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2005 in Pakistan
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2005
Events from the year 2005 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister: Shaukat Aziz
Chief Justice: Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (until 29 June), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Governors
Governor of Balochistan – Owais Ahmed Ghani
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Iftikhar Hussain Shah (until 15 March); Khalilur Rehman (starting 15 March)
Governor of Punjab – Khalid Maqbool
Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan
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.Pakistan, Japan see robust ties – Dawn Pakistan
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.Extradited three arrive in Glasgow | Herald ScotlandBBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Kriss murder timeline
8 October – The 7.6 w 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.Quake crisis overwhelms Pakistan
November
3 November – Pakistan announces that the official death toll from the quake is over 73,000.Earthquake toll leaps to 73,000 – BBC News
December
England complete their tour of Pakistan with a victory against the Pakistan cricket team at Rawalpindi.England complete exciting victory
See also
2005 in Pakistani television
List of Pakistani films of 2005
References
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