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October 2004 Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • Pakistan: Musharraf Calls For National Debate On Kashmir Options RFE/RL 26 Oct 2004 -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has called for a national debate about the possibility of removing arms from regions of Kashmir as part of an effort to resolve a 57-year-old dispute with India. Speaking in Islamabad late yesterday to a gathering of Pakistani journalists, Musharraf said demilitarization is one of several options that could lead to a breakthrough in relations with India.
  • KASHMIR/DIPLOMACY VOA 26 Oct 2004 -- A call by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to debate bold new ways of solving the decades-old Kashmir dispute has met with a lukewarm response from India.
  • Pakistan tribesmen, soldiers step up militants` hunt IRNA 23 Oct 2004 -- Pakistani tribesmen and soldiers on Saturday jointly launched house-to-house search in South Waziristan tribal region to capture leader of al Qaeda-linked militant leader Abdullah Mehsud, who is wanted for kidnapping two Chinese engineers this month, one of whom was killed.
  • PAKISTAN SECURITY VOA 21 Oct 2004 -- Pakistan is reporting the capture of a communications operative from the al-Qaida terror network.
  • Pakistani forces pound militants` positions in tribal areas IRNA 20 Oct 2004 -- The Pakistani military intensified its operation in the country`s tribal region on Wednesday to capture a militant leader whose men had kidnapped two Chinese engineers last week, local correspondents and reports said.
  • PAKISTAN / PROTEST LAW VOA 19 Oct 2004 -- Pakistan is again tightening laws against religious terrorism. The latest legislation comes amid a boycott by the political opposition against President Pervez Musharraf.
  • PAKISTAN / POLITICS VOA 15 Oct 2004 -- A new bill that would allow Pakistan's president to continue serving as head of the military is generating controversy across the country. While opposition parties are furious, the reaction from the military and the general public is more mixed.
  • PAKISTAN/CHINA HOSTAGES VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- Security forces in Pakistan killed five kidnappers as they tried to rescue two Chinese engineers. Officials say one of the hostages died during the rescue while his companion received minor injuries.
  • PAKISTAN MILITARY VOA 14 Oct 2004 -- Pakistan's lawmaking National Assembly has passed a bill to allow President Pervez Musharraf to stay on as chief of the military.
  • PAKISTAN/CHINESE HOSTAGES VOA 11 Oct 2004 -- The kidnappers of two Chinese engineers in Pakistan are threatening to kill them if their demands are not met. The kidnappers want safe passage with their captives to the mountain hideout of their commander.
  • Captors of Chinese engineers linked to al-Qaeda: Pak minister IRNA 10 Oct 2004 -- The captors who kidnapped two Chinese engineers in Pakistan`s semi-autonomous tribal region may have links with al-Qaeda, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Sunday.
  • PAKISTAN/VIOLENCE VOA 10 Oct 2004 -- In Pakistan, a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite Muslim mosque has killed at least four people and injured several others. In the past two weeks violence against religious groups has killed 80 people.
  • PAKISTAN BOMBING VOA 07 Oct 2004 -- A car bomb in central Pakistan has killed at least 39 people and injured dozens others, in what what appears to be part of rivalry between militant Muslim sects. The government says it is sending in the Army to protect the city against further violence.
  • Pakistan says no to IAEA access to nuclear scientists IRNA 04 Oct 2004 -- Pakistan said on Monday it would not allow the UN nuclear watchdog access to its scientists.
  • Pakistan: IAEA cannot meet nuclear scientists IRNA 02 Oct 2004 -- Pakistan has said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cannot be allowed to meet or interview its nuclear scientists.
  • PAKISTAN/MOSQUE BOMB VOA 10 Oct 2004 -- An apparent suicide bombing at a mosque in eastern Pakistan has killed at least 18 people and injured dozens of others. The deadly incident may be linked to the recent killing of a top-level terror suspect by Pakistani security forces.



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