- 2001 in Pakistan
See also:
2000 in Pakistan , other events of2001 ,2002 in Pakistan .Events
May
*
23 May - India invites president Musharraf to peace talks.*
28 May - Musharraf formally accepts the invitation.July
President
Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee inAgra for a three day summit - the talks fail. [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/07/04/kashmir.timeline/index.html Timeline: Conflict over Kashmir] ]eptember
*The September 11th attack in America resulted in Pakistan agreeing to co-operate with the campaign against Al Qaeda. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/south_asia/02/india_pakistan/timeline/html/2001.stm Rising tension - BBC News] ]
August
*The Pakistan cricket team beat
Bangladesh atMultan . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/1518336.stm Pakistan seal emphatic win - BBC Sport] ]November
*
Anthrax infected letters, the first in Asia, were sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspaper - there were no casualties. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1633619.stm Anthrax cases hit Pakistan] ]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.
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