1981 in Pakistan

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• Chief Justice: Sheikh [Anwarul Haq], Mohammad Haleem

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan: Rahimuddin Khan
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fazle Haq
• Governor of Punjab: Ghulam Jilani Khan
• Governor of Sindh: S.M. Abbasi

Events

March

• 2 March 1981 – Pakistan [International Airlines Flight 326] is hijacked by armed men belonging to Al-Zulfiqar. At the time, it was the longest hijacking in history.