2001 in Pakistan

Events from the year 2001 in Pakistan.

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See also:	History of Pakistan List of years in Pakistan Timeline of Pakistani history

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (until 20 June), Pervez Musharraf (starting 20 June)
• Chief Justice: Irshad Hasan Khan

Governors

• 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

May

• 23 May – India invites future president Pervez Musharraf to peace talks.^[1]
• 28 May – Musharraf formally accepts the invitation.^[1]

July

President Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee in Agra for a three-day summit; the talks fail.^[1]

September

• The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda.^[2]

August

• The Pakistan cricket team beats Bangladesh at Multan.^[3]

November

• Anthrax-infected letters, the first in Asia, are sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspaper; there are no casualties.^[4]

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.^[2]

Births

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