1981 in Pakistan

← 1980 1979 1978 1981 in Pakistan → 1982 1983 1984
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	History of Pakistan List of years in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• Chief Justice: Sheikh Anwarul Haq (until 25 March), 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.^[1][2][3][4] At the time, it was the longest hijacking in history.

See also

• List of Pakistani films of 1981