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1956 in Pakistan
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Decades: 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s Centuries:  •  • 20th • 21st See also: Other events of 1956 List of years in Pakistan

Events

• February 29, the Constituent Assembly approves a constitutional draft which came into effect on March 23. The constitution, based on the principle of "parity" between the two wings of the country.
• March 23, Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)
• March 23, Iskander Mirza becomes the first President of Pakistan.
• September, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan

See also

• 1955 in Pakistan
• other events of 1956
• 1957 in Pakistan
• Timeline of Pakistani history

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