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September 2004 Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • US / PAKISTAN VOA 29 Sep 2004 -- President Bush's nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Pakistan is pledging that if confirmed, he will work with Islamabad to enhance that government's cooperation in the war on terrorism.
  • Pakistan: Security Forces Kill Senior Al-Qaeda Suspect RFE/RL 27 Sep 2004 -- Pakistani authorities have shot dead an Al-Qaeda leader accused of planning a late 2003 assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and involvement in the 2002 killing of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl. The information ministry in Islamabad says Amjad Hussain Farooqi was killed in a clash with security forces yesterday in the town of Nawabshah about 130 kilometers northeast of Karachi.
  • PAKISTAN/AL-QAIDA VOA 26 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan says security forces have killed a top al-Qaida militant who was allegedly involved in two assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf, a close U.S ally in the war on terrorism.
  • Pakistan Army gets Sino-Pak developed Al-Khalid tanks IRNA 24 Sep 2004 -- A consignment of main battle Al-Khalid tanks, jointly developed by state-owned Pakistani and Chinese companies, was handed over to Pakistan Army on Thursday, officials said.
  • UN/INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 24 Sep 2004 -- The leaders of India and Pakistan have launched a fresh effort to improve the troubled relationship between the two nuclear-armed rivals. The two men met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. They agreed on several confidence-building measures, including the possibility of a joint gas pipeline project.
  • UN/India/Pakistan VOA 23 Sep 2004 -- The leaders of South Asian rivals India and Pakistan are to meet Friday (tomorrow/today) on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly debate in New York. The meeting, and conciliatory remarks by both during their visit to New York, are being viewed as signs that the nuclear armed neighbors may be ready to put an end to nearly six decades of hostility.
  • PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN United Nations 23 Sep 2004
  • Bush, Musharraf Discuss War on Terror, U.S. Aid to Pakistan Washington File 23 Sep 2004 -- The war on terror topped the agenda as President Bush met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in New York September 22. The two leaders also discussed U.S. support for Pakistan's economic development efforts, according to a joint statement issued by the White House.
  • Pakistan rules out sending troops to Iraq IRNA 23 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan on Thursday ruled out dispatching its army to war-ravaged Iraq "under present circumstances".
  • MUSHARRAF / BUSH VOA 22 Sep 2004 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told the United Nations Wednesday his government will do everything it can to prevent terrorists operating from Pakistan from disrupting next month's elections in neighboring Afghanistan. Mr. Musharraf discussed the issue earlier in the day with President Bush.
  • Pakistan Working to Stop Terrorists from Disrupting Afghan Elections Washington File 22 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan will do all it can to prevent terrorists from using its territory to disrupt the Afghan presidential election October 9, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said September 22.
  • INDIA/US/PAK/NUCLEAR VOA 19 Sep 2004 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets this week in New York with President Bush and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
  • Pakistan: Musharraf Backs Out Of Deal To Resign As Army Chief RFE/RL 16 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is backing out of his promise to step down as army chief at the end of the year. Yesterday's announcement by the Information Ministry has infuriated the political opposition. Islamist members of parliament last year had agreed to enhance Musharraf's presidential powers -- but only in exchange for Musharraf's promise to resign as army chief of staff by the end of this year.
  • PAKISTAN/MUSHARRAF VOA 16 Sep 2004 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has indicated he is reconsidering a promise to relinquish his second post as military chief later this year. The president's political allies have issued statements supporting the move, suggesting an official policy change is on the way.
  • Pakistan may get F-16 planes from US: Air Force chief IRNA 15 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan expects delayed delivery of some F-16 planes from the United States while delivery of two of the six Hercules C-130s is expected in December, local press reports said on Wednesday.
  • Pak Assembly passes biological, N-weapons export control bill IRNA 14 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan`s National Assembly on Tuesday passed the "Export Control on Goods, Technologies, Material and Equipment related to Nuclear and Biological Weapons and their Delivery Systems Bill, 2004".
  • PAKISTAN / NUCLEAR VOA 14 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan's parliament has passed legislation (on Tuesday) tightening controls on the export of weapons-making nuclear and biological technology, as well as missile delivery systems.
  • N-control bill to be tabled in Pak assembly IRNA 13 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan government will introduce a nuclear control bill in the Lower House of the Parliament on Monday and push for its enactment the same day, a local publication wrote.
  • Pakistan military confirms killing 50 armed foreigners IRNA 09 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan military and official media confirmed the death of some 50 armed foreigners in a raid by fighter planes in the country`s tribal region close to Afghan border on Thursday.
  • PAKISTAN/OFFENSIVE VOA 09 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan says it has destroyed a suspected training facility for foreign militants near the Afghan border. Military officials say 50 people died in the attack.
  • INDIA/PAKISTAN VOA 08 Sep 2004 -- India and Pakistan have expressed confidence that their ongoing dialogue will lead to a peaceful settlement of their disputes. The foreign ministers of the two countries held talks earlier this week in the Indian capital.
  • PAKISTAN/KASHMIR LEADERS VOA 06 Sep 2004 -- While in New Delhi for two-day peace talks with his Indian counterpart, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri was allowed to meet with separatist leaders from Indian Kashmir in an effort to unite them.
  • INDIA / PAKISTAN TALKS WRAP VOA 06 Sep 2004 -- India's foreign minister says modest progress was made in two days of peace talks with his Pakistani counterpart in New Delhi. The decades-old Kashmir dispute is hindering progress.
  • INDIA PAKISTAN TALKS DAY ONE VOA 05 Sep 2004 -- Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers have ended the first day of peace talks in New Delhi on a satisfactory note.
  • INDIA/PRIME MINISTER VOA 04 Sep 2004 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed New Delhi's commitment to peace with Pakistan. He has also said his government would negotiate with any militant group willing to give up violence.
  • INDIA PAKISTAN TALKS OPEN VOA 04 Sep 2004 -- India and Pakistan's foreign ministers are opening (have opened) key talks in the process of building peace between the neighboring countries.
  • PAKISTAN/CABINET VOA 01 Sep 2004 -- Pakistan's new prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, has named a greatly expanded Cabinet, retaining most of the former ministers and adding at least 12 new faces.



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