2001 in Pakistan

Events from the year 2001 in Pakistan.

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

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.

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