Incumbents
Federal government
President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem
Governors
Governor of Balochistan: Rahimuddin Khan
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fazle Haq
Governor of Punjab: Ghulam Jilani Khan
Governor of Sindh: S.M. Abbasi
Events
12 February: 1983 women's march, Lahore
August, September 1983: Movement for the Restoration of Democracy
The first F-16 is inducted into the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Pakistan conduct cold test of a nuclear device, proving the state as one of recognized nuclear weapons state. The test was not announced publicly until 1998. The Indian Army captures Siachen in a military raid. December 31 – The 7.2 Hindu Kush earthquake affects northern Afghanistan and Pakistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing 12–26 and injuring 60–483.
Births
24 November – Anoushay Abbasi, actress and model
Deaths
6 December – Mir Gul Khan Nasir, politician and poet from Balochistan, Pakistan.