1991 in Pakistan
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Events
- 1991 - Pakistan and India sign the Rail Communication Agreement, also known as the "Samjhauta Express agreement".
December
- A train travelling from KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
to LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
hits a parked freight train at GhotkiGhotkiGhotki Ghotki is the capital of Ghotki District in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was the site of the July 13, 2005, Ghotki rail crash. The town is located at 28°1'0N 69°19'0E with an altitude of 72 metres ....
, killing over 100 of the 800 passengers.
See also
- 1990 in Pakistan1990 in Pakistan- Events :* Benazir Bhutto is dismissed as Prime Minister of Pakistan on charges of incompetence and corruption.-See also:*1989 in Pakistan*Other events of 1990*1991 in Pakistan*Timeline of Pakistani history-External links:*...
- Other events of 1991
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