1983 in Pakistan

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem

  Events

• The Indian Army captures Siachen in a military raid.
• MRD Movement
• The first F-16 is inducted into the Pakistan Air Force.
• 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.
• December 31 – The 7.2 Hindu Kush earthquake affects northern Afghanistan and Pakistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII, killing 12–26 and injuring 60–483.

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• 24 November – Anoushay Abbasi, actress and model

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• 6 December – Mir Gul Khan Nasir, politician and poet from Balochistan, Pakistan.