Incumbents Federal government President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem
Governors Governor of Balochistan: Rahimuddin Khan Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fazle Haq Governor of Punjab: Ghulam Jilani Khan Governor of Sindh: S.M. Abbasi
Events 12 February: 1983 women's march, Lahore In late February an incident of mass hysteria occurred at Hawke's Bay Beach leading to 18 casualties. August, September 1983: Movement for the Restoration of Democracy The first F-16 is inducted into the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Pakistan conduct cold test of a nuclear device, proving the state as one of recognized nuclear weapons state. The test was not announced publicly until 1998. The Indian Army captures Siachen in a military raid.War of words as highest battlefield prepares for first tourist invasion December 31 – The 7.2 Hindu Kush earthquake affects northern Afghanistan and Pakistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing 12–26 and injuring 60–483. 36 anniversary of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan's independence from the United Kingdom.
Births
24 November – Anoushay Abbasi, actress and model 1 January - Iqbal Masih - Pakistani activist against child labor
Deaths 6 December – Mir Gul Khan Nasir, politician and poet from Balochistan, Pakistan.
See also List of Pakistani films of 1983
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