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April 2013 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Courts Order More Detention For Musharraf RFE/RL 30 Apr 2013 -- A Pakistani court has ordered two more weeks of detention for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
- Court extends Musharraf's home arrest PressTV 30 Apr 2013 -- An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has extended the term of home arrest of the country’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over a charge of murdering ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
- Gunmen kill election candidate, three others in Pakistan PressTV 30 Apr 2013 -- Gunmen in Pakistan's Balochistan Province have shot and killed a candidate running in the country’s upcoming elections and three of his bodyguards.
- Candidate, Two Others Killed In Balochistan RFE/RL 30 Apr 2013 -- A candidate for a provincial assembly seat in Pakistan's upcoming elections has been killed in Balochistan Province.
- Pakistani Women Hit The Campaign Trail To Ensure Their Voice Is Heard RFE/RL 30 Apr 2013 -- Election day is approaching in Pakistan, and women in one violence-wracked province are working hard to ensure they have a voice.
- Brawl Shuts Pakistani-Afghan Border Crossing RFE/RL 30 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan has closed its main border crossing with Afghanistan along the highway linking Kabul and Islamabad.
- Militants Target Pakistan's Candidates in Run-up to Elections VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Militants trying to influence Pakistan’s upcoming national elections have killed dozens of party faithful in the run-up to the May 11 balloting.
- Afghan Diplomats Among Dead In Peshawar Suicide Bombing RFE/RL 29 Apr 2013 -- Police in Pakistan say a suicide bomber has killed eight people in the northwestern city of Peshawar, including the diplomat son of an influential Afghan cleric.
- Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in NW Pakistan VOA 29 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani police say a suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 45 others in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
- Eight die in Pakistan bomb attack PressTV 29 Apr 2013 -- Police say at least eight people have died and 45 others have been injured in a bomb attack carried out in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar.
- Bomber kills 8, injures over 40 in NW Pakistan IRNA 29 Apr 2013 -- A suicide bomber killed at least 8 persons in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said.
- India asks Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh IRNA 29 Apr 2013 -- India asked Pakistan to release death row convict Sarabjit Singh, whose condition remains critical after being brutally assaulted by jail inmates in Lahore.
- Germany eyes combat helicopter deal with Pakistan: report IRNA 29 Apr 2013 -- Germany is planning to export 40 out-of-service combat helicopters to Pakistan.
- Indian Spy Fighting For Survival Following Prison Attack RFE/RL 27 Apr 2013 -- An Indian national facing the death penalty in Pakistan for spying is fighting for life after he was attacked by fellow prison inmates.
- Red tape hits humanitarian work in NW Pakistan IRIN 25 Apr 2013 -- Delivering humanitarian aid in northwestern Pakistan has recently been hampered by attacks on schools, aid workers and polio vaccination teams, and bureaucratic procedures for aid projects are making matters worse.
- Pakistan's Musharraf's bail in Benazir murder case rejected IRNA 25 Apr 2013 -- A Pakistani court here Wednesday rejected bail of former President Pervez Musharraf in 2007 assassination case of former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, prosecutors said.
- Musharraf appears in anti-terrorism court Iran Press TV 23 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf has appeared before an anti-terrorism court over his alleged role in the murder of former Premier Benazir Bhutto.
- Pakistan's Musharraf Appears Before Anti-Terrorism Court VOA 23 Apr 2013 -- An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has ordered the country's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, to be made part of an ongoing investigation into assassination of Benazir Bhutto five years ago. Also on Tuesday police say they found a vehicle packed with explosives near the Musharraf residence.
- Pakistani Senate for high treason trial of Musharraf IRNA 20 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani Senate on Friday passed a unanimous resolution, demanding high treason trial of former President Pervez Musharraf for abrogation of the constutution.
- Musharraf appears in court, his custody extended Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2013 -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has appeared before an anti-terrorism court for a hearing in the capital, Islamabad, with his term of custody being extended by 14 days.
- Pakistani Court Extends Musharraf's Custody RFE/RL 20 Apr 2013 -- An antiterrorism court in Islamabad has ordered former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf to be remanded in custody for two weeks./li>
- Pakistan’s Former Military Ruler Arrested VOA 19 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was arrested in connection with his unconstitutional dismissal of top judges while he was president.
- Pakistani Ex-President Musharraf Taken Into Police Custody RFE/RL 19 Apr 2013 -- Police have taken former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf into custody at their Islamabad headquarters.
- Former Pakistani President Put Under House Arrest RIA Novosti 19 Apr 2013 -- The Islamabad High Court has ordered Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf, 69, to be placed under house arrest.
- Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf arrested, police confirm PressTV 19 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharaf has been arrested following a court order.
- Deadly Rocket Attack Targets Pakistani Election Rally RFE/RL 19 Apr 2013 -- A rocket attack close to a Pakistani election rally has killed at least one person and wounded 14 others in South Waziristan.
- Bombings, Intimidation Mar Run-up to Pakistan Elections VOA 18 Apr 2013 -- Next month, Pakistan holds its first election in five years and campaign-related violence is already having an impact.
- Pakistani Court Orders Arrest Of Musharraf RFE/RL 18 Apr 2013 -- A court in Pakistan has asked the police chief of the capital Islamabad to explain how the country's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf evaded arrest orders.
- Pakistan Court Orders Musharraf's Arrest VOA 18 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf fled a courtroom in Islamabad after judges revoked bail in a case relating to his actions while in power.
- Court orders arrest of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf PressTV 18 Apr 2013 -- A court in Pakistan has ordered the arrest of the country’s former President Pervez Musharraf for dismissing judges.
- Pakistani court orders Musharraf's arrest IRNA 18 Apr 2013 -- A court in Pakistan ordered arrest of former president Pervez Musharraf for detaining senior judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007.
- Pakistan’s interim gov’t says cannot initiate high treason case against Musharraf IRNA 18 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s interim government told top the court it cannot initiate high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf, as it has only a mandate to hold elections.
- Pakistan Officials Say Drone Strike Targeted Taliban Camp RFE/RL 17 Apr 2013 -- A local official in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region says a U.S. drone has fired two missiles at a Taliban training camp.
- US drone kills 5 in Pakistan IRNA 17 Apr 2013 -- An American spy aircraft fired missiles into Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region and killed at least five people, security officials said.
- US drone kills 5, injures 7 in northwestern Pakistan PressTV 17 Apr 2013 -- At least five people have been killed and seven others injured in an attack by a US assassination drone in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal region.
- Pakistan bars ex-PM Ashraf from contesting elections IRNA 17 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, has been barred from contesting elections for being dishonest.
- Pakistan blast death toll rises to 18 IRNA 17 Apr 2013 -- The death toll in yesterday’s bomb attack on an election meeting in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, mounted to 18.
- Pakistani Woman Withdraws From Political Race After Taliban Threats VOA 17 Apr 2013 -- A woman who was running for a seat in a provincial assembly in northwestern Pakistan says she has withdrawn her candidacy after receiving threats from the Taliban.
- Pakistani Military Evacuates Earthquake Victims VOA 17 Apr 2013 -- The Pakistani military has evacuated 16 people badly injured by Tuesday's powerful earthquake near the Iranian border, as relief operations in the region continue.
- Pakistan To Remove Border Installations After Afghan Objections RFE/RL 16 Apr 2013 -- A senior Afghan military official says Pakistan has promised to remove controversial installations along the disputed border line between the two countries.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan resolve border post controversy IRNA 16 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan army said on Monday that differences with Afghanistan over the construction of a border were resolved in a meeting of military officials of the two countries.
- Pakistan condemns US drone attack in North Waziristan PressTV 16 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan has strongly condemned a recent US drone strike that killed several people in the country’s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border.
- Pakistan's Secular Parties Feeling Insecure About Election RFE/RL 16 Apr 2013 -- Secular parties in Pakistan are calling on the government to do more to protect them ahead of key elections.
- Musharraf's Triumphant Return Goes Awry RFE/RL 16 Apr 2013 -- A legal stranglehold is tightening on a man who once ruled Pakistan with an iron fist.
- Musharraf Disqualified From Pakistani Polls VOA 16 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been barred from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
- Tribunal Disqualifies Musharraf From Election Bid RFE/RL 16 Apr 2013 -- Judges in Pakistan have disqualified former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running in the last of his chosen constituencies in the country's May 11 general election.
- Pakistan court bars Musharraf from running for polls PressTV 16 Apr 2013 -- A court in Pakistan has barred former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting the May 11 polls in a constituency in the northern town of Chitral located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
- Pakistan court asks gov't to reply in Musharraf’s treason proceedings IRNA 16 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s top court sought reply from the government about petitions, seeking former President Pervez Musharraf's trial for treason.
- Eight killed, 49 injured in Pakistan election meeting bomb attack PressTV 16 Apr 2013 -- At least eight people have been killed and 49 others injured after a bomb exploded at an election campaign rally in Pakistan.
- 4 Pakistani opposition members killed in roadside bomb blast PressTV 16 Apr 2013 -- At least four Pakistanis have been killed in a roadside bomb attack that struck an election convoy of the main opposition party, the Pakistan Muslim League-N.
- Pakistan: Afghan Border Dispute 'Amicably' Resolved VOA 15 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan says it has “amicably resolved” a dispute with Afghanistan over the construction of a controversial border gate.
- Karzai Orders Removal Of Pakistani Border Gate RFE/RL 15 Apr 2013 -- Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi has accused Pakistan of violating “international norms” by installing a border gate and checkpoint along a disputed border line between the two countries.
- Pakistan strongly condemns US drone attack in North Waziristan IRNA 15 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan strongly condemned U.S. drone attack in North Waziristan tribal region.
- Bomb blast kills local political leader in Pakistan IRNA 15 Apr 2013 -- A bomb attack has killed an anti-Taliban political leader in northwest Pakistan.
- Reports Say Pakistani Spy Agency Secretly Collaborated In CIA Drone War RFE/RL 10 Apr 2013 -- Investigative journalists working out of Washington and Islamabad are making claims of secret collaborations between the CIA and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency as part of a covert drone war against militants.
- Top court orders Pakistan's Musharraf to appear for treason allegations Iran Press TV 08 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the country's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to appear before judges over treason allegations.
- Pakistan ex-president Pervez Musharraf cleared to run for election Iran Press TV 07 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani officials say former president Pervez Musharraf is allowed to run for the upcoming general elections after the country's election commission disqualified him for contesting polls in Kasur constituency.
- Clashes in Pakistan leave 14 militants, four soldiers dead IRNA 05 Apr 2013 -- Clashes erupted between Pakistani forces and the Taliban fighters in Khyber tribal region which killed 14 militants and four soldiers, officials said.
- In Pakistan, Musharraf Faces More Setbacks VOA 05 Apr 2013 -- Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf bid to run for parliament in the country's upcoming elections is running into trouble.
- Pakistan bars Musharraf from contesting in Kasur constituency PressTV 05 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s election commission has barred former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting polls in Kasur constituency while a treason complaint against him is to be probed.
- Pakistani Supreme Court To Hear Treason Petition Against Musharraf RFE/RL 05 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan's top court has accepted a treason case against former President Pervez Musharraf.
- Rights Commission Documents More than 900 Honor Killings In Pakistan RFE/RL 05 Apr 2013 -- The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says hundreds of women were killed in so-called honor killings in the country last year.
- Pakistan rights panel condemns U.S. drone strikes IRNA 04 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan’s rights commission said that the United States has carried out 48 drone attacks in the country’s tribal regions in 2012.
- Pakistani Army Says Afghan Militants Attacked Border Post RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- Pakistan's Army says two of its soldiers sustained light injuries when Afghan militants attacked a border post.
- Three Pakistani soldiers injured in cross border attack PressTV 04 Apr 2013 -- At least three Pakistani soldiers have been injured and four militants killed after a group of Afghan assailants stormed an army border post in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region of Kurram Agency.
- French Police Question Suspected Extremists Expelled By Pakistan RFE/RL 04 Apr 2013 -- Police in France are questioning three suspected Islamic extremists deported from Pakistan this week.
- Pakistan’s 14-member interim cabinet takes oath IRNA 03 Apr 2013 -- A 14-member Pakistan’s interim cabinet took oath in Islamabad.
- US Considers Sanctions Against Pakistan for Iran Pipeline VOA 02 Apr 2013 -- The United States says Pakistan may face economic sanctions over a gas pipeline project with Iran.
- Seven Dead In Assault On Pakistani Power Station RFE/RL 02 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani police say dozens of militants have attacked a power station in the country's volatile northwest.
- Gunmen attack grid station, kill at least 7 in northwest Pakistan PressTV 02 Apr 2013 -- Dozens of gunmen have attacked a grid station in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least seven people.
- Militants Kill 7 in Attack on Pakistan Power Station VOA 02 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani police say dozens of suspected militants attacked a power station in the country's northwest, killing seven people and leaving thousands without electricity.
- Pakistani Caretaker Ministers Sworn In RFE/RL 02 Apr 2013 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has sworn in a caretaker cabinet to run the administration until elections in early May.
- Top US General in Afghanistan Visits Pakistan VOA 01 Apr 2013 -- The commander of NATO-led international forces in Afghanistan has made his first official visit to neighboring Pakistan, after assuming command earlier this year.
- Five NATO oil tankers burned in Pakistan's Balochistan PressTV 01 Apr 2013 -- Gunmen have attacked a convoy of NATO oil tankers, destroying five of them, in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan Province.
- Fighting in Pakistan’s Tirah Valley displaces 40,000 people IRIN 01 Apr 2013 -- Around 40,000 residents of Pakistan’s Tirah Valley, close to the border with Afghanistan, have fled their homes after renewed fighting in the last few weeks.
- First Woman From Tribal Areas To Run For Parliament RFE/RL 01 Apr 2013 -- Badam Zari has become the first woman in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas to run for parliament.
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