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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, says he believes that Osama bin Laden is dead.[3]
March - India 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 strikes the Peshawar valley at 0230 PST. The epicentre is 50 km east of the city of Peshawar.[5]
November 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.[7] See also References
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