2000 in Pakistan
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{{Year in Pakistan|2000}}
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Pakistan.
Incumbents
=Federal government=
- President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
- Chief Justice: Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (until 26 January), Irshad Hasan Khan
=Governors=
- Governor of Balochistan – Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Mohammad Shafiq (until 15 August); Iftikhar Hussain Shah (starting 15 August)
- Governor of Punjab – Muhammad Safdar
- Governor of Sindh – Azim Daudpota (until 24 May); Muhammad Mian Soomro (starting 25 May)
Events
=April=
- After military takeover, Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 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 Saudi Arabia.
Births
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Deaths
- 13 August – Nazia Hassan, pop-singer, cancer{{Cite web |title=Nazia Hassan didn’t die of poison or foul play, probe by UK authorities shows |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/365218-fact-check-nazia-hassan-didnt-die-of-poison-foul-play |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}
- 23 December – Madam Noor Jahan, playback singer{{Cite web |title=December 23, 2000: Pakistani legend singer Noor Jehan dies |url=https://gulfnews.com/today-history/december-23-2000-pakistani-legend-singer-noor-jehan-dies-1.1642252 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}
References
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