Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
July 2012 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan, US Sign NATO Supply Deal VOA 31 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani and U.S. officials have formally signed an agreement allowing NATO supply trucks to travel through Pakistan into Afghanistan through the end of 2015.
- U.S., Pakistan Sign New NATO-Supply Agreement RFE/RL 31 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan and the United States have signed a deal regulating the shipment of U.S. troop supplies to and from Afghanistan.
- U.S., Pakistan Formalize NATO Transit Deal RIA Novosti 31 Jul 2012 -- The United States and Pakistan signed on Tuesday a deal formalizing an agreement on NATO supplies to Afghanistan through Pakistani territory, U.S. media reported.
- PAKISTAN: Rough ride for bomb blast victims and their families IRIN 30 Jul 2012 -- With bombs causing nearly 600 deaths and over 1,400 injuries in Pakistan in the first half of 2012 alone, a new scheme to help those directly affected by such explosions is being put to the test.
- Plan devised for security of NATO trucks IRNA 29 Jul 2012 -- The police of north western city of Peshawar have devised a 14-point security plan for oil tankers and container trucks carrying supplies for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, local media reported on Saturday.
- US drone kills 4 people in NW Pakistan IRNA 29 Jul 2012 -- A US spy aircraft fired missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday and killed at least four people, witnesses said.
- Pakistan ambassador to US calls for end to drone strikes IRNA 28 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan's ambassador to the United States has called for an end to US drone strikes ahead of an intelligence summit in Washington between the two countries next week, a media report said on Saturday.
- Pakistan-US MoU not to allow arms cargo to Afghanistan IRNA 27 Jul 2012 -- Details of the draft of the Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan and the US regarding the NATO supply route reveals that there will be no transportation of arms and ammunition into Afghanistan via Pakistan for foreign troops.
- Pakistan Temporarily Shuts NATO Supply Route VOA 26 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani officials have temporarily shut the country's northwestern border into Afghanistan due to security concerns, following a deadly attack on a NATO truck earlier this week.
- Eight Killed In Blast In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL 26 Jul 2012 -- Up to eight people are reported to have been killed and others injured in a bomb explosion in northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border.
- Pakistan Bombing Kills 8, Injures 21 RIA Novosti 26 Jul 2012 -- Eight people have been killed and 21 others injured when a blast ripped through a market area in northwestern Pakistan.
- Bomb kills 7, injures 20 in Pakistan's tribal region IRNA 26 Jul 2012 -- A bomb blast at a marketplace in a Pakistani tribal region killed at least seven persons, officials said.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Gets Two More Weeks In Graft Cases RFE/RL 25 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has given new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf another two weeks to ask authorities in Switzerland to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
- Pakistani Gov’t in no mood to open graft cases against President IRNA 25 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani government told the Supreme Court that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf cannot write a letter to Swiss authorities for reopening of graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
- Pakistan Defense Minister calls for further cooperation with Iran IRNA 25 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan Defense Minister, in a meeting with Iran Ambassador to Islamabad Ali Reza Haqiqian, described mutual cooperation in the field of military and security as 'good' and called for further cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad.
- Thousands of NATO containers stranded at Karachi IRNA 25 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan had lifted ban on NATO supply lines last month but the containers carrying goods for the forces stationing in Afghanistan remain stranded at the port city of Karachi.
- Gunmen Reportedly Kill Taliban Commander Linked To Deadly Attack RFE/RL 25 Jul 2012 -- Reports from Pakistan say gunmen have shot dead a Pakistani Taliban commander who was linked to a 2010 attack that killed almost 100 people.
- Security forces kill 7 militants in NW Pakistan IRNA 25 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani security forces killed at least seven militants in country’s north western tribal region.
- Pakistan army rejects Afghan rocket shelling claim IRNA 24 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan army has rejected claim by Afghan officials that four people were killed after hundreds of shells and rockets were fired into Afghanistan’s border region from the Pakistani territory.
- Gunmen Attack NATO Supply Trucks in Pakistan RFE/RL 24 Jul 2012 -- Gunmen in northwest Pakistan have attacked a convoy of container trucks carrying supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan.
- Pakistani Taliban attack NATO supply trucks, kill driver IRNA 24 Jul 2012 -- Taliban militants in Pakistan’s Khyber agency attacked trucks, carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, killing one driver.
- PAKISTAN: Pressure mounts on Afghan refugees IRIN 24 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan is putting pressure on the estimated 2.8 million Afghan registered and unregistered refugees to return to their homeland by the end of 2012.
- U.S. Drone Strike Kills 11 Militants in Pakistan RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2012 -- At least 11 militants have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s troubled North Waziristan tribal district on the Afghan border.
- Strong Pakistani Police Cited as Key to Stability VOA 24 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan’s fight against internal terrorism will be significantly bolstered by improving basic policing efforts throughout the country.
- Kabul Accuses Islamabad Of Fresh Shelling RFE/RL 23 Jul 2012 -- Afghan officials have accused Pakistan of fresh crossborder missile attacks.
- U.S. Drone Kills Suspected Militants In Northwest Pakistan RFE/RL 23 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani security officials say a US drone attack has killed up to 12 suspected militants in a restive northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border.
- Pakistan Military Launches Air Strikes In Northwest Tribal Region RFE/RL 22 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan military jets have attacked four locations in the northwestern Orakzai tribal region, killing an unknown number of suspected Taliban militants.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan vow to involve Taliban in peace process IRNA 20 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan have vowed to involve the Taliban, Hezb-e-Islami and other armed opposition groups in the Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process.
- PAKISTAN: Taliban block polio efforts IRIN 18 Jul 2012 -- Efforts to combat polio in Pakistan have received a sudden setback just as the fight against the disease had seemed to be going well, with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reporting only 22 cases in the country this year, a distinct improvement on the 59 reported by the same date last year.
- Thousands sit-in on NATO supply route in NW Pakistan IRNA 17 Jul 2012 -- Thousands Tuesday staged a sit-in in northwest Pakistan on the main supply route of NATO forces in Afghanistan to protest the government's decision to reopen supply line for foreign forces in the neighbouring country.
- Northern Route a Key Supply Network for NATO Troops in Afghanistan VOA 16 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan has recently re-opened a vital supply line to NATO troops in Afghanistan - the so-called southern route. But, NATO forces also use another major thoroughfare.
- Bomb At Pakistan Political Rally Kills Five In Quetta RFE/RL 13 Jul 2012 -- Officials in Pakistan say at least five people have been killed and 10 or so others injured in a bomb explosion at a political rally.
- Blast kills 6, injures 8 in SW Pakistan IRNA 13 Jul 2012 -- At least six people were killed and eight others injured when a powerful bomb went off in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta.
- NATO Military Supplies Roll Again Through Pakistan VOA 12 Jul 2012 -- NATO military supplies are rolling once again through Pakistan to help the alliance fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, saving an estimated $100 million a month over alternative supply routes.
- Pakistani High Court Orders Zardari Cases Reopened RFE/RL 12 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to reopen a corruption probe of President Asif Ali Zardari.
- Taliban Attacks Pakistan Security Compound VOA 12 Jul 2012 -- Taliban militants killed nine police officers in the second deadly attack on Pakistani security forces less than a week.
- Gunmen Kill At Least Nine Pakistani Security Personnel In Lahore RFE/RL 12 Jul 2012 -- In Pakistan, officials say nine police trainees have been shot dead by gunmen who attacked a building where they were sleeping in the eastern city of Lahore.
- Nine Policemen Killed in Pakistan Gun Attack RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2012 -- At least nine policemen were killed and three more wounded after a group of militants attacked a police building in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
- 5 die in Pakistan army's helicopter crash IRNA 12 Jul 2012 -- Two pilots and three other people were killed in a crash of a Pakistan army helicopter in the country's northern area.
- Contempt-Exemption Bill Goes To Pakistan's Upper House RFE/RL 10 Jul 2012 -- A bill that would exempt senior Pakistani government ministers from contempt-of-court proceedings has been sent for debate in the upper house of the Pakistani parliament after its approval by the lower house.
- Pakistani Islamists Protest Over NATO Supply Routes RFE/RL 10 Jul 2012 -- Thousands of supporters of hard-line religious groups have marched into the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, to protest their government's decision to reopen supply lines for U.S.-led NATO troops in Afghanistan.
- Pakistani alliance announces more anti-NATO marches IRNA 10 Jul 2012 -- A Pakistani alliance of dozens of religious and political parties announced to organize two more long-march rallies against government's decision to allow NATO forces use its land routes for in Afghanistan.
- Gunmen kill 6 security men in Pakistan’s Punjab province IRNA 10 Jul 2012 -- Unidentified men Monday attacked a camp of Pakistani security forces in eastern Punjab province and killed at least security personnel, the army said.
- Gunmen Kill Seven At Pakistani Army Camp RFE/RL 09 Jul 2012 -- The Pakistani military says six soldiers and a police officer have been killed in an attack by gunmen on an army camp near Islamabad.
- Pakistan's Hardline Activists Protest Reopening of NATO Routes VOA 09 Jul 2012 -- Thousands of hardline religious activists marched to Pakistan’s capital to protest the government's decision to re-open NATO supply routes into Afghanistan.
- Anti-NATO marchers set to enter Islamabad IRNA 09 Jul 2012 -- Thousands of supporters of Pakistani religious and political parties, protesting restoration of supply line for NATO forces in Afghanistan, are scheduled to enter the capital Islamabad.
- US, Pakistan, Afghanistan Call on Taliban to Join Reconciliation VOA 08 Jul 2012 -- Foreign ministers from the United States, Afghanistan, and Pakistan met Sunday on the sidelines of an Afghan donor conference in Japan to discuss cross-border cooperation and security. They called on Taliban fighters to join Afghan reconciliation efforts.
- Clinton Looks For Improved U.S.-Pakistan Relations RFE/RL 08 Jul 2012 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says the United States and Pakistan are putting past tensions behind them to focus on the future.
- U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan 'Kills 20' RIA Novosti 07 Jul 2012 -- Some 20 people have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in north-western Pakistan, local televis
- Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 19 in Pakistan VOA 06 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 19 suspected militants in the country's northwest.
- Pakistani Taliban commander shot dead in tribal region IRNA 06 Jul 2012 -- Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a Pakistani Taliban commander in South Waziristan tribal region, official sources said.
- India, Pakistan agree to prevent cross-border firing IRNA 05 Jul 2012 -- India and Pakistan agreed on Thursday to prevent cross-border firing along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir and promised to take all steps to 'nip in the bud' such instances.
- Combined Force Detains Taliban Weapons Supplier AFPS 05 Jul 2012 -- An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban weapons supplier in the Chimtal district of Afghanistan's Balkh province today, military officials reported.
- Reopened Supply Routes Mean Cost Savings, Spokesman Says AFPS 05 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan's decision to reopen ground supply routes on its border with Afghanistan will allow the Defense Department to save tens of millions of dollars transporting material in and out of Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon spokesman said here today.
- First NATO Supply Trucks Cross Into Afghanistan From Pakistan RFE/RL 05 Jul 2012 -- The first trucks carrying NATO supplies have entered Afghanistan from Pakistan following a resumption of operations after a seven-month blockade.
- India, Pakistan discuss peace, security IRNA 05 Jul 2012 -- India and Pakistan on Wednesday discussed peace and security as well as Jammu and Kashmir on day one of the two-days Foreign Secretary level talks began in New Delhi.
- India, Pakistan reiterate to carry forward dialogue process IRNA 05 Jul 2012 -- India and Pakistan reiterated their desire to carry forward the dialogue process in a purposeful and result-oriented manner.
- Pakistani cabinet approves restoration of NATO supplies IRNA 05 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan Federal Cabinet on Wednesday endorsed the decision of reopening of NATO supply routes after the US apologized for killing 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO airstrike in November, officials said.
- Pakistani alliance to protest against NATO supply line reopening IRNA 05 Jul 2012 -- Leaders of Islamic parties in Pakistan Wednesday announced to chalk out a protest plan against the the government's decision to reopen supply routes for NATO forces in Afghanistan.
- Pakistan: Resumed NATO Shipments Crossing Into Afghanistan VOA 05 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani officials say the first trucks carrying NATO supplies have crossed into Afghanistan, following a U.S.-Pakistani deal announced this week that ended Islamabad's months-long blockade.
- Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes after U.S. apology IRNA 04 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan on Tuesday announced that it is reopening land routes for NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, the country's Information Minister, Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira said.
- NATO Supply Trucks Head For Afghanistan As Pakistan Reopens Route RFE/RL 04 Jul 2012 -- Trucks carrying NATO supplies are expected to resume trips to Afghanistan on July 4 following Pakistan's decision to end a seven-month blockade.
- NATO Afghan Supply Convoys Resume VOA 04 Jul 2012 -- ISLAMABAD — Just one day after Pakistan decided to reopen NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, drivers who have been waiting for months are ready to get their supply convoys moving. But as the reopening comes with drivers' calls for increased security.
- Statement by Secretary Clinton on her Call With Pakistani Foreign Minister Khar US Dept. of State 03 Jul 2012
- Panetta Welcomes Opening of Pakistan Supply Lines AFPS 03 Jul 2012 -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today welcomed Pakistan’s decision to open ground lines of communication on the border with Afghanistan that have been closed since November.
- U.S., Pakistan Say NATO Supply Routes To Reopen RFE/RL 03 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan has confirmed that it has decided to reopen NATO supply routes into Afghanistan that have been closed since November.
- Clinton: Pakistan to Reopen NATO Supply Lines VOA 03 Jul 2012 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Pakistan is reopening vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan after closing them in response to a deadly a U.S. airstrike last November.
- Pakistan Reopens NATO Supply Route to Afghanistan RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan is reopening NATO supply lines to Afghanistan following an unprecedented official U.S. apology for the accidental killing of Pakistani troops last year.
- India Pakistan Security Talks Come Amid New Tensions VOA 03 Jul 2012 -- Pakistan's foreign secretary is in India for talks likely to be dominated by terrorism and security issues.
- Top brass of India, Pakistan border security force begin talks in New Delhi IRNA 02 Jul 2012 -- Four-day talks between top brass of the Indian, Pakistan border security force began in New Delhi.
- Reports Say ISAF Commander Met With Pakistan's Army Chief RFE/RL 02 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani media reports say the commander of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan, U.S. General John Allen, visited Pakistan on July 1 for the second time in four days for talks on reopening NATO supply routes from Pakistan to Afghanistan.
- Kabul Threatens To Report Pakistan To UN Over Alleged Shelling RFE/RL 02 Jul 2012 -- Afghanistan has threatened to report Pakistan to the United Nations Security Council for allegedly shelling Afghan villages along the border between the two countries.
- Pakistan Accuses Afghan Soldiers of Killing 2 Tribesmen VOA 02 Jul 2012 -- Pakistani officials have accused Afghan soldiers of crossing into Pakistan and killing two local tribesmen.
- PAKISTAN: Fear of attack haunts IDPs IRIN 02 Jul 2012 -- Violence targeting Pashtoons has claimed hundreds of lives in Karachi over the past few years.
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