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.