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March 2013 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Afghanistan, Pakistan Trade Accusations VOA 30 Mar 2013 -- Relations between neighbors Afghanistan and Pakistan have taken another downturn with each side blaming the other of hindering the already fragile peace process in Afghanistan. The tensions come at a critical time, as foreign forces prepare to leave Afghanistan in less than two years.
- Pakistani court extends bail for Musharraf, bars him from going abroad IRNA 30 Mar 2013 -- A court in Pakistan on Friday extended for three more weeks protective bail to former president, Pervez Musharraf, who faces arrest in three high profile cases.
- Deadly Pakistan Suicide Bombing Targets Police Commander RFE/RL 29 Mar 2013 -- A suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan has targeted a paramilitary police force commander, killing at least 10 people and wounding at least 25 others.
- After deadly attack, UN expert urges greater safety for Pakistan's internally displaced UN News Centre 28 Mar 2013 -- Humanitarian camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) must provide safe environments for those living and working there, a United Nations independent expert has stressed, adding that attacks such as the recent one on the Jalozai camp in Pakistan were "prohibited under all circumstances."
- Battling militants' ban on polio vaccines in Pakistan's North Waziristan IRIN 28 Mar 2013 -- Parents and officials are going to great lengths to immunize children after militants imposed a ban on polio vaccinations in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan Agency. Government officials are withholding money and identity documents from groups affiliated with the ban, and parents are travelling long distances to get their children vaccinated, in some cases smuggling the vaccine back home.
- Pakistan Says Afghanistan 'Overreacts' to Cross-Border Shelling VOA 27 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan on Wednesday criticized as an "overreaction" Afghanistan's decision to cancel a military trip over alleged cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops. Officials have also dismissed Kabul's allegations that Islamabad is not helping in efforts aimed at advancing the Afghan peace process. The renewed bilateral tensions come as foreign forces prepare to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
- Pakistan army chief, US Kerry discuss security issues IRNA 26 Mar 2013 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry and Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani discussed "Afghanistan and security issues concerning South Asian region".
- Ex-President Pervez Musharraf returns to Pakistan despite threats Iran Press TV 24 Mar 2013 -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has returned home after four years of self-exile despite threats by pro-Taliban militants to kill him upon his arrival.
- Musharraf Returns to Pakistan After Four-Year Exile VOA 24 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan's former military president Pervez Musharraf has returned home after four years of self-imposed exile. He is now running in upcoming parliamentary elections, despite death threats from Taliban extremists and pending legal challenges.
- Pakistani Taliban Threatens Musharraf With Death VOA 23 Mar 2013 -- The Pakistani Taliban says it will try to kill former president Pervez Musharraf when he returns to the country to take part in upcoming parliamentary elections.
- US spy aircraft kills 4 in Pakistan IRNA 22 Mar 2013 -- An American spy aircraft killed at least four people in Pakistani's North Waziristan tribal region early Friday and killed at least four people, official sources said.
- UN refugee agency condemns attack on displaced persons camp in northern Pakistan UN News Centre 22 Mar 2013 -- The United Nations refuge agency today urged the Government of Pakistan to improve security around the country's largest camp for internally displaced people after a deadly bomb attack left at least 10 people dead, including an aid worker, and led UN agencies to temporarily suspend humanitarian services in the camp.
- Pakistani Taliban suspend dialogue offer IRNA 19 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani Taliban here Monday suspended their peace talks offer after government ignored their proposal as they had refused to stop attacks.
- Pakistan Government Survives, Makes History RFE/RL 17 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan's civilian government has become the first government in Pakistani history to fully complete its five-year term.
- International community must heed Pakistan’s concerns over drones UN News Centre 15 Mar 2013 -- The United States’ ongoing drone campaign in Pakistan is a violation of the South Asian nation’s sovereignty.
- UN Blasts US Drone Strikes in Pakistan RIA Novosti 15 Mar 2013 -- United States drone attacks are “a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty,” and are being conducted without the consent of Islamabad.
- UN Says U.S. Drones Violate Pakistan's Sovereignty RFE/RL 15 Mar 2013 -- The head of a United Nations team tasked with investigating casualties from U.S. drone strikes has concluded that the attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty.
- US drones violate Pakistan sovereignty: UN PressTV 15 Mar 2013 -- A UN team investigating civilian casualties from US assassination drone attacks in Pakistan has stated that the terror airstrikes violate sovereignty of Pakistan.
- Pakistan’s FM downplays US threats over gas project with Iran PressTV 15 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has downplayed Washington’s threats of imposing sanctions on Islamabad over a joint gas pipeline project with Iran.
- ‘Pakistani police kill militant commander over aid worker’s murder' PressTV 15 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani police have killed a local militant commander suspected of being behind the murder of a prominent aid worker.
- Blast Kills Three In Karachi RFE/RL 15 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani police say a bomb blast has killed three people and injured several others in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi.
- Pakistan Parliament Completes Tenure VOA 15 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan’s parliament, and federal and provincial governments voted to power in 2008, have completed their five-year constitutional term.
- Statement of the Special Rapporteur following meetings in Pakistan United Nations Human Rights 14 Mar 2013
- Pakistan dissmises Indian claim on Kashmir attack IRNA 14 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan has rejected claims by Indian officials that the two militants 'seem to be from across the border, probably Pakistan.'
- India imposes fresh curfew in Kashmir following violence PressTV 14 Mar 2013 -- Authorities have imposed a 24-hour curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir a day after violence killed seven people, including five police officers, in the disputed region.
- Taliban commander killed in Karachi IRNA 14 Mar 2013 -- A commander of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Qari Bilal was killed in a shootout with security forces in port city of Karachi.
- ‘Bomb blast kills 3, injures 5 in Karachi’ PressTV 14 Mar 2013 -- A bomb blast at a television network office in the Pakistani port city of Karachi has killed three people and wounded five others.
- Pakistan’s Musharraf to return country this month IRNA 14 Mar 2013 -- Self-exiled former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf would return to Pakistan later this month to take part in parliamentary elections.
- Pakistani Gunmen Kidnap Czech Tourists In Southwest Province RFE/RL 14 Mar 2013 -- Gunmen have abducted two female Czech tourists as they were traveling on a bus through Pakistan's troubled southwestern province of Balochistan.
- Ex-Spy Chief: Pakistan Sees Afghanistan As 'Sub-Nation' RFE/RL 13 Mar 2013 -- Afghanistan's ex-spy chief has risked sparking another war of words by making a series of allegations against Pakistan.
- Attack on Military Camp in Kashmir Kills Seven VOA 13 Mar 2013 -- Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say two militants opened fire on a paramilitary camp, killing five soldiers and wounding at least seven others.
- Militants Launch Deadly Attack in Kashmir RFE/RL 13 Mar 2013 -- Police say two gunmen stormed a paramilitary camp in the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir on March 13, leaving five troops and the militants dead.
- Pakistani Police Accuse Children Of Planting Bombs In Quetta RFE/RL 13 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani police have arrested about a dozen children suspected of planting explosives for militants in Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan Province.
- US threatens Pakistan with sanctions over gas pipeline deal with Iran PressTV 12 Mar 2013 -- The US State Department has threatened Islamabad with sanctions if the country goes through with a joint multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline project with Iran.
- Aides: Musharraf to Return to Pakistan March 24 VOA 12 Mar 2013 -- Aides for Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf say the politician plans on returning to his home country on March 24 to take part in parliamentary elections.
- Bomb Explodes Near Pakistan Minister's House RFE/RL 12 Mar 2013 -- A bomb has exploded close to the home of a prominent provincial minister in northwest Pakistan.
- Pakistan, Iran to Inaugurate Controversial Gas Pipeline VOA 11 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is in Iran to inaugurate the construction of a new pipeline that could supply energy-starved Pakistan with natural gas.
- Iranian, Pakistani Presidents Inaugurate Gas Pipeline RFE/RL 11 Mar 2013 -- Iran and Pakistan have inaugurated the building of a natural-gas pipeline linking the two countries that has been firmly opposed by the United States.
- Pakistani Christians Close Schools To Protest Muslim Mob Attack RFE/RL 11 Mar 2013 -- Dozens of Christian schools in Pakistan have been closed to protest an attack by a Muslim mob last week.
- Militant Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan VOA 10 Mar 2013 -- Intelligence officials in Pakistan say a suspected U.S. drone strike near the Afghan border has killed at least one militant.
- Reported Drone Strike Kills Two In Pakistan RFE/RL 10 Mar 2013 -- A drone attack in northwestern Pakistan has killed two suspected militants.
- US drone attack kills two in North Waziristan PressTV 10 Mar 2013 -- Two people have been killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region of North Waziristan.
- Police Arrest Dozens in Pakistan Christian Attack VOA 10 Mar 2013 -- Police in central Pakistan have arrested dozens of men a day after a mob burned a Christian area in Punjab province over alleged blasphemy.
- Pakistani Police Arrest 150 Over Muslim Mob Attack On Christians RFE/RL 10 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani police said they have arrested some 150 people in connection with an attack by a Muslim mob on a Christian neighborhood in the eastern city of Lahore.
- Bomb blast in mosque kills 6 in Pakistan IRNA 09 Mar 2013 -- A bomb blast in mosque in Pakisan's northwestern city of Peshawar killed at least six people and injured nearly 30 others.
- 11 militants killed in NW tribal region IRNA 08 Mar 2013 -- At least eleven suspected militants have been killed in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber and Orakzai tribal regions.
- Six killed, 18 injured in Karachi violence PressTV 07 Mar 2013 -- At least six people have been killed and 18 others injured in the latest violent attacks in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
- Pakistan Prepares for Historic National Elections VOA 07 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan's Election Commission says it is taking all measures necessary to secure the safety at 80,000 polling stations and ensure free and fair elections in the upcoming national vote.
- Pakistani military rejects US blame of attack attributed to CIA drone hit PressTV 06 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani military officials have flatly rejected a US news report quoting American officials as accusing Pakistan of using CIA’s assassination drone attacks in the country to cover its own military operations there.
- Kabul's Frustrations With Pakistan Boil Over RFE/RL 05 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan's checkered role in Afghanistan has long attracted the anger and mistrust of Afghan officials.
- Pakistani Cleric's Suicide Bomber Comments Anger Afghans RFE/RL 05 Mar 2013 -- Comments on suicide bombers, which may or may not have been made by the head of the All-Pakistan Ulema Council, have been making waves in Afghanistan.
- Karzai urges Pakistan to step up fight against terrorism PressTV 05 Mar 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized the Pakistani government for not doing enough to combat terrorism, saying terrorism is the common enemy of both countries.
- LeJ carried out Karachi bombing: Pakistan PressTV 05 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik says the anti-Shia terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi carried out a recent bombing in the southern city of Karachi.
- Provincial Pakistan Lawmaker Kidnapped RFE/RL 05 Mar 2013 -- Armed men have kidnapped a provincial lawmaker in Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan Province.
- Zardari Says Iran-Pakistani Pipeline To Go Ahead RFE/RL 05 Mar 2013 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has announced that Pakistan will go ahead with a long-delayed gas pipeline project with Iran despite objections from Washington.
- Pakistani database and registration authority deploys IBMS at Pak-Iran border IRNA 05 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority successfully implemented Integrated Border Management System at Gawadar International Airport and new land border Gabadt.
- Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the President of Aghanistan, Hamid Karzai NATO 04 Mar 2013
- NATO, Karzai Call on Pakistan to do More Against Terrorism VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen have called on Pakistan to do more to combat terrorism.
- Karzai Criticizes Pakistan For Not Helping Against Terrorism RFE/RL 04 Mar 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized Pakistan for not doing enough to fight terrorism.
- Florida Imam Convicted In Pakistani Taliban Case RFE/RL 04 Mar 2013 -- A Muslim cleric in the United States has been convicted of funneling thousands of dollars to support Pakistan’s Taliban.
- Pakistan Authorities Under Attack for Failing to Protect Shiite Minority VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- Authorities in Pakistan are being severely criticized for failing to stop a wave of deadly attacks on the country's minority Shi'ite Muslims that has left nearly 250 people dead since early January.
- Two killed, several injured in attack on Pakistan Shia funeral PressTV 04 Mar 2013 -- At least two people have been killed and several others hurt in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after gunmen opened fire on mourners attending a funeral held for the victims of a recent attack on Shia Muslims.
- Karachi Mourns Bombing Victims RFE/RL 04 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan's largest city Karachi has shut down in mourning for the 45 people who were killed by a car bomb in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the city.
- Karachi Buries Bomb Victims VOA 04 Mar 2013 -- Residents of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, have begun holding the funerals for the 45 people killed in a car bomb explosion outside a mosque that also wounded about 150 others.
- Deadly bomb blasts kill 47 in Pakistan's Karachi IRNA 04 Mar 2013 -- At least 47 people were killed as two bomb blasts rocked the Pakistani commercial center of Karachi Sunday evening.
- Pakistan court dismisses petition against Musharraf’s assets confiscation IRNA 04 Mar 2013 -- A Pakistani anti-terrorism court rejected an application against the confiscation of former president Pervez Musharraf's property and freezing his bank accounts.
- Pakistan bomb explosion in Shia neighborhood kills 45 Iran Press TV 03 Mar 2013 -- At least 45 people have been killed and 150 others injured in a bomb explosion in a Shia neighborhood of Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
- To Run, Or Not To Run - That Is The Question For Baluch Politicians RFE/RL 04 Mar 2013 -- As the buzz begins to build ahead of Pakistan's parliamentary elections, expected sometime in May, politicians in that country's restive Balochistan Province are a divided bunch.
- Pakistan's Musharraf says will return country this month IRNA 02 Mar 2013 -- The self-exiled former Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf announced that he would return to the country later this month to take part in parliamentary elections.
- How best to serve Pakistan's 750,000 IDPs? IRIN 01 Mar 2013 -- Residents escaping the latest round of fighting in Khyber Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) say they did not even have time to bury their dead before leaving their homes in the Tirah valley.
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