Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2013 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Car Bomb Kills 16 as British PM Visits Pakistan VOA 30 Jun 2013 -- Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron told his Pakistani counterpart he would help Pakistan fight terrorism.
- Violence kills at least 10 in Southwestern Pakistan PressTV 30 Jun 2013 -- Separate incidents of violence have killed at least 10 people and injured several others in the restive Balochistan Province of southwest Pakistan.
- Pakistan pushed Taliban to hold talks with US: Official PressTV 28 Jun 2013 -- A senior Pakistani official says the Islamabad government has facilitated the ongoing controversial peace talks between the Taliban militants and the United States in Qatar.
- Former Pakistani military ruler to face treason charges PressTV 28 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is to face treason charges.
- Pakistan Investigates Treason Charges Against Musharraf VOA 27 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan has taken steps that could lead to a treason trial of former prime minister Pervez Musharraf.
- Pakistan to support Afghan-led peace process, says PM IRNA 26 Jun 2013 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has told the visiting US special envoy that his government is fully committed to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.
- Pro-Taliban militants claim responsibility for attack PressTV 26 Jun 2013 -- Pro-Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for attack that targeted senior judicial officials.
- Karachi Bomb Targets Pakistani Judge, Kills Others RFE/RL 26 Jun 2013 -- A roadside bomb targeting a senior judge has killed at least seven of those guarding him in southern Pakistan.
- Pakistani Tribal Chief, Relatives Killed In Blast RFE/RL 26 Jun 2013 -- A local tribal chief and two of his relatives have been killed by a roadside explosive in northwestern Pakistan.
- Pakistan Starts Treason Probe Against Musharraf VOA 26 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered officials to begin a treason investigation of former president Pervez Musharraf, who seized power from him in a 1999 military coup.
- Pakistani Government Orders Treason Investigation Against Musharraf RFE/RL 26 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered a treason investigation against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
- US envoy Dobbins in Islamabad to discuss Qatar peace process IRNA 25 Jun 2013 -- US Special Representative Ambassador James Dobbins arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with Pakistan leaders on Afghan reconciliation process.
- Musharraf accused in Benazir Bhutto’s murder case IRNA 25 Jun 2013 -- Pakistani investigators have formally included former President Pervez Musharraf in the list of main accused in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto.
- Pakistan PM: Musharraf Should Be Tried for Treason VOA 24 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says he is bound under the country’s constitution to put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for high treason.
- Sharif Says Musharraf Should Be Tried For Treason RFE/RL 24 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's prime minister says former military ruler Pervez Musharraf should face trial for treason.
- Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf faces high treason charges IRNA 24 Jun 2013 -- Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, announced that his government will pursue high treason case against former military President Pervez Musharraf.
- Pervez Musharraf must face treason trial, Pakistani premier says PressTV 24 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called on the country’s judicial officials to try former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on the charge of treason.
- Secretary-General appalled by killing of foreigners in northern Pakistan UN News Centre 24 Jun 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban has said he is “appalled” by the reported killing of a group of foreigners in northern Pakistan.
- Pakistan set to focus on deteriorating security situation in Karachi PressTV 24 Jun 2013 -- Local government in Pakistan’s Sindh Province has decided to hold a nationwide security summit in a bid to review the ever-deteriorating security situation in Karachi.
- Pakistani Taliban Says Tourists Killed Over US Attack RIA Novosti 23 Jun 2013 -- The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for killing a group of tourists.
- Gunmen Kill 9 Foreign Tourists, Local Guide in Pakistan VOA 23 Jun 2013 -- Authorities in Pakistan say gunmen have shot dead nine foreign climbers and one of their local guides at a base camp of one of the world’s highest mountains in the country’s north.
- Gunmen Attack Hotel In Remote Pakistani Province RFE/RL 23 Jun 2013 -- Gunmen have stormed a hotel in northern Pakistan.
- Militants kill nearly a dozen tourists in northern Pakistan PressTV 23 Jun 2013 -- Militants have killed nearly a dozen foreign tourists in a remote and mountainous area in northern Pakistan.
- One Russian, 5 Ukrainians Killed in Pakistan Militant Attack – Report RIA Novosti 23 Jun 2013 -- Ten people, including nine foreign tourists and one local guide, were shot dead by unknown gunmen in northern Pakistan.
- Violent clashes leave at least eight dead across Pakistan PressTV 23 Jun 2013 -- A series of violent clashes between security forces and militants have claimed the lives of at least eight people in different violence-wracked regions of Pakistan.
- Afghan, Pakistani Envoys Clash At UN RFE/RL 21 Jun 2013 -- Afghan and Pakistani envoys have clashed at the United Nations Security Council over the presence of Islamist "terrorists" in their shared border region.
- Bomb attack targeting Shia mosque in Pakistan kills 15 PressTV 21 Jun 2013 -- At least 15 people have been killed and over two dozen severely injured in a bomb attack in Peshawar
- Militants shoot dead two anti-Taliban militia chiefs in northwest Pakistan PressTV 21 Jun 2013 -- Heavily-armed militants have shot and killed at least two anti-Taliban militia chiefs in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region.
- Pakistani Lawmaker Killed In Drive-By Shooting RFE/RL 21 Jun 2013 -- Gunmen in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi have shot dead provincial lawmaker Sajid Qureshi and his 25-year-old son.
- Death toll of Pakistani suicide blast rises to 38 IRNA 20 Jun 2013 -- The death toll from a suicide attack at a funeral in north western Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 38.
- Pakistan hails Afghan Taliban Qatar office IRNA 19 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan welcomes the opening of an Afghan Taliban office in Qatar for the purpose of bringing peace to Afghanistan.
- Pakistan hopes to complete IP project on time PressTV 19 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan has stressed its commitment to complete the joint gas pipeline project with Iran within the agreed timeframe.
- Bomb explosion at funeral kills 28 in northwestern Pakistan PressTV 18 Jun 2013 -- A powerful bomb explodes at a funeral in Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region.
- Fresh wave of violence leave five dead in Pakistani city of Karachi PressTV 18 Jun 2013 -- Separate incidents of violence and torture have left at least five people dead in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.
- US Kerry assures support to Pakistan new gov’t in PM phone call IRNA 17 Jun 2013 -- The US Secretary of State John Kerry has telephoned Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, and reassured that the US Administration remained steadfast in supporting the new government.
- Pakistan shuts Quetta university after attacks PressTV 17 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's education authorities have shut down a women's university at the center of recent deadly twin attacks in the troubled southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta.
- Islamabad court indicts Musharraf Iran Press TV 15 Jun 2013 -- A trial court in Islamabad has indicted former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for detaining country's top judges including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
- Pakistan to implement Iran gas pipeline project: official document IRNA 13 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's new government will implement the Iran gas pipeline project to meet its fast growing energy needs, a government document says.
- 'Indian jets violated Pakistan's airspace' Iran Press TV 11 Jun 2013 -- The Pakistan Air Force says Indian fighter jets have "briefly violated" the country's airspace in the east.
- Six Killed In Attack On NATO Supply Convoy In Pakistan RFE/RL 10 Jun 2013 -- Pakistani officials say a convoy of NATO supply trucks has been hit by a deadly attack in the country’s northwest.
- Pakistani families forced to flee FATA “paradise” IRIN 10 Jun 2013 -- Fighting between Taliban affiliated militants and the army in FATA’s Tirah Valley near the border with Afghanistan, has driven 80,000 people from their homes since March.
- Pakistani Villagers Vow 'No Electricity, No Polio Vaccinations' RFE/RL 10 Jun 2013 -- Tribal elders in a a northwestern Pakistani region are taking extreme measures in an effort to bring electricity to their area.
- Pakistanis Hope For Brighter Future Amid Energy Crisis RFE/RL 10 Jun 2013 -- Electricity shortages cost the Pakistani economy more than $13 billion a year, according to a recent survey, which slows economic growth by 1.5 percent annually.
- Violent clashes kill 35 in northwest Pakistan Iran Press TV 09 Jun 2013 -- Pakistani armed forces have killed nearly three dozen pro-Taliban militants during the ongoing military operations in the country's troubled northwest tribal region, security sources say.
- Pakistan summons US envoy over assassination drone strike Iran Press TV 08 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan has summoned US envoy to Islamabad to express outrage over a recent assassination drone strike that killed nine people in the country's northwest tribal region.
- Pakistan Summons U.S. Envoy Over Drone Attack RFE/RL 08 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's new government has summoned a top United States envoy to express its displeasure following a U.S. drone strike that intelligence officials said killed at least seven people.
- Pakistan's 25-member federal cabinet sworn in IRNA 07 Jun 2013 -- A 25-member Pakistani cabinet Friday took oath, marking completion of the government formation following the May 11 general elections.
- Pakistan says ISI not fomenting militancy in India Iran Press TV 06 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan has vehemently dismissed accusations that its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was fomenting militancy across the border with India.
- Aid projects in limbo after Karachi killings IRIN 06 Jun 2013 -- The short queue outside a dispensary in the Sohrab Goth area of Pakistan's mega-city Karachi hadn't advanced for hours: the front door remained stubbornly shut, death threats having deterred staff from showing up for work several days previously.
- Window Closes For Pakistani Peace Talks With Taliban RFE/RL 05 Jun 2013 -- Pakistani politicians vying for a seat in parliament lured war-weary voters with promises of peace negotiations with one of the country's most-violent militant groups. But now that the elections are over, it appears the window of opportunity for talks has already closed.
- Nawaz Sharif elected Pakistan's Prime Minister for third time IRNA 05 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's National Assembly on Wednesday elected Mohammad Nawaz Sharif as the country's Prime Minister for third time.
- Nawaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister Iran Press TV 05 Jun 2013 -- Pakistani lawmakers have endorsed Nawaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister, electing him to an unprecedented third term.
- Sharif Starts Unprecedented Third Term As Pakistani PM RFE/RL 05 Jun 2013 -- Nawaz Sharif is beginning an unprecedented third term as prime minister of Pakistan.
- Drone Strikes Among Major Issues for New Pakistan PM VOA 02 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif will review anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States soon after taking office. A close adviser to Sharif says the incoming government will demand an immediate end to controversial American drone strikes within Pakistani territory for better future ties.
- Pakistan spy agency fomenting militancy in India: official Iran Press TV 05 Jun 2013 -- Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has accused Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of trying to recruit militants across the border in the Indian state of Punjab.=
- Pakistan's Sharif shows serious concern at US drone strikes IRNA 01 Jun 2013 -- Pakistan Prime Minister in-waiting Nawaz Sharif has expressed strong reservations over US drone attacks in Pakistani territory.
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