The general elections in Pakistan were held on May 11, 2013.

The Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat, Balochistan, was attacked and damaged by militants in June 2013.

Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash was the president of the Pakistan Republican Party formed in 1955.

The Murree Declaration was signed in 2013 between Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to cooperate politically.

Pakistan’s first constitution was adopted and enforced on March 23, 1956, declaring the country an Islamic republic.

Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, along with his brother Shaukat Ali, was a principal founder of the Khilafat Movement, which aimed to protect the Ottoman Caliphate and mobilize Indian Muslims against British policies.

Iskander Mirza became Pakistan’s first President in 1956, transitioning from the office of Governor-General after the country became a republic.

The Khaksar Tehreek was founded in Lahore in 1930 by Cambridge-educated mathematician and scholar Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi. It was a disciplined social and political movement whose members wore khaki uniforms and carried a spade (belcha) as a symbol of humility, labor, and public service.

Under Article 184(3) of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to pass appropriate orders for the enforcement of any of the Fundamental Rights conferred by Chapter 1 of Part II, provided the Court considers that a question of public importance is involved. This is the constitutional basis for public interest litigation and suo motu proceedings.

The operational management of Gwadar Port was handed over to China Overseas Port Holding Company in 2013.