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November 2013 - Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • Pakistani PM Pledges Support for Taliban Talks VOA 30 Nov 2013 -- Afghan and Pakistani leaders have agreed to further efforts aimed at opening peace talks between representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban-led insurgency.
  • Sharif In Kabul Pledges Support For Peace Talks RFE/RL 30 Nov 2013 -- During a visit to Kabul, Pakistan's prime minister has said he supports Afghan efforts to seek peace with the Taliban.
  • New Pakistani Army Chief Takes Command RFE/RL 29 Nov 2013 -- General Raheel Sharif has formally taken over as chief of Pakistan's army staff, one of the most powerful positions in the nuclear-armed nation.
  • CIA superspy set to flee Pakistan over lawsuit Iran Press TV 28 Nov 2013 -- The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been forced to call back its station chief in Islamabad after he was accused of killing civilians in killer drone strikes.
  • Insecurity and red tape hinder Pakistan aid work IRIN 27 Nov 2013 -- The September earthquakes in Balochistan offered a microcosm of aid work in Pakistan: Humanitarian needs were high - nearly 400 died and thousands lost their homes - but to respond, aid workers had to brave gunmen taking pot-shots at their vehicles and government restrictions on their work.
  • New Pakistani Army Chief Chosen RFE/RL 27 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan has appointed Lieutenant General Raheel Sharif as its next army chief, one of the most powerful positions in the nuclear-armed nation.
  • Pakistan condemns deadly US drone attack Iran Press TV 21 Nov 2013 -- Pakistani officials have strongly condemned a US assassination drone attack that has killed five people in the country's northwestern tribal region.
  • Pakistan decides to try Musharraf for treason Iran Press TV 17 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan has decided to put former President Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason for declaring a state of emergency in 2007.
  • Pakistan's Musharraf to Stand Trial for Treason VOA 17 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan's government says it will put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, which is punishable by death or life imprisonment. While the move is unprecedented in a country where top army generals have long enjoyed immunity from prosecution, skeptics are questioning the timing of the announcement.
  • Haqqani Leader Lived, Died In The Open In Pakistan RFE/RL 13 Nov 2013 -- The assassination of a high-profile militant living large under the noses of the authorities has rekindled suspicions that Pakistan shelters known terrorists.
  • Pakistan-US Relations Deteriorate After Drone Strike VOA 12 Nov 2013 -- Some Pakistani opposition parties are calling for a blockade of supply lines to NATO forces in Afghanistan in retaliation for U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan. But, experts in Washington believe retaliation would further hurt already strained U.S.-Pakistan relations.
  • Pakistan govt. shelves peace talks plan with Taliban Iran Press TV 12 Nov 2013 -- The Pakistan government has virtually shelved its plan to revive peace talks effort with militant groups operating across the violence-wracked country
  • Top Taliban leader shot dead near Islamabad Iran Press TV 11 Nov 2013 -- A Senior leader of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network militant group has been shot and killed in Pakistan, intelligence officials say.
  • Gunmen Kill Senior Haqqani Leader in Pakistan VOA 11 Nov 2013 -- Gunmen in Pakistan have shot dead the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the leader of one of the most powerful Afghan militant groups fighting NATO forces in Afghanistan. The incident took place late Sunday near the Pakistani capital.
  • Two injured in militant attack on NATO trucks in NW Pakistan Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Pro-Taliban militants have injured at least two drivers of NATO supply trucks in Pakistan's troubled northwestern region near the Afghan border, local intelligence officials say.
  • Militant's Killing Threatens NATO Supply Route RFE/RL 09 Nov 2013 -- The killing of Pakistan's top Taliban leader could result in another casualty - a major NATO supply line that runs through the country en route to Afghanistan.
  • Pakistan rejects media report on Saudi military nuclear cooperation IRNA 08 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan has rejected as "entirely baseless and mischievous" a western media report alleging military nuclear cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
  • Mullah Omar backs Pak Taliban chief Iran Press TV 08 Nov 2013 -- Mullah Omar, the fugitive leader of Afghan Taliban, has played a vital role in the appointment of new head of the Pakistani Taliban, a media report says.
  • Pakistani Taliban Elects New Leader, Rejects Peace Talks VOA 07 Nov 2013 -- A spokesman for the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organization of Pakistan-based militant groups commonly referred to as the Pakistani Taliban, says its Shura, or leadership council, has selected hardline cleric Mullah Fazlullah as its news leader during Thursday meetings in the North Waziristan tribal region.
  • Pakistan's Musharraf freed from house arrest Iran Press TV 07 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf has been freed from house arrest after a court granted him bail over the case of his involvement in a 2007 murder.
  • Pakistani Taliban Picks Mullah Fazlullah As New Leader RFE/RL 07 Nov 2013 -- BThe Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistani Taliban, has selected Mullah Fazlullah to be the group's new leader.
  • 'Radio Mullah' - The Pakistani Taliban's New Leader RFE/RL 07 Nov 2013 -- The man considered to be the worst enemy of the Pakistani Army has been chosen as the new leader of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
  • Musharraf Granted Bail, Cannot Leave Pakistan VOA 06 Nov 2013 -- Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was released from more than six months of house arrest after a court granted him bail in a case involving the killing of a cleric in 2007.
  • Pakistan court orders Musharraf's release Iran Press TV 06 Nov 2013 -- A court in Pakistan has ruled to end the house arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf two days after he was granted bail in a case related to his role in a 2007 attack on Islamabad's Red Mosque.
  • Musharraf House Arrest May End Soon VOA 06 Nov 2013 -- Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf may soon see an end to his more-than-six-month house arrest following his return to Pakistan from years of self-imposed exile.
  • Pakistan party votes to block NATO supply routes Iran Press TV 05 Nov 2013 -- The ruling party in Pakistan's northwestern province has passed a resolution threatening to block NATO supply routes by Nov. 20 unless the United States stops its drone strikes.
  • Pakistan to pursue talks with Taliban, says PM IRNA 05 Nov 2013 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told the cabinet ministers that his government will pursue talks with Taliban despite the killing of its chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a recent US drone strike.
  • Pakistan tests fire short-range missile IRNA 05 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan said Tuesday it has successfully tested a short range missile one day after the army has concluded exercises in the country's Punjab province.
  • Musharraf Granted Bail In Case Of Red Mosque Raid RFE/RL 04 Nov 2013 -- A court in Pakistan has granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over a deadly raid on a radical mosque.
  • Pakistan: Taliban Peace Efforts Continue Despite US Strike VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan's government is insisting that negotiating a peaceful end to the decade-long militant insurgency in the country was the only way forward, despite a U.S. drone strike that killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban. Over the weekend, top officials had angrily decried the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud, saying it had sabotaged nascent peace talks with the militant group.
  • Pakistani Taliban Names Interim Chief VOA 03 Nov 2013 -- The Pakistani Taliban has named an interim chief after the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike.
  • U.S. Rejects Claim That Drone Strike Hurts Pakistan Peace Talks RFE/RL 03 Nov 2013 -- The United States has brushed aside claims that a drone strike that killed Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud had destroyed the country's nascent peace process.
  • Pakistani Taliban chief killed in US drone strike IRNA 02 Nov 2013 -- Pakistani Taliban Chief, Hakimullah Mehsood was killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan tribal region late Friday, security sources said.
  • Mehsud Killing 'Scuttled' Peace Process RFE/RL 02 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan's interior minister says the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has 'scuttled' efforts toward peace talks with the insurgent group.
  • What Next For The Pakistani Taliban? RFE/RL 02 Nov 2013 -- The killing of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud not only presents the Waziristan-based militant group with a serious leadership crisis, but also casts a pall on much-anticipated peace talks with the government.
  • Pakistan Summons US Ambassador Over Drone Strike VOA 02 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan has summoned the U.S. ambassador to register a strong protest against the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone strike.
  • Pakistani Taliban Leader Killed in Drone Strike VOA 01 Nov 2013 -- The leader of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a drone strike. Hakimullah Mehsud was one of the most wanted men in Pakistan and a top target for the CIA-led drone campaign aimed at crushing the militant group. His death Friday deals a serious blow to the militant organization, and analysts say it is a huge success for the United States, and it likely will further fragment what is already a divided group.
  • Drone Strike Kills Pakistani Taliban Leader RFE/RL 01 Nov 2013 -- Pakistani Taliban sources have confirmed the group's leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed by a suspected U.S. drone strike on November 1 in Northern Waziristan.
  • Pakistani Taliban Chief Killed in Suspected US Strike VOA 01 Nov 2013 -- A suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed at least three people including Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud.
  • Pakistan govt. slammed over drone deaths data Iran Press TV 01 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan's Defense Ministry has come under fire from opposition parties and rights groups that say it underestimated the number of civilians killed in US drone strikes.



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