1992 in Pakistan

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1992 was a year mixed with euphoria and tragedy for Pakistan. While Pakistan won the finals of the Cricket World Cup, thousands died in the flooding that occurred in the northern regions of Pakistan as a result of torrential rains swelling the Indus river. The Nawaz government inaugurated a few projects in the province of Punjab towards the betterment of road networks and ordered a military operation in the province of Sindh to counter the growing language riots and ethnic tension.

Incumbents

• President: Ghulam Ishaq Khan
• Prime Minister: Nawaz Sharif

Events

• 12 January - Lahore-Islamabad motorway project launched.
• 22 February - Nawaz Sharif introduces yellow-cab taxi scheme.
• 26 April - Pakistan's Alam Channa enters Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man in the world.
• 22 May - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scales strikes northern Pakistan.^[1]
• 19 June - Military operation starts in Sindh.
• 8 September - Almost 1000 people die and 3 million are evacuated due to flooding in Punjab province caused by torrential rains swelling the Indus river and its tributaries,^[2] a thousand more are also killed in the Kashmir region.^[3]
• 28 September - Pakistan Airline's AP-BCP crashes near Kathmandu airport, Nepal - killing all 167 aboard.^[4]

Sports

Cricket

• 25 March - Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs in Melbourne in the finals of the Cricket World Cup.^[5]

Births

• 2 January - Manzoor Ahmed, footballer
• 2 March - Farhan Zaman, squash player
• 14 April - Mohammad Amir, cricketer
• 15 April - Rabia Ashiq, athlete
• 21 June - Kainat Imtiaz, cricketer
• 8 July - Raza Hasan, first-class cricketer
• 9 July - Muhammad Adil, footballer
• 4 November - Alycia Dias, singer
• 10 September - Shaleem Shaheryar Bhatti

Deaths

• 25 January - Mir Khalil ur Rehman.^[6]
• 20 February - Muhammad Asad.^[7]
• 5 March - Jam Sadiq Ali.^[8]
• 17 June - Ishrat Hussain Usmani.^[9]
• 8 May - Gul Mohammad.^[10]
• 9 July - Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz.^[11]
• 27 October - Nayyar Sultana.^[12]

See also

• Other events of 1992
• Timeline of Pakistani history

References

1. Pakistan Earthquake May 1992 UN DHA Information Reports 1 - 2
2. Over 900 in Pakistan Dead in Severe Floods - New York Times
3. 2,500 Dead in Heavy Flooding Across North Pakistan and India
4. History of PIA - lost airliners
5. 1992 - Pakistan edge past England - BBC
6. "Tribute to Mir Khalil-Ur-Rahman (Special Editions)". jang.com.pk.
7. "The Road From Mecca_ Muhammad Asad (born Leopold Weiss) - Martin Kramer on the Middle East". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
8. "Jam Sadiq Ali, a Bhutto Foe, 57". nytimes.com. 7 March 1992.
9. "Dr I. H. Usmani - Sci-Tech". Dawn. 16 June 2011.
10. "Remembering Gul Mohammad". ESPN Cricinfo.
11. "Obituary: Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz, Nuclear Scientist". The New York Times. The New York Times. 1992-07-14. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
12. "Cinematic great Nayyar Sultana's death anniversary today". 27 October 2011.