1962 in Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: History of Pakistan List of years in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history ← 1961 1960 1959 1962 in Pakistan → 1963 1964 1965 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: History of Pakistan List of years in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history Events from the year 1962 in Pakistan. President: Ayub Khan Chief Justice: A.R. Cornelius Events March 1 – President Ayub Khan promulgates a constitution which sought to reinforce his authority in the absence of martial law. April – Elections for the National[1] and provincial assembly were held on the basis of Basic Democracies. June 8 –A new constitution was promulgated by President Mohammad Ayub Khan. This also marks the end of the martial law period.[2] July – the National Assembly passes the Political Parties Act,[3] legalizing the formation of political parties. See also List of Pakistani films of 1962 References ↑ Sengupta, Nitish K. (2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-14-341678-4. Retrieved 22 February 2024. ↑ "3 Opposition Parties Form National Front in Pakistan". The New York Times. 23 January 1964. Retrieved 22 February 2024. ↑ Area Handbook for Pakistan. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1965. p. 288. Retrieved 22 February 2024. vteYears in Pakistan (since 1947)20th century 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 21st century 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte1962 in AsiaSovereign states Afghanistan Bhutan Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Ceylon China Cyprus Egypt India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Laos Lebanon Malaya Mongolia Nepal Oman East Pakistan West Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Sikkim Singapore Soviet Union Syria Thailand Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam North Yemen States with limitedrecognition Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Taiwan Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Bahrain Brunei Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colony of Aden This article about Pakistani history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles