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2001 in Pakistan
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Events from the year 2001 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (until 20 June), Pervez Musharraf (starting 20 June)
- Chief Justice: Irshad Hasan Khan
Governors
[edit]- Governor of Balochistan – Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Iftikhar Hussain Shah
- Governor of Punjab – Muhammad Safdar (until 29 October); Khalid Maqbool (starting 29 October)
- Governor of Sindh – Muhammad Mian Soomro
Events
[edit]May
[edit]- 23 May – India invites future president Pervez Musharraf to peace talks.[1]
- 28 May – Musharraf formally accepts the invitation.[1]
July
[edit]President Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee in Agra for a three-day summit; the talks fail.[1]
September
[edit]- The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda.[2]
August
[edit]- The Pakistan cricket team beats Bangladesh at Multan.[3]
November
[edit]- Anthrax-infected letters, the first in Asia, are sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspaper; there are no casualties.[4]
December
[edit]- India blames an attack on its parliament on Pakistan, leading to a massive build-up of troops on both sides of the border and rising tension between the two nations.[2]
- 5 January – Javeria Abbasi, television actress and former female model
- 12 January – Sara Kashif, actress
- 22 February – Zuhab Khan, actor
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Timeline: Conflict over Kashmir". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ a b Rising tension - BBC News
- ^ Pakistan seal emphatic win - BBC Sport
- ^ Anthrax cases hit Pakistan
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