2000 in Pakistan

2000
in
Pakistan

  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

  • President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
  • Chief Justice: Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (until 26 January), Irshad Hasan Khan

Governors

  • Governor of Balochistan – Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
  • Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Mohammad Shafiq (until 15 August); Iftikhar Hussain Shah (starting 15 August)
  • Governor of Punjab – Muhammad Safdar
  • Governor of Sindh – Azim Daudpota (until 24 May); Muhammad Mian Soomro (starting 25 May)

Events

April

  • After military takeover, Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is sentenced to life imprisonment.

October

  • 13 October – Pakistan's supreme court rules that the 1999 coup d'état was justified.

December

  • Nawaz Sharif goes into exile to Saudi Arabia.

Births

Deaths

  • 13 August – Nazia Hassan, pop-singer, cancer[1]
  • 23 December – Madam Noor Jahan, playback singer[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nazia Hassan didn't die of poison or foul play, probe by UK authorities shows". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  2. ^ "December 23, 2000: Pakistani legend singer Noor Jehan dies". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.