The National Assembly adopted the 26th Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 13th May, making that the correct adoption date.

The National Assembly passed the federal budget for FY 2019-2020 on June 28.

Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22 July 2019.

SIPRI reported that global military spending reached $1,822 billion in 2019, marking a three-percent real-terms increase over 2018[20](https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780192847577/sipri-9780192847577-chapter-008-div1-041.xml?rskey=0ka14O&result=242&q=).

The 2019 Indo Pacific CHOD Conference convened in Bangkok under the theme “Collaboration in a Free and Open Indo-Pacific”[19](https://www.gktoday.in/birender-singh-dhanoa-represents-india-at-2019-indo-pacific-chiefs-of-defence-chod-conference-in-bangkok/).

Prime Minister Imran Khan delivered Pakistan’s statement at UNGA’s 74th General Debate on 27 September 201910.

On 14 September 2019, coordinated drone strikes severely damaged Saudi Aramco’s Khurais and Abqaiq facilities, halving the kingdom’s oil output.

Pakistan’s National Science and Technology Park at NUST was officially opened by the prime minister on 9 December 2019[4](https://www.iasp.ws/activities/news/presidential-inauguration-marks-launch-of-nust).

Israel held parliamentary elections in April 2019, September 2019 and March 2020 amid repeated political deadlock.

Israel’s SpaceIL launched the Beresheet lander in April 2019—the world’s first private lunar mission—paving the way for subsequent commercial missions.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/worlds-2nd-private-moon-mission-headed-by-pio/articleshow/106617855.cms)