23 June – The government bans the broadcast on Radio Pakistan of Tagore Songs, angering the country's Bengali population, who consider the songs part of their cultural identity.[3][4]
When opening the Chittagong Steel Mill, Ayub Khan promised further investment in East Pakistan to reduce its economic disparity with West Pakistan.
August
24 August – The country's first steel mill, designed to produce 150,000 tons of steel annually, is inaugurated in Chittagong, East Pakistan.[5][6]
