Federal government edit

• President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• Prime Minister: Muhammad Khan Junejo
• Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem

Governors edit

• Governor of Balochistan – Musa Khan
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Fida Mohammad Khan
• Governor of Punjab – Sajjad Hussain Qureshi
• Governor of Sindh – Rahimuddin Khan

• The England cricket team's tour of Pakistan results in a conflict between Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana and the England captain Mike Gatting.^[1]
• 14 August – Pakistan celebrates 40 years of independence.