2001 in Pakistan
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May
- 23 May - India invites president Musharraf to peace talks.
- 28 May - Musharraf formally accepts the invitation.
July
President Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee in AgraAgra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
for a three day summit; the talks fail.
September
- The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda.
November
- AnthraxAnthraxAnthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...
-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.
See also
- 2000 in Pakistan2000 in Pakistan-October:*13 October - Pakistan's supreme court rules that the 1999 coup d'état was justified.-See also:*1999 in Pakistan*Other events of 2000*2001 in Pakistan*Timeline of Pakistani history...
- Other events of 2001
- 2002 in Pakistan2002 in Pakistan-January:*1 January - an earthquake strikes northern Pakistan.*12 January - President Musharraf declares a war on extremism.*18 January - President Musharraf, in an interview with CNN, says he believes that Osama bin Laden is dead.-June:...
- Timeline of Pakistani historyTimeline of Pakistani historyAlthough, the land of Indus, as a state gained independence on August 14, 1947, it has a very long history that goes back over thousands of years and it is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited regions. The Indus Valley was known as Meluhha in Mesopotamia when the Harappan civilization...