23 January – A major
power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national
power grid. Earlier this month, Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.[17]
27 January – It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in
Karachi,
Sindh.[18]
14 February – Three
Pakistani Taliban members are killed by fellow militants who were trying to free them while being transported from
Miranshah to
Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by
counter-terrorism officers. Four of the attackers are also killed in the ensuing shootout.
6 March –
Bolan suicide bombing - At least nine police officers are killed and 16 other people are injured in Bolan,
Kachhi District, Balochistan, when a suicide bomber riding on a bike strikes a police vehicle.[31]
21 March –
2023 Afghanistan–Pakistan earthquake, Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan were hit by a strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the
Richter scale, resulting in casualties and property damage. At least 11 people died in Pakistan, and a total of ten deaths were reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan combined as a result of the earthquake.[32][33]
21 December – Police beat and arrest several protestors during a march toward
Islamabad from
Turbat,
Kech District, after about 200 people planned to rally in the capital to draw attention to the killing of a man in police custody in
Balochistan in November.[61]
23 January – A major
power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national
power grid. Earlier this month, Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.[17]
27 January – It is announced that at least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in
Karachi,
Sindh.[18]
14 February – Three
Pakistani Taliban members are killed by fellow militants who were trying to free them while being transported from
Miranshah to
Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by
counter-terrorism officers. Four of the attackers are also killed in the ensuing shootout.
6 March –
Bolan suicide bombing - At least nine police officers are killed and 16 other people are injured in Bolan,
Kachhi District, Balochistan, when a suicide bomber riding on a bike strikes a police vehicle.[31]
21 March –
2023 Afghanistan–Pakistan earthquake, Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan were hit by a strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the
Richter scale, resulting in casualties and property damage. At least 11 people died in Pakistan, and a total of ten deaths were reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan combined as a result of the earthquake.[32][33]
21 December – Police beat and arrest several protestors during a march toward
Islamabad from
Turbat,
Kech District, after about 200 people planned to rally in the capital to draw attention to the killing of a man in police custody in
Balochistan in November.[61]