Events from the year 1967 in Pakistan.
Incumbents Federal government President: Ayub Khan Chief Justice: A.R. Cornelius
Events
March 17 March – For the first time, the birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was celebrated by his party Awami League publicly in East Pakistan.
April 26 April – For the first time, the cabinet meets in the new capital, Islamabad.
May 1 May – Five opposition parties: the National Democratic Front, Council Muslim League, Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan Awami League, and Nizam-e-Islam Party, form an alliance called the Pakistan Democratic Movement.
June 23 June – The government bans the broadcast on Radio Pakistan of Tagore Songs, angering the country's Bengali population, who consider the songs part of their cultural identity.
August 24 August – The country's first steel mill, designed to produce 150,000 tons of steel annually, is inaugurated in Chittagong, East Pakistan. Click "Read more".
November 6 November Pakistan is elected to the UN Security Council for a two-year term. Cable Industries of Pakistan in Khulna is incorporated for the manufacturing of plastic-insulated telecom cables. 23 November – Mangla Dam, built for irrigation and power generation, is inaugurated. 30 November – The Pakistan People's Party is founded in Lahore, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is chosen as its chairman.
December 1 December – Modhumita cinema hall opens in Dacca, screening the 1963 Hollywood epic Cleopatra. December – The National Awami Party splinters into two groups, the pro-China National Awami Party (Bhashani) and the pro-Moscow National Awami Party (Wali).
Births January 12 January – Ali Mohammad Mahar, politician (d. 2019)
April 1 April – Lalak Jan, soldier who received Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider (d. 1999)
September 6 September – Nasir Wasti, cricketer (d. 2006)
October 3 October – Najeebullah Khan Niazi, politician (d. 2014) 4 October – Aamer Hanif, cricketer 15 October – Waqar Ahmad Khan, politician (d. 2022)
December 12 December – Qazi Ashfaq, footballer (d. 2001)
Deaths January 20 January – Madar Bux, politician (b. 1907)
April 6 April – Ramesh Shil, Bengali bard (b. 1877)
May 29 May – Golam Moula, physician and politician (b. 1920)
June 23 June – Raushan Yazdani, folklorist (b. 1917)
July 9 July – Fatima Jinnah, politician (b. 1893)
September 2 September – Ayet Ali Khan, musician (b. 1884)
November 14 November – Syed Ziaul Ahsan, politician (b. 1917) 21 November – Abdul Waseque, politician (b. 1909)
December 28 December – Syed Abdus Salim, politician (b. 1905)
See also List of Pakistani films of 1967
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