Events in May

4 May
1886: Haymarket Riot, rally at Haymarket Square, Chicago, United States was organized by labour
1974: 1st Amendment was adopted in 1973 Constitution of Pakistan
2007: Paktel was rebranded as ZONG

6 May 1831:
Syed Ahmed Barelvi and his disciple Shah Ismail were defeated and killed at the Battle of Balakot by the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

8 May
1886: Coca-Cola, or Coke, a carbonated soft drink was introduced

9 May
1612: Shahjahan married to Mumtaz Mahal

10 May
1857: Indian War of Independence started from Meerut

11 May
1998: India became 6th Nuclear Power by testing 3 nuclear devices
2013: 10th election in Pakistan

12 May
2007: Lawyers riots in Karachi

13 May
1861: 1st Railway line was opened to public from Karachi to Kotri

14 May
2006: Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif signed Charter of Democracy (CoD) in London

16 May
1995: Imran Khan married to Jemima Goldsmith

17 May
1540: Sher Shah Suri founded Suri Dynasty

18 May
1950: University of Peshawar was established

22 May
1972: Ceylon was renamed as Sri Lanka

23 May
2005: Warid Telecom launched its services in Pakistan

25 May
1611: Jahangir married to Noor Jahan
1989: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) was founded by Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

28 May
1414: Khizr Khan founded Sayyid Dynasty (4th Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate)
1998: Pakistan became 7th Nuclear Power by testing 4 nuclear devices

29 May
1988: General Zia-ul-Haq dismissed Muhammad Khan Junejo Government by using 58(2)-B

31 May
1867: Dar-ul-Ulum Deoband was founded by Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautvi

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