March

• 1 March, President
  President of Pakistan
  The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
  
   Ayub Khan promulgates a constitution which seeks to reinforce his authority in the absence of martial law
  Martial law
  Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
  
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April

• Elections for the national and provincial assembly are held on the basis of Basic Democracies.

July

• The National Assembly
  National Assembly of Pakistan
  The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...
  
   passes the Political Parties Act, legalizing the formation of political parties.

• Both 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...
  
   and Bengali
  Bengali language
  Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
  
   become National Languages. Bengali is mostly spoken in the erstwhile province of 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...
  
  , as well as in India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  's West Bengal
  West Bengal
  West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
  
   province and the disputed territory of Tripura
  Tripura
  Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
  
  , which is the Bengalis referred to as the Chittagong Plains of East Bengal
  East Bengal
  East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal....
  
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See also

• 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...
  
  
• Other events of 1962
• 1963 in Pakistan
  1963 in Pakistan
  -January:* To avert any possibility of political agitation, President Ayub Khan amends the Political Parties Act, which provided that the politicians disqualified under the Elected Bodies Disqualification Ordinance would become liable to two years imprisonment if they indulged in any political...
  
  
• 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...