1 May - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves Pakistan after two days of talks with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz - the first by a Japanese PM for 5 years. At the conclusion of the trip a joint declaration between the two nations announces their commitment to co-operate.1
October
8 October - An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan say over 1000 may have died, and many villages have been flattened.2
10 October - The President of Pakistan appeals for international help following the earthquake, saying the country cannot deal with crisis on its own3
November
3 November - Pakistan announces that the official death toll from the quake is over 73,000.4
December
England complete their tour of Pakistan with a victory against the Pakistan cricket team at Rawalpindi.5