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- December 16, 1971: Bangladesh Liberation War ends with the creation of Bangladesh.
- April 14, 1972: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto becomes the President and Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan.
- July 1, 1972: Pakistan adopts a new constitution, transforming into an Islamic Republic.
- March 23, 1973: Pakistan celebrates its first Republic Day under the new constitution.
- July 2, 1973: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) wins general elections, and Bhutto becomes the Prime Minister.
- March 26, 1974: Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh as an independent nation.
- November 10, 1974: Pakistan hosts the second Islamic Summit Conference in Lahore.
- April 4, 1975: Federal Shariat Court is established to examine laws according to Islamic principles.
- July 5, 1977: Martial law is imposed by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, suspending the Constitution.
- September 17, 1978: General Zia-ul-Haq declares enforcement of Islamic Shariah law in Pakistan.
- December 2, 1978: Afghan president Nur Mohammad Taraki visits Pakistan.
- April 4, 1979: Bhutto is hanged in Rawalpindi after controversial trial.
- July 5, 1979: General Zia-ul-Haq assumes office as the President and Chief Martial Law Administrator.
- September 17, 1979: Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, leading to the Soviet-Afghan War.
- December 25, 1979: Soviet-backed Babrak Karmal becomes the president of Afghanistan.
- January 4, 1980: United Nations Security Council condemns the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- February 5, 1980: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s trial resumes.
- February 22, 1980: Islamic Summit Conference held in Islamabad.
- March 3, 1980: Bhutto is sentenced to death by the Supreme Court.
- April 22, 1980: Pakistan participates in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, despite international boycott.
- May 7, 1980: Islamic military alliance, Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), is formed with Pakistan as a member.
- July 16, 1980: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s appeals for clemency are rejected by the Supreme Court.
- August 14, 1980: Pakistan celebrates its 33rd Independence Day.
- September 10, 1980: Pakistan hosts the Islamic Summit Conference in Islamabad.
- September 20, 1980: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is executed in Rawalpindi.
- October 5, 1980: General Zia-ul-Haq announces the holding of local government elections.
- November 14, 1980: National Book Foundation is established to promote literature and publishing in Pakistan.
- November 30, 1980: Afghan president Babrak Karmal visits Pakistan.
- December 4, 1980: The first episode of the TV drama serial “Tanhaiyan” airs, becoming a cultural phenomenon.
- December 28, 1980: Local government elections are held in Pakistan.
