Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2013 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan Defense Sec denies US compound reports at Karachi airport IRNA 28 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan's Secretary Defense Lt. Gen. (Retd) Asif Yaseen Malik Wednesday denied report that US Army Corps had been permitted to build a Tactical Command and Operations Center (TCOC) compound at Karachi Airport, local media reported.
- Pakistan army chief vows support to peaceful transition IRNA 27 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that the armed forces will support peaceful transfer of power after the parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in May.
- Gwadar: A Port For China, A Tinderbox For Balochistan? RFE/RL 27 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan and China say developing the Arabian Sea port of Gwadar, in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, will promote trade throughout Central Asia. But Baluch nationalists warn that Beijing's interest in the port could spark more violence in the restive province.
- India Claims Arrest Of Pakistani Spy RFE/RL 26 Feb 2013 -- Police in India say they have arrested an Indian national on charges of spying for Pakistan.
- Pakistani minister links ‘Lashkar-e-Jhngvi’ to Taliban IRNA 26 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are linked to each other.
- Blast at Sufi shrine kills 4 people in Pakistan IRNA 26 Feb 2013 -- A bomb blast at a shrine in southern Pakistan killed at least four people and injured nearly 12 others, police said.
- Armed assailants kill policeman escorting polio workers in Pakistan PressTV 26 Feb 2013 -- Armed assailants on motorbikes have shot and killed a police officer protecting a group of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan.
- Pakistan Policeman Killed While Protecting Health Workers VOA 26 Feb 2013 -- A Pakistani policeman has been shot dead while protecting a polio vaccination team in the country's tribal region of Waziristan, bringing the death toll for such attacks to 20 since December.
- Pakistani Police Guard Killed In New Polio-Worker Attack RFE/RL 26 Feb 2013 -- A Pakistani policeman has been shot dead while protecting a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
- Pakistani Handover of Gwadar Port to Beijing Draws Scrutiny VOA 25 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan recently handed over management of its strategic deepwater Gwadar seaport to China. Both countries insist the deal is a "purely commercial venture." But critics and financial analysts are skeptical about the remote port's economic viability and believe it will be used for military purposes.
- Pakistan to Seek Interpol Help in Extraditing Taliban Commander VOA 23 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan says it will seek international help in extraditing a Pakistani Taliban commander held in Afghanistan. Pakistan's interior minister is appealing to the international police organization Interpol to ask Afghanistan to hand over senior Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad. Faqir Mohammad, who was once the Pakistani Taliban's second in command, was captured earlier this week by Afghan security officials in eastern Afghanistan.
- Pakistan army denies links with killers of Shia Muslims Iran Press TV 22 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan's army has denied any links to a terrorist group that claimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks that have killed over 180 Shia Muslims in the country in the past few weeks.
- Pakistan nabs leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group Iran Press TV 22 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan has arrested Lashkar-e-Jhangvi's leader Malik Ishaq following the militant group carried out two deadly bombings, mainly targeting Shia Muslims.
- How justice works in Pakistan's tribal areas and beyond IRIN 20 Feb 2013 -- Justice in Pakistan's tribal border areas is a contested issue.
- Government Office In Peshawar Attacked, Fatalities Reported RFE/RL 18 Feb 2013 -- Militants disguised as policemen have attacked the compound of a senior government official in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least five people.
- Pakistan's Hazara Killings Bring Sunni Extremist Group Into Focus RFE/RL 18 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan's failure to contain a hard-line Sunni group in an insurgency-plagued southwestern province threatens to come back to haunt it, leaving upcoming national elections at risk.
- Ukraine to Deliver 110 Battle Tank Engines to Pakistan RIA Novosti 18 Feb 2013 -- Ukraine will deliver 110 tank power plants – engines and related parts – to Pakistan under a $50 million contract, state-run arms exporter Ukrspetsstroi said on Monday.
- N chief urges India, Pak to exercise restraint IRNA 17 Feb 2013 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and resolve issues peacefully after a Pakistani soldier who intruded into the Indian territory was killed by the Indian Army along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pakistan rallies condemn Quetta attack which killed 84 people IRNA 17 Feb 2013 -- Rallies across Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the deadly bomb attack in the Southwestern city of Quetta yesterday which killed nearly 84 people, almost all Shia Muslims.
- Death Toll Rises In Quetta Market Bombing RFE/RL 17 Feb 2013 -- The death toll from a bomb attack on a market on the edge of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan at the weekend has risen to 85.
- Bomb Targeting Minority Shiites a Failure of Pakistan Security VOA 17 Feb 2013 -- The governor of Pakistan's Baluchistan province has lashed out at the country's security forces for failing to adequately protect the area's minority Shi'ite Muslims. Analysts tell VOA that extremists are taking advantage of a lack of national consensus on how to deal with militant groups.
- Powerful blast claims 55 lives in SW Pakistan IRNA 16 Feb 2013 -- At least 55 people were killed and more than 200 injured when a large explosion shook Quetta, the capital of south western Balochistan province on Saturday, police officials said.
- Pakistan tests another nuclear-capable missile in a week IRNA 15 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan tested a missile that can carry nuclear warheads, the second missile test in a week.
- Pakistan urges India to return soldier IRNA 15 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan military Friday asked the Indian authorities to return the soldier, who mistakenly crossed into Indian part of Kashmir late last night, or his body if he is killed.
- Indian Troops Kill Pakistani Soldier in Kashmir VOA 15 Feb 2013 -- India says its troops have shot dead a Pakistani soldier along the de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region.
- Pakistan Provincial Official Escapes Suicide Attack RFE/RL 15 Feb 2013 -- The chief minister of northwestern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has escaped unhurt after reportedly being targeted by a suicide bomber.
- Suicide blast targets Pakistani chief minister’s convoy IRNA 15 Feb 2013 -- A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of chief minister of north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported.
- Pakistani Man Killed In Car Crash With U.S. Diplomat RFE/RL 15 Feb 2013 -- The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad says one of its diplomats was involved in a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a Pakistani man.
- Pakistani Political Parties Agree On A Joint Strategy To Counter Terrorism RFE/RL 14 Feb 2013 -- Representatives of political and religious parties in Pakistan have agreed on a joint strategy for combating terrorism at a gathering in Islamabad.
- Pakistani Political, Religious Figures Discuss Peace RFE/RL 14 Feb 2013 -- Representatives of political and religious parties in Pakistan have gathered in Islamabad to discuss a joint strategy to deal with terrorism.
- Pakistan's conference on terrorism, Taliban talks start in Islamabad IRNA 14 Feb 2013 -- Senior political and religious leaders in Pakistan on Thursday started a day-long conference to formulate a joint stand against terrorism, organizers said.
- Taliban Claims Responsibility for Pakistan Attacks VOA 14 Feb 2013 -- Pakistani police say a roadside bomb targeted a vehicle carrying members of an anti-Taliban militia in the country's northwest, killing seven militiamen.
- Afghan-Pakistani Clerics Agree To Hold Conference In Early March RFE/RL 12 Feb 2013 -- Senior Pakistani and Afghan clerics have agreed to hold a peace conference on March 10.
- Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile IRNA 11 Feb 2013 -- Pakistan conducted a successful test fire of a short range Surface to Surface Missile Hatf IX (NASR), having a range of 60 kilometers, and can carry nuclear warheads.
- Pakistani Authorities Consider New Peace Talks Offer from Taliban VOA 11 Feb 2013 -- Pakistani opposition parties and their political allies are increasing pressure on the coalition government to consider a recent offer of peace talks from the Pakistani Taliban.
- Talks Between Afghan, Pakistani Clerics Reportedly Hit Snag VOA 11 Feb 2013 -- A delegation of Afghan religious leaders was in Islamabad for talks with their Pakistan counterparts on the reconciliation process between militants and the Afghan government.
- Nearly 3000 die in U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan: official IRNA 09 Feb 2013 -- A top Pakistani told a parliamentary committee that about 3000 people have been killed in the U.S. drone attacks after the operation started in 2004.
- US drone kills 8 in Pakistan IRNA 09 Feb 2013 -- An American spy aircraft on Friday fired missiles into Pakistan's north western tribal region killing at least Eight people, local media reported.
- Allen, Dunford Visit Pakistani Military Chief AFPS 07 Feb 2013 -- The current and next commanders of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan visited Pakistan today in the latest in a regular series of engagements aimed at bolstering the ISAF-Pakistan military relationship and improving regional security, ISAF officials reported.
- Karzai, Zardari Pledge to Reach Peace Settlement VOA 04 Feb 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari have pledged to reach a peace settlement for Afghanistan within six months.
- Britain's Cameron Hosts 3rd Summit With Afghan, Pakistani Leaders VOA 03 Feb 2013 -- The leaders of Britain, Afghanistan and Pakistan have met for private dinner near London at the start of a two-day summit aimed at improving the tense relationship between the South Asian neighbors.
- 9 Pakistani soldiers, 12 militant die in clashes IRNA 02 Feb 2013 -- Nine Pakistani soldiers and 12 militants were killed in clashes in northwest of the country early Saturday, security sources said.
- Dozens Dead As Militants Attack Pakistani Base RFE/RL 02 Feb 2013 -- At least 15 members of Pakistan's security forces and 11 civilians have been killed in a dawn raid by militants on an army camp in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- Pakistan Blast Targets Shi'ite Mosque VOA 01 Feb 2013 -- A suicide bomber apparently targeting Shi'ite Muslims blew himself up outside a mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 21 people.
- Suicide blast kills 22 people in NW Pakistan IRNA 01 Feb 2013 -- At least 22 people were killed and 40 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Northwestern Pakistan.
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