1952 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1952 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

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

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