1988 – 1998 Events
Hopes And Fears
1988 – 1993
Sardar Farooq Legahri Becomes President
As a result of the general elections in 1993, P. P. P. came to power by forming an alliance with ...
Benazir Bhutto becomes Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto returned to power for the second time in 1993 after the resignation of both President Ghulam Ishaq Khan ...
Moin Qureshi Becomes Caretaker Prime Minister
On May 26, 1993, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the Presidential Order of the Assemblies' dissolution as unconstitutional and ...
Balakh Sher Mazari Becomes Caretaker Prime Minister
President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved the National and Provincial Assemblies on April 19, 1993, and appointed Mir Balakh Sher Khan ...
Nawaz Sharif Becomes Prime Minister
After the ouster of Benazir's Government, elections for the National and Provincial Assemblies were held on October 24 and 27, ...
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi becomes caretaker Prime Minister
As a result of the changes made in the Constitution by the R. C. O. and the Eighth Amendment, the ...
Ghulam Ishaq Khan becomes President
In 1988, President Zia-ul-Haq dissolved the Junejo Government and announced that fresh elections would be held in November 1988. But ...
Benazir Bhutto Becomes Prime Minister
In the 1988 elections, Pakistan Peoples Party won 94 seats in the National Assembly without forming any alliance. With the ...
1994 – 1998
The Lahore Declaration
In order to normalize relations between India and Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif undertook a major initiative in February 1999. This initiative ...
Pakistan: A Nuclear Power
On May 28, 1998, Pakistan became a nuclear power when it successfully carried out five nuclear tests at Chaghi, in ...
The Kargil Offensive
One dispute that remains unresolved in United Nations forum is the over 50-year-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. This ...
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar elected as President
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, a former Judge of the Supreme Court and a Senator, was elected as the ninth President of ...
Fourteenth Amendment is passed
Throughout Pakistan's political history, horse-trading and defection within various parties had created problems for various governments. On coming to power, ...
Thirteenth Amendment is Passed
The National Assembly unanimously adopted the Constitution Bill, the Thirteenth Amendment, in April 1997 by a two-third majority. The Thirteenth ...
Nawaz Sharif becomes Prime Minister
As scheduled, elections were held on February 3, 1997. Pakistan Muslim League won with an overwhelming majority with absolutely light ...
Malik Meraj Khalid Becomes Caretaker Prime Minister
President Sardar Farooq Leghari, exercising his powers through the Eighth Amendment, dismissed Benazir Bhutto's Government in November 1996, on charges ...