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Encyclopedia > 2004 in Pakistan

Pakistan has experienced unprecedented economic growth during FY 2004. Its large-scale manufacturing sector grew at a rate of over 18%. Hard-currency reserves, having grown phenomenally in recent years, reached record levels. GDP growth reached 6.4% in the twelve months ending june 30, 2004. Pakistan's stock market has been one of the best-performing stock markets (so far) of the 21st Century. The government's credit rating was upgraded by Moody's and Standard and Poor's. Pakistan announced that it no longer needs IMF assistance. The government's economic reforms were praised highly by international institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and ADB. Moodys Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the holding company for Moodys Investors Service which performs financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities. ... The Standard and Poors Corporation (S&P), a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill, is a company that performs financial research and analysis on stocks and debt instruments. ... The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing global financial system‘s current trade account balances of member states. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... ADB can refer to several topics: Asian Development Bank, a non-profit financial institution whose aim is to help developing Asian countries. ...

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Events

Politics

  • January 1 - Musharraf wins a vote of confidence from the electoral college, obtaining 658 votes out of 1170, and is deemed to be elected to the office of President.
  • March 27 - Pakistan Army troops that battled foreign militants and their local supporters in South Waziristan are winding up their operation.
  • April 7 - The National Assembly passed the National Security Council (NSC) bill.
  • April 14 - The Senate passed the National Security Council (NSC) bill.
  • April 19 - President Pervez Musharraf signs the recently passed National Security Council (NSC) Bill, bringing into being the 13-seat NSC.
  • April 20 - The National Alliance announced the merger of the alliance with the unified Pakistan Muslim League.
  • April 22 - The European Parliament voted in favour of a new trade and cooperation agreement with Pakistan, giving a vital boost to Islamabad's relations with the European Union.
  • April 27 - The Pakistan Army is reducing its numerical strength by about 50,000 men.
  • May 22 - The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group welcomed Pakistan back into the Commonwealth, noting the restoration of the Constitution and progress made in rebuilding democratic institutions and restoring democracy.

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... General Pervez Musharraf (born August 11, 1943, Delhi, India) became de facto ruler (using the title Chief Executive and assuming extensive power) of [[the office of President of Pakistan (becoming Head of State) on June 20, 2001. ... The President of Pakistan is chosen by an electoral college. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... Pakistan Army Coat of Arms Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistan Military responsible for land based military operations. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... A coq is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... The National Alliance is a white nationalist organization based in the United States. ... Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India and was the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent sovereign states, most of which are former colonies once governed by the United Kingdom as part of the British Empire. ...

Economy

  • April 15 - Representatives of the provinces agreed to share resources on a multi-factor formula, provided the federal government enhanced their share.
  • April 21 - The World Bank expects that poverty would start reducing soon in Pakistan as the country surpassed most of the targets set by the bank under its country assistance strategy (CAS).
  • April 29 - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has earned net profit of Rs 19.53 bn in first three quarters of the current financial year.

April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...

Sports

  • March 28 - The 9th SAF Games are launched in an Olympics-style opening ceremony.

March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Miscellaneous

  • January 18 - Pakistani agents arrest seven Al-Qaida suspects and confiscate weapons during a raid in the southern city of Karachi.
  • March 29 - Indus River System (Irsa) is expected to distribute water among provinces on historical use basis.
  • April 29 - Major power breakdown all over northern and central Punjab.
  • September 9 - About 70 people, believed to be Taliban or Al Qaida militants are killed when Pakistan's air force jets raid a terrorist training camp in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... The Karachi Port Trust Building Karachi (کراچي) is the largest city of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Devanagari: पंजाब, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist and Pashtun nationalist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ...

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Essential Background: Overview of human rights issues in Pakistan (Human Rights Watch, 31-12-2004) (1738 words)
The Pakistan government did not apply international humanitarian law to the conflict, arguing that though the offensive was being conducted by its army, it was an anti-terrorist operation.
In the immediate aftermath of the army operation, the Pakistan Army reported the capture of 215 fighters, of whom at least seventy-three were foreigners from Chechnya, China’s predominantly Muslim Xinjiang province, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and various Arab countries.
In April 2004, the president of an opposition party, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, was sentenced to twenty-three years in prison on sedition charges for reading an anti-Musharraf letter to assembled journalists.
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Pakistan has been an ally of the United States for much of its history as a modern nation-state, from the 1950s and as a member of CENTO and SEATO.
Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population and its status as declared nuclear power—the only Muslim one—also plays into its role on the international scene.
Pakistan, a developing country, is the sixth most populous in the world and is faced with a number of challenges on the political and economic fronts.
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