2002 in Pakistan

none 2002 Events from the year 2002 in Pakistan. Incumbents Federal government President: Pervez Musharraf Prime Minister: Zafarullah Khan Jamali (starting 23 November) Chief Justice: until 6 January: Irshad Hasan Khan 6 January-31 January: Bashir Jehangiri starting 1 February: Sheikh Riaz Ahmad Governors Governor of Balochistan – Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Iftikhar Hussain Shah Governor of Punjab – Khalid Maqbool Governor of Sindh – Muhammad Mian Soomro (until 26 December); Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan (starting 26 December) Events January 1 January – an earthquake strikes northern Pakistan.One dies in earthquake 12 January – President Musharraf declares a war on extremism.Profile: General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan - CNN 18 January – President Musharraf, in an interview with CNN, says he believes that Osama bin Laden is dead.http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/01/18/gen.war.against.terror/ Pakistan's leader thinks bin Laden dead 2008-02-10 2008-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080115235223/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/01/18/gen.war.against.terror/ dead March India shuns Pakistan's offer of talks. June 22 June – A wedding feast in Pakistan's tribal areas ends in tragedy after an error during the celebratory firing of a mortar shell; fourteen people are killed.Pakistan wedding turns to carnage - BBC News October 10 October - General elections were held to elect the National Assembly of Pakistan and the provincial assemblies. November 21 November - A 6.3 w earthquake strikes northern Pakistan, leaving sixteen dead, forty injured, and more than 1,000 buildings damaged.M6.3 - northwestern Kashmir https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000bj2e#general_summary USGS United States Geological Survey 26 November - The Pakistan army has to use helicopters to evacuate thousands of people following the earthquake, as roads are blocked and the temperature is falling due to the onset of winter.Pakistan army flies out quake victims - BBC News Deaths 5 August - Bashir Niaz, film screenwriter References 2002 Pakistan Pakistan Category:2000s in Pakistan Category:Years of the 21st century in Pakistan