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2002 in Pakistan
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See also: 2001 in Pakistan, other events of 2002, 2003 in Pakistan.

Events

January

• 1 January - an earthquake strikes northern Pakistan.^[1]
• 12 January - President Musharraf declares a war on extremism.^[2]

• 18 January - President Musharraf in an interview with CNN, said he believed that bin Laden is dead.^[3]

March

Indian shuns Pakistan's offer of talks.^[2]

June

• 22 June - A wedding feast in Pakistan's tribal areas ends in tragedy after an error during the celebratory firing of a mortar shell; fourteen people are killed.^[4]

October

• 23 October - An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck the Peshawar valley at 0230 PST - the epicentre was 50km east of the city of Peshawar.^[5]

November

21 November - A strong earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, strikes northern Pakistan.^[6]

26 November - The Pakistan army had to use helicopters to evacuate thousands of people following the earthquake, as roads were blocked and the temperature was falling due to the onset of winter.^[7]

References

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