Events in the year 2011 in the

Islamic Republic of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

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: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

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Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

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Yousaf Raza Gillani Yusuf Raza Gilani ( Urdu: ; born 9 June 1952), is a Pakistani politician who served as 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 25 March 2008, until his retroactive disqualification and ouster by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 26 April 2012 ...

Commerce Minister A Commerce minister (sometimes business minister, industry minister, trade minister or international trade minister) is a position in many governments that is responsible for regulating external trade and promoting economic growth (commercial pol ...

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Ameen Faheem Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem ( ur, ; ''alt. spelling'': Amin Fahim; 4 August 1939 – 21 November 2015) was a Pakistani populist left-wing figure and a poet. He was the senior vice-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, chairman of Pakist ...

* Minister of Communications – Arbab Alamgir Khan * Culture Minister – Khawaja Saad Rafique *

Defence Minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in so ...

– Ahmad Mukhtar *

Minister of Defence Production The Ministry of Defence Production ( ur, ), is a Cabinet-level ministry of Pakistan government concerned with the development and production of the full range of equipment and stores for the Pakistan Armed Forces The Pakistan Armed Forces (; ...

– Rana Tanveer Hussain *

Finance Minister A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...

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Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Abdul Hafeez Sheikh is a Pakistani economist and politician who served as Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Affairs from 11 December 2020 to 29 March 2021. Previously, he served as an advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue fr ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between coun ...

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Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar (Urdu: ; born 19 November 1977) is a Pakistani politician, who is serving as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 19 April 2022. She was previously appointed in July 2011 as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan at the ...

Interior Minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergenc ...

– Rehman Malik * Minister for States and Frontier Regions –

Najmuddin Khan Najmuddin Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-25 Dir constituency in 1990 Pakistani general e ...

* Minister for Water and Power –

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Raja Pervaiz Ashraf ( ur, ; born 26 December 1950) is a Pakistani politician, businessman and agriculturist who is the current Speaker of the National Assembly and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II). ...

* Chief Justice –

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ( ur, ; born 12 December 1948) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan over three non-consecutive terms from 29 June 2005 to 11 December 2013. Chaudhry began practice as an advocate of ...

Governors

* Governor of Balochistan – Nawab Zulfikar Ali Magsi * Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan –

Wazir Baig Mir Wazir Baig is a Pakistani politician from Gilgit-Baltistan who served as the 1st speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. He also served as the Governor of Gilgit Baltistan in 2010. Early life and education Mir Wazir Baig was born in 1942 ...

(until 27 January); Pir Karam Ali Shah (starting 27 January) *

Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan. Although the governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a c ...

– Owais Ahmed Ghani (until 9 February); Syed Masood Kausar (starting 9 February) * Governor of Punjab – ** until 4 January: Salmaan Taseer ** 4 January-13 January: Rana Muhammad Iqbal ** starting 13 January:

Latif Khosa Muhammad Latif Khosa ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a politician representing Pakistan People's Party who has been the Governor of Punjab from 2011 until 2013. He is a lawyer by profession, having been a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Paki ...

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 minister and the chief secretary of Si ...

– Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan

Events

January

*January 3: The government enters into urgent talks with opposition parties after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement resigns from the coalition, depriving it of its majority. *January 4: Salmaan Taseer, the governor of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, is shot by one of his bodyguards near his home. Taseer dies of his wounds soon afterwards. His killer,

Malik Mumtaz Qadri Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri (1985 – 29 February 2016), better known as Mumtaz Qadri (, ur, ), was the assassin of Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab. Qadri was a commando of the Elite Police and, at the time of the assassination, a member o ...

, turns himself in and claims he killed the governor due to his opposition to the blasphemy law in Pakistan. *January 11: Internationally acclaimed Pakistani painter and Pride of Performance winner Prof. A. R. Nagori passes away *January 13: a reporter of

Geo News Geo News is a Rank Number 1 Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. History The Geo Television Network started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo TV in October 2002 but has since launched several other channels whic ...

Wali Khan Babar Wali Khan Babar (Urdu, ps, ; 5 April 1982 – 13 January 2011) was a Pakistani journalist working for GEO News who was killed by gunmen in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi. His murderers Saulat Mirza and Faisal Mota (who are target killers of ...

is shot by unknown political gunmen in Karachi as target killing once again gripped the city. *January 19: The 7.2 Dalbandin earthquake shook a remote region of

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastl ...

with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (''Strong''), causing moderate damage, leaving three dead and several injured. *January 25: At least thirteen people are killed while 70 others injured in a suicide bomb explosion in a mourning procession of Imam Hussain near its concluding point at Kerbala Gamay Shah at Bhat Gate in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest ...

. *January 25: A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden motorbike into a police van at Malir 15 area of

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

, killing at least three people while 5 people were injured. *January 27: A US diplomat, Raymond Davis, kills two men on a motorbike in

allegedly in self-defence while a companion of the diplomat, who is also an American citizen, crushed to death a bike rider in a hit-and-run incident, following the shooting.

February

March

March 1: The Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian was assassinated in Islamabad March 30: Pakistan plays Cricket World Cup semi-final with India. March 30: Famous Comedian Liaquat Soldier dies.

April

* April 22: Internationally renowned Pakistani actor,

Moin Akhtar Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the ...

, dies at the age of 60 years in Karachi after suffering from a heart attack.

May

* May 2:

Death of Osama bin Laden On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was shot several times and killed at his compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval S ...

: The

US Navy Seals The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting s ...

killed Osama bin Laden in the city of Abbotabad. * May 24: Hakim Ali Zardari, father of President

died at the age of 81 years at a private ward in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad.

June

* June 24 – The cell phone of Osama bin Laden's courier is reported to contain contacts with Harakat-ul-Mujahadeen, suggesting potential ties to Pakistan's intelligence agencies

July

During the months of July and August 2011, a number of targeted killings in Karachi, Pakistan left hundreds of people dead. The attacks are part of an ongoing terrorist campaign of political, ethnic and religious violence that has gripped the city in its worst form in the recent years. By late August and September 2011 the security situation in Karachi has stabilized and target killings have largely stopped, though isolated incidents still occur.

August

* August 11 – 2011 Sindh floods

September

October

November

* November 22: Husain Haqqani resigned as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States following claims of his alleged affiliation with the Memogate controversy. * November 26: A NATO attack on two Pakistani border checkposts in Salala in the Baizai subdivision of Mohmand Agency in FATA kill 24 soldiers of the

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

Sport

* The

2011 Cricket World Cup The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and for the first time in Bangladesh. India national cricket team, India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the 2011 Cricket ...

will be held in

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

Deaths

* 4 January – Salmaan Taseer, 64, governor of Punjab, shot dead * 10 January – Naseerullah Babar, 82, soldier and politician, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1976–1977) and Interior Minister (1993–1996). * 11 January – Prof. A. R. Nagori, 71, renowned Pakistani artist. * 13 January – Babar, 28, journalist and reporter, shot dead. * 22 January –

Aslam Khokhar Mohammad Aslam Khokhar (5 January 1920 – 22 January 2011) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test match in 1954. Biography Khokhar was born in Lahore, Punjab to a Khokhar family and was a cousin of Anwar Hussain Khokhar. Khokha ...

, 91, cricketer. * 23 January – Colonel Imam, who was kidnapped along with former ISI official Khalid Khawaja, British journalist Asad Qureshi and his driver in the tribal belt on March 26 last year, died due to a heart attack in the custody of his captors. (''body found on this date'') * 2 March **

Shahbaz Bhatti Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (9 September 19682 March 2011), popularly known as Shahbaz Bhatti, was a Pakistani politician who was elected as a member of the National Assembly from 2008. He was the first Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs from ...

, Federal Minister for Minority Affairs **

Saadat Khiyali Saadat Khiyali was a senior Pakistani journalist, columnist, and committed trade union leader. He was Executive Editor of ''Daily Mashriq Lahore''. He was also known for his columns in Urdu newspapers. He worked under Shaukat Butt who was Vice P ...

, journalist, columnist and trade union leader * 22 April –

, 60, acclaimed Pakistani actor. * 2 May – Usama bin Laden, 54, Saudi terrorist.

Holidays

These holidays were held in some provinces of Pakistan. *5 January – All educational institutions, offices and banks remained closed in Punjab province to mourn the death of Salmaan Taseer. *19 January – The Sindh government had declared January 19 (Wednesday) a provincial holiday on account of the Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. *25 January – The Sindh government declared a provincial holiday on the account of Chelum of Imam Hussain.

References

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