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August 2014 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Khan Vows To Continue Deadly Antigovernment Protests RFE/RL 31 Aug 2014 -- Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan says he will protest to "the last breath" as clashes between police and protesters left at least three people dead and hundreds injured.
- Reports: Hundreds Injured in Islamabad Protests VOA 30 Aug 2014 -- More than 300 people have been reported injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Islamabad.
- Pakistan Army Fails to Break Political Deadlock VOA 29 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's military has rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s claims he did not ask the army to play a role in defusing days of crippling anti-government demonstrations in the capital.
- Pakistan's Military Refutes Sharif Denial On Crisis Mediation RFE/RL 29 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's military has refuted a statement from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in which the government leader denied asking the army to mediate in the country's political crisis.
- Pakistan: Army Not Backing Anti-Government Demos VOA 27 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's Defense Minister says the country’s army is not supporting protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- Pakistan premier refuses to resign amid mass protests Iran Press TV 27 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has refused to step down amid mass protests in front of parliament calling for the government’s resignation.
- US Transfers Pakistani Bagram Detainees to Islamabad, Angering Kabul VOA 26 Aug 2014 -- The fate of nine Pakistani detainees who were held at a U.S. military prison in Afghanistan is a source of friction between Islamabad and Kabul.
- Pakistani Cleric 'Ready To Die' If Prime Minister Doesn't Resign RFE/RL 25 Aug 2014 -- A Pakistani cleric who is leading an antigovernment protest in Islamabad says he is prepared to die if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif does not resign within 48 hours.
- Pakistan's Political Turmoil Again Shines Spotlight on Military VOA 22 Aug 2014 -- Thousands of protesters calling for Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down continue to camp out in front of the parliament in Islamabad.
- Pakistan Defends Meeting With Kashmiri Separatists VOA 20 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's ambassador to India has defended his meeting with Kashmiri separatist leaders, despite criticism from New Delhi which subsequently called off diplomatic talks with Islamabad.
- Pakistan Supreme Court summons opposition leaders Iran Press TV 20 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the country's opposition leaders to appear in court following mass protests seeking the resignation of the prime minister.
- Pakistani Protesters Attempt To Blockade Parliament RFE/RL 20 Aug 2014 -- Thousands of Pakistani protesters have tried to blockade Pakistan's parliament as lawmakers met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss the country's political crisis.
- Protest Standoff Continues at Pakistan Parliament VOA 20 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's parliament met Wednesday as thousands of protesters gathered outside, calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down.
- Pakistan Army Urges Political Dialogue as Protesters Reach Parliament RFE/RL 19 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's army is urging the government and opposition leaders to resolve a brewing political crisis through dialogue, as thousands of antigovernment protesters reached the parliament in Islamabad..
- India drops talks with Pakistan over Kashmir Iran Press TV 19 Aug 2014 -- India has called off forthcoming foreign secretary-level talks with neighboring Pakistan after Pakistani Ambassador to India Abdul Basit met Kashmiri pro-independence leaders in New Delhi.
- Pakistan Arrests 150 Ahead Of 'Red Zone' Protest RFE/RL 19 Aug 2014 -- Police in Pakistan say they have arrested about 150 opposition activists as mass demonstrations in Islamabad against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif entered a fifth day.
- Pakistan Says Air Strikes Kill 48 Militants In Tribal Regions RFE/RL 19 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan's military says it has killed 48 suspected militants in air strikes in two tribal regions near the border with Afghanistan.
- Anti-Government Protesters March to Islamabad's 'Red Zone' VOA 18 Aug 2014 -- Political tensions are set to come to a head in Pakistan, where an opposition politician says his party's lawmakers will resign from parliament and he will lead thousands of protesters into the capital's heavily fortified "Red Zone," despite stern government warnings.
- Anti-government protesters hold ground in Pakistan's capital Iran Press TV 18 Aug 2014 -- Pakistan has plunged further into a political crisis as anti-government protesters hold their ground in the capital, Islamabad, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- Pakistan's Imran Khan urges civil disobedience Iran Press TV 17 Aug 2014 -- Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan has called on his supporters to launch a civil disobedience campaign in order to force Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif out of office.
- Pakistan's Khan Vows Protests Until PM Quits RFE/RL 16 Aug 2014 -- Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan says he will lead protests in Islamabad along with tens of thousands of his supporters until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down.
- Indian Prime Minister Blames Pakistan for Proxy War of Terrorism RIA Novosti 12 Aug 2014 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharply criticized neighboring Pakistan for continuing its proxy war of terrorism against India.
- India PM Slams Pakistan's Kashmir 'Proxy War' VOA 12 Aug 2014 -- The Indian prime minister has slammed what he called a "proxy war" being waged by Pakistan in Kashmir. The Indian leader was visiting the Indian side of the disputed region to inaugurate power projects as part of a push to develop infrastructure in the Himalayan state bordering Pakistan and China.
- IDPs under pressure in Pakistan's Sindh Province IRIN 04 Aug 2014 -- People fleeing the war-torn North Waziristan area of Pakistan and arriving in Sindh Province in the south of the country are finding themselves increasingly unpopular. Last month, roads were closed off when angry residents demanded an end to such migration, while the provincial government has made moves to ban all internally displaced persons (IDPs) from entering Sindh.
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