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Terrorist Incidents In Pakistan In 2001
In 2001, 2 terrorist attacks in Pakistan resulted in over 20 deaths. This was the beginning of War on Terror after the 9/11 attacks *28 October — Attack on a Protestant church in southern Punjab city of Bahawalpur resulted in 18 deaths and 6 injuries. With the exception of one police officer, all the fatalities were Christian worshippers . *21 December — Pakistani interior minister Lt. Gen. (retd) Moinuddin Haider's elder brother Ehteshamuddin Haider was shot dead by assailants near Soldier Bazaar in Karachi. ''The Times of India'', 22 December 2001. References {{Terrorist incidents in Pakistan[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9/11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the third into the Pentagon (headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in a rural Pennsylvania field during a passenger revolt. The attacks killed 2,977 people, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in history. In response to the attacks, the United States waged the global war on terror over multiple decades to eliminate hostile groups deemed terrorist organizations, as well as the foreign governments purported to support them. Ringleader Mohamed Atta flew American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later at 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (, ) is a province of Pakistan. With a population of over 127 million, it is the most populous province in Pakistan and the second most populous subnational polity in the world. Located in the central-eastern region of the country, it has the largest economy, contributing the most to national GDP in Pakistan. Lahore is the capital and largest city of the province. Other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Multan. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Kashmir to the north-east. Punjab is the most fertile province of the country as the Indus River and its four major tributaries Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Sutlej flow through it. The provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur (Urdu: ; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 13th largest city of Pakistan and List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 8th most populous city of Punjab. Bahawalpur is the capital of Bahawalpur Division. Founded in 1748 by the Daudpotra family of Sindh, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former Bahawalpur (princely state), princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the ''Nawab of Bahawalpur, Nawabs of Bahawalpur'' until 1955. The ''Nawabs'' left a rich architectural legacy, and Bahawalpur is known for its monuments dating from that period. The city lies at the edge of the Cholistan Desert, and serves as the gateway to the nearby Lal Suhanra National Park. History Bahawalpur was among the 584 princely states before the Partition of India. Early history Bahawalpur State was home to various ancient societies. It contains ruins from the Indus Valley civilisation, as well as ancient Buddhist sites such as the nearby Patan minara. British archaeologist S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moinuddin Haider
Moinuddin Haider, HI(M) (; born 5 June 1942) is a retired three-star rank general of the Pakistan Army, who later served as the Governor and Chief Minister (Chief Executive) of Sindh, and then as the Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan. He has also served as Chairman Askari Bank, and was the top choice for media representation by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Army career Haider was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in 1962 first in the 26th PMA Long Course in the Frontier Force Regiment. He earned his master's degree in defence studies from the Royal College of Defence Studies in Seaford House UK, and was the first Pakistani to get his thesis published in Seaford House Papers. He saw action in the 1965 and the 1971 Indo-Pak wars. He served as instructor at the Pakistan Military Academy from 1967 to 1970. He commanded a reconnaissance and support battalion twice in 1975–77 and in 1981–82. Later he was head of Pakistan Mutual Cooperation Group in Somalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Bazaar
Soldier Bazar () is a bazaar and neighborhood in Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of Jamshed Town, which was disbanded in 2011. History Soldier Bazar was constructed in 1857 next to Mazar Roshan Shah run by Muslim committee Muslim Jamaat Soldier Bazaar. Muslim Jamaat Soldier Bazaar donated funds of 3000 gold coins to All-India Muslim League in 1906, which were collected by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi. The father of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and the Khan of Kalat both owned bungalows here. G. M. Syed, who spearheaded the Pakistan Movement in Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ... also owned a bungalow here named Hyder Manzil. According to Syed's family, the Pakistan Resolutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrorist Incidents In Pakistan In 2001
In 2001, 2 terrorist attacks in Pakistan resulted in over 20 deaths. This was the beginning of War on Terror after the 9/11 attacks *28 October — Attack on a Protestant church in southern Punjab city of Bahawalpur resulted in 18 deaths and 6 injuries. With the exception of one police officer, all the fatalities were Christian worshippers . *21 December — Pakistani interior minister Lt. Gen. (retd) Moinuddin Haider's elder brother Ehteshamuddin Haider was shot dead by assailants near Soldier Bazaar in Karachi. ''The Times of India'', 22 December 2001. References {{Terrorist incidents in Pakistan[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 In Pakistan
Events from the year 2001 in Pakistan. Incumbents Federal government *President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (until 20 June), Pervez Musharraf (starting 20 June) * Chief Justice: Irshad Hasan Khan Governors * Governor of Balochistan – Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal *Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Iftikhar Hussain Shah * Governor of Punjab – Muhammad Safdar (until 29 October); Khalid Maqbool (starting 29 October) *Governor of Sindh – Muhammad Mian Soomro Events May * 23 May – India invites future president Pervez Musharraf to peace talks. *28 May – Musharraf formally accepts the invitation. July President Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee in Agra for a three-day summit; the talks fail. September *The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda. August *The Pakistan cricket team beats Bangladesh at Multan. November *Anthrax-infected letters, the first in Asia, are sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
