History 2000-2010 Flashcards
2001
May 2: Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan niazy a veteran Politician and torch bearier of Nizam-e-Mustafa Tehrik
passed away on Wednesday. He was born on October 5, 1915
June 21: General Pervez Musharraf assumed office of president while remaining Chief of Army Staff.
July 15: Agra Summit starts. President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee held talk over
long-standing issues.
August 14: New Local Government system installed, after holding of elections in three phases.
September 16: US Secretary of State Powell told that Pakistan’s President Musharraf had agreed to support
the U.S. anti-terrorist campaign.
November 10: US President Bush meets President Musharraf in New York and assured additional aid of one
billion dollar.
2002
January 5: Musharraf stunned Vajpayee by a hand-shake at the last 11th SAARC summit in Kathmandu.
February 1: Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl killed in Karachi.
April 30: Musharraf won in a referendum.
August 24: President General Musharraf issued the Legal Framework Order 2002.
October 10: General election held in the country.
November 23: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali sworn in as Prime Minister
2003
February 24: Senate elections: Ruling party won most seats in voting to the upper house.
March 23: AAJ TV, Pakistan’s premier channel inaugurated.
June 24: President Pervez Musharraf met G.W. Bush in Camp David. US announced $3-billion five-year
economic assistance package for Pakistan.
July 11: Lahore-Delhi bus service resumed after suspension of 18 months.
December 14: General Musharraf survived an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi.
2004
January 1: General Musharraf won a vote of confidence in the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial
assemblies.
January 5: Musharraf met Vajpayee in Islamabad, discusses Kashmir dispute.
May 22: Pakistan readmitted to Commonwealth.
June 26: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali step down and nominated Ch. Shujaat Hussain as his interim
successor.
August 28: Shaukat Aziz became Prime Minister.
October 17: Pakistani physician Dr.Muhammad Saeed Fazal Karim Beebani set new world record for having
the smallest Qur’an of the world. His claim was accepted by Guinness world record administration.
2005
July 13: 136 people killed and about 170 injured in a collision of three passenger trains near Ghotki.
July 14: NWFP Assembly passed the Hasba bill with a majority vote.
July 19: Government of Pakistan launched country-wide crackdown against extremist elements.
October 8: A devastating earthquake in Kashmir and NWFP killd over 80 thousands people.
October 11: Renowned littérateur, linguist and poet, Shanul Haq Haqqee, passed away in Toronto. He was
88
2006
January 2: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar assumed office of State Bank Governor having the first woman Governor of
SBP.
May 14: Charter of democracy (CoD) was signed by two former prime ministers of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif
and Benazir Bhutto in London.
April 26: Pervez Musharraf laid foundation-stone of Diamir-Bhasha dam.
July 8: Process to release over 1600 women prisoners from 55 jails across started after Presidential
Ordinance.
July 10: Noted poet, writer and columnist, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, passed away in Lahore. He was 89.
August 26: Akbar Bugti was killed by military
2007
March 9: President Musharraf dismissed Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar.
July 20: Iftikhar restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan.
October 18: Bhutto, Benazir returned to Pakistan, after exile of about 8 years.
November 3: Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency, most of the senior judges of Supreme Court ousted.
November 16: After completion of 5 years, National Assembly dissolved, Catetaker government of
Muhammad Mian Soomro took oath.
November 25: Nawaz Sharif returned Pakistan after 7 years of forced exile.
December 16: Emergency lifted, banned civil rights and suspended constitution restored.
December 27: Bhutto, Benazir assassinated in a blast/bullet attack in Rawalpindi.
2008
January 2: The Election Commission announces elections will now be held on February 18.
February 18: Elections were held amidst tight security. PPP, PML-N, PML-N and ANP win 124, 91, 54 and 13
seats respectively.
March 24: Yusuf Raza Gilani was elected as the new Prime Minister.
August 18: Pervaiz Musharraf steped down as President of Pakistan. Mohammadmian Soomro took over as
President.
September 6: Asif Zardari won presidential election with 481 votes.
September 9: Asif Zardari took oath as President of Pakistan.
2009
February 16: Pakistan government announced a truce with Taliban, accepting a system of Islamic law in the
Swat valley, conceding the area as a Taliban sanctuary.
March 9: Militants attack bus with the touring Sri Lankan cricket team. All international cricket matches in
Pakistan were suspended. Pakistan also loses its status as hosts for the cricket World Cup 2011.
23 May-15 July 2009: Pakistan Army launched Operation Rah-e-Rast and cleared Swat Valley of all Taliban
elements. It was regarded as one of the most successful counter-insurgency operation in modern age
