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December 2004 Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • PAKISTAN/MUSHARRAF VOA 30 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, has formally declared that he will retain the army chief's post, breaking a public pledge that he will give up his uniform by the end of the year.
  • Pak troops search seminary in tribal areas IRNA 29 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan`s paramilitary forces raided a seminary in the tribal areas but were unable to find anything objectionable.
  • PROLIFERATION: PAKISTAN VOA 29 Dec 2004 -- The beginning of 2004 saw revelations of a Pakistan-based black market, selling nuclear-weapons technology to foreign governments during the 1990s. Almost a year later questions remain about the extent of the network and allegations that Pakistan's military may have played a role.
  • PAKISTAN/INDIA/TALKS VOA 28 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan and India have concluded another round of their on-going peace dialogue but no significant breakthrough is reported in their most contentious territorial dispute over Kashmir.
  • PAKISTAN/INDIA/TALKS VOA 27 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan and India have reported progress in their year-long peace process but they remain far apart on ways to resolve their territorial dispute over Kashmir, the cause of two of the three wars between them.
  • PAK / MUSHARRAF / CONVICTION VOA 24 Dec 2004 -- A military court in Pakistan has convicted two soldiers for their involvement in assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf.
  • PAKISTAN / POL VOA 22 Dec 2004 -- Authorities in Pakistan have freed the husband of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from house arrest, a day after he was detained for failing to attend a court hearing.
  • PAKISTAN POLITICS VOA 21 Dec 2004 -- Police in Pakistan have re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for failing to appear at a court hearing in a murder case
  • Pakistan: Islamists Protest Musharraf's Bid To Remain As Army Chief RFE/RL 20 Dec 2004 -- The announcement on 17 December by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that he intends to remain in the dual posts of president and army chief has angered opposition parliamentarians in the country. That's because Musharraf had made a political deal last year to step down from the post of army chief in exchange for the legitimation of his presidency and an expansion of presidential powers.
  • Pak religious groups to protest against Musharraf`s uniform IRNA 19 Dec 2004 -- Hundreds of activists of Pakistan Islamic groups announced in a rally on Sunday to hold rallies on January 1 across the country if President General Pervez Musharraf did not quit as army chief by December 31.
  • Pakistani Islamists Protest Musharraf Plan to Remain Army Chief VOA News 19 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan's opposition Islamic alliance has vowed to observe New Year's Day as a "black day" across the country if President does not quit as army chief.
  • PAKISTAN/POLITICS VOA 18 Dec 2004 -- Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is confirming plans to keep his dual role as armed forces chief and head of state, and says he will soon explain why he is going back on plans to retire from the military.
  • Blast rocks Pakistan provincial minister offices block IRNA 18 Dec 2004 -- A bomb rocked a multi-storey building that houses offices of ministers in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Saturday but there was no casualty, a senior police officer said.
  • Musharraf says will not quit as army chief, opposition vows to protest IRNA 18 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been quoted as saying that he will remain the army chief despite his earlier commitment to relinquish the post by the end of the year.
  • Pakistan, France discuss defense production IRNA 16 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan and France have expressed desire to enhance collaboration in defense production sector, a statement of Defense Ministry said here Thursday.
  • Pakistan, India N-talks remain inconclusive but `constructive` IRNA 15 Dec 2004 -- Pakistani and Indian officials on Wednesday did not reach any agreement during their two-day talks on ways and means to avert any possible nuclear conflict but described the talks as constructive and cordial.
  • PAKISTAN-INDIA TALKS VOA 15 Dec 2004 -- Negotiators from Pakistan and India have completed two days of talks on measures to avoid the possibility of a nuclear war between the two nations. The talks are due to resume at a later date.
  • US jets violate Pak airspace: daily IRNA 14 Dec 2004 -- The US planes violated Pakistan`s airspace at North Waziristan Agency, close to Pak-Afghan border.
  • No CIA bases in Pakistan, says Army IRNA 14 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan has denied a newspaper report that US Central Investigation Agency (CIA) had set up covert bases in the country`s remote tribal regions to hunt down Osama bin Laden.
  • PAKISTAN BOMBING VOA 10 Dec 2004 -- An apparent terrorist bombing in southwestern Pakistan has killed at least nine people and injured a dozen others.
  • Pakistan rules out impact of missile test on dialogue with India IRNA 09 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan has said that the Wednesday`s test-fire of its nuclear capable missile will not affect the on-going dialogue process with neighboring India.
  • 200 Pakistan soldiers killed in anti-militants operation: Army IRNA 09 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan`s army said on Thursday that some 200 security personnel have been killed in operations against foreign militants and their local supporters in the South Waziristan tribal region.
  • Pakistan test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile IRNA 08 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan carried out successful test-fires of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Wednesday as part of efforts to boost its nuclear capability, the state-owned television reported.
  • INDIA/PAKISTAN TALKS VOA 08 Dec 2004 -- India and Pakistan have ended two days of talks on a popular proposal to start a bus service linking the capitals of divided Kashmir. But the two sides apparently failed to resolve their differences over how to implement the proposal.
  • BRITAIN / PAKISTAN VOA 07 Dec 2004 -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is appealing to moderate Muslims to stand up and confront Islamic extremists who are promoting terrorism. The president expressed his views in a speech in London
  • BRITAIN / PAKISTAN VOA 06 Dec 2004 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he is confident his country is winning the war on terrorism. He spoke after meeting British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London to discuss the war on terrorism and other issues.
  • Remarks at Stakeout Outside the Mayflower Hotel Washington File 05 Nov 2004 -- Secretary comments after "good meeting" with Pakistan's Musharraf
  • PAKISTAN / MUSHARRAF VOA 05 Dec 2004 -- Pakistani President, General Pervez Musharraf, says his country's troops do not know the whereabouts of wanted al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding somewhere along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
  • BUSH/PAKISTAN VOA 04 Dec 2004 -- President Bush says Pakistan is playing an important role in the war on terrorism, and could serve as a model for other Muslim nations. V-O-A's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, Mr. Bush spoke at the conclusion of talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
  • PAKISTAN-INDIA RAIL VOA 03 Dec 2004 -- Rivals Pakistan and India have agreed to reopen a key rail link between the two countries that has been closed for almost 40 years. The deal may be one of the most important transportation agreements between the two countries since air links resumed last year.



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