

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Province President Prime minister Government Type Chief Justice
Azad Kashmir Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry Chaudhry Anwarul Haq PTI Coalition Raja Saeed Akram Khan (SCAJK)

Services chief

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S. No Photo Name Office
1 Asim Munir Chief of Army Staff
2 Zaheer Ahmad Babar Chief of Air Staff
3 Naveed Ashraf Chief of Naval Staff
4 Sahir Shamshad Mirza Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Unknown dates

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Arts

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Cinema

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Deaths

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See also

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Country overviews

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References

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