2007 in Pakistan

none August 2019 2007 Events from the year 2007 in Pakistan. Incumbents Federal government President: Pervez Musharraf Prime Minister: Shaukat Aziz (until 16 November), Muhammad Mian Soomro (acting) (starting 16 November) Chief Justice: until 9 March: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry 9 – 24 March: Javaid Iqbal (acting) 25 March – 20 July: Rana Bhagwandas (acting) 20 July – 3 November: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry starting 3 November: Abdul Hameed Dogar (acting) Governors Governor of Balochistan – Owais Ahmed Ghani Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Ali Jan Aurakzai Governor of Punjab – Khalid Maqbool (until 16 May); Salmaan Taseer (starting 16 May) Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan Events January 26 January United States legislation seeks ban on assistance to Pakistan after it reviewed inconsistencies in the Pakistan's nuclear and missile programmes.Anwar Iqbal https://www.dawn.com/news/229905/new-us-legislation-may-revive-nuclear-proliferation-row New US legislation may revive nuclear proliferation row 26 January 2014 Dawn 26 June 2014 Suicide bombing at a Marriott Hotel in Islamabad leaves two dead including the bomber. The bombing happened hours before a Republic Day celebrations were to be hosted at the hotel by the Indian High Commission.https://www.dawn.com/news/230055/ 'Suicide blast' at top hotel in Islamabad 27 January 2007 Dawn 29 November 2014 27 January – Police chief and 12 others are killed in suicide attack in Peshawar.https://www.dawn.com/news/230229/police-chief-12-others-killed-in-peshawar-blast-second-suicide-attack-in-two-days Police chief, 12 others killed in Peshawar blast: Second suicide attack in two days 28 January 2007 Dawn 26 June 2014 March 9 March – President Pervez Musharraf suspends chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and appoints justice Javaid Iqbal as the acting head of the Supreme Court. May thumb|220px|Streets throughout Karachi were left deserted on 12 May 2007 just before the riots broke out resulting in several deaths. 12 May – Black Saturday riots break out in Karachi at the arrival of chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry at the Jinnah International Airport.https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/14/ap3719116.html Opposition to Pakistani president grows Stephen Graham Forbes 13 May 2007 14 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070516061411/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/05/14/ap3719116.html 16 May 2007 dead Gunfights and clashes erupted across the city as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) activists who supported the judge and the pro-government Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists took to the streets against each other.http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/13/news/pakistan.php Riots in Karachi leave dozens dead Associated Press 13 May 2007 International Herald Tribune 14 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070516050933/http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/13/news/pakistan.php 16 May 2007 live The clashes continued for several days. June 23 June – Torrential rainstorms hit the southern province of Sindh and brings floods and destruction to the provincial capital of Karachi; over 200 dead were recovered and several people injured by downed trees and power lines.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6233868.stm Storms in Karachi kill 200 people 24 June 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 July 3 July – Siege of Lal Masjid begins with gunfights erupting between Lal Masjid supporters and Pakistani security forces after 18 months of constant conflict amongst the two parties.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6274518.stm Pakistan cleric offers surrender 5 July 2007 BBC News 27 June 2014 Around 125 seminary scholars attack and set fire to government offices near the mosque and take over government positions.Syed Raza Munawar Azeem https://www.dawn.com/news/254728/fierce-gunbattles-rock-capital Fierce gunbattles rock capital 4 July 2007 Dawn 29 November 2014 14 July – A suicide attack in Miranshah results in the deaths of 24 security personnel with at least 29 people injured.June 2014 23 July – Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed resigns from his seat in the National Assembly quoting that "the parliament [was] being neglected and the whims of an individual [were] being imposed over the country".Dilshad Azeem Qazi submits resignation to the National Assembly secretariat 23 July 2007 The Nation Islamabad August 14 August – Pakistan celebrates 60th years of independence from the British Raj.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6945206.stm Pakistan marks 60th anniversary 14 August 2007 BBC News 27 June 2014 19 August – A fire raging through the 15-storey building of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation in Karachi leaves at least two firefighters injured and destroys a large number of valuable documents including official records of the National Engineering Services Pakistan.Syed Raza Hassan https://www.dawn.com/news/262024/karachi-another-blaze-hits-pnsc-building Another blaze hits PNSC building Dawn Karachi 27 June 2014 25 August – Pakistan successfully test-fires a new cruise missile named Hatf-VIII (or Ra'ad) capable of carrying nuclear payloads across a range of 350 km mi on.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6963768.stm Pakistan tests new cruise missile 25 August 2014 BBC News 26 June 2014 September 1 September – A suicide attacks results in the deaths of five people, including three security personnel with nine others injured in a Mamund tehsil in Bajaur Agency.Anwarullah Khan http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/02/top2.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230817/http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/02/top2.htm dead 27 September 2007 Suicide attack kills 3 soldiers 2 September 2007 Dawn 26 June 2014 4 September – Twin blasts in Rawalpindi, one in a bus another in a market area, kill many and injuring several. 6 September – Pakistan's liquid foreign reserves cross 16 billion-dollar mark, despite the outflow of some 133 million dollars in portfolio investment.http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=618648&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate= Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves cross $16 billion mark 7 September 2007 Business Recorder https://web.archive.org/web/20070823002145/http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=618648&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate= 23 August 2007 27 June 2014 8 September – Government decides to arrest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif upon the arrival of their flight in Islamabad. 9 September – Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto announces she would launch Pakistan Peoples Party's new campaign "Food, Clothes, Shelter for the People" upon her return to Pakistan. 11 September Suicide bomber kills 18 people in Dera Ismail Khan of Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif is forcibly sent back to Saudi Arabia in a special plane after his six-hour stay at the Islamabad airport when he arrived from London on a PIA flight.Ishfaqullah Shawl http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=620834&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate= Nawaz deported: back in Jeddah 11 September 2007 Business Recorder https://web.archive.org/web/20070823002145/http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=620834&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate= 23 August 2007 27 June 2014 13 September – Cabinet of Pakistan unanimously decides to re-elect president Musharraf in uniform from the present assemblies. 14 September – Pakistan Peoples Party unanimously decides that Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan on 18 October 2007. 16 September – Election Commission of Pakistan amends the Presidential Election Rules 1988 ahead of the elections so that Article 63 of the Pakistani constitution no longer applies to the president. 18 September – President Musharraf's counsel at the Supreme Court, Sharifuddin Pirzada, says that the general vows to doff uniform after his re-election.http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6265332.html Musharraf to doff uniform after re-election 18 September 2007 People's Daily 27 June 2014 20 September Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden calls Musharraf a tyrant and declares war on the government of Pakistan. The Election Commission announces to hold presidential elections on 6 October 2007. Musharraf vows to give up his post as army chief if he is re-elected.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7004067.stm Pakistan election date announced 20 September 2007 BBC News 28 June 2014 24 September – India won the ICC t20 world cup by beating their rivals Pakistan in the final. Benazir Bhutto arrives in Washington for a last visit to the US before ending her self-exile. 29 September – Pakistani election officials approve Musharraf's nomination for re-election as president, despite efforts to have him disqualified.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7019487.stm Musharraf vote nomination backed 29 September 2007 BBC News 28 June 2014 October 1 October – The Supreme Court suspends DIG and the deputy commissioner of Islamabad after a suo motu hearing of recent police violence that injured over 50 lawyers and journalists. 2 October – More than 80 opposition MPs resign from the parliament in protest of the upcoming presidential election. They challenge Musharraf's eligibility to contest.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7023424.stm Pakistan MPs in election boycott 2 October 2014 BBC News 28 June 2014 6 October – Musharraf is re-elected as Pakistan's president, even though his candidacy was heavily criticised.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7031070.stm Musharraf wins presidential vote 6 October 2007 BBC News 28 June 2014 9 October – Pakistani warplanes bombarded suspected pro-Taleban militant positions on Tuesday, as fierce fighting raged near the Afghan border for a fourth day. The army says 45 troops and 150 rebels have died in battles around the town of Mir Ali. Tuesday's air strikes left 50 rebels dead, unconfirmed reports say.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7036106.stm Pakistan jets pound 'rebel bases' 9 October 2007 BBC News 28 June 2014 11 October – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bans controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from playing 13 international matches and fines him ₨ 3.4 million (US$56,000) for hitting his teammate Mohammad Asif with a bat.http://www.karachinews.net/story/289968 PCB imposes 56,000-dollar fine on Shoaib and 13-match ban 11 October 2007 Karachi News https://web.archive.org/web/20111003131723/http://www.karachinews.net/story/289968 3 October 2011 28 June 2014 17 October – Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan after eight years of self-exile thronged by a crowd of a million in Karachi to welcome her back.http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/pakistan.bhutto/index.html Pakistan braces for Bhutto return 17 October 2007 CNN Dubai, UAE 28 June 2014 19 October – At least 124 people are killed and 320 injured in the Karachi bombings near the convoy carrying Bhutto.http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/pakistan.explosions/index.html Death toll rises in Bhutto attack 19 October 2007 CNN Karachi, Pakistan 28 June 2014 20 October – Karachi police releases a photograph of the suicide bomber who killed at least 130 people in the Karachi bombings.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7054339.stm Karachi 'bomber' photo released 20 October 2007 BBC News 28 June 2014 25 October – The Election Commission asks political parties to desist from criticising the army or the judiciary ahead of general elections in 2008.M Ilyas Khan https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7061302.stm Keep Pakistan vote 'rancour-free' 25 October 2007 BBC News 28 June 2014 28 October – The Radio Pakistan building on the M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi is badly damaged in a blaze and the transmissions were suspended for several hours.http://www.karachinews.net/story/294942 Century-old Radio Pakistan building damaged in a blaze Karachi News https://web.archive.org/web/20070613022532/http://www.karachinews.net/story/294942 13 June 2007 28 June 2014 November 3 November President Musharraf declares a period of emergency rule amid rising militant violence.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7076670.stm Musharraf imposes emergency rule 3 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSCOL19928320071103 Musharraf imposes emergency rule 3 November 2007 Reuters 26 June 2014 Television networks and telephone lines are blocked in various cities across Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto visits Karachi, cutting short her visit to Dubai. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar takes oath as the new chief justice of the Supreme Court. Militants capture two police stations in Swat. 5 November – Pakistan's main stock market index KSE 100 falls nearly 5% to close at 13,279.60 as investors react to the emergency rule imposed by Musharraf. The fall is registered as the biggest one-day decline on the Karachi Stock Exchange index for 16 months.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7078865.stm Pakistan's stock market slides 5% 5 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 14 November Former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is arrested at the University of the Punjab in Lahore as the state of emergency continues.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7093932.stm Khan arrested at Pakistan protest 14 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 Pakistan army kills at least 16 Taliban militants in heavy fighting in the Swat Valley.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7095126.stm Heavy fighting in Pakistan valley 14 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 15 November The National Assembly completes its five-year term for the first time in the history of Pakistan. Senate chairman Muhammad Mian Soomro takes oath as the caretaker prime minister after the dissolution of the National Assembly. His appointment came as a surprise to political observers who expressed concerns about the transparency and fairness of the upcoming elections.Amir Wasim https://www.dawn.com/news/276106/soomro-heads-interim-govt-inamul-haq-ishrat-hussain-salman-taseer-nisar-memon-pir-of-taunsa-sharif-among-ministers Soomro heads interim govt 15 November 2007 Dawn 26 June 2014 17 November – Pakistan's biggest private television network, Geo TV, is ordered off air for an unspecified amount of time during the emergency rule. The network had been forced to close down all operations and also halt its transmissions from the United Arab Emirates.http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-30546820071116 https://web.archive.org/web/20080226181402/http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-30546820071116 dead 26 February 2008 Pakistan's private Geo TV says forced to shut down 17 November 2007 Reuters 26 June 2014 18 November Hina Jilani joins a protest in London to ask for the release of political prisoners and Musharraf's resignation. US deputy security of state John Negroponte urges Musharraf to lift the state of emergency and free imprisoned political opponents.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7100322.stm US tells Musharraf to step back 18 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 19 November Attorney general Malik Qayyum announces that the Supreme Court had dismissed five of the six petitions against Musharraf's re-election.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7101302.stm Challenges to Musharraf rejected 19 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2007 At least 80 people die and 100 are wounded in sectarian violence in Kurram Agency.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7101533.stm Pakistan clashes 'leave 80 dead' 19 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2007 20 November Thousands of people escape Pakistan's Swat District where the Pakistan Army fights with pro-Taliban militants.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7104331.stm Thousands flee Pakistan fighting 20 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 More than 100 journalists are arrested for protesting against the state of emergency and media restrictions.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7103538.stm Journalists arrested in Pakistan 20 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 The Pakistani government releases 3,400 people who were jailed during the state of emergency.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7103266.stm 'Thousands released' in Pakistan 20 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 Balochistan Liberation Army chief Mir Balach Marri is said to have been killed by Pakistan's security forces in the bordering regions of Afghanistan; whereas, his brother Sardar Gazain Marri alleges he was killed in an army operation in Balochistan.Syed Shoaib Hasan https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7106270.stm Top Baloch rebel leader 'killed' 21 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 21 November Imran Khan is released from imprisonment at a jail in Dera Ghazi Khan.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7105973.stm Imran Khan released from prison 21 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 Chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry tries to leave his house in Islamabad but is blocked by security forces.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7105923.stm Pakistan top judge still detained 21 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2007 Major general Waheed Arshad announces that the Pakistani army has killed 40 pro-Taliban militants in the Shangla District in Swat Valley in the last two days.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7105059.stm Pakistan army 'kills 40 rebels' 21 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 22 November Pakistan is barred from the Commonwealth of Nations again for its imposition of emergency rule.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7108543.stm Pakistan barred from Commonwealth 22 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 The Supreme Court dismisses the last remaining petition challenging the dereliction of president Musharraf.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7106831.stm Court upholds Musharraf election 22 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 23 November The Supreme Court orders the Election Commission to declare Musharraf the winner in the 2007 Pakistani presidential election.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7109695.stm More court backing for Musharraf 23 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 Foreign minister Inam-ul-Haq calls Pakistan's suspension from the Commonwealth "unjustified".https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7108713.stm Pakistan suspension 'unjustified' 23 November 2007 BBC News 26 June 2014 26 November – Nawaz Sharif announces he will file his nomination papers for the 2008 general elections. However, he denies to serve as prime minister under the Musharraf's presidency.Pakistan rivals enter poll fray (BBC) December thumb|220px|Burned-out buildings in the aftermath of riots in Karachi after Bhutto's assassination. 1 December – Benazir Bhutto begins her election campaign for the 2008 general election. 3 December – The Election Commission rejects Nawaz Sharif's nomination papers for the upcoming general elections.EC rejects Nawaz’s nomination papers (Daily Times) 7 December – Dr Reginald Zahiruddin, secretary of the Church of Pakistan and medical director at a hospital in Bannu, is kidnapped by Taliban militants along with his driver.http://www.claas.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=189 16 Christians have been freed after being abducted for several ours by Taliban militants in Peshawar Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) 28 June 2014 https://archive.today/20140628005848/http://www.claas.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=189 28 June 2014 deadCharles Strohmer http://www.charlesstrohmer.com/writings/on-international-relations/taliban-neighbors/all/1/ Taliban Neighbors 13 January 2009 The Christian Century Chicago, IL 28 June 2014 8 December – Gunmen attack Bhutto's PPP party office in Naseerabad, Karachi, killing three supporters. 27 December – Benazir Bhutto is assassinated during an election rally.Benazir Bhutto Assassinated In Suicide Attack (Sky News) Deaths 27 December – Benazir Bhutto, politician and Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1953)Benazir Bhutto https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/benazir-bhutto Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers 27 July 2021 en 15 February 2019 See also 2007 in Pakistani television List of Pakistani films of 2007 References 2007 Pakistan Pakistan Category:2000s in Pakistan Category:Years of the 21st century in Pakistan