2002 in Pakistan

Events from the year 2002 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

1 January – an earthquake strikes northern Pakistan.[http://www.dawn.com/2002/01/02/nat9.htm One dies in earthquake]
12 January – President Musharraf declares a war on extremism.[http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/17/musharraf.biog/index.html Profile: General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan - CNN]
18 January – President Musharraf, in an interview with CNN, says he believes that Osama bin Laden is dead.{{Cite web |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/01/18/gen.war.against.terror/ |title=Pakistan's leader thinks bin Laden dead |access-date=2008-02-10 |archive-date=2008-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115235223/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/01/18/gen.war.against.terror/ |url-status=dead }}

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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2059837.stm Pakistan wedding turns to carnage - BBC News]

10 October - General elections were held to elect the National Assembly of Pakistan and the provincial assemblies.

21 November - A 6.3 {{M|w}} earthquake strikes northern Pakistan, leaving sixteen dead, forty injured, and more than 1,000 buildings damaged.{{cite web|title=M6.3 - northwestern Kashmir|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000bj2e#general_summary|author=USGS|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}
26 November - The Pakistan army has to use helicopters to evacuate thousands of people following the earthquake, as roads are blocked and the temperature is falling due to the onset of winter.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2515699.stm Pakistan army flies out quake victims - BBC News]