2001 in Pakistan

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See also: 2000 in Pakistan, other events of 2001, 2002 in Pakistan.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 May 1.2 July 1.3 September 1.4 August 1.5 November 1.6 December 2 References

[edit] Events

[edit] May

• 23 May - India invites president Musharraf to peace talks.^[1]

• 28 May - Musharraf formally accepts the invitation.^[1]

[edit] July

President Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee in Agra for a three day summit - the talks fail.^[1]

[edit] September

• The September 11th attack in America resulted in Pakistan agreeing to co-operate with the campaign against Al Qaeda.^[2]

[edit] August

• The Pakistan cricket team beat Bangladesh at Multan.^[3]

[edit] November

• Anthrax infected letters, the first in Asia, were sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspaper - there were no casualties.^[4]

[edit] December

• Indian 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.^[2]

[edit] References