On April 1, 1948, the East Punjab Government, which controlled the headworks at Madhopur on the Ravi and Ferozpur on the Sutlej, cut off water supplies to canals in Pakistan fed by these headworks.

The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act on July 18, 1947. The Act created two dominions, Indian Union and Pakistan.

Khawaja Nazimuddin held the unique distinction of serving as both the Governor-General and Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The General Elections in Pakistan were held on May 11, 2013, to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies.

The Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat, Balochistan, was attacked and burnt down by militants in June 2013. The attack was carried out by the foreign backed Balochistan Liberation Army.

South Waziristan is the largest agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in terms of area, covering 6,619 km.

Pakistan purchased the Gwadar enclave from Oman in 1958 for $3 million. This acquisition was a significant development for Pakistan's access to the Arabian Sea.

Faiz Ahmad Faiz, a renowned Pakistani poet, was among those convicted in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, an alleged coup attempt against the government of Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951.

Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan was the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan. He was the first muslim, asian and Pakistani to preside over the UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.

Maulana Shaukat Ali served as the first General Secretary of the Khilafat Committee. The Khilafat Committee was a set up in 1919 to conduct and to organize the Khilfat movement.