Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
November 2008 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- President Bush Discusses Attacks in Mumbai, Condemns Violence, Sends Condolences to Victims The White House 29 Nov 2008
- Pakistan Pledges Cooperation with India, Urges Restraint VOA 29 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan's government says it is prepared to deepen its engagement with India on counter-terrorism, but says it is important for India to avoid the "blame game"
- Pakistan Withdraws Pledge to Send Spy Chief to India VOA 29 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan has urged India to lower bilateral tensions that are running high over Indian allegations that the terrorists behind Mumbai's deadly assaults have links with Pakistani extremist groups.
- Pakistan condemns terrorist activities: Gilani IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan is a victim of terrorism and shares India's sorrow over loss of life in the Mumbai attacks
- Zardari blames 'non-state actors' for Mumbai attack IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- President Asif Ali Zardari telephoned India's prime minister on Friday to condemn attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed at least 130 people and suggested 'non-state actors' were respon
- No Pakistan involvement in Mumbai attacks: Mukhtar IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Defence minister on Thursday said his country had played no role in terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 125 people and injured hundreds more
- Pakistan offers help to India in probing attacks IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Defence minister on Thursday said his country had played no role in terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 125 people and injured hundreds more
- Zardari phones Sonia ask for tough measures to end terrorism IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Condemning the terrorist acts in Mumbai in the strongest possible terms, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan is ready to cooperate with India in launching a probe into the acts terrorism in Mumbai
- Pakistan's Gilani to Send Spy Agency Chief to Mumbai VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says Indian leaders must not blame his country for this week's deadly terror attacks in Mumbai.
- Mumbai Terror Attack Escalates Tensions Between India, Pakistan VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- A diplomatic row between India and Pakistan has erupted over alleged Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.
- Afghan Officials Back Allegations of Regional Links to Mumbai Attackers VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spoken with India's Prime Minister to express his sympathy for victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
- Backgrounder: The ISI and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations cfr.org 27 Nov 2008
- Pakistan Tries To Clean Up ISI Image By Shutting Down Political Wing RFE/RL 26 Nov 2008 -- The section of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate that is responsible for domestic spying on Pakistani politicians has been quietly been shut down
- Fugitive British Militant Killed in Strike in Pakistan VOA 22 Nov 2008 -- Officials and tribal witnesses in Pakistan say a suspected U.S missile strike has killed at least five militants, including several foreigners in a remote region near the Afghan border.
- Pakistan will not be the first to use nuclear weapons: Zardari IRNA 22 Nov 2008 -- President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said Pakistan will not be the first to use nuclear weapons adding that despite their differences, Pakistan and India have a great future together
- US missile strike in Pakistan 'kills' alleged transatlantic plane bombing plotter: TV IRNA 22 Nov 2008 -- Rashid Rauf, a dual citizen of Britain and Pakistan, suspected of involvement in a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners, was killed in an US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region on Saturday, local TV channels reported
- Two top Al Qaeda militants killed by US missile: reports IRNA 22 Nov 2008 -- The alleged mastermind of a 2006 transatlantic airplane bombing plot was killed in a US missile attack in northwest Pakistan early on Saturday, officials said
- Motive Unclear for Northwest Pakistan Funeral Attack VOA 21 Nov 2008 -- Police in Pakistan say a bomb blast has killed at least 10 people in a northwestern town.
- Warplanes, troops kill 40 militants in Bajaur, Swat IRNA 21 Nov 2008 -- Security forces killed 40 militants on Thursday as artillery and jet fighters backed ground troops fighting in the Bajaur, and an air strike hit militants in Swat, officials said
- Militant commander among 7 killed in shelling in Pakistan IRNA 21 Nov 2008 -- A local militant commander and six others were killed in fresh shelling by the Pakistani security forces in Bajaur tribal region on Friday, TV channels reported
- Pakistan Protests Missile Strikes VOA 20 Nov 2008 -- There is a widespread anger and outrage in Pakistan over the latest suspected U.S. missile strike against a terrorist target deep inside the country.
- Pakistan Says NATO Afghan Supply Lines Will Stay Open VOA 19 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has assured NATO commanders meeting in Brussels that he will keep supply lines to their troops in Afghanistan open after a surge in attacks along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
- Pakistan Says Al-Qaida Operative Killed in US Missile Strike VOA 19 Nov 2008 -- Authorities in Pakistan say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least six al-Qaida-linked militants in a remote northwestern village.
- Pakistan allows NATO supplies after week suspension IRNA 18 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan on Monday allowed supplies to the US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan after a week-long suspension due to security concerns, officials and witnesses said
- US drone attacks have Pakistan 's approval: Washington Post IRNA 18 Nov 2008 -- Washington Post reports that US and Pakistani governments reached a deal in September that allows US drone attacks into Pakistani Tribal area.
- Pakistan coordinates strike on insurgents: ISAF IRNA 18 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan has coordinated with ISAF attack on insurgents in the country's tribal region, the ISAF said on Monday.
- Pakistan Intensifies Crackdown on Extremists in Tribal Areas VOA 17 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan is carrying out a sustained military campaign against Islamist extremists in the semiautonomous tribal areas in the northwestern part of the country.
- U.S missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region kills 12:witnesses IRNA 14 Nov 2008 -- At least 12 people - several of whom appeared to be foreigners, were killed in Pakistan's Waziristan tribal region in an overnight U.S missile strike, witnesses said Friday
- Pakistani Officials Say 12 Killed in US Missile Strike VOA 14 Nov 2008 -- Officials and witnesses in Pakistan say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 12 people, including foreign militants, in a remote tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
- Iranian Diplomat Kidnapped in Northwestern Pakistan VOA 13 Nov 2008 -- Unidentified gunmen in Pakistan have abducted an Iranian diplomat after killing his security guard in Peshawar.
- Pakistani Lawmaker Says Situation In Swat Not Black And White RFE/RL 12 Nov 2008 -- The secretary of foreign affairs of Pakistan's Awami National Party, which heads the coalition government in the violence-plagued Northwest Frontier Province, has been touring European this week, providing insight into the situation in the region
- American Aid Official Gunned Down in Pakistan VOA 12 Nov 2008 -- Militants have stepped up attacks in northwestern Pakistan, where authorities say at least five people - including an American aid official - were killed in two separate attacks.
- Pakistani forces kill seven militants, 12 militants surrender IRNA 11 Nov 2008 -- Pakistani security forces Monday killed seven militants in the militancy-hit Swat valley in the country northwest in the ongoing offensive, the army said
- Two alleged U.S. spies killed in Pakistan's tribal region IRNA 08 Nov 2008 -- Suspected militants have killed men accused of spying for the United States in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, local tribesmen said Saturday
- New US administration urged to revise policy of air strikes on Pak tribal areas IRNA 08 Nov 2008 -- Pakistani political/defence analyst Lt Gen (Retd) Talat Masood on Saturday urged the newly elected US administration to revise its policy of air strikes on Pakistani soil, which has strained the relations of both the countries
- Pakistan: At Least 13 Killed in Suspected US Missile Attack VOA 07 Nov 2008 -- A suspected U.S. missile attack has killed at least 13 suspected militants in a remote region of Pakistan close to the Afghan border where al-Qaida-linked operatives are believed to have established their bases.
- Centcom chief says Pakistan not waging U.S war IRNA 06 Nov 2008 -- General David Petraeus, Commander, United States Central Command, has said that Pakistan is not waging American war but it is their own war
- Deadly Blast in Pakistan Targets Anti-Taliban Tribal Leaders VOA 06 Nov 2008 -- Pakistani officials say a bomb exploded Thursday in the country's northwest at a meeting of tribal leaders who oppose al-Qaida and Taliban extremists, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 40 others.
- Pakistani PM: Next US President Should Stop Missile Attacks VOA 04 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan's prime minister said the next U.S. president should stop missile attacks on insurgents in Pakistani territory, or risk losing the battle against extremism.
- Petraeus Visits Pakistan To Review Counterinsurgency Cooperation RFE/RL 03 Nov 2008 -- The new chief of the U.S. military's Central Command, General David Petraeus, is in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani military leaders on their cooperation against terrorism
- President Zardari demands halt to US drone attacks on Pakistan territory IRNA 03 Nov 2008 -- President Zardari: Raids should be stopped; focus should be more on enhanced coordination and intelligence-sharing.
- Pakistan's Zardari Urges US General to Stop Missile Strikes VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan's president urged a top US general to stop missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistani territory.
- U.S Centcom chief holds important meetings in Pakistan IRNA 03 Nov 2008 -- General Petraeus, CENTCOM chief, began important meetings with Pakistani military and political leadership on security issues.
- US Commander in Pakistan to Discusses Regional Security VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- US Commander Petraeus in Islamabad for talks with military and civilian leaders on regional security issues.
- US drone attacks kill 32 in Waziristan IRNA 01 Nov 2008 -- US missiles struck 2 deadly blows killing 32 people and injuring a key Taliban commander in a tribal area near the Afghan border.
