January
03 Supreme Court warned the government of action if its verdict on NRO was not implemented by January 10. 05 Taliban kill 15 FC personnel in North Waziristan. 05 ICRC official Dr. Diale kidnapped in Quetta. 09 Militants hand over bodies of 10 missing soldiers in North Waziristan. ** Three girls killed in a stampede during a musical concert at Al-Hamra in Lahore. 10 SC issues short order in NRO case. ** Bomb blast in Khyber Agency kills 30. 11 Armed men ambush FC troops in Turbat, killing 14. 13 Militants attack checkpost near Peshawar, killing 10. 14 NAB reopens all cases terminated under the NRO 15 TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud believed killed by a US drone attack on January 12. 16 SC issues show cause notice to PM Gilani for contempt of court. 17 SC suspends licenses of Babar Awan. 18 Ambassador Sherry Rehman presents credentials to President Obama. 19 National Assembly passes Women’s Commission Bill. ** SC postpones by-election until verified voter lists are complete. 21 Retired officers of armed forces announce establishment of non-political pressure group, The Pakistan First Group. 24 Mansoor Ijaz refuses to come to Pakistan over security issue. 26 Gunmen attack checkpost in Dera Bugti, killing six. ** Iranian forces kill six Pakistanis on their side of border. 27 Unknown miscreants fire rockets on Pakistan Military Academy Kakul. ** SC seeks ISI and MI reports on Balochistan killings. 30 SC gives two-month extension to memo commission; lifts Haqqani travel restriction. 31 Clash with militants kills 43.
February
01 Military kills 38 in Orakzai and Kurram agencies. 02 Senate adopts bill to set up Women’s Rights Commission. 03 Militants attack Kurram checkpost, killing eight. 06 SC suspends 28 legislators elected in post-18th Amendment by-elections. 08 Military contacts with Nato and Isaf resume. 09 US drone kills five in Miramshah. 10 SC rejects PM Gilani’s appeal in contempt case. 13 PM Gilani charged with contempt of court. 14 NA unanimously passes the 20th Amendment bill. 20 Senate adopts 20th Amendment bill. 22 Mansoor Ijaz gives testimony in Memo case through video link. 25 Law enforcement agencies raze Osama’s compound. 26 Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins Oscar Award. 29 FIA sends a formal request to Interpol to issue red warrants for Pervez Musharraf.
March
05 SC issues judgment in contempt of court case. 08 SC takes up Asghar Khan’s petition. ** SC gives March 21 deadline to Prime Minister Gilani for writing Swiss letter. 09 Lt-Gen Zahir ul Islam appointed ISI chief. ** US drone kills 19 in South Waziristan. 10 Nayyar Hussain Bukhari named Senate chairman. ** Government bans three more religious groups. 11 Suicide attack on Peshawar funeral kills 16. 13 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China stops providing financial advisory services for gas pipeline project. ** US drones kill 14 in northern and southern Waziristan. 15 Suicide attack kills SP and his guard in Peshawar. 16 Balochistan decides to withdraw 28 cases against Brahaamdagh Bugti. 17 Military planes in Orakzai Agency kill 23. ** President addresses joint session of parliament. 19 Parliament begins to review ties with US. 24 Violence kills seven in Balochistan. 25 Clashes in South Waziristan kill 35. 27 SC orders against anti-women jirgas. 27 Karachi violence kill 10; 40 vehicles torched. 29 Sectarian violence kills eight in Quetta. 30 US-based Pakistani Ghulam Nabi Fai sentenced to two years over Kashmir lobbying charge. ** SC scrapes deals on rental power plants. ** US drone kills four in North Waziristan.
April
03 Riots erupt in Gilgit and Chilas; 14 dead. 07 Siachen avalanche traps 124 soldiers and civilians. ** President Zardari visits India. 12 Parliament agrees for resumption of non-lethal Nato supplies to Afghanistan. 14 Violence kills eight Hazaras in Quetta. 15 Dangerous militants among 384 who escaped after Bannu jailbreak. 20 Bhoja Air flight crashes; all 127 on board dead. 25 Ballistic missile Hatf IV test-fired. 26 PM Gilani convicted for contempt of court. 27 Body of kidnapped ICRC official found in Quetta
May
08 SC issues judgment in contempt of court case. ** PM Gilani visits United Kingdom. 09 Sindh National Front decides to merge with PML-N. 10 US Congress proposes sanctions on Pakistan unless Islamabad re-opened Nato supply routes. 13 Pakistan, Afghanistan and Isaf commanders meet in Islamabad. ** Lightning strikes technical department of Kahuta installations. 15 Pakistan scientist Dr Chishti arrives in Islamabad after 20 years in Indian jail. 17 The SC indicts Babar Awan in contempt case. ** Two PAF jets collide, killing four. 21 Three Navy officers penalized in Mehran base attack case. 23 Assistant political agent in Bara sentences Dr. Shahid Afridi for 33 years in treason case. 24 NA Speaker Fehmida Mirza’s ruling saves PM Gilani from disqualification. 25 Pakistan, India agree on liberal visa regime. ** SC suspends Farahnaz Ispahani’s assembly membership. 26 US drone kills four in North Waziristan. 28 PML-N and PTI file petitions in SC, challenging the ruling of NA speaker. 29 Government gives power to Balochistan’s chief minister to deploy FC. 30 Special court in Islamabad indicts Hamid Saeed Kazmi in Haj corruption case.
