Events in August
1 August 1960: Islamabad was declared the capital of Pakistan 3 August 1991: Kawish newspaper began publishing 6 August 1945: US dropped bomb on Hiroshima 1976: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto laid the foundation stone of Port Qasim 1990: Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi took oath as 1st Care-taker Prime Minister of Pakistan 7 August 1954: Pakistan government approved the National Anthem written by Hafeez Jalandhri 1955: Iskander Mirza took oath as 4th Governor-General of Pakistan 8 August 1942: Quit India Movement was launched by Gandhi 9 August 1945: US dropped bomb at Nagasaki 10 August 1928: Nehru Report was prepared by Motilal Nehru 11 August 1955: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali took oath as 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan 14 August 1947: Pakistan joined Commonwealth of Nations 1958: Ibrat newspaper began publishing 1974: Constitution 1973 was enforced, Fazal Elahi Chaudhry & Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took oath as President & Prime Minister of Pakistan respectively 2002: Geo ch...