2000_in_Pakistan
2000 in Pakistan
List of events
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Pakistan.
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)
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.
Main article: births in 2000
Further information: Category:2000 deaths
- 13 August – Nazia Hassan, pop-singer, cancer[1]
- 23 December – Madam Noor Jahan, playback singer[2]
- "Nazia Hassan didn't die of poison or foul play, probe by UK authorities shows". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- "December 23, 2000: Pakistani legend singer Noor Jehan dies". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.