1952 in Pakistan
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February

  • 21 February - The first ethnic riots occur in East Pakistan
    East Pakistan
    East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...

     against attempts to make Urdu
    Urdu
    Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

     the national language and lack of representation for Bengalis in central administration.

November

  • 23 November - Basic Principles Committee (BPC) presents the second revised report to the Constituent Assembly. The report called for a parity of representation between East and West Pakistan in parliament elected on the basis of separate balloting for minorities.

See also

  • 1951 in Pakistan
    1951 in Pakistan
    -March:* The Rawalpindi conspiracy, an attempted coup d'état initiated by Major General Akbar Khan against the government of Liaquat Ali Khan, is exposed.-October:* 16 October, Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi, Punjab....

  • Other events of 1952
  • 1953 in Pakistan
    1953 in Pakistan
    -Events:* April 17, Governor General, Ghulam Muhammad, sacked Prime Minister Khawaja Nazimuddin, although he enjoyed the confidence of the parliament, and appointed Mohammad Ali Bogra to form a government on April 17....

  • Timeline of Pakistani history
    Timeline of Pakistani history
    Although, the land of Indus, as a state gained independence on August 14, 1947, it has a very long history that goes back over thousands of years and it is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited regions. The Indus Valley was known as Meluhha in Mesopotamia when the Harappan civilization...

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