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2001 in Pakistan

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Centuries:
  
20th 21st

Decades:
  
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Incumbents

  • President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (until 20 June), Pervez Musharraf (starting 20 June)

    • May

  • 23 May - India invites future president Pervez Musharraf to peace talks.
  • 28 May - Musharraf formally accepts the invitation.

    • July

    President Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee in Agra for a three-day summit; the talks fail.

    Contents

    September

  • The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda.

    • August

  • The Pakistan cricket team beats Bangladesh at Multan.

    • November

  • Anthrax-infected letters, the first in Asia, are sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspaper; there are no casualties.

    • December

  • 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.

    • Births

  • 5 January - Javeria Abbasi, television actress and former female model
  • 12 January - Sara Kashif, actress
  • 22 February - Zuhab Khan, actor

    • References

    2001 in Pakistan Wikipedia
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