1986 in Pakistan

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• Prime Minister: Muhammad Khan Junejo
• Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan: Musa Khan
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
• * until 18 April: Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti
• * 18 April-27 August: Musa Khan
• * starting 27 August: Fida Mohammad Khan
• Governor of Punjab: Sajjad Hussain Qureshi
• Governor of Sindh: Jahan Dad Khan

Events

• Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's daughter Benazir returns from exile to lead the Pakistan Peoples Party in a campaign for fresh elections.

September

• 5 September;– Pan Am Flight 73, with 358 people on board, is hijacked at Karachi International Airport by four Abu Nidal terrorists.

December

• 14 December;– Qasba Aligarh massacre, violence against Muhajirs by newly settled Pashtuns from KPK, Pakistan and Afghanistan.