← 1970 1969 1968 1971 in Pakistan → 1972 1973 1974
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of Pakistan List of years in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history

Events from the year 1971 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Yahya Khan (until 20 December), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (starting 20 December)
• Prime Minister: Nurul Amin (starting 7 December and ending 20 December)
• Chief Justice: Hamoodur Rahman

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan: Riaz Hussain (until 25 December); Ghous Bakhsh Raisani (starting 25 December)
• Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: K.M. Azhar Khan (until 25 December); Hayat Sherpao (starting 25 December)
• Governor of Punjab: Attiqur Rahman (until 25 December); Ghulam Mustafa Khar (starting 25 December)
• Governor of Sindh: Rahman Gul (until 20 December); Mumtaz Bhutto (starting 20 December)

Events

• The non-cooperation movement in East Pakistan from 1 March to 25 March.
• Widespread chaos and military crackdown in East Pakistan following the failure to recognize the elected majority party Awami League.
• Guerrillas (Mukti Bahini) start the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan.
• India aids the rebels and invaded East Pakistan begins the war in the first week of December and inflicts a crushing defeat on Pakistan Military in just a fortnight, thus creating the state of Bangladesh.
• December 3 - Pakistan launches Operation Chengiz Khan^[1]
• December 16 - The Pakistan army surrenders to the joint India-Bangladesh command^[2]

Births

• 2 January – Aamer Nazir, cricketer