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** Two [[intelligence officer]]s, including the director of the provincial [[counterterrorism]] department, are shot dead outside a restaurant in [[Khanewal]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], by suspected [[Pakistani Taliban]] gunmen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Pakistan intelligence officers gunned down in Punjab province |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/4/two-pakistan-intelligence-officers-gunned-down-in-punjab-province |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Police say gunman kills 2 Pakistani intelligence officers |url=https://arab.news/99fdt |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Arab News PK |language=en}}</ref>
** Two [[intelligence officer]]s, including the director of the provincial [[counterterrorism]] department, are shot dead outside a restaurant in [[Khanewal]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], by suspected [[Pakistani Taliban]] gunmen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Pakistan intelligence officers gunned down in Punjab province |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/4/two-pakistan-intelligence-officers-gunned-down-in-punjab-province |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Police say gunman kills 2 Pakistani intelligence officers |url=https://arab.news/99fdt |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Arab News PK |language=en}}</ref>
** The [[Government of Pakistan|government]] orders the closure of all [[List of shopping malls in Pakistan|shopping malls]] and [[retail]] markets by 8:30&nbsp;p.m. ([[Pakistan Standard Time|PKT]]) daily as part of an [[energy conservation]] plan to offset [[2022–2023 Pakistan economic crisis|increasing energy prices]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peshimam |first=Gibran Naiyyar |date=2023-01-03 |title=Pakistan to shut malls, markets early in energy saving plan |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-shuts-markets-evenings-under-energy-conservation-plan-minister-2023-01-03/ |access-date=2023-01-05}}</ref>
** The [[Government of Pakistan|government]] orders the closure of all [[List of shopping malls in Pakistan|shopping malls]] and [[retail]] markets by 8:30&nbsp;p.m. ([[Pakistan Standard Time|PKT]]) daily as part of an [[energy conservation]] plan to offset [[2022–2023 Pakistan economic crisis|increasing energy prices]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peshimam |first=Gibran Naiyyar |date=2023-01-03 |title=Pakistan to shut malls, markets early in energy saving plan |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-shuts-markets-evenings-under-energy-conservation-plan-minister-2023-01-03/ |access-date=2023-01-05}}</ref>
*5 January – Pakistan was shaken by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, according to the [[National Seismic Monitoring Centre|National Seismic Monitoring Center]], and the tremors were felt in [[Gilgit]], [[Jhelum]], [[Chakwal]], [[Pakpattan]], [[Lakki Marwat]], [[Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Nowshera]], [[Malakand District|Malakand]], [[Azad Kashmir]], and other areas of the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/463133-58-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-parts-of-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Earthquake shakes Islamabad, Lahore and other parts of Pakistan |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/05-Jan-2023/earthquake-jolts-islamabad-lahore-other-parts-of-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref>
* 5 January – Pakistan was shaken by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, according to the [[National Seismic Monitoring Centre|National Seismic Monitoring Center]], and the tremors were felt in [[Gilgit]], [[Jhelum]], [[Chakwal]], [[Pakpattan]], [[Lakki Marwat]], [[Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Nowshera]], [[Malakand District|Malakand]], [[Azad Kashmir]], and other areas of the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/463133-58-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-parts-of-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Earthquake shakes Islamabad, Lahore and other parts of Pakistan |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/05-Jan-2023/earthquake-jolts-islamabad-lahore-other-parts-of-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref>
*9 January – The [[Government of Pakistan]] and the [[United Nations]] co-hosted one-day [[2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan|International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan]] in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] to aid Pakistani people after the [[2022 Pakistan floods|devastating floods in 2022]]. Under the presidency of Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and [[António Guterres|Antonio Guterres]], the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]], Pakistan raised more than [[United States dollar|$]]10 billion for recovery and rehabilitation process in flood effecting areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donors pledge more than $9bn for Pakistan flood recovery |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/9/flood-hit-pakistan-hosts-climate-resilience-meet-with-un-for-aid |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=Pakistan seeks aid for flood recovery, climate resilience - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/01/10/2003792342 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}</ref>
*9 January – The [[Government of Pakistan]] and the [[United Nations]] co-hosted one-day [[2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan|International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan]] in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] to aid Pakistani people after the [[2022 Pakistan floods|devastating floods in 2022]]. Under the presidency of Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and [[António Guterres|Antonio Guterres]], the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]], Pakistan raised more than [[United States dollar|$]]10 billion for recovery and rehabilitation process in flood effecting areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donors pledge more than $9bn for Pakistan flood recovery |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/9/flood-hit-pakistan-hosts-climate-resilience-meet-with-un-for-aid |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=Pakistan seeks aid for flood recovery, climate resilience - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/01/10/2003792342 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}</ref>
*13 January – [[Sarband police station attack]] in [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].
* 13 January – [[Sarband police station attack]] in [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].
*14 January – The [[List of members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|17th]] [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] is dissolved after 48 hours had passed since [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]], the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]], had sent a summary to [[Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman]], the [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farooq |first=Adnan Sheikh {{!}} Umar |date=2023-01-14 |title=Punjab Assembly stands dissolved as governor decides 'to not become part of' process |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1731612 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* 14 January – The [[List of members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|17th]] [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] is dissolved after 48 hours had passed since [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]], the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]], had sent a summary to [[Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman]], the [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farooq |first=Adnan Sheikh {{!}} Umar |date=2023-01-14 |title=Punjab Assembly stands dissolved as governor decides 'to not become part of' process |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1731612 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
*15 January – Polling for the [[2022 Sindh local government elections|second phase of Sindh local government elections]] were held in the 16 districts of [[2023 Karachi local government elections|Karachi and Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=BR Web |date=2023-01-15 |title=Voting underway for much-awaited Karachi, Hyderabad LG polls |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40220282 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karachi throne at stake as Sindh votes in local government election |date=15 January 2023 |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/01/15/karachi-throne-at-stake-as-sindh-votes-in-local-government-election/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 15 January – Polling for the [[2022 Sindh local government elections|second phase of Sindh local government elections]] were held in the 16 districts of [[2023 Karachi local government elections|Karachi and Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=|first= |date=2023-01-15 |title=Voting underway for much-awaited Karachi, Hyderabad LG polls |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40220282 |access-date=2023-01-15 |work=[[Business Recorder]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karachi throne at stake as Sindh votes in local government election |date=15 January 2023 |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/01/15/karachi-throne-at-stake-as-sindh-votes-in-local-government-election/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*18 January – [[Haji Ghulam Ali]], the [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], dissolved the [[List of members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2018–2023)|11th]] [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], on the advice of [[Mahmood Khan]], the [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Another Khan party-led provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/18/another-khan-party-led-provincial-assembly-dissolved-in-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 18 January – [[Haji Ghulam Ali]], the [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], dissolved the [[List of members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2018–2023)|11th]] [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], on the advice of [[Mahmood Khan]], the [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Another Khan party-led provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/18/another-khan-party-led-provincial-assembly-dissolved-in-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
*19 January – Three [[Law enforcement in Pakistan|police officers]] are killed in a [[Suicide attack|suicide bombing]] at a police outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-19 |title=Pakistani Taliban attacks police outpost, killing three officers |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-taliban-attacks-police-outpost-killing-three-officers-2023-01-19/ |access-date=2023-01-20}}</ref>
* 19 January – Three [[Law enforcement in Pakistan|police officers]] are killed in a [[Suicide attack|suicide bombing]] at a police outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-19 |title=Pakistani Taliban attacks police outpost, killing three officers |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-taliban-attacks-police-outpost-killing-three-officers-2023-01-19/ |access-date=2023-01-20}}</ref>
*20 January – A bomb blast [[Derailment|derails]] a [[passenger train]] in Peshi village, [[Kachhi District]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], injuring eight people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blast derails passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/20/blast-derails-passenger-train-in-pakistans-balochistan-report |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 20 January – A bombing [[Derailment|derails]] a [[passenger train]] in Peshi village, [[Kachhi District]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], injuring eight people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blast derails passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/20/blast-derails-passenger-train-in-pakistans-balochistan-report |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
*21 January – [[Muhammad Azam Khan (civil servant)|Muhammad Azam Khan]] was sworn in as the [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]] [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-21 |title=Azam Khan takes oath as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's caretaker CM |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40221584 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>
* 21 January – [[Muhammad Azam Khan (civil servant)|Muhammad Azam Khan]] was sworn in as the [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]] [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-21 |title=Azam Khan takes oath as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's caretaker CM |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40221584 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>
*22 January – [[Mohsin Raza Naqvi]] was sworn in as the [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]] [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadozai |first=Irfan |date=2023-01-22 |title=Mohsin Naqvi sworn in as Punjab caretaker chief minister |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1733051 |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* 22 January – [[Mohsin Raza Naqvi]] was sworn in as the [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]] [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadozai |first=Irfan |date=2023-01-22 |title=Mohsin Naqvi sworn in as Punjab caretaker chief minister |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1733051 |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
*23 January – A major [[power outage]] in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national [[power grid]]. Earlier this month, Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mogul |first=Sophia Saifi,Azaz Syed,Rhea |date=2023-01-23 |title=Nearly 220 million people in Pakistan without power after countrywide outage {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/asia/pakistan-power-outage-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
* 23 January – A major [[power outage]] in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national [[power grid]]. Earlier this month, Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mogul |first=Sophia Saifi,Azaz Syed,Rhea |date=2023-01-23 |title=Nearly 220 million people in Pakistan without power after countrywide outage {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/asia/pakistan-power-outage-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
*27 January – It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan's Karachi |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/toxic-chemicals-allegedly-kill-18-people-in-pakistans-karachi |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 27 January – It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan's Karachi |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/27/toxic-chemicals-allegedly-kill-18-people-in-pakistans-karachi |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
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**[[2023 Lasbela bus crash]]: At least 41 people are killed and two others are injured when a [[bus plunge]]s off a bridge and bursts into flames in [[Lasbela District]], Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-29 |title=Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bus-crash-southern-pakistan-kills-41-local-media-2023-01-29/ |access-date=2023-01-29}}</ref>
** [[2023 Lasbela bus crash]]: At least 41 people are killed and two others are injured when a [[bus plunge]]s off a bridge and bursts into flames in [[Lasbela District]], Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-29 |title=Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bus-crash-southern-pakistan-kills-41-local-media-2023-01-29/ |access-date=2023-01-29}}</ref>
**[[Tanda Dam boat disaster]]: Fifty one people are killed when their boat capsizes in [[Tanda Dam]], [[Kohat District]], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Presse |first=AFP-Agence France |title=Ten Children Killed In Northwest Pakistan Boat Capsize |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/ten-children-killed-in-northwest-pakistan-boat-capsize-police-01674978607 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-31 |title=Death toll from Pakistan boat capsize jumps to 51 |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/01/2023/death-toll-from-pakistan-boat-capsize-jumps-to-51 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref>
** [[Tanda Dam boat disaster]]: Fifty one people are killed when their boat capsizes in [[Tanda Dam]], [[Kohat District]], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Presse |first=AFP-Agence France |title=Ten Children Killed In Northwest Pakistan Boat Capsize |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/ten-children-killed-in-northwest-pakistan-boat-capsize-police-01674978607 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-31 |title=Death toll from Pakistan boat capsize jumps to 51 |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/01/2023/death-toll-from-pakistan-boat-capsize-jumps-to-51 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref>
*30 January – [[2023 Peshawar mosque bombing]]: At least 100+ people are killed and 170 others are injured when a [[Jamaat-ul-Ahrar]] suicide bomber [[detonate]]s his [[explosive vest]] in a [[mosque]] in Peshawar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Jibran |date=2023-01-30 |title=Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 32, targeted police |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-mosque-pakistans-peshawar-70-injured-2023-01-30/ |access-date=2023-01-30}}</ref>
* 30 January – [[2023 Peshawar mosque bombing]]: 84 people are killed and over 200 others are injured when a [[Jamaat-ul-Ahrar]] suicide bomber [[detonate]]s his [[explosive vest]] in a [[mosque]] in Peshawar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Jibran |date=2023-01-30 |title=Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 32, targeted police |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-mosque-pakistans-peshawar-70-injured-2023-01-30/ |access-date=2023-01-30}}</ref>


=== February ===
=== February ===
* 3 February – At least seventeen people are killed when a bus and a truck crash in a [[head-on collision]] in [[Kohat District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=Official: 17 people killed in bus-truck crash in NW Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/automotive-accidents-pakistan-e9178fa92ac831e05185e8159b514428 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 3 February – At least seventeen people are killed when a bus and a truck crash in a [[head-on collision]] in [[Kohat District]], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=Official: 17 people killed in bus-truck crash in NW Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/automotive-accidents-pakistan-e9178fa92ac831e05185e8159b514428 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 6 February – [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Pakistani Prime Minister]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]] orders the ban on [[Wikipedia]] to be lifted, three days after the website was banned for alleged [[Islamophobia|anti-Muslim]] and [[Blasphemy|blasphemous]] content.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-06 |title=Wikipedia Unblocked in Pakistan After 3 Days |language=en-US |work=ProPakistani |url=https://propakistani.pk/2023/02/06/wikipedia-unblocked-in-pakistan-after-3-days/ |access-date=2023-02-07}}</ref>
* 6 February – [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Pakistani Prime Minister]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]] orders the ban on [[Wikipedia]] to be lifted, three days after the website was banned for alleged [[Islamophobia|anti-Muslim]] and [[Blasphemy|blasphemous]] content.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-06 |title=Wikipedia Unblocked in Pakistan After 3 Days |language=en-US |work=ProPakistani |url=https://propakistani.pk/2023/02/06/wikipedia-unblocked-in-pakistan-after-3-days/ |access-date=2023-02-07}}</ref>
* 10 February – Two people are killed and three others are injured when a [[roadside bomb]] hits a vehicle in [[Kohlu District]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Bomb hits vehicle, killing 2 troops, wounding 3 in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-iran-politics-violence-85d906ca1d4c766811d6075246b15e8d |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 10 February – Two people are killed and three others are injured when a [[roadside bomb]] hits a vehicle in [[Kohlu District]], Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Bomb hits vehicle, killing 2 troops, wounding 3 in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-iran-politics-violence-85d906ca1d4c766811d6075246b15e8d |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 13 February – [[2023 Pakistan Super League]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Paramjit |date=2022-12-14 |title=Pakistan Super League 2023 Start Date, Squads, Captains, Coaches, Venues Players List, Teams, PSL Team Stats, Records And All You Need To Know |url=https://www.sportsunfold.com/pakistan-super-league-2023-start-date-squads-captains-coaches-venues-players-list-teams-psl-team-stats-records-and-all-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=SportsUnfold}}</ref>
* 13 February – [[2023 Pakistan Super League]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Paramjit |date=2022-12-14 |title=Pakistan Super League 2023 Start Date, Squads, Captains, Coaches, Venues Players List, Teams, PSL Team Stats, Records And All You Need To Know |url=https://www.sportsunfold.com/pakistan-super-league-2023-start-date-squads-captains-coaches-venues-players-list-teams-psl-team-stats-records-and-all-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=SportsUnfold}}</ref>
* 13 February – [[Lynching of Waris]]: [[Punjab Police (Pakistan)|Police]] in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], arrest 50 men for the [[lynching]] of a [[blasphemy]] suspect at a [[police station]] in [[Nankana Sahib District]] two days ago.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-13 |title=Pakistan nabs 50 men in weekend killing of blasphemy suspect |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-pakistan-lahore-police-islam-b2281046.html |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
* 13 February – [[Lynching of Muhammad Waris]]: [[Punjab Police (Pakistan)|Police]] in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], arrest 50 men for the [[lynching]] of a blasphemy suspect at a [[police station]] in [[Nankana Sahib District]] two days ago.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-13 |title=Pakistan nabs 50 men in weekend killing of blasphemy suspect |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-pakistan-lahore-police-islam-b2281046.html |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
* 14 February – Three [[Pakistani Taliban]] members are killed by fellow militants who were trying to free them while being transported from [[Miranshah]] to [[Bannu]], [[Pakistan]] by counter-terrorism officers. Four of the attackers are also killed in the ensuing shootout.
* 14 February – Three [[Pakistani Taliban]] members are killed by fellow militants who were trying to free them while being transported from [[Miranshah]] to [[Bannu]], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by [[counter-terrorism]] officers. Four of the attackers are also killed in the ensuing shootout.
* 20 February – [[February 2023 Kallar Kahar bus accident|2023 Kallar Kahar bus accident]]: Fourteen people are killed and 63 others are injured when a [[Bus crash|bus crashes]] and overturns near [[Kallar Kahar]], [[Chakwal District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=14 passengers killed, 63 injured in bus crash in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/automotive-accidents-shahbaz-sharif-pakistan-c36ab9e8596c47e2a30e561c4e71383a |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 20 February – [[February 2023 Kallar Kahar bus accident]]: Fourteen people are killed and 63 others are injured when a [[bus crash]]es and overturns near [[Kallar Kahar]], [[Chakwal District]], Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=14 passengers killed, 63 injured in bus crash in Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/automotive-accidents-shahbaz-sharif-pakistan-c36ab9e8596c47e2a30e561c4e71383a |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 20 February – [[2023 Barkhan incident]]
* 20 February – [[2023 Barkhan incident]]
* 22 February – [[Jail Bharo Tehreek]]
* 22 February – [[Jail Bharo Tehreek]]
* 25 February – Thirteen people are killed and several others are injured when a bus collides with a van in [[Rahim Yar Khan]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-25 |title=13 people killed as bus hits van on Pakistan motorway |url=https://apnews.com/article/automotive-accidents-pakistan-ca54ba677dd68ffdeb9b4119c25d2cda |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 25 February – Thirteen people are killed and several others are injured when a bus collides with a van in [[Rahim Yar Khan]], Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-25 |title=13 people killed as bus hits van on Pakistan motorway |url=https://apnews.com/article/automotive-accidents-pakistan-ca54ba677dd68ffdeb9b4119c25d2cda |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 26 February – Four people are killed and 14 others are injured in a [[2023 Barkhan bombing|bombing at a market]] in [[Barkhan]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blast kills four at a crowded market in Pakistan's Balochistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/26/blast-kills-four-at-crowded-bazaar-in-pakistans-balochistan |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 26 February – [[2023 Barkhan bombing]]: Four people are killed and 14 others are injured in a bombing at a market in [[Barkhan]], Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blast kills four at a crowded market in Pakistan's Balochistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/26/blast-kills-four-at-crowded-bazaar-in-pakistans-balochistan |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>


=== March ===
=== March ===
* 3 March – [[Harnai coal mine explosion]]
* 3 March – [[Harnai coal mine explosion]]
* 6 March – At least nine police officers are killed and 16 other people are injured in [[Sibi]], [[Pakistan]], when a [[suicide bomber]] riding on a bike strikes a police vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan: Suicide bomb kills police officers in Balochistan – DW – 03/06/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-suicide-bomb-kills-police-officers-in-balochistan/a-64894133 |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 6 March – [[Bolan suicide bombing]] - At least nine police officers are killed and 16 other people are injured in Bolan, [[Kachhi District]], Balochistan, when a suicide bomber riding on a bike strikes a police vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan: Suicide bomb kills police officers in Balochistan – DW – 03/06/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-suicide-bomb-kills-police-officers-in-balochistan/a-64894133 |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 20 March – [[Haripur rocket attack]]
* 20 March – [[Haripur rocket attack]]
* 21 March – [[2023 Afghanistan–Pakistan earthquake]], Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan were hit by a strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, resulting in casualties and property damage. At least 11 people died in Pakistan, and a total of ten deaths were reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan combined as a result of the earthquake.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Guinto |first1=Joel |last2=Limaye |first2=Yogita |date=22 March 2023 |title=Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan kills at least 19 people |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65034776 |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=[[BBC News]] |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322043152/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65034776 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2023/03/23/afghanistan-and-pakistan-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-21/ | title=Afghanistan and Pakistan earthquake death toll rises to 21 |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |date=2023-03-23 }}</ref>
* 21 March – [[2023 Afghanistan–Pakistan earthquake]], Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan were hit by a strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the [[Richter scale]], resulting in casualties and property damage. At least 11 people died in Pakistan, and a total of ten deaths were reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan combined as a result of the earthquake.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Guinto |first1=Joel |last2=Limaye |first2=Yogita |date=22 March 2023 |title=Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan kills at least 19 people |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65034776 |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=[[BBC News]] |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322043152/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65034776 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2023/03/23/afghanistan-and-pakistan-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-21/ | title=Afghanistan and Pakistan earthquake death toll rises to 21 |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |date=2023-03-23 }}</ref>
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* 29 March – [[2023 Lakki Marwat terrorist attack]]: Four people are killed and six others are injured by two [[Improvised explosive device|roadside bombings]] targeting police in [[Lakki Marwat]], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-30 |title=Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-police-attacked-0da516557c096c84436a2f35626eaf5b |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
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* 30 March –
** Four people are killed and six others are injured by two [[Improvised explosive device|roadside bombings]] targeting police in [[Lakki Marwat]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-30 |title=Pakistani Taliban target police, kill 4 in roadside bombing |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-police-attacked-0da516557c096c84436a2f35626eaf5b |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
* 30 March - The [[Lahore High Court]] rules that Pakistan's [[sedition]] law is unconstitutional, on the grounds that it violates [[free speech]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Al Jazeera Staff |title=Pakistani court strikes down sedition law in win for free speech |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/30/pakistani-court-strikes-down-sedition-law-in-win-for-free-speech |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
** The [[Lahore High Court]] rules that [[Pakistan]]'s [[sedition]] law is unconstitutional, on the grounds that it violates [[free speech]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Al Jazeera |title=Pakistani court strikes down sedition law in win for free speech |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/30/pakistani-court-strikes-down-sedition-law-in-win-for-free-speech |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 31 March – [[2023 Pakistan ration distribution stampedes]]: Eleven people are killed when [[Crowd collapses and crushes|crushed in a crowd]] which gathered to collect food outside a factory in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/31/stampede-at-food-distribution-centre-kills-11-in-pakistan |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
*31 March – [[2023 Pakistan ration distribution stampedes]]: Eleven people die after being [[Crowd collapses and crushes|crushed in a crowd]] which gathered to collect food outside a factory in [[Karachi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/31/stampede-at-food-distribution-centre-kills-11-in-pakistan |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>


===April===
===April===
*7 April - Pakistan arrests the founder of the [[Baloch Nationalist Army]] in the country's southwest.
* 1 April - [[2023 Kech District attack]]
* 7 April -
** Pakistan arrests the founder of the [[Baloch Nationalist Army]] in the country's southwest.
*7 April - [[2023 Yar Hussain grenade attack]]
** [[2023 Yar Hussain grenade attack]]
*8 April - [[2023 Khyber blast]]: an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) struck a security forces vehicle, which resulted in the deaths of two soldiers and injury to 4 others in Pakistan's [[Khyber District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1746714|title=Two soldiers martyred, four hurt in Khyber IED attack|first=Ibrahim|last=Shinwari|date=April 9, 2023|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
* 8 April - [[2023 Khyber bombing]]: an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) strikes a security forces vehicle, which results in the deaths of two soldiers and injury to four others in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's [[Khyber District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1746714|title=Two soldiers martyred, four hurt in Khyber IED attack|first=Ibrahim|last=Shinwari|date=April 9, 2023|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
*9 April - [[Kacha Operation]].
* 9 April - [[Kacha Operation]]
*12 April - [[2023 Karachi factory fire]]
* 12 April - [[2023 Karachi factory fire]]
*18 April - [[2023 Torkham landslide]]: a landslide near [[Torkham]] on the [[Afghanistan-Pakistan border]] kills at least three people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=Torkham landslide leaves three dead |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2412562/torkham-landslide-leaves-three-dead |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* 18 April - [[2023 Torkham landslide]]: a landslide near [[Torkham]] on the [[Afghanistan-Pakistan border]] kills at least three people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=Torkham landslide leaves three dead |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2412562/torkham-landslide-leaves-three-dead |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
*24 April - [[2023 Kabal explosions]]
* 24 April - [[2023 Kabal explosions]]
*27 April - [[2023 Karachi Express train fire]]
* 27 April - [[2023 Karachi Express train fire]]


===May===
===May===
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* 18 May - [[May 2023 Peshawar bombing|2023 Peshawar blast]]
* 18 May - [[May 2023 Peshawar bombing|2023 Peshawar blast]]
* 19 May - [[2023 Zhob suicide attack]]
* 19 May - [[2023 Zhob suicide attack]]
* 21 May - Terrorist attack at Pakistan Iran border killing some Iranian Border guards<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-21 |title=State TV says armed group kills 5 Iranian border guards in clash near Pakistani border |url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-border-clash-guards-killed-pakistan-7c871b8b66363155d1b8acdd8d211acb |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 21 May - A terrorist attack at the [[Iran–Pakistan border]] kills some Iranian border guards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-21 |title=State TV says armed group kills 5 Iranian border guards in clash near Pakistani border |url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-border-clash-guards-killed-pakistan-7c871b8b66363155d1b8acdd8d211acb |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 27 May - [[2023 Astore avalanche]]
* 27 May - [[2023 Astore avalanche]]


===June===
===June===
* 10 Jun - [[2023 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rains and storms]]
* 10 Jun - [[2023 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rains and storms]]
* In June 2023, there was a terrorist attack at the Iran Pakistan border. Some Pakistan border patrol officers were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Pakistan's military says 2 soldiers killed in militant attack near border with Iran |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-iran-border-militant-attack-a6bad9b1710a4a8b6c7c046633888594 |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* June - A terrorist attack at the Iran-Pakistan border in which some Pakistan border patrol officers were killed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Pakistan's military says 2 soldiers killed in militant attack near border with Iran |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-iran-border-militant-attack-a6bad9b1710a4a8b6c7c046633888594 |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>


=== July ===
=== July ===
* 7 July – [[Shandur Polo Festival|2023 Shandur Polo Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=Shandur Polo Festival kicks off in Chitral |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2364196/shandur-polo-festival-kicks-off-in-chitral |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* 7 July – [[Shandur Polo Festival|2023 Shandur Polo Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=Shandur Polo Festival kicks off in Chitral |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2364196/shandur-polo-festival-kicks-off-in-chitral |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* 20 July – [[2023 Bara explosion]]
* 20 July – [[2023 Bara bombing]]
* 30 July – [[2023 Khar bombing]]
* 30 July – [[2023 Khar bombing]]


=== August ===
=== August ===
* 5 August – [[Imran Khan]] was arrested for the second time.<ref name="Walsh 2023">{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Aoife |date=2023-08-05 |title=Pakistan ex-PM Khan given three-year jail sentence |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66414696 |access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref>
* 5 August – [[Imran Khan]] is arrested for the second time.<ref name="Walsh 2023">{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Aoife |date=2023-08-05 |title=Pakistan ex-PM Khan given three-year jail sentence |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66414696 |access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref>
* 6 August – [[2023 Hazara Express derailment]]
* 6 August – [[2023 Hazara Express derailment]]
* 10 August – [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Arif Alvi]] dissolved the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] on the advice of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Sanaullah |date=2023-08-09 |title=Govt tenure comes to end as President Alvi signs off on NA dissolution |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1769231 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* 10 August – [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Arif Alvi]] dissolved the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] on the advice of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Sanaullah |date=2023-08-09 |title=Govt tenure comes to end as President Alvi signs off on NA dissolution |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1769231 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* 11 August – [[Kamran Tessori]], the [[Governor of Sindh]], dissolved the [[List of members of the 15th Provincial Assembly of Sindh|15th]] [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Provincial Assembly]] on the advice of [[Murad Ali Shah]], the [[Chief Minister of Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=Sindh Assembly bows out as Governor Tissori signs dissolution summary |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/504528-cm-murad-sends-summary-for-dissolution-of-sindh-assembly-to-governor-tissori |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Geo.tv |language=en}}</ref>
* 11 August – [[Kamran Tessori]], the [[Governor of Sindh]], dissolved the [[List of members of the 15th Provincial Assembly of Sindh|15th]] [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Provincial Assembly]] on the advice of [[Murad Ali Shah]], the [[Chief Minister of Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=Sindh Assembly bows out as Governor Tissori signs dissolution summary |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/504528-cm-murad-sends-summary-for-dissolution-of-sindh-assembly-to-governor-tissori |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Geo.tv |language=en}}</ref>
* 12 August – [[Abdul Wali Kakar]], the [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]], dissolved the [[List of members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan|11th]] [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan]], on the advice of [[Abdul Quddus Bizenjo]], the [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zehri |first=Abdullah |date=2023-08-12 |title=Balochistan Assembly dissolved as governor approves CM Bizenjo's summary |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1769767 |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* 12 August – [[Abdul Wali Kakar]], the [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]], dissolved the [[List of members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Balochistan|11th]] [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan]], on the advice of [[Abdul Quddus Bizenjo]], the [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zehri |first=Abdullah |date=2023-08-12 |title=Balochistan Assembly dissolved as governor approves CM Bizenjo's summary |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1769767 |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* 12 August - [[Anwar ul Haq Kakar]] became the eighth Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
* 12 August - [[Anwaar ul Haq Kakar]] was sworn in as the eighth [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]] Prime Minister of Pakistan.
* 13 August – [[Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Here's complete schedule of Kashmir Premier League season two |url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/heres-complete-schedule-of-kashmir-premier-league-season-two |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=cricketpakistan.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2022-08-03 |title=Kashmir Premier League (KPL) Schedule 2023 [Updated] Fixtures {{!}} Timetable {{!}} Calendar |url=https://dailysportsupdates.com/kpl-schedule/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Daily Sports Updates |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 13 August – [[Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Here's complete schedule of Kashmir Premier League season two |url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/heres-complete-schedule-of-kashmir-premier-league-season-two |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=cricketpakistan.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2022-08-03 |title=Kashmir Premier League (KPL) Schedule 2023 [Updated] Fixtures {{!}} Timetable {{!}} Calendar |url=https://dailysportsupdates.com/kpl-schedule/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Daily Sports Updates |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 17 August – [[Maqbool Baqar]] is sworn in as the [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]] [[Chief Minister of Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=Sindh governor administers oath to Interim CM Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/505523-sindh-governor-administers-oath-to-caretaker-cm-justice-retd-maqbool-baqar |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Geo.tv |language=en}}</ref>
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* 19 August – [[2023 North Waziristan terrorist attack]]
* 18 August – [[Ali Mardan Khan Domki]] is sworn in as the [[Caretaker government|Caretaker]] [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ali Mardan Khan Domki sworn in as Caretaker Balochistan CM |url=https://www.radio.gov.pk/18-08-2023/ali-mardan-khan-domki-sworn-in-as-caretaker-balochistan-cm |website=www.radio.gov.pk}}</ref>
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* 19 August – [[2023 North Waziristan landmine attack]]
* 29 August – The [[Islamabad High Court]] reverses a [[Judiciary of Pakistan|lower court]]'s three-year imprisonment verdict against former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]] [[Imran Khan]] for [[Graft (politics)|graft]], while granting him [[bail]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Khan's graft sentence: Lawyers |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/imran-khan-pakistan-court-suspends-ex-pm-graft-sentence-3731936 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>
* 29 August – The [[Islamabad High Court]] reverses a [[Judiciary of Pakistan|lower court]]'s three-year imprisonment verdict against former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]] [[Imran Khan]] for [[Graft (politics)|graft]], while granting him [[bail]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Khan's graft sentence: Lawyers |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/imran-khan-pakistan-court-suspends-ex-pm-graft-sentence-3731936 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>

=== September ===
=== September ===
* 2 September – [[2023 Asia Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Purn |date=2023-01-02 |title=Asia Cup 2023 Cricket Schedule, Host Country, Teams, Match Fixtures |url=https://purneauniversity.org/asia-cup-2023/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=PurnEA University |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asia Cup 2023 Schedule Asia Cup, 2023 Time Table Fixtures |url=https://www.cricschedule.com/series/356-asia-cup-2023-schedule-fixtures.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.cricschedule.com}}</ref> Babar azam scored 151 against nepal on 31/08/2023
* 2 September – [[2023 Asia Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Purn |date=2023-01-02 |title=Asia Cup 2023 Cricket Schedule, Host Country, Teams, Match Fixtures |url=https://purneauniversity.org/asia-cup-2023/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=PurnEA University |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asia Cup 2023 Schedule Asia Cup, 2023 Time Table Fixtures |url=https://www.cricschedule.com/series/356-asia-cup-2023-schedule-fixtures.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.cricschedule.com}}</ref> Babar azam scored 151 against nepal on 31/08/2023
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* 29 September –
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* 29 September – [[2023 Mastung bombing]]: At least 50 people are killed and more than 50 others are injured by a [[Suicide attack|suicide bombing]] at a [[religious gathering]] in [[Mastung, Pakistan|Mastung]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Pakistan: At least 50 killed, dozens injured in Mastung blast |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66956626 |access-date=2023-09-29}}</ref>
** [[Hangu mosque bombing]]
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** [[2023 Mastung bombing]]: At least 50 people are killed and more than 50 others are injured by a [[Suicide attack|suicide bombing]] at a [[religious gathering]] in [[Mastung, Pakistan|Mastung]], Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Pakistan: At least 50 killed, dozens injured in Mastung blast |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66956626 |access-date=2023-09-29}}</ref>


=== October ===
=== October ===
* 16 October – [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Pakistani Foreign Minister]] [[Jalil Abbas Jilani]] has condemned the Israeli bombing on [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], calling the actions “[[genocide]]”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan {{!}} UN Web TV |url=https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k181xpryoo |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=media.un.org |language=en}}</ref>

* 16 October – [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Pakistani Foreign Minister]] [[Jalil Abbas Jilani]] has condemned the Israeli bombing on Gaza, equating the actions as “[[genocide]]”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan {{!}} UN Web TV |url=https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k181xpryoo |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=media.un.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 21 October – Former Pakistani Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] returns to Pakistan after four years in self-imposed [[exile]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-21 |title=Pakistan's thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-nawaz-sharif-return-homecoming-rally-3aa71b80d34a4ac95fc6994e66d8fdbe |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 21 October – Former [[Pakistani Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] returns to [[Pakistan]] after four years in self-imposed exile in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-21 |title=Pakistan's thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-nawaz-sharif-return-homecoming-rally-3aa71b80d34a4ac95fc6994e66d8fdbe |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 23 October – The [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] declares the [[courts-martial]] of civilians [[Constitution of Pakistan|unconstitutional]], moving the trials of over 100 pro-Imran Khan protesters to [[civilian]] [[Judiciary of Pakistan|criminal courts]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peshimam |first=Gibran Naiyyar |date=2023-10-23 |title=Pakistan court stops military trials of pro-Khan protesters |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-top-court-rules-against-trials-civilians-military-courts-petitioner-2023-10-23/ |access-date=2023-10-24}}</ref>
* 23 October – The [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] declares the [[Court-martial|court-martials]] of civilians [[Constitution of Pakistan|unconstitutional]], moving the trials of over 100 pro-[[Imran Khan]] protesters to civilian [[Judiciary of Pakistan|criminal courts]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peshimam |first=Gibran Naiyyar |date=2023-10-23 |title=Pakistan court stops military trials of pro-Khan protesters |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-top-court-rules-against-trials-civilians-military-courts-petitioner-2023-10-23/ |access-date=2023-10-24}}</ref>


===November===
===November===
* 3 November –
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* 3 November – [[2023 Dera Ismail Khan bomb blast]]: Five people are killed and 20 others injured by a [[Car bomb|motorcycle bomb]] at a bus stop in [[Dera Ismail Khan]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], when a [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police|police]] bus carrying officers passed the area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-03 |title=A planted bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bomb-police-bus-taliban-5d7f0ec03d9620ab4845c10704de1b8a |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
** [[2023 Dera Ismail Khan bombing]]: Five people are killed and 20 others injured by a [[Car bomb|motorcycle bomb]] at a bus stop in [[Dera Ismail Khan]], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when a [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police|police]] bus carrying officers passed the area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-03 |title=A planted bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-bomb-police-bus-taliban-5d7f0ec03d9620ab4845c10704de1b8a |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 3 November – [[2023 attack on security forces in Gwadar]]
** [[2023 Gwadar ambush]]
* 4 November – [[Mianwali air base attack]]: Nine [[Tehreek-e-Jihad]] gunmen are killed during a [[shootout]] with [[Pakistan Army|soldiers]] when trying to storm [[PAF Base M.M. Alam|a training air base]] in [[Mianwali]], Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-04 |title=Pakistani troops kill 9 militants and foil an attack on an airbase in eastern Punjab province |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militant-attack-mianwali-air-base-1d265daaddc53c731dd584d86aaba411 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 6 November - [[2023 Tirah shooting]]

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=== December ===
* 2 December - [[Chilas bus shooting]]
* 12 December – [[Daraban police station attack]]: A [[Tehreek-e-Jihad]] militant [[Suicide attack|blows himself up]] with a [[car bomb]] outside a [[police station]] being used by the [[Pakistan Army|army]] in [[Daraban]], [[Dera Ismail Khan District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], before six gunmen [[Mass shooting|open fire]], killing at least 23 people and wounding 34 others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-12 |title=Dozens killed in Islamist militant attack on northwest Pakistan army base |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231212-several-killed-dozens-wounded-in-suicide-attack-on-northwest-pakistan-police-station |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
* 15 December – [[2023 Tank district attack]]
* 20 December – Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the [[separatist]] [[Baloch Nationalist Army]], surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other [[Militant|militants]] in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-20 |title=Separatist leader in Pakistan appears before cameras and says he has surrendered with 70 followers |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-separatists-surrender-baluchistan-451250d7855e49c43b1ef01aa5cdc9f7 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 21 December – Police beat and arrest several protestors during a march toward [[Islamabad]] from [[Turbat]], [[Kech District]], after about 200 people planned to rally in the capital to draw attention to the killing of a man in police custody in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] in November.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-police-arrest-baluchistan-activists-islamabad-9279b9e5eeb6a35384f7424faebf961d |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>


=== Unknown dates ===
=== Unknown dates ===
* [[2023 Islamabad local government elections]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECP postpones local government elections in Islamabad |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/461171-ecp-postpones-local-government-elections-in-islamabad |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-31 |title=LG elections in Islamabad 'not possible' today despite IHC order |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/31-Dec-2022/lg-elections-in-islamabad-not-possible-today-despite-ihc-order |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=The Nation |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2023 Pakistani general election]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/frmGenericPage.aspx?PageID=3286 |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=www.ecp.gov.pk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=General election to take place in Pakistan after August: Economic Affairs Minister |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/general-election-to-take-place-in-pakistan-after-august-economic-affairs-minister20221226120019/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Pakistan to hold next general election in October 2023 after digital census, says planning minister |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/06-Dec-2022/pakistan-to-hold-next-general-election-in-october-2023-after-digital-census-says-planning-minister |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Asma Jahangir Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asma Jahangir Conference 2022 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1002915-asma-jahangir-conference-2022 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
* [[International Urdu Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aalmi Urdu Conference |url=https://www.artscouncil.org.pk/index.php/international-urdu-conference/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi |date=28 May 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salman |first=Peerzada |date=2022-12-02 |title=15th International Urdu Conference gets under way |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1724258 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
* [[International Urdu Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aalmi Urdu Conference |url=https://www.artscouncil.org.pk/index.php/international-urdu-conference/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi |date=28 May 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salman |first=Peerzada |date=2022-12-02 |title=15th International Urdu Conference gets under way |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1724258 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

== Arts ==
== Arts ==
=== Cinema ===
=== Cinema ===
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== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
* 5 February - [[Pervez Musharraf]], former president and army chief
=== January-March ===
*5 February - [[Pervez Musharraf]], former president and army chief.
* 13 February - [[Zia Mohyeddin]], television actor and director
*13 February - [[Zia Mohyeddin]], television actor and director.
* 26 February - [[Shahida Raza]], field hockey and football player
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* 22 March - [[Salim Khatri]], religious leader
*26 February - [[Shahida Raza]], field hockey and football player.
* 27 May - [[Seemin Jamali]], medical doctor
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*22 March - Salim Khatri, religious leader
* 1 August - [[Shams Buneri]], Pashto poet

* 17 August - [[Kunwar Naveed Jamil]], politician
=== April-Aug===
*27 May - [[Seemin Jamali]], medical doctor
* 8 September - [[Shoukat Ali Laleka]], politician
*1 Aug - [[Shams Buneri]], Pashto poet
* 12 September - [[Rana Maqbool Ahmad]], Senator
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* 11 November - [[Muhammad Azam Khan (civil servant)|Muhammad Azam Khan]], Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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=== Sep-Dec ===

* 12 Sep - [[Rana Maqbool Ahmad]], Senator


== See also ==
== See also ==

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The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2023 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

S. No Photo Name Office
1 Arif Alvi President of Pakistan
2 Anwar ul Haq Kakar Prime Minister of Pakistan
3 Sadiq Sanjrani Chairman of the Senate
4 Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Speaker of the National Assembly
5 Qazi Faez Isa Chief Justice of Pakistan
6 Sikandar Sultan Raja Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
7 Dissolved National Assembly
8 14th Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan

Provincial government

Province Governor Chief Minister Government Type Chief Justice
Balochistan Abdul Wali Kakar Ali Mardan Khan Domki Caretaker Naeem Akhtar (BHC)
Gilgit-Baltistan Mehdi Shah Gulbar Khan PTI Coalition Shamim Khan (SACGB)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali Arshad Hussain Shah Caretaker Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (PHC)
Punjab Baligh Ur Rehman Mohsin Naqvi Ameer Bhatti (LHC)
Sindh Kamran Tessori Maqbool Baqar Ahmed Ali Sheikh (SHC)

State government

Province President Prime minister Government Type Chief Justice
Azad Kashmir Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry Chaudhry Anwarul Haq PTI Coalition Raja Saeed Akram Khan (SCAJK)

Services chief

S. No Photo Name Office
1 Asim Munir Chief of Army Staff
2 Zaheer Ahmad Babar Chief of Air Staff
3 Naveed Ashraf Chief of Naval Staff
4 Sahir Shamshad Mirza Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

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October

November

December

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Arts

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Main article: List of Pakistani films of 2023

Deaths

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