14 February – Chief Martial Law Administrator Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan is confirmed as president through a limited referendum that he held to legitimize his rule. The 80,000 "basic democrats", village councilmen who had been elected locally, were called upon to vote "yes" or "no" on Ayub's continuance in office, and about 94% of them voted in the affirmative.[3]
24 February – The cabinet decides on the name Islamabad for the new capital city to be built on the site of the villages of Saidpur and Nurpur.[4][5]
1 May – The U-2 Incident begins when an American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, is shot down by Soviet Air Defence Forces. The clandestine flight had taken off from the U.S. base at Badaber near Peshawar, Pakistan.[7]
15 July – Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, prime minister from 1956 to 1957, is found guilty by an Elective Bodies Disqualification Order tribunal of corruption, favoritism, and maladministration, and barred from political life for 6 years.[10]
31 July – The foundation stone of the Mazar-e-Quaid is laid in Karachi.[11]
1 October – National Prize Bonds are introduced in the denomination of Rs. 10 each. They bear no interest, but are eligible for a prize of up to Rs. 20,000 in quarterly drawings starting six months after sale.[17]
10 October – A severe cyclone hits Noakhali and Chittagong districts of East Pakistan, killing more than 5,000 people.[18]
31 October – A cyclone more powerful than that which hit on 10 October sweeps across East Pakistan, killing 14,174 people.[19][20]
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^Mahsud, Ahmed Zaib K. (2013) [First published 2007]. "Representing the State: Symbolism and ideology in Doxiadis' plan for Islamabad". In Swenarton, Mark; Troiani, Igea; Webster, Helena (eds.). The Politics of Making. Routledge. p. 63. ISBN978-0-415-43101-9. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
