August 2008 in Pakistan
- August 30 :The Pakistan Army claims that 30 militants have been killed in Swat, NWFP, in heavy fighting in recent days. (AP via the Guardian)
- August 28 :Karachi STOCK Exchange has set a floor for stock prices to halt a plunge that has wiped out $36.9 billion of market value since April. (Bloomberg)
- August 27 :Electricity crises in the country are getting worse. (Dawn)
- August 25 :Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pulled his PML-N party - the country's second biggest - out of the multi-party governing coalition. (BBC News)
- August 24 :The International Cricket Council has postponed next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan until October 2009 because of security worries. (BBC Sport)
- August 22 :Pakistan will indirectly elect a new President of Pakistan on September 6 to replace Pervez Musharraf. (AFP via The Australian)
- August 21 :Two [...] bombings occur in the cantonment city of Wah in Pakistan [...] at least 76 people and injuring 110. (Xinhua) (BBC News)
- August 19 :Pakistan's Post-Musharraf rally in Stock Exchange will be short-lived because of a rising fiscal deficit and runaway inflation, Credit Suisse Group said. (Bloomberg)
- August 18
- Pervez Musharraf resigns as President of Pakistan.(Geo tv)
- Pakistan's leading share index has risen more than 4% after the announcement of the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf. (BBC News)
- Leaders of Pakistan's coalition government set AbOUT seeking a replacement for President Pervez Musharraf and tackling pressing economic and security problems. (Reuters)
- August 15 :Pakistani Rupee has hit a record low against the dollar on speculation that President Pervez Musharraf might be on the verge of resigning. (BBC News)
- August 14 :Pakistan's Independence Day was celebrated across the country with enthusiasm and traditional fervour on Thursday.(The News)
- August 7 :Pakistan's ruling coalition announces it will seek the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf.(AP)
- August 3 :Eleven climbers have died in north Pakistan trying to scale the world's second-highest peak, K2. (BBC News)