January

• The first step of elections to the Basic Democrat units are held in both wings of the country. The elected members form an Electoral College to elect the members of the provincial and national assemblies.

February

• 14 February, a referendum is held to elect the president. Ayub Khan, being the only candidate, received 95.6 per cent of the votes cast.
• 17 February, Ayub Khan was sworn in as the elected president.

See also

• 1959 in Pakistan
  1959 in Pakistan
  -October:*27 October, on the first anniversary of his seizure of power, Ayub Khan announces the system of Basic Democracies, comprising 80,000 Basic Democrat Wards.-December:...
  
  
• Other events of 1960
• 1961 in Pakistan
  1961 in Pakistan
  -May:* 6 May, the Constitution Commission, appointed by President Ayub Khan, presents its report to the President. The Commission pinpoints the failures of the parliamentary form of government in Pakistan.-See also:* 1960 in Pakistan* Other events of 1961...
  
  
• 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...