1997 in Pakistan

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See also: 1996 in Pakistan, other events of 1997, 1998 in Pakistan.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 March 1.2 August 1.3 November 1.4 December 2 Births 3 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] March

• 3 February - General elections are held.

[edit] August

• 14 August - Pakistan celebrates 50 years of independence from British rule.

[edit] November

• 13 November - Nawaz Sharif promises US president Bill Clinton he will find those responsible for the killing of four US businessmen and their Pakistani driver.
• 26 November - Pakistan's first motorway, which links Islamabad to Lahore is opened.

[edit] December

• 2 December - Pakistan's president, Farooq Leghari resigns.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• August 16 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani Qwalli artist (b. 1948)