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November 2010 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan accuses WikiLeaks of spoiling ties IRNA 30 Nov 2010 -- Pakistani Presidential spokesman accused WikiLeaks of spoiling its relations with Saudi Arabia.
- Pakistan arrests four Taliban, foils terrorist attacks IRNA 30 Nov 2010 -- Anti-terrorism police in the Pakistani port city of Karachi have arrested four Taliban militants, who were planning attacks in the city.
- Pakistani prime minister condemns attack on police van IRNA 30 Nov 2010 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the bomb blast in northwest Pakistan which killed five people.
- Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Northwest Pakistan RFE/RL 30 Nov 2010 -- A suicide bomber has blown himself up close to a police van in northwest Pakistan, killing six people and wounding at least 17 others.
- Pakistan Condemns WikiLeaks Disclosure of US Diplomatic Communications VOA 29 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan has condemned the release of classified U.S diplomatic communications as an irresponsible act. Excerpts from the documents made public by WikiLeaks have reportedly raised concerns that highly enriched uranium could be diverted from one of Pakistan's nuclear facilities to make illicit weapons.
- Pakistan announces reward for spying on Taliban IRNA 28 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan on Saturday announced 10 million rupees (approximately 120,000) cash reward, security and employment for the individual who would spy for the government against Taliban, the country interior minister said Saturday.
- NATO Helicopters Didn’t Fly into Pakistan AFPS 26 Nov 2010 -- NATO’S International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan confirmed through operational reporting and the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan that no ISAF aircraft crossed the border into Pakistan today and that there have been no reports of injuries, military officials reported.
- Pakistan: UN addresses gender-based violence against flood victims UN News Centre 26 Nov 2010 -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is seeking to prevent and respond to gender-based violence against women and girls among the more than 20 million victims of Pakistan’s recent floods, the country’s worst natural disaster in living memory.
- Pakistan condemns U.S. court notice to intelligence officials IRNA 26 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan on Thursday dismissed as preposterous the US court decision to summon the officials of the country’s intelligence agency in the 2008 attacks in the Indian commercial city of Mumbai.
- PAKISTAN: Flood survivors determined to help themselves IRIN 25 Nov 2010 -- In Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley, where the floods that swamped the country in August began, shock has given way to a new determination among communities to get back on their feet.
- US drone kills four ?foreigners’ in NW Pakistan IRNA 22 Nov 2010 -- US drone aircraft fired missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region Sunday killing at least four foreign militants, security officials in the region said.
- US Seeks Expansion of Drone Operations in Pakistan VOA 20 Nov 2010 -- A leading U.S. newspaper says the U.S. wants to expand the area within Pakistan where Central Intelligence Agency drones can operate.
- Pakistan not to allow U.S. drone strikes expansion IRNA 20 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan Saturday said that it would not allow expansion of U.S. drone strikes in the country and called for enhanced cooperation between intelligence agencies of the two countries.
- Six F-16 planes arrive in Pakistan IRNA 20 Nov 2010 -- Six more F-16 fighter planes arrived in Pakistan from the United States on Saturday, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said.
- Pakistan not to allow U.S. drone strikes expansion IRNA 20 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan Saturday said that it would not allow expansion of U.S. drone strikes in the country and called for enhanced cooperation between intelligence agencies of the two countries.
- Six F-16 planes arrive in Pakistan IRNA 20 Nov 2010 -- Six more F-16 fighter planes arrived in Pakistan from the United States on Saturday, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said.
- Pakistan buys Chinese missiles, eager to purchase more RIA Novosti 18 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan has bought Chinese missiles and avionics for its 250 JF- 17 Thunder jet fighters.
- Navy Divers Train With Pakistan Navy Navy NewsStand 17 Nov 2010 -- Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit participated in dive training with Pakistani navy divers and Special Service Group sailors.
- PAKISTAN: Sindh flood victims "forgotten" IRIN 17 Nov 2010 -- Like tens of thousands of others in the southern province of Sindh, Ghulam Uddin and his family of eight are all but marooned.
- Anger mounting in Pakistan against US drone attacks IRNA 16 Nov 2010 -- Majority in Pakistan is against the US strategy of carrying out drone strikes on Pakistani soil.
- Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 15 In Northwest Pakistan RFE/RL 16 Nov 2010 -- Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed 15 suspected militants near the Afghan border.
- US, Japan to provide $1000m for Pakistan flood rehabilitation IRNA 16 Nov 2010 -- Japan and US will provide $500 million each to Pakistan for reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood affected areas.
- 408th CSB supports Pakistan humanitarian assistance relief efforts Army News 15 Nov 2010 -- The Expeditionary Contracting Command exercises its expeditionary capabilities in support of humanitarian relief efforts.
- Afghan governor brands Pakistani secret service a 'headache' IRNA 15 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan's ISI secret service is a 'headache' for Afghanistan in its bid to restore peace and stability in the country.
- US to Give One-Half Billion Dollars for Pakistan Flood Assistance VOA 15 Nov 2010 -- The US has announced it will provide $500-million in additional financial aid to Pakistan to help rebuild after devastating floods.
- Pakistan ready to discuss all issues with India: Envoy IRNA 13 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan Saturday said it was ready to discuss all bilateral issues, including Kashmir, with India and stressed on enhancing people-to-people relations.
- Bomb blast at intelligence office kills 15 in Karachi IRNA 12 Nov 2010 -- A huge bomb attack on a Pakistani intelligence office in the port city of Karachi killed at least 15 people and injured nearly 80 others, TV channels reported.
- Taliban claim responsibility for Karachi attack IRNA 12 Nov 2010 -- Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the Thursday night attack on the office of an intelligence office in the port city of Karachi, local TV channels reported.
- Pakistani PM condemns attack on intelligence office IRNA 12 Nov 2010 -- Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the bomb explosion in the southern port city of Karachi, which killed at least 15 people and injured over 100.
- UN prepares to facilitate voluntary return of conflict-displaced Pakistanis UN News Centre 12 Nov 2010 -- The United Nations refugee agency said today it is preparing to help internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan who fled military operations in South Waziristan last year to return to their villages after some of them expressed their desire to go back home.
- Ex-Pakistani Leader Defends Role in Afghanistan VOA 11 Nov 2010 -- Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf discounts allegations that his country's powerful intelligence agency has been backing the Taliban. But he also says the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, or ISI, must counter what he says are Indian plots against Pakistan hatched in Afghanistan.
- Pakistani cabinet resents U.S. on India UNSC seat IRNA 11 Nov 2010 -- Pakistani Cabinet Wednesday expressed serious concern and strong disappointment on US decision to support a permanent seat for India at UN Security Council.
- Drone strike kills six Pakistani militants IRNA 11 Nov 2010 -- At least six suspected militants were klled in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region along Afghan borer on Thursday, security sources in the region said.
- Pakistan: UN forum stresses need for disaster risk reduction after recent floods UN News Centre 11 Nov 2010 -- Disaster risk reduction is crucial to strength Pakistan’s capacity to respond and withstand emergencies like the recent floods that killed nearly 2,000 people and caused $9.7 billion in damages to infrastructure, homes, crops and livestock, experts at a United Nations meeting have stressed.
- Deadly Car Bomb Strikes Pakistan's Commerical Capital, Karachi VOA 11 Nov 2010 -- Officials in Pakistan say a massive car bomb has ripped through a police building in the country's largest city, Karachi, killing at least 15 people.
- Pakistani, U.S., WFP Officials Mark End of Marine Corps Flood Mission USMC News 10 Nov 2010 -- Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Nadeem Ahmed, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mike LeFever, Defense Representative to Pakistan (ODR-P) Commander, Maj. Gen. Nasrullah Tahir Dogar, Pakistan Army's 16 Division Commander, along with Philippe Martou, Chief of Aviation for the World Food Program, and a number of U.S. and Pakistan servicemembers, marked the end of U.S. Marine Corps helicopter flood relief operations during a ceremony Nov. 10 at Pano Aqil Cantonment, Sindh Province, Pakistan.
- PAKISTAN: Trauma follows IDPs to camps IRIN 10 Nov 2010 -- Two teenage girls peek out from a tent at the Muhammad Khwaja camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the town of Hangu, northwestern Pakistan, before quickly ducking back inside. Like many girls and women based at camps, tradition means they must remain within the shelter much of the day.
- Pakistan angrily reacts to Obama's support for India UNSC seat IRNA 09 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan Monday angrily reacted to US President Barack Obama’s support to for a permanent seat for India in any reformed Security Council.
- Pakistan Criticizes US Endorsement of UN Security Council Seat for India VOA 09 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry is criticizing Mr. Obama's decision to endorse India's desire for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, saying the U.S. move will further complicate efforts to reform the group.
- Volunteer Militias Are No Solution For Pakistan's Taliban Problem RFE/RL 09 Nov 2010 -- The people of Pakistan are arguably the most unfortunate people on Earth, victims of decades of government policies that often seem targeted against them. The November 5 violence in the semi-tribal town of Darra Adam Khel (called Darra for short), about 40 kilometers south of Peshawar, is just the latest example. More than 80 people were killed when a suicide bomber struck a mosque and an elder's guest house. About 70 people were injured. The purported reason for the attack was in-fighting among rival militant groups.
- Obama Woos India, But Treads Delicately On India-Pakistan Relations RFE/RL 08 Nov 2010 -- US President Obama, who is on a state visit to India, has said he is backing India's long-standing demand for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
- Pakistan President for resumption of dialogue with India IRNA 08 Nov 2010 -- President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday reiterated that Pakistan wants early resumption of the composite dialogue process with India.
- Obama: US and India 'United' Against Terrorism VOA 08 Nov 2010 -- President Obama is in Mumbai, India's commercial capital, at the start of a 3-day visit to elevate U.S.-India economic relations.
- U.S. drone strike kills 14 in NW Pakistan IRNA 08 Nov 2010 -- A US drone aircraft Sunday hit a vehicle in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region and killed 14 persons.
- Fresh funds enable UN to continue aiding flood-affected Pakistanis UN News Centre 08 Nov 2010 -- The United Nations World Food Programme has received a $90 million donation from the United States.
- Two US Drone Attacks Kill Nine Militants in Pakistan VOA 07 Nov 2010 -- Pakistani intelligence officials say nine suspected militants have been killed in two U.S. drone attacks in the country's North Waziristan tribal region.
- UN humanitarian agency: Pakistan flooding victims still in urgent need of support UN News Centre 05 Nov 2010 -- One hundred days into Pakistan’s worst ever flooding crisis, United Nations humanitarian coordinators are drawing attention to the plight of the millions of Pakistanis who remain in urgent need of support, following the rains and floods which swept away entire communities.
- Pakistan Suicide Bombing in Mosque Kills at Least 71 VOA 05 Nov 2010 -- Pakistani officials say a suicide bomb has ripped through a mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 70 people and critically wounding more than 80 people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
- ISAF commander meets Pakistan’s army chief IRNA 04 Nov 2010 -- General David H. Petraeus, Commander International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Wednesday met Pakistan Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and discussed matters of professional interest, military said.
- US denies NATO helicopters violate Pakistan’s airspace IRNA 04 Nov 2010 -- U.S. embassy said Wednesday that no NATO helicopters have violated Pakistan’s airspace.
- 11 more civilians die in US drone strikes in Pakistan IRNA 04 Nov 2010 -- A US drone aircraft rained missiles in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region Wednesday killing at least 11 people, entirely civilians, security sources said.
- AFGHANISTAN: Increased number of returnees from Pakistan IRIN 04 Nov 2010 -- More Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan in 2010 than in the previous year, despite increased insecurity in Afghanistan, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says.
- Pakistan forces kill 17 militants IRNA 03 Nov 2010 -- Pakistan military helicopters Tuesday shelled positions of suspected militants and killed at least 17 of them, security sources said.
- USS Peleliu, 15th MEU Conclude Pakistan Relief Operations Navy NewsStand 02 Nov 2010 -- The last two CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (Reinforced) (HMM-165) landed, shut-down, and were chained to the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) on Oct. 31, after ten weeks of flying missions over the flood-stricken country of Pakistan.
- Drone Strike, Convoy Attack in Pakistan VOA 01 Nov 2010 -- Militants hit at government and NATO targets in Pakistan on Monday, and came under attack from a suspected U.S. drone.
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