1952 in Pakistan

Incumbents

Monarch

• King George VI until February 6
• Queen Elizabeth II from February 6

Federal government

• Governor-General – Malik Ghulam Muhammad
• Prime Minister – Khawaja Nazimuddin
• Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid

Governors

• Governor of Northwest Frontier: Khwaja Shahabuddin
• Governor of West Punjab: Abdur Rab Nishtar
• Governor of Sindh: Mian Aminuddin

Events

January–March

• January 26 – At the Dhaka session of the ruling Muslim League party, prime minister Khawaja Nazimuddin declares Urdu the national language of the state of Pakistan.
• January 30 – The Awami League holds a secret meeting, attended by a number of members from the communist front mobilising full political and student support.
• February 6- George VI, King of Pakistan, dies at Sandringham House aged 56. Queen Elizabeth II becomes Queen of Pakistan
• February 20 – Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, prohibiting processions and meetings is promulgated in Dhaka.
• February 21 – The first ethnic riots occur in Dhaka, East Pakistan against attempts to make Urdu the national language and lack of representation for Bengalis in central administration. This marks the start of the political struggle for the Bengali language movement.

April–June

• May 15 – Conference is held amongst delegates from India and Pakistan in Karachi to consider implementation of a visa and passport system between the two countries.

July–September

• August 14 – Pakistan celebrates 5 years of independence.

October–December

• November 23 – Basic Principles Committee presents the second revised report to the Constituent Assembly. The report called for a parity of representation between East and West Pakistan in parliament elected on the basis of separate balloting for minorities.

Births

January–June

• February 1 – ACM Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, Pakistan's air chief from 2006 to 2009
• March 4 – Salman Bashir, retired diplomat and former Foreign Secretary
• March 13 – Dr Tahir Amin, political scientist, educator and chairman of National Institute of Pakistan Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
• March 17 – Abid Ali, television actor

July–December

• July 15 – Raisul Islam Asad, Bangladeshi actor
• September 1 – Lt Gen Masood Aslam, statesman and Pakistan's ambassador to Mexico
• September 9 – Zaka Ashraf, banker and former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board
• October 5 – Imran Khan, cricketer and prime minister
• November 11 – Shamim Azad, poet, storyteller and writer
• November 16 – Abid Azad poet, critic and literary editor
• November 21 – Papia Sarwar, Bangladeshi singer
• December 9 – Liaqat Baloch, political leader

Full date unknown

• Lt Gen A.T.M. Zahirul Alam, force commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia

Deaths

• Ahmed Ullah Ajmeri, film director
• January 7 – Ustad Jhande Khan, music composer and director
• April 16 – Arzoo Lucknowi, Urdu poet
• August 1 – Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta, first and longest-serving mayor of Karachi
• October 16 – Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian/Pakistani Muslim leader, poet