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See also: 2004 in Pakistan, other events of 2005, 2006 in Pakistan.

Events

May

• 1 May - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves Pakistan after two days of talks with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz - the first by a Japanese PM for 5 years. At the conclusion of the trip a joint declaration between the two nations announces their commitment to co-operate.^[1]

October

• 8 October - An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan say over 1000 may have died, and many villages have been flattened.^[2]
• 10 October - The President of Pakistan appeals for international help following the earthquake, saying the country cannot deal with crisis on its own^[3]

November

• 3 November - Pakistan announces that the official death toll from the quake is over 73,000.^[4]

December

England complete their tour of Pakistan with a victory against the Pakistan cricket team at Rawalpindi.^[5]

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