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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


May 2004 Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • PAKISTAN/BLAST VOA 31 May 2004 -- A bombing at a major Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, has left at least 15 people dead and dozens injured. The incident has prompted violent rioting in the area. The blast marks the second act of apparent religious violence there in as many days.
  • US delivers helicopters to Pakistan for border security IRNA 31 May 2004 -- The US government has delivered three HUEY II helicopters to Pakistan for use by the Ministry of Interior Air Wing, said a US Embassy news release received here on Monday.
  • PAKISTAN/ASSASSINATION VOA 30 May 2004 -- Mass riots have erupted across Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, after the assassination of one of the country's top religious leaders.
  • Pakistan test fires ballistic missile IRNA 29 May 2004 -- Pakistan on Saturday test fired a medium-range Ghauri missile, a military spokesman said.
  • Operation starts against Pak tribesmen who failed to hand over foreigners IRNA 29 May 2004 -- Scores of tribesmen were taken into custody in Pakistan`s semi-autonomous tribal belt on Saturday after their failure to offer any cooperation in the registration of foreign militants hiding there, reports from the area said.
  • US warplanes, copters intrude in Pak airspace: report CNA 29 May 2004 -- US warplanes and Apache helicopters violated Pakistan`s air space on Pak-Afghan border hours after a flag meeting was hold among US, Pakistani and Afghan officials in the area, press reports said Saturday.
  • Pakistan, China to hold regular naval exercises IRNA 29 May 2004 -- Pakistan and China have decided to continue holding naval exercises, particularly in non-traditional security fields to strengthen their defence capabilities and enhance processional skills.
  • MALAYSIA/NUCLEAR VOA 29 May 2004 -- Malaysia says it arrested a suspected senior figure in a network that traded in nuclear secrets because his presence in Malaysia exposed the country to possible attacks and economic sanctions.
  • PAKISTAN / NUCLEAR / ARREST VOA 28 May 2004 -- Malaysia has arrested a Sri Lankan businessman who is accused of acting as the chief financial officer in a Pakistani-led global nuclear weapons smuggling ring.
  • Pakistan to send 1700 troops to Burundi, Ivory Coast IRNA 27 May 2004 -- Pakistan will send an additional 1700 troops and other supporting personnel to Burundi and Ivory Coast that will take the total number of its troops to almost 10,000, a senior Pakistani diplomat said on Friday.
  • PAKISTAN MUSHARRAF ATTACKS VOA 27 May 2004 -- Pakistan's president and top military leader, General Pervez Musharraf, says junior army and air force officers were involved in two failed attempts on his life last year. The Pakistani leader escaped unhurt from the December bomb attacks on his motorcades.
  • U-S PAKISTAN BORDER VOA 27 May 2004 -- Pakistani and U-S military officials have met to discuss alleged incursions by U-S troops from Afghanistan into Pakistan.
  • PAKISTAN/INDIA VOA 24 May 2004 -- Pakistans President Pervez Musharraf says that in a telephone conversation with Indias new Prime Minister, they have agreed to continue a peace process aimed at resolving bilateral disputes.
  • India asks Pakistan to put back talks on nuclear issues- Islamabad IRNA 23 May 2004 -- Pakistan says India on Sunday requested for the postponement of the scheduled talks on nuclear confidence building measures, citing the reason that its external affairs minister has not yet taken office.
  • PAKISTAN/COMMONWEALTH VOA 22 May 2004 -- Pakistan is welcoming its readmission into the the 53-member Commonwealth, comprising mostly former British colonies. The Commonwealth announced its decision Saturday, saying the country has made progress on democratic reforms. The bloodless military coup in October 1999 that put President Pervez Musharraf in power had led to Pakistan's suspension from the group.
  • Pakistan Tells Foreign Fighters To Surrender RFE/RL 22 May 2004 -- Senior Pakistani military officials have repeated their demand that hundreds of Al-Qaeda-linked fighters near the Afghan border surrender to government authorities.
  • PAK-U-S VOA 21 May 2004 -- Pakistan's foreign minister says his country would consider contributing troops to help provide security in Iraq, but must consider domestic political repercussions before it makes any such move.
  • PAKISTAN / INDIA REACTION VOA 20 May 2004 -- Pakistan is welcoming Indian prime minister-designate Manmohan Singh's stated intention to continue the peace process with Islamabad.
  • POWELL / PAKISTAN VOA 19 May 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed South Asian issues, including the elections in India, Wednesday with Pakistan's foreign minister, Kursheed Mahmoud Kasuri. Both agreed they do not think the change in government in New Delhi will derail the peace process between India and Pakistan.
  • Pak troops re-deployed in tribal area: reports IRNA 18 May 2004 -- Pakistan has re-deployed troops in its tribal region near the Afghan border for possible action after foreign militants failed to accept an offer of amnesty.
  • Pakistan reports no breakthrough in foreign militants` registration IRNA 15 May 2004 -- Deadlock over the registration of foreign militants, said to be hiding in Pakistan`s tribal region, continued on Saturday as a strong local tribal commander has not agreed to a government`s call that all the foreigners must register themselves with the authorities.
  • PAKISTAN/INDIA/REACTION VOA 13 May 2004 -- Pakistan says it is confident the peace process with India will continue, despite the unexpected results of the Indian elections.
  • 20 Pakistanis to be freed from Guantanamo: official IRNA 12 May 2004 -- The United States has agreed to release some 20 Pakistani prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay jail in Cuba by the end of this month, a senior Pakistani official said on Wednesday.
  • Senior US official to discuss `serious issues` with Pak leadership IRNA 11 May 2004 -- The United States will take up "serious ssues" with Pakistan on Tuesday, local publication reported.
  • PAKISTAN/BORDER AREAS VOA 11 May 2004 -- In Pakistan, renegade tribesmen are refusing to provide the government details of suspected foreign militants believed to be hiding in a remote border region. Authorities insist they need the information to determine if the foreigners have links with al Qaida or any other terrorist organization.
  • Pakistan`s tribal areas in spot light IRNA 10 May 2004 -- Pakistan`s tribal areas, which did not grab so much media attention, habe been in the spot light since 9/11 events.
  • No deal on foreign suspects` registration: Pak tribal commander IRNA 09 May 2004 -- Pakistani tribesman who signed a peace deal with the military last month to end fighting in the country`s tribal region, said on Sunday registration of foreign militants, believed to be hiding there, is not part of the deal.
  • PAKISTAN/BOMBING VOA 07 May 2004 -- An apparent suicide bombing at a Pakistani mosque has left at least 12 worshippers dead and about 100 injured.
  • 14 years jail term for N-proliferation in Pakistan IRNA 06 May 2004 -- Pakistan has approved a draft bill to prevent the proliferation of nuclear and biological technology, material weapons and their delivery system.
  • PAKISTAN/U-S/MILITARY VOA 05 May 2004 -- Pakistan says it has lodged a protest with the United States over what it says is an incursion into its territory by U-S troops hunting fighters linked to the al-Qaida terror network. The U-S military has not commented.
  • Coalition forces intrude into Pak territory: reports IRNA 05 May 2004 -- US-led coalition forces intruded into Pakistani territory and searched a number of shops before moving back to Afghanistan on Monday evening, press reports said Wednesday.
  • PAKISTAN / CHINA / NUCLEAR VOA 04 May 2004 -- China has signed an agreement to build a second nuclear power plant in Pakistan.
  • PAKISTAN/CHINA BLAST VOA 04 May 2004 -- Authorities in Pakistan have detained 13 men in connection with a car bombing that killed three Chinese engineers Monday in the southwest of the country.
  • Gwadar bomb exploded by remote control: Pak Minister IRNA 03 May 2004 -- A remote control was used in a car bomb near a deep sea port in Pakistan southwestern Baluchistan`s province which killed three Chinese engineers and injured eleven other people, including nine Chinese nationals, a minister said on Monday.
  • PAKISTAN/BOMB VOA 03 May 2004 -- An apparent bomb explosion in southeastern Pakistan has killed three Chinese nationals and left 11 others injured, some critically.
  • Pakistan, India to hold nuclear talks on May 25-26 IRNA 02 May 2004 -- Pakistan and India are set to hold nuclear talks later this month as part of confidence-building measures between the nuclear-armed rival neighbors.



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