2005 in Pakistan explained
Events from the year 2005 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
Shaukat Aziz
Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (until 29 June), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Governors
Events
May
- 1 May – Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves Pakistan after two days of talks with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz – the first by a Japanese PM for five years. At the conclusion of the trip a joint declaration between the two nations announces their commitment to cooperate.[1]
October
- 5 October – Perpetrators of the racially motivated murder of Glasgow teenager Kriss Donald, extradited to the United Kingdom to face trial in a one-off agreement negotiated with Pakistan.[2] [3]
- 8 October – The 7.6 Kashmir earthquake strikes with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
- 10 October – The president of Pakistan appeals for international help following the earthquake, saying the country cannot deal with crisis on its own.[4]
November
- 3 November – Pakistan announces that the official death toll from the quake is over 73,000.[5]
December
- England complete their tour of Pakistan with a victory against the Pakistan cricket team at Rawalpindi.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.dawn.com/2005/05/02/top7.htm Pakistan, Japan see robust ties – Dawn Pakistan
- http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/extradited-three-arrive-in-glasgow-1.41113 Extradited three arrive in Glasgow | Herald Scotland
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6128966.stm BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Kriss murder timeline
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4324534.stm Quake crisis overwhelms Pakistan
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4399576.stm Earthquake toll leaps to 73,000 – BBC News
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4544708.stm England complete exciting victory