1966 in Pakistan
Events from the year 1966 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
Events
January
- 10 January - Ayub Khan and Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri sign the Tashkent Declaration to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
February
- 5 February - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, general secretary of the East Pakistan Awami League, announces the Six Point Program calling for limiting the federal government to defence and foreign affairs.
- 11 February - Ayub Cadet College is inaugurated in Rajshahi, East Pakistan.
March
- 23 March - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formally announces the Six Point Program.
May
- 4 May - SS Al-Abbas, the first ocean-going vessel constructed by the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works is launched.
November
- 18 November - Instruction begins at the University of Chittagong with 7 teachers and 200 students in 4 departments: Bangla, English, history, and economics.
December
- 31 December - After seven years, the Elective Bodies Disqualification Order expires, lifting the prohibition against standing for office from 70 politicians, including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Births
January
- 1 January - Muhammad Tajammal Hussain, politician
March
- 2 March - Shahed Chowdhury, Bangladeshi film director
May
June
- 3 June - Wasim Akram, cricketer
- 22 June - Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Islamic preacher
September
- 14 September - Aamer Sohail, cricketer
Deaths
April
- 15 April - Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, politician
October
- 13 October - Muhammad Ibrahim, judge and academic
November
December
- December - Fazlur Rahman, politician