2001 in Pakistan

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Pervez Musharraf
• Chief Justice: Irshad Hasan Khan

  Events

May

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

  July

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.

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

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