1992 in Pakistan

1992 remained a years mixed with euphoria and tragedy. While Pakistan won the finals of the Cricket World Cup, thousands died in the flooding that occurred in the northern regions of Pakistan as a result of torrential rains swelling the Indus river. The Nawaz government inaugurated a few projects in the province of Punjab towards the betterment of road networks and ordered a military operation in the province of Sindh to counter the growing language riots and ethnic tension.

Events

* 12 January - Lahore-Islamabad motorway project launched.
* 22 February - Nawaz Sharif introduces yellow-cab taxi scheme.
* 26 April - Pakistan's Alam Channa enters Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man in the world.
* 22 May - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scales strikes northern Pakistan. [ [http://reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64CBRA?OpenDocument Pakistan Earthquake May 1992 UN DHA Information Reports 1 - 2] ]
* 19 June - Military operation starts in Sindh.
* 8 September - Almost 1000 people die and 3 million are evacuated due to flooding in Punjab province caused by torrential rains swelling the Indus river and its tributaries [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DF1E3BF93BA2575AC0A964958260 Over 900 in Pakistan Dead in Severe Floods - New York Times] ] , a thousand more are also killed in the Kashmir region. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D8103FF93AA2575AC0A964958260 2,500 Dead in Heavy Flooding Across North Pakistan and India] ]
* 28 September - Pakistan Airline's AP-BCP crashes near Kathmandu airport, Nepal - killing all 167 aboard. [ [http://www.historyofpia.com/lostairliner.htm History of PIA - lost airliners] ]

ports

Cricket

* 25 March - Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs in Melbourne in the finals of the Cricket World Cup. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2630000/newsid_2635400/2635429.stm 1992 - Pakistan edge past England - BBC] ]

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