Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2009 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan Blast Sets NATO Fuel Convoy Ablaze VOA 31 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani officials investigating explosion at a border crossing that set ablaze supply trucks and fuel tankers bound for NATO troops.
- Suicide bomber kills 14 police recruits in Pakistan RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2009 -- A suicide bomber entered a police training center in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, and killed at least 14 police cadets, officials said.
- Suicide Blast Kills 16 in Pakistan's Swat Valley VOA 30 Aug 2009 -- Officials in Pakistan say a suicide bomb has killed at least 16 police recruits in the Swat region, where Taliban insurgents have had their stronghold until recently.
- US Accuses Pakistan of Illegal Missile Modification VOA 30 Aug 2009 -- A report in a major U.S. newspaper says Washington has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying U.S.-made missiles to make them capable of striking land targets, a potential threat to India.
- Pakistan Says Suicide Bomber Training Camp Destroyed VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan's military says it has destroyed a training camp for suicide bombers in the Swat Valley.
- Britain Pledges $1 Billion to Stabilize Pakistan VOA 28 Aug 2009 -- Britain has pledged $1 billion in aid to Pakistan to help stabilize its violent border regions and to address the underlying causes of extremism.
- Pakistan: UN voices concern over destruction of health facilities UN News Centre 27 Aug 2009 -- With many health centres in north-western Pakistan having been destroyed or looted during recent clashes between Government forces and militants, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed apprehension about supporting the 1.5 million uprooted people returning to their homes.
- Violence in Pakistan's Northwest Kills 29 VOA 27 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani officials say at least 29 people were killed Thursday in a suicide bomb attack and a suspected U.S. drone strike in the country's northwest.
- Suicide Blast in NW Pakistan Kills 18 VOA 27 Aug 2009 -- Security officials in Pakistan say a suicide bomb blast in the northwest has killed at least 18 people, most of them police officers.
- Pakistani Forces Attack Militants in South Waziristan VOA 26 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani officials say their helicopter gunships have stepped up attacks on Taliban targets in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border.
- UN agencies discuss early recovery efforts with Pakistani authorities UN News Centre 25 Aug 2009 -- United Nations officials have wrapped up a mission to Swat district in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to discuss the strengthening of humanitarian assistance to those uprooted by military operations in the region, as well as early recovery efforts.
- PAKISTAN: Mass graves found in Swat IRIN 25 Aug 2009 -- Human rights groups and local residents say mass graves have been found in parts of northwestern Pakistan which have seen fierce fighting between government forces and Taliban militants since May 2009.
- Pakistani Taliban: Baitullah Meshud is Dead VOA 25 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani Taliban commanders have acknowledged that their former leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed by a U.S. air strike.
- Pakistani Police: 13 Militants Arrested, Terror Plots Foiled VOA 24 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani police say they thwarted multiple terror plots by arresting 13 militants with links to al-Qaida or the Taliban during raids in southern and eastern Pakistan.
- Pakistan Taliban Name New Leader, But Doubts Remain RFE/RL 23 Aug 2009 -- Taliban commanders have contacted news agencies in Pakistan, informing reporters that the militant group has appointed 28-year-old Hakimulllah Mehsud as the new leader of the movement in Pakistan.
- Pakistan's Taliban names new leader RIA Novosti 23 Aug 2009 -- The Taliban movement in Pakistan named a new leader on Sunday, to replace Baitullah Mehsud, who is believed to have been killed in a CIA missile strike earlier this month.
- Pakistani Taliban Appoints Successor to Mehsud VOA 22 Aug 2009 -- Militants say Pakistan's Taliban movement has appointed a new leader.
- Pakistani returns to north-west top 1 million, reports UN UN News Centre 21 Aug 2009 -- Around 1.6 million of the over 2 million people displaced by conflict in Pakistan’s north-west have returned to their villages, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today, citing Government figures.
- North Pakistan Missile Strike Kills 13 VOA 21 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani officials say at least 13 people are dead in a suspected U.S. missile attack on a militant hideout in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.
- Pakistani Taliban Commander Claims Temporary Leadership of Group VOA 19 Aug 2009 -- Top Pakistani Taliban commander temporarily assuming leadership of the group because Baitullah Mehsud is unwell.
- US Releases Detained Pakistani VOA Reporter VOA 19 Aug 2009 -- US immigration officials released a Pakistani journalist who reports for Voice of America's Deewa Radio.
- Pakistan Arrests Top Taliban Aide VOA 18 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani officials say security forces have captured the Pakistani Taliban's top spokesman in an operation near the Afghan border.
- Bomb Blast in Pakistan Kills 7 VOA 17 Aug 2009 -- Police in Pakistan say a powerful bomb blast in a northwestern town has killed at least seven people.
- India Warns of Militants Plotting New Attacks VOA 17 Aug 2009 -- India says that militants based in Pakistan are plotting new attacks in the country.
- Head of Banned Pakistani Militant Group Shot Dead VOA 17 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani police say the leader of a banned Sunni Muslim militant group was shot dead during an attack in the south.
- 5 Soldiers, 13 Militants Killed in Pakistan VOA 16 Aug 2009 -- A suicide bomber rammed his car into a security checkpoint in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley Saturday, killing five soldiers - while eight militants were killed in another part of the valley.
- US Envoy Says 'Significant Progress' Against Pakistani Taliban VOA 16 Aug 2009 -- U.S Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke is praising what he calls Pakistan's "significant progress" in the anti-terrorism fight. Mr. Holbrooke is in Pakistan meeting with government officials and opposition politicians to discuss among other things Pakistan's war against extremism and economic challenges.
- Pakistan Lifts Ban on Politics in Tribal Areas on Independence Day VOA 14 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani President Asif Zardari lifted a ban on political activities in the country's tribal regions Friday, as Pakistanis held celebrations marking the country's Independence Day.
- U.S. Must Rebuild Trust with Pakistan, Gates Says AFPS 13 Aug 2009 -- The United States must maintain relationships with Pakistan for the long term to build trust between the nations, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
- 22 Killed in Raid on Taliban Bases, Says Pakistan VOA 13 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani officials say military strikes on Taliban bases in northwest tribal areas Thursday killed at least 22 insurgents.
- US Presses Pakistan to Ensure Justice for Mumbai Terror Attacks VOA 12 Aug 2009 -- The U.S. ambassador to India says the United States will keep up pressure on Pakistan to bring the planners of last year's Mumbai attacks to justice. Two officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have given evidence on the attacks, which India blamed on Islamic militants based in Pakistan.
- Pakistan: US Missile Strike Kills 10 Militants VOA 11 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 10 militants in South Waziristan.
- Over 750,000 uprooted Pakistanis return home, UN reports UN News Centre 10 Aug 2009 -- Out of the more than 2 million people uprooted by clashes between Governments and militants in north-western Pakistan, some 765,000 have now returned to their homes, but continued fighting is causing a fresh round of displacement, the United Nations humanitarian arm said today.
- Pakistan Believes al-Qaida Seeking New Taliban Leader VOA 10 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan's interior minister says he believes al-Qaida is trying to install a "chief terrorist" as the head of the country's Taliban, following last week's apparent killing of the group's leader.
- PAKISTAN: Waziris hope for stability after reported death of militant leader IRIN 09 Aug 2009 -- It’s business as usual in the small bazaar at Wana, the principal town of South Waziristan in Pakistan’s tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan. But the air is heavy with gossip about the reported death of Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, in an attack several days ago by unmanned US drones.
- Pakistan Probes Reports of Fighting Between Taliban Rivals VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan says it is investigating unconfirmed reports of a deadly shooting between two rival Taliban commanders seeking to replace the group's leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was allegedly killed in a U.S. missile strike.
- National Security Adviser: US Believes Mehsud Dead VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the United States believes Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is dead.
- Pakistan Official: Taliban Rivals Involved in Shooting VOA 08 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan's interior minister says the government has received reports of a shooting between two rivals for leadership of Pakistan's Taliban, and that one of them may have been killed.
- Pakistan: Taliban Leader Baitullah Mehsud Appears Dead VOA 08 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan says intelligence sources confirm that Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed by Wednesday's missile strike in the country's tribal region.
- Pakistani Taliban Chief's Death Would Have Broad Implications RFE/RL 07 Aug 2009 -- Authorities heading to tribal district "to be one 100 percent sure" of intelligence indicating Mehsud was among those killed.
- Delhi Police Claim to Thwart Another Terror Attack VOA 07 Aug 2009 -- Police in India's capital say two men they have arrested appear to have been planning a terror strike within days.
- Pakistan Foreign Minister: Taliban Chief Baitullah Mehsud is Dead VOA 06 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan's FM: Intelligence sources have confirmed that Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed Wednesday.
- Wife of Pakistani Taliban Leader Killed in Missile Strike VOA 05 Aug 2009 -- Relatives of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud say one of his wives has been killed in a suspected US missile strike.
- Insurgent Activity Declines Along Afghan-Pakistani Border AFPS 04 Aug 2009 -- Insurgent activity across the Afghanistan and Pakistan borders has declined as a result of complementary operations in the region.
- Pakistan Probes Sectarian Attacks in Punjab VOA 04 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani authorities questioning more than 200 people to determine if militants linked to al-Qaida were behind mob attacks against Christians.
- Pakistani Christians Close Schools Over Killings VOA 03 Aug 2009 -- Pakistani Christians closed their schools to protest the killings of 7 members of the minority religious group in riots by majority Muslims.
- India Gives Pakistan More Mumbai Attack Evidence VOA 01 Aug 2009 -- Indian government officials say they have given Pakistan more details from their investigation of last year's Mumbai terrorist attacks, in the hope that this will prompt Pakistan to prosecute a suspected mastermind of the plot.
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