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March 2000 - Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • Text: State Department Issues Public Announcement on Pakistan 31 March 2000 -- The American Embassy in Islamabad had information "regarding a possible kidnapping of an American in or around Karachi between March 31 and April 6.
  • PAK BOMB Voice of America 28 March 2000 -- At least seven people have died and 16 others have been injured in a powerful bomb explosion at Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
  • No peace in Kashmir unless India stops killings: Munir Akram ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD, March 26 (APP)- Responding to the claims made by the Indians about terrorism, Munir read out the parts of report issued by FAS, an independent body of US Scientists. Quoting the paper, the report regarding RAW, the Indian Intelligence Agency was published in, he said, "the paper records at least a dozen terrorist activities in Pakistan conducted by the Indian Intelligence Agency."
  • Pakistan's First Right of Reply under item 5: the Right to Self-Determination March 26 - Let me read to you a report. It was issued by FAS, an independent body of US Scientists, regarding "RAW", the Research and Analysis Wing- the Indian Intelligence Agency.
  • Pakistan ready for talks with India "anytime, anywhere and at any level": General Musharraf ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD, March 26 (APP)- Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf said on Mar. 25 that Pakistan is prepared to engage in talks with India "at anytime, anywhere and at any level".
  • CLINTON - PAKISTAN Voice of America 26 March 2000 -- White House officials are giving a mixed assessment of President Clinton's meeting in Islamabad Saturday with Pakistani military leader General Pervez Musharraf.
  • PAK / CLINTON REACT Voice of America 26 March 2000 -- President Clinton's visit has solidified Pakistani suspicions that U-S policy now favors India, and the alliance once enjoyed by Pakistan is over.
  • PAKISTAN / CLINTON SPEECH Voice of America 25 March 2000 -- President Clinton has ended a six-day tour of South Asia by telling the Pakistani people there is no military solution to Pakistan's dispute with India over the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
  • CLINTON - PAKISTAN Voice of America 25 March 2000 -- President Clinton is in Islamabad to meet Pakistani military leader General Pervez Musharraf to try and reach a lowering of tensions with India over Kashmir and a de-escalation of their nuclear weapons competition.
  • PAK-MUSHARRAF-CLINTON Voice of America 25 March 2000 -- Pakistan's military ruler general Pervez Musharraf is voicing satisfaction with President Clinton's short visit to the country.
  • REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN GREETING TO THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN March 25, 2000 -- In your own self-interest, to help us to prevent dangerous technologies from spreading to those who might have no reservations at all about using them, take the right steps now to prevent escalation, to avoid miscalculation, to reduce the risk of war.
  • BACKGROUND PRESS BRIEFING BY A SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ON THE PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS IN PAKISTAN March 25, 2000 - There was an extended discussion on nonproliferation issues. The President urged early signature of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, cutoff in fissile material production, no export of technologies to other countries, firm export controls, and also restraint in the development and deployment of new systems. General Musharraf gave the President a very firm assurance that Pakistan would not be the source of the export of any dangerous technologies or weapons of mass destruction.
  • Highlights of Chief Executive's press conference ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN 25 March 2000 -- Reaffirmation of Pakistan's policy of restraint and responsibility on nuclear matters in talks with Clinton. Reiteration of Pakistan's long standing policy of preventing nuclear proliferation. Pakistan's nuclear deterrence is indispensable for its security. Proposal for resumption of dialogue between Pakistan and the United States on nuclear issues.
  • PRESS BACKGROUND BRIEFING BY SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL March 24, 2000 - We think that for Pakistan to have a hopeful future it needs to be a pathway back to democracy; there needs to be an end to the violence and a renewed dialogue over Kashmir with India. And there needs to be, in our judgment, the same set of decisions that the President urged the Indians to consider, and that is to de-escalate their nuclear program, rather than escalate it.
  • CE announces holding of local govt elections from Dec. 2000 to July 2001 ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (24-03-2000) Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf here Thursday announced holding of Community Government elections, which will begin from Dec. 2000 at Union Council level and come to a completion with District Assemblies' elections by July, 2001.
  • Congressmen calls for declaring India a terrorist state ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (24-03-2000) A US Congressman has held the Indian government responsible for the massacre of 36 Kashmiri Sikhs and called on the US to declare India a terrorist state.
  • Spectacular free-fall, display of Shaheen II, Hatf 4, police parade hallmarks of Pak-day parade ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (24-03-2000) The long range ballistic missile, Shaheen-II having capacity to target up to 2500 km from ground-to-ground were also the part of the Pakistan Day Parade. Hataf-IV another long range missile was also displayed in the parade.
  • No peace and progress in region without settlement of Kashmir: Gen. Musharraf ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (24-03-2000) Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said peace and progress in the region is possible only after a peaceful settlement of Kashmir which remains cause of all strife. The CTBT, he said, is an issue in which a national consensus will be developed before taking a final decision on it. However, he said those who participate in discussion on CTBT, first must understand the issue and its pros and cons.
  • PAK / CLINTON VISIT Voice of America 24 March 2000 -- President Clinton is expected to push Pakistan's military government to back down in the conflict with India over the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
  • CLINTON-PAKISTAN Voice of America 24 March 2000 -- Bowing to Indian objections, Mr. Clinton says he is not going to Islamabad to try to mediate the volatile Kashmir dispute.
  • PAKISTAN / CLINTON VISIT Voice of America 23 March 2000 -- Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf says he will ask President Clinton, when he visits Pakistan Saturday, to play a role "in the background" for a settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
  • PAK / ELECTIONS Voice of America 23 March 2000 -- Pakistan's military leader has called for local elections and a restructuring of the country's regional political setup.
  • Killing of 36 Sikhs manifestation of Indian's desperation: Experts ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (23-03-2000) The massacre of innocent Sikhs was a desperate attempt on the part of Indian security forces which had miserably failed to suppress Kashmiri freedom movement, experts said
  • General Musharraf made positive moves for military de-escalation ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (23-03-2000) General Musharraf has made positive moves by unilaterally implementing a military de-escalation on Pakistan's international borders with India.
  • Clinton visit may open new door for peaceful settlement of Kashmir: Sattar ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (22-03-2000) Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar on Tuesday hoped the parleys of the US President Bill Clinton in New Delhi and Islamabad may open a new door to a peaceful settlement of the long-standing Kashmir dispute.
  • AG-Sindh winds up his final arguments ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (22-03-2000) He said the orders for diversion of PIA flight PK-805 had endangered the lives of 198 souls on board on October 12, including 50 American students and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) but the intervention of army had saved the lives of all passengers.
  • Sultan terms killing of sikhs in Sringar- a RAW-sponsored act ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (22-03-2000) AJK Prime Minister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the tragic killing of 35 Sikhs in the occupied Kashmir is an act of Indian intelligence Agency RAW to vitiate the atmosphere, in the wake of President Clinton's visit to South Asia.
  • PAK / FOREIGN MINISTER Voice of America 22 March 2000 -- During a speech to the Indian parliament, President Clinton has restated the U-S stance against forcing mediation in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.
  • PAKISTAN-KASHMIR Voice of America 21 March 2000 -- Pakistan has condemned Monday's massacre of 35 Sikhs in Indian Kashmir. New Delhi has blamed the attack on militant Kashmiri groups opposed to Indian rule of Kashmir, but the Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant groups are denying involvement in the killings.
  • Prosecution demands capital punishment for all seven accused ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN (21-03-2000) - The prosecution on Monday demanded from Anti Terrorist Court-1 capital punishment for all the seven accused including former premier Mian Nawaz Sharif in October 12 plane hijacking case.
  • PAKISTAN - SHARIF TRIAL Voice of America 20 March 2000 -- Prosecutors in the case against Pakistan's former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, said Monday that they plan to seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
  • PAK / SHARIF Voice of America 13 March 2000 -- Defense lawyers for Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have boycotted the criminal trial to protest the killing of one of their colleagues -- shot dead in a daylight attack Friday.
  • CLINTON'S TRIP TO PAKISTAN Voice of America 13 March 2000 -- After lengthy debate and discussion by his closest advisers, President Clinton added a brief stop in Pakistan to his forthcoming visit to India and Bangladesh.
  • PAK / BAN Voice of America 16 March 2000 -- Pakistan's military government has banned open-air political rallies and strikes. Pakistani Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider says the ban will stay in effect until after President Clinton's visit.
  • CLINTON-SOUTH ASIA Voice of America 16 March 2000 -- Berger says the need to roll back the nuclear programs of India and Pakistan will be a major theme of the President's talks with leaders of both South Asian powers.
  • CLINTON-HILLARY-PAKISTAN Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- The White House says President Clinton's decision to visit Pakistan later this month was not influenced by his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton and her fund raising among Pakistani-Americans for her campaign for the U-S Senate.
  • Neighbors With Nukes By Lally Weymouth Newsweek, March 20, 2000 -- Q Are you worried that the tension could escalate into war now that you are both nuclear powers? Gen. Pervez Musharraf. "I do not think it will get out of control. They know that there is a deterrence in place on our side."
  • Clinton visit to assist Pak efforts to resolve Kashmir issue Associated Press of Pakistan 14 March 2000 -- Lt. General Nishat Ahmed said, India's belligerent attitude which has caused fear in South Asia would not help in promoting peace and stability. Nishat said due to increasingly complex situation President Bill Clinton was compelled to visit Pakistan along with India and Bangladesh.
  • Pakistan not to participate in arms race: Musharraf Associated Press of Pakistan 13 March 2000 -- Chief Executive, General Pervez Musharraf on Mar. 12 said that Pakistan does not want to participate in an arms race in the region.
  • India, Pakistan dismiss fears of nuclear war over Kashmir Associated Press of Pakistan 13 March 2000 -- The leaders of Pakistan and India, in interviews published on Mar. 12 by both the Washington Post and Newsweek, dismissed concerns that nuclear war could result from the conflict between their countries over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir.
  • Washington's wise decision Nasim Zehra 10 March 2000 -- After an expected struggle within the US administration--between those who advocated for and against a Pakistan-inclusive South Asia trip for their president--a rational decision has been taken in Washington.
  • US-PAKISTAN Voice of America 10 March 2000 -- The Clinton administration is strongly condemning the shooting death of the lawyer defending Pakistan's deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
  • CLINTON - PAKISTAN Voice of America 09 March 2000 -- The decision to make the stop in Islamabad is controversial and Clinton will spend only a few hours in Pakistan - in marked contrast to the preceding high profile, five-day, five-city visit to India.
  • PRESS BRIEFING BY JOE LOCKHART March 9, 2000 -- I think anyone who states that our visit there is somehow a validation of the military government there is flat wrong. The President has made the judgment that, given the tensions in the region, that it's important to engage and make the visit, and that's why he's going to make the visit.
  • Defeat for India lobbyists in US By Ashish Kumar Sen, 08 March 2000 -- US President Bill Clinton's decision to stop over in Pakistan, disregarding a stream of protest from Indian officials, is being seen by a majority of South Asia analysts in Washington DC as a "direct snub" to the Indian government's lobbying efforts.
  • PAK / SHARIF Voice of America 08 March 2000 -- Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has testified his removal by General Pervez Musharraf occurred because of a division between the army and the civilian government during last year's border dispute with India.
  • PAK / CLINTON VISIT Voice of America 08 March 2000 -- Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tariq Altaf says Mr. Clinton's visit will give the president the opportunity to see the volatile situation, first-hand.
  • CLINTON-PAKISTAN VISIT Voice of America 08 March 2000 -- Clinton is going to Pakistan not because he approves of or acquiesces to the military regime, but to keep an open and direct channel with that country on critical issues including: nuclear proliferation, Kashmir and the fight against terrorism.
  • CLINTON-PAKISTAN Voice of America 07 March 2000 -- President Clinton will visit Pakistan March 25th at the close of the upcoming South Asian trip that will also take him to India and Bangladesh.
  • STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY March 7, 2000 -- The President expects to address a number of issues of common concern with Pakistan's leaders. These include a return to civilian, democratic rule, the need to fight terrorism, and measures to avoid a nuclear and missile arms race and prevent conflict in the region.
  • BACKGROUND BRIEFING BY SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ON PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN March 7, 2000 -- We cannot predict when the next flare-up might occur in this region, but tensions are higher there now than at any time since the last Indian-Pakistani war in 1971. We are concerned that, through misunderstandings or gradual escalation, the two countries could once again find themselves in conflict. The President is not going to mediate the Kashmir dispute.



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