The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (; ; 2 November 1929 – 7 March 2022) was a Pakistani politician and jurist who served as the ninth president of Pakistan from January 1998 until his resignation in June 2001, and prior to that as a senator from Punjab in 1 ...

* Chief Justice:

Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Saeed Uz Zaman Siddiqui (Urdu: ; 1 December 1939 – 11 January 2017) (pronunciation 'sa'eed -uz- zam'an'; alternatively / officiallySaiduzzaman Siddiqui) was a Pakistani jurist and legislator of great prominence who formerly served as the 15t ...

(until 26 January),

Irshad Hasan Khan Justice Irshad Hasan Khan (Urdu : ارشاد حسن خان) (born on 7 January 1936) is a Pakistani jurist who served as Chief Justice of Pakistan The chief justice of Pakistan ( initials as CJP; , ''Munsif-e-Āzam Pākistān'') is the c ...

Governors

Governor of Balochistan The Governor of Balochistan is the head of the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. The post was established on 1 July 1970, after the dissolution of West Pakistan province and the end of One Unit. Under Pakistan's current parliamentary system, the ...

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Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal Justice Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal (; born 3 April 1945 in Nushki, Balochistan) is a Pakistani jurist. Mengal served from 1996 to 1999 as Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court. He was from October 1999 till January 2003 the Governor of Balochis ...

Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as Governor of North-West Frontier Province) is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province, or NWFP), Pakistan. Alth ...

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Mohammad Shafiq Mohammad Shafiq (born April 1934) is a retired three-star rank army general of the Pakistan Army. He also served as the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from 1999 to 2000. He was appointed to that position on 21 October 1999 ...

(until 15 August); Iftikhar Hussain Shah (starting 15 August) * Governor of Punjab – Muhammad Safdar *

Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Secretary of Sindh, Chief Secretary ...

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Azim Daudpota Mohammed Azim Daudpota (; 14 September 1933 – 3 April 2017) was a three-star officer in the Pakistan Air Force who went on to serve as the Chief of Air Staff of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, and then to briefly serve as Governor of Sindh. E ...

(until 24 May);

Muhammad Mian Soomro Muhammad Mian Soomro (; ; born 19 August 1950) is a Pakistani politician, banker and senator who has served as Chairman of the Senate, Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan and Acting President of Pakistan. He also served as the 26th Governor ...

(starting 25 May)

Events

April

*After military takeover, Former Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then ...

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

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Births

Deaths

*13 August –

Nazia Hassan Nazia Hassan (3 April 1965 – 13 August 2000) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, lawyer, political analyst and philanthropist. Referred to as the " Queen of South Asian Pop", she is considered one of the most influential singers in South Asia ...

, pop-singer, cancer *23 December – Madam

Noor Jahan Noor Jahan may refer to: People * Nur Jahan (1577–1645), Mughal empress * Noor Jehan (1926–2000), Pakistani singer and actress * Nurjahan Begum (1925–2016), Bangladeshi journalist * Nurjahan Begum (banker), Bangladeshi interim government ad ...

playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...

References

{{Year in Asia, 2000

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

2000s in Pakistan Years of the 20th century in Pakistan