1992 in Pakistan

1992 was a year mixed with euphoria and tragedy for Pakistan. While Pakistan won the finals of the Cricket World Cup, thousands died in the flooding that occurred in the northern regions of Pakistan as a result of torrential rains swelling the Indus river. The Nawaz government inaugurated a few projects in the province of Punjab towards the betterment of road networks and ordered a military operation in the province of Sindh to counter the growing language riots and ethnic tension.

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See also:	Other events of 1992 List of years in Pakistan

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Ghulam Ishaq Khan
• Prime Minister: Nawaz Sharif
• Chief Justice: Muhammad Afzal Zullah

Events

• 12 January – Lahore-Islamabad motorway project launched.
• 22 February – Nawaz Sharif introduces yellow-cab taxi scheme.
• 26 April – Pakistan's Alam Channa enters Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man in the world.
• 20 May – A 6.0 mb  earthquake affects northern Pakistan causing moderate damage, killing 36 and injuring 100.
• 19 June – Military operation starts in Sindh.
• 8 September – 1992 India–Pakistan floods, almost 1,000 people die and 3 million are evacuated due to flooding in Punjab province caused by torrential rains swelling the Indus river and its tributaries,[1] a thousand more are also killed in the Kashmir region.[2]
• 28 September – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268, an Airbus A300B4-203, crashes into the southern slope of the Chure Hills on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.

Sports

Cricket

• 25 March – Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs in Melbourne in the finals of the Cricket World Cup.[3]

Births

• 2 January – Manzoor Ahmed, footballer
• 2 March – Farhan Zaman, squash player
• 14 April – Mohammad Amir, cricketer
• 15 April – Rabia Ashiq, athlete
• 21 June – Kainat Imtiaz, cricketer
• 8 July – Raza Hasan, first-class cricketer
• 9 July – Muhammad Adil, footballer
• 4 November – Alycia Dias, singer

Deaths

• 25 January – Mir Khalil ur Rehman.[4]
• 20 February – Muhammad Asad.[5]
• 5 March – Jam Sadiq Ali.[6]
• 17 June – Ishrat Hussain Usmani.[7]
• 8 May – Gul Mohammad.[8]
• 9 July – Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz.[9]
• 27 October – Nayyar Sultana.[10]

See also

• Other events of 1992
• Timeline of Pakistani history

References

1. Over 900 in Pakistan Dead in Severe Floods - New York Times
2. 2,500 Dead in Heavy Flooding Across North Pakistan and India
3. 1992 - Pakistan edge past England - BBC
4. "Tribute to Mir Khalil-Ur-Rahman (Special Editions)". jang.com.pk.
5. "The Road From Mecca_ Muhammad Asad (born Leopold Weiss) – Martin Kramer on the Middle East". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
6. "Jam Sadiq Ali, a Bhutto Foe, 57". nytimes.com. 7 March 1992.
7. "Dr I. H. Usmani – Sci-Tech". Dawn. 16 June 2011.
8. "Remembering Gul Mohammad". ESPN Cricinfo.
9. "Obituary: Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz, Nuclear Scientist". The New York Times. The New York Times. 1992-07-14. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
10. "Cinematic great Nayyar Sultana's death anniversary today". 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.