2003 in Pakistan

See also: 2002 in Pakistan, other events of 2003, 2004 in Pakistan.

Events

January

* An NGO launched a pilot mine clearance project in the Bajaur Agency. [ [http://www.icbl.org/lm/2003/pakistan.html Pakistan Mine Clearance] ]

March

* The Pakistan cricket team are not happy following their poor performance at the world cup which lead to them being knocked out in the first round. They fined for this poor performance. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2890000/newsid_2892800/2892809.stm Pakistan flops fined - BBC Sport] ]

August

* Floods in Sindh province resulted in tens of thousands of people fleeing to relief camps and a food crisis - Badin District was the worst affected area. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3116467.stm Pakistan floods spark food crisis - BBC News] ]

eptember

* President Pervez Musharraf at the UN General Assembly in New York said that Pakistan would be willing to send troops to Iraq. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3136772.stm Pakistan willing to send Iraq troops] ]

November

* The National Assembly of Pakistan meets for the first time since the 1999 coup. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1742997.stm President Pervez Musharraf - BBC News] ]

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