2011 in Pakistan

none 2011 Events in the year 2011 in Pakistan. Incumbents Federal government President – Asif Ali Zardari Prime Minister – Yousaf Raza Gillani Commerce Minister – Ameen Faheem Minister of Communications – Arbab Alamgir Khan Culture Minister – Khawaja Saad Rafique Defence Minister – Ahmad Mukhtar Minister of Defence Production – Rana Tanveer Hussain Finance Minister – Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Minister of Foreign Affairs – Hina Rabbani Khar Interior Minister – Rehman Malik Minister for States and Frontier Regions – Najmuddin Khan Minister for Water and Power – Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Chief Justice – Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Governors Governor of Balochistan – Nawab Zulfikar Ali Magsi Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan – Wazir Baig (until 27 January); Pir Karam Ali Shah (starting 27 January) Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Owais Ahmed Ghani (until 9 February); Syed Masood Kausar (starting 9 February) Governor of Punjab – until 4 January: Salmaan Taseer 4 January-13 January: Rana Muhammad Iqbal starting 13 January: Latif Khosa Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan Events January thumb|140px|right|Salmaan Taseer, governor of Punjab was shot in January. January 3: The government enters into urgent talks with opposition parties after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement resigns from the coalition, depriving it of its majority.Pakistan PM Gilani in crisis talks with opposition January 4: Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab, is shot by one of his bodyguards near his home. Taseer dies of his wounds soon afterwards.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12111831 Punjab Governor Salman Taseer Assassinated in Islamabad, Pakistan BBC News 2011-01-04 2011-01-04 His killer, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, turns himself in and claims he killed the governor due to his opposition to the blasphemy law in Pakistan.http://blog.indiavoice.info/2011/01/governor-assassinated-in-islamabad.html Governor assassinated in Islamabad, Pakistan IndiaVoice 2011-01-04 2011-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721205931/http://blog.indiavoice.info/2011/01/governor-assassinated-in-islamabad.html 2011-07-21 usurped January 11: Internationally acclaimed Pakistani painter and Pride of Performance winner Prof. A. R. Nagori passes away http://www.arnagori.com/ Administrative Quarantine 2022-06-01 2019-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20191025145201/http://arnagori.com/ dead January 13: a reporter of Geo News, Wali Khan Babar is shot by unknown political gunmen in Karachi as target killing once again gripped the city.http://www.hindustantimes.com/Geo-News-reporter-shot-dead-in-Karachi/Article1-650165.aspx Geo News reporter shot dead in Karachi - Hindustan Times 2011-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110120203936/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Geo-News-reporter-shot-dead-in-Karachi/Article1-650165.aspx 2011-01-20 dead January 19: The 7.2 w Dalbandin earthquake shook a remote region of Balochistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), causing moderate damage, leaving three dead and several injured. January 25: At least thirteen people are killed while 70 others injured in a suicide bomb explosion in a mourning procession of Imam Hussain near its concluding point at Kerbala Gamay Shah at Bhat Gate in Lahore.http://www.geo.tv/1-25-2011/77631.htm Lahore blast toll rises to 11 - GEO.tv 2011-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110128172631/http://www.geo.tv/1-25-2011/77631.htm 2011-01-28 dead January 25: A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden motorbike into a police van at Malir 15 area of Karachi, killing at least three people while 5 people were injured.http://www.geo.tv/1-25-2011/77637.htm Three killed in Karachi suicide blast - GEO.tv 2011-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110128174418/http://www.geo.tv/1-25-2011/77637.htm 2011-01-28 dead January 27: A US diplomat, Raymond Davis, kills two men on a motorbike in Lahore allegedly in self-defence while a companion of the diplomat, who is also an American citizen, crushed to death a bike rider in a hit-and-run incident, following the shooting.http://tribune.com.pk/story/109868/american-kills-pakistani-in-self-defence-police/ Drama in Lahore: US diplomat faces double murder charge 27 January 2011 February March March 1: The Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian was assassinated in Islamabad March 30: Pakistan plays Cricket World Cup semi-final with India. March 30: Famous Comedian Liaquat Soldier dies. April April 22: Internationally renowned Pakistani actor, Moin Akhtar, dies at the age of 60 years in Karachi after suffering from a heart attack. May thumb|Osama bin Laden's compound May 2: Death of Osama bin Laden: The US Navy Seals killed Osama bin Laden in the city of Abbottabad. May 24: Hakim Ali Zardari, father of President Asif Ali Zardari died at the age of 81 years at a private ward in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad. June June 24 – The cell phone of Osama bin Laden's courier is reported to contain contacts with Harakat-ul-Mujahadeen, suggesting potential ties to Pakistan's intelligence agencies July During the months of July and August 2011, a number of targeted killings in Karachi, Pakistan left hundreds of people dead. The attacks are part of an ongoing terrorist campaign of political, ethnic and religious violence that has gripped the city in its worst form in the recent years. By late August and September 2011 the security situation in Karachi has stabilized and target killings have largely stopped, though isolated incidents still occur. August August 11 – 2011 Sindh floods September October November November 22: Husain Haqqani resigned as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States following claims of his alleged affiliation with the Memogate controversy. November 26: A NATO attack on two Pakistani border checkposts in Salala in the Baizai subdivision of Mohmand Agency in FATA kill 24 soldiers of the Pakistan Army. Sport The 2011 Cricket World Cup was held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Deaths 4 January – Salmaan Taseer, 64, governor of Punjab, shot dead 10 January – Naseerullah Babar, 82, soldier and politician, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1976–1977) and Interior Minister (1993–1996).https://www.dawn.com/news/597588/former-interior-minister-naseerullah-babar-dies Former interior minister Naseerullah Babar dies 10 January 2011 11 January – Prof. A. R. Nagori, 71, renowned Pakistani artist. 13 January – Babar, 28, journalist and reporter, shot dead. 22 January – Aslam Khokhar, 91, cricketer.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23012011/28/pakistan-039-s-oldest-test-cricketer-dies.html Yahoo UK & Ireland - Sports News | Live Scores | Results 23 January – Colonel Imam, who was kidnapped along with former ISI official Khalid Khawaja, British journalist Asad Qureshi and his driver in the tribal belt on March 26 last year, died due to a heart attack in the custody of his captors.http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/24/kidnappedex-isi-official-with-close-taliban-linkdies-aid0126.html Kidnapped ex-ISI official with close Taliban link dies 2013-08-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121008170052/http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/24/kidnappedex-isi-official-with-close-taliban-linkdies-aid0126.html 2012-10-08 (body found on this date) 2 March Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Minority Affairs Saadat Khiyali, journalist, columnist and trade union leader 22 April – Moin Akhtar, 60, acclaimed Pakistani actor. 2 May – Usama bin Laden, 54, Saudi terrorist. Holidays These holidays were held in some provinces of Pakistan. 5 January – All educational institutions, offices and banks remained closed in Punjab province to mourn the death of Salmaan Taseer. 19 January – The Sindh government had declared January 19 (Wednesday) a provincial holiday on account of the Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.https://www.dawn.com/news/599725/holiday-in-sindh-today Holiday in Sindh today 18 January 2011 25 January – The Sindh government declared a provincial holiday on the account of Chelum of Imam Hussain.http://tribune.com.pk/story/108919/bomb-attacks-in-karachi-lahore-kill-11-officials/ Chehlum attacks: Karachi, Lahore hit again 25 January 2011 See also Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2011 2011 in Pakistani television List of Pakistani films of 2011 References 2011 Pakistan Pakistan Category:2010s in Pakistan Category:Years of the 21st century in Pakistan