2001 in Pakistan

• 23 May – India invites future president Pervez Musharraf to peace talks.^[1]
• 28 May – Musharraf formally accepts the invitation.^[1]

President Musharraf meets Indian PM Vajpayee in Agra for a three-day summit; the talks fail.^[1]

• The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda.^[2]

• The Pakistan cricket team beats Bangladesh at Multan.^[3]

• Anthrax-infected letters, the first in Asia, are sent to the Karachi office of the Jang newspaper; there are no casualties.^[4]

• India blames an attack on its parliament on Pakistan, leading to a massive build-up of troops on both sides of the border and rising tension between the two nations.^[2]

• 5 January – Javeria Abbasi, television actress and former female model
• 12 January – Sara Kashif, actress
• 22 February – Zuhab Khan, actor