2003 in Pakistan explained

Events from the year 2003 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President

• Prime Minister

Zafarullah Khan Jamali

• Chief Justice

Sheikh Riaz Ahmad (until 31 December), Nazim Hussain Siddiqui

Governors

• Governor of Balochistan –
  • until 29 January: Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
    • • 29 January-11 August: Abdul Qadir Baloch starting 11 August: Owais Ahmed Ghani
    • Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Iftikhar Hussain Shah Governor of Punjab – Khalid Maqbool Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan

Events

January

• An NGO launches a pilot mine clearance project in the Bajaur Agency.^[1]

March

• The Pakistan cricket team are not happy following their poor performance at the world cup, which led to them being knocked out in the first round. They were fined for their poor performance.^[2]

August

• Floods in Sindh province result in tens of thousands of people fleeing to relief camps and a food crisis. Badin District is the worst affected area.^[3]

September

• President Pervez Musharraf at the UN General Assembly in New York says that Pakistan would be willing to send troops to Iraq.^[4]

November

• The National Assembly of Pakistan meets for the first time since the 1999 coup.^[5]

Births

• 15 February – Naseem Shah, cricketer
• 11 October – Arisha Razi, actress

Notes and References

1. http://www.icbl.org/lm/2003/pakistan.html Pakistan Mine Clearance
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2890000/newsid_2892800/2892809.stm Pakistan flops fined - BBC Sport
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3116467.stm Pakistan floods spark food crisis - BBC News
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3136772.stm Pakistan willing to send Iraq troops
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1742997.stm President Pervez Musharraf - BBC News