2005 in Pakistan
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Contents
Incumbents
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 5 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 - An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan say over 1000 may have died; many villages are flattened.[4]
- 10 October - The President of Pakistan appeals for international help following the earthquake, saying the country cannot deal with crisis on its own.[5]
November
- 3 November - Pakistan announces that the official death toll from the quake is over 73,000.[6]
December
- England complete their tour of Pakistan with a victory against the Pakistan cricket team at Rawalpindi.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Pakistan, Japan see robust ties - Dawn Pakistan
- ↑ Extradited three arrive in Glasgow | Herald Scotland
- ↑ BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Kriss murder timeline
- ↑ Hundreds die in South Asia quake - BBC News
- ↑ Quake crisis overwhelms Pakistan
- ↑ Earthquake toll leaps to 73,000 - BBC News
- ↑ England complete exciting victory
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