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January 2000 - Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • PAK - SHARIF TRIAL Voice of America 29 January 2000 -- The criminal trial of Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has wrapped up its first week with prosecution witnesses testifying how Karachi's civilian airport had been shut down.
  • PAK / BOMB BLAST Voice of America 28 January 2000 -- A powerful bomb tore through a crowded mosque killing at least six people and injuring about 14 others in central Karachi.
  • PAK / SHARIF TRIAL Voice of America 28 January 2000 -- In the trial of Pakistan's ousted prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, a senior police official has testified that he was ordered to take control of the airport in Karachi.
  • U-S / PAKISTAN Voice of America 27 January 2000 -- U-S officials are also warning Pakistan it could be labeled a supporter of international terrorism if it gives direct aid to groups believed to have links to the government.
  • PAK / SHARIF Voice of America 27 January 2000 -- Both sides must establish the time when the incident took place. The defense says the plane was diverted as a reaction to the coup. The prosecution says Mr. Sharif was trying to kill the general by diverting the plane.
  • PAK / SHARIF Voice of America 26 January 2000 -- The prosecution says Mr. Sharif was trying to kill the general by diverting the plane - which had run dangerously low on fuel and was reportedly in danger of crashing.
  • PAKISTAN-JUDICIARY Voice of America 26 January 2000 -- A judicial crisis has gripped Pakistan, following the military government's order for senior judges to take a new oath that would protect the military.
  • U-S / PAKISTAN-HIJACK Voice of America 25 January 2000 -- President Clinton says the United States has no evidence the Pakistani government was behind last month's hijacking of an Indian airliner, this despite a New York Times newspaper report to that effect.
  • PAK / SHARIF TRIAL Voice of America 25 January 2000 -- The charges against Mr. Sharif and six co-defendants stem from an incident hours before the elected government was overthrown by a military coup.
  • Jabbar says no possibility Pak-India nuclear war Associated Press of Pakistan 24 January 2000 -- Javed Jabbar, Advisor to Chief Executive on National Affairs and Information and Media Development said on Sunday in his view there was no possibility of a nuclear war between Pakistan and India. He said the jingoistic mood of the Indian leadership was just a gimmick. Their threats were meant only for consumption of the Indian masses .
  • US not negotiating secret deal with India on CTBT, spurns assertion US supporting India get UNSC seat Associated Press of Pakistan 23 January 2000 -- Pakistan Saturday said that US Assistant Secretary of State Karl Inderfurth had confirmed in his talks in Islamabad that Washington was not negotiating "any secret deal" with New Delhi in exchange for its signature on CTBT.
  • Settlement of Kashmir be found which is acceptable to India, Pakistan and Kashmiris; Inderfurth Associated Press of Pakistan 22 January 2000 -- "We continue to urge both Pakistan and India to exercise maximum restraint, to enter into negotiations," and find a, " solution which is acceptable to both parties and in respect of Kashmir, we believe to the Kashmiri people."
  • PAK / INDIA CLASH Voice of America 22 January 2000 -- Pakistan says two of it soldiers have been killed and five are missing after an intense battle with Indian troops in the disputed region of Kashmir.
  • Maintenance of N. deterrence indispensable for country's defence: Abdul Sattar Associated Press of Pakistan 21 January 2000 -- Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar on Jan. 12 said maintenance of nuclear deterrence is indispensable for the defence and security of the country. The Government is determined to maintain and develop Pakistan's nuclear capability in order to ensure a credible and reliable deterrence.
  • PAK / U-S Voice of America 20 January 2000 -- A senior U-S official is in Pakistan for talks with the country's military leaders, including the Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf.
  • PAK / SHARIF Voice of America 19 January 2000 -- A court has formally indicted deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on charges of kidnapping, hijacking and attempted murder.
  • CHINA-PAKISTAN Voice of America 18 January 2000 -- China has rolled out the red carpet for Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, who is on a two-day visit to Beijing.
  • 17 JANUARY BOMBING IN DOWNTOWN KARACHI Tuesday, January 18, 2000 -- The bomb is estimated to have been one kilogram in size and created a crater eight feet across and almost three feet deep (the typical bombs recently witnessed have averaged only 200 grams).
  • PAKISTAN / INDIA / U-S Voice of America 17 January 2000 -- A key U-S senator has urged archrivals India and Pakistan to resume talks to settle their long-standing dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
  • PAK / BLAST Voice of America 17 January 2000 -- In Pakistan, at least eight people were killed and more than two dozen others injured today (Monday) after a powerful blast tore through a crowded street in the southern port city of Karachi.
  • CHINA / PAKISTAN Voice of America 17 January 2000 -- China is the first non-Islamic country General Musharraf has visited since he ousted the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last October.
  • PAK / U-S Voice of America 14 January 2000 -- Four U-S senators have concluded a two-day fact-finding mission to Pakistan focused on international terrorism, Pakistan's reluctance to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the country's dispute with India over Kashmir.
  • PAK / SHARIF Voice of America 12 January 2000 -- A high court judge in Pakistan refused Wednesday to hear the case of treason and hijacking against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
  • CTBT Implications, Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, January 4, 2000 -- Our country always supported the idea of a comprehensive test ban. In September 1996 Pakistan voted in favour of the treaty along with an overwhelming majority of the members of the United Nations. Pakistan won international respect and support. In contrast, India was isolated in opposing the treaty. Now the positions are in danger of reversal.



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