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August 2007 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Political Showdown Looms in Pakistan VOA 31 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan braces for a major political showdown a day after exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif announced his return on September 10
- Pakistan's Exiled Former PM To Return Home September 10 RFE/RL 30 Aug 2007 -- Exiled former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif says he hopes to return home on September 10 to challenge military leader President Pervez Musharraf in upcoming elections.
- Pakistan's Musharraf Rejects Pressure to Quit Army Post in Bhutto Deal VOA 30 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has rejected "any pressure or ultimatum" to step down as army chief in a power-sharing deal with exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
- Musharraf close to power sharing deal with opposition leader IRNA 29 Aug 2007 -- President Pervez Musharraf is set to strike a power sharing deal with exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday.
- Pakistan Minister Says Musharraf-Bhutto Alliance Nearly Complete VOA 29 Aug 2007 -- Pakistani officials say the country's embattled president, General Pervez Musharraf, has nearly completed a power-sharing agreement with rival Benazir Bhutto
- Pakistan test-fires new cruise missile IRNA 25 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan said on Saturday it has successfully test fired a new cruise missile with the range of 350 kilometers.
- Musharraf says ex-PM Sharif can return to Pakistan IRNA 24 Aug 2007 -- President General Pervez Musharraf has said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can return home.
- Pakistan President Faces Political Uncertainty VOA 24 Aug 2007 -- Pakistani political experts say the country's president, General Pervez Musharraf, faces a decidedly uncertain future a day after the Supreme Court ended his chief rival's seven-year exile
- Pakistan Supreme Court Ends Former Prime Minister's Exile VOA 23 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan's supreme court has ruled exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can return to Pakistan and resume his political career
- Pakistan Releases Al-Qaida Operative VOA 20 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan has released an alleged al-Qaida operative without charge three years after his arrest
- Pakistan, Turkey to hold joint exercises IRNA 20 Aug 2007 -- A contingent comprising troops of Pakistan Army and Navy left here today for Turkey to participate in Pakistan Turkey Joint Special Services Group Exercise Jinnah-V, the army said.
- Pakistan frees alleged al-Qaeda operative: Supreme Court told IRNA 20 Aug 2007 -- Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, an alleged al-Qaeda operative and computer expert has been freed, the Supreme Court was told on Monday.
- Russia blocks deliveries of Chinese fighters to Pakistan - paper RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2007 -- Russia is not allowing China to re-export its RD-93 engines for Chinese-made fighters to Pakistan, an Indian newspaper said Monday on its website.
- Afghan, Pakistan Talks End with Calls to Fight Terrorism VOA 13 Aug 2007 -- Four days of talks involving government and tribal leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan ended Sunday with calls to confront militancy and improve security along the countries' border.
- Pakistan's Musharraf Calls for Cooperation to Fight Extremism VOA 12 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has called for improved ties with neighbor Afghanistan, and says both countries have to cooperate to defeat the rise of religious extremism and militancy
- Musharraf Calls for Better Ties with Afghanistan to Defeat Extremism VOA 12 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has called for improved ties with neighbor Afghanistan, and says both countries have to cooperate to defeat the rise of religious extremism and militancy
- Musharraf Rethink Ushers In Day Three Of Peace Jirga RFE/RL 11 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf looks set to attend a "peace jirga" in the Afghan capital aimed at combating Taliban and Al-Qaeda violence in the two neighboring countries, after originally bowing out.
- Bush Confident Pakistan Will Target Al-Qaida VOA 09 Aug 2007 -- U.S. President George Bush says he is confident that Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf has both the desire and the ability to hunt down al-Qaida terrorists along the border with Afghanistan
- Afghan, Pakistani Leaders Urge Stepped Up Fight Against Extremism VOA 09 Aug 2007 -- Pakistani and Afghan leaders issued renewed calls for greater cooperation in the fight against religious extremism
- Afghan, Pakistani Tribal Leaders Launch 'Peace Jirga' RFE/RL 09 Aug 2007 -- Some 650 tribal leaders and other representatives from Afghanistan and Pakistan today opened an assembly in Kabul to boost security and seek an end to militancy undermining both governments.
- Musharraf Makes No Moves On State Of Emergency RFE/RL 09 Aug 2007 -- A spokesman for Pakistan's government has told RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan that Islamabad will not declare a state of emergency today.
- Despite Rumors, Pakistan's President Does Not Impose Emergency Rule VOA 09 Aug 2007 -- Senior officials in Pakistan have dismissed reports as mere "rumors and speculations" that President Pervez Musharraf is planning to impose emergency rule in the country. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad.
- Schaffer: Pakistan Facing Question on How to Handle Extremists cfr.org 08 Aug 2007
- Pakistan tribesmen decline to attend jirga IRNA 08 Aug 2007 -- Parliamentarians and tribal elders from Pakistan's troubled Waziristan region Wednesday insisted that they can not attend the jirga or council in Kabul when their own house is burning.
- Musharraf not to attend jirga in Kabul: spokesperson IRNA 08 Aug 2007 -- President General Pervez Musharraf will not attend the 3-day joint Afghanistan-Pakistan jirga or council of elders which begins in Kabul on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said.
- Pakistani President Withdraws From Peace Conference in Afghanistan VOA 08 Aug 2007 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has pulled out of a peace assembly in Afghanistan designed to unite local leaders in the fight against Taleban militants.
- Musharraf Pullout From Afghan-Pakistan Tribal Conference Puzzles Analysts VOA 08 Aug 2007 -- Tribal leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan are expected to meet in Kabul Thursday to discuss the growing problem of extremist violence in both countries
- Pakistan Opposition Leader Says Musharraf Must Give Up Military Position VOA 07 Aug 2007 -- Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto says President Pervez Musharraf will have to relinquish his role as military chief if he wants to reach a political accommodation with the opposition
- Anti-Government Forces Intensify Attacks in Pakistan's Northwest VOA 04 Aug 2007 -- A series of deadly attacks rocked Pakistan's volatile tribal region Saturday.
- Pakistan says US-India Nuclear deal to have implications on strategic stability IRNA 03 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan said on Thursday that the US-India Nuclear Agreement would have implications on strategic stability as it would enable India to produce significant quantities of fissile material and nuclear weapons from un-safeguarded nuclear reactors.
- Pakistan: 'Economic Development' Needed To Fight Taliban RFE/RL 03 Aug 2007 -- Philip H. Gordon is a senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy with the Washington-based Brookings Institution who has authored numerous books or articles on counterterrorism and security in the broader Middle East.
- Pakistan Supreme Court Frees Jailed Opposition Leader, Increases Pressure on Musharraf VOA 03 Aug 2007 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the release of a leading opposition politician, who was jailed four years ago after criticizing the country's powerful military
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