1998   Pakistan carries out successful tests of the surface-to-surface missile Hatf-V. The missiles have a range of 1,500km making them capable of striking India.

1998   Pakistan conducts nuclear test in the Chaghai hills of Baluchistan. Five nuclear devices are detonated sparking condemnation from the international community.

1998   Pakistan conducts nuclear test in the Chaghai hills of Baluchistan. Five nuclear devices are detonated sparking condemnation from the international community.

1998   Pakistan conducts 1 additional nuclear test following its first test on May 28.

1999   General Pervez Musharraf takes control of Pakistan in a military coup, ousting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

2001   Pervez Musharraf becomes President of Pakistan after the resignation of Rafiq Tarar.

2002   Pakistan holds a national referendum to determine whether Pervez Musharraf should remain in power for an additional five-year term. Voters overwhelmingly approve the measure.

2003   Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf survives an assassination attempt by suicide bombers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

2005   Over 32 people are killed and 9 injured after three multi-story buildings collapse in a densely populated area of Lahore, Pakistan

2005   Three trains collide in Ghotki, Pakistan, killing an estimated 500 people.

2005   Severe aftershocks of the South Asian Earthquake of 2005 strike Northern Pakistan.