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September 2014 - Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • 21 militants killed in NW Pakistan Iran Press TV 28 Sep 2014 -- Air raids and a gunfight have left at least 21 militants dead in Pakistan's volatile northwestern tribal areas.
  • India PM calls for serious dialogue with Islamabad Iran Press TV 27 Sep 2014 -- New Delhi has called on Islamabad to show more seriousness in future dialogue, a day after Pakistan's premier slammed India for stalling talks on Indian-administered Kashmir.
  • Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile: Reports RIA Novosti 26 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan has successfully tested the Hatf IX (NASR) short range surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) service announced Friday.
  • Left behind in North Waziristan IRIN 25 Sep 2014 -- Humanitarian attention during the ongoing Pakistan army offensive against militants in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) has focused on the roughly one million internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled. But a less accessible group of people exist: those who stayed behind.
  • Pakistani refugees welcome end to Afghan political deadlock IRIN 23 Sep 2014 -- The deal on a unity government in Afghanistan to end the electoral deadlock was greeted with celebrations in the eastern provinces where tens of thousands of recent Pakistani refugees say they have been victims of the uncertainty.
  • Pakistan Appoints New ISI Chief RFE/RL 22 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan has appointed a new head for its most powerful intelligence agency.
  • Pakistan floods affect 2.3 million IRIN 17 Sep 2014 -- As the flood emergency deepens in Pakistan, now affecting nearly 2.3 million people, humanitarian teams have mobilized to work alongside local government authorities to assess needs in the worst-affected areas.
  • Pakistan army kills 40 'militants' in air raids Iran Press TV 17 Sep 2014 -- The Pakistani army says it has launched fresh airstrikes against pro-Taliban militants near the border with Afghanistan, killing 40 suspected militants there.
  • Pakistan army kills 31 militants near Afghan border Iran Press TV 16 Sep 2014 -- The Pakistani army says it has killed at least 31 pro-Taliban militants during air raids and ground battles along its northwestern border with Afghanistan.
  • Pakistan Rejects Afghan Criticism of 480-kilometer Border Trench VOA 14 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan has rejected Afghan criticism of a 480-kilometer trench its military is digging along their mostly porous border, saying the project is aimed at "effectively" controlling movement of terrorists and flow of drugs and human traffickers into the country.
  • Military operations in NW Pakistan disrupt education IRIN 10 Sep 2014 -- Continuing military operations in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district are disrupting the education of more than 85,000 students in state-run schools.
  • Pakistan army kills 65 militants near Afghan border Iran Press TV 10 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan says its military has conducted fresh air strikes, killing 65 militants in the country's northwestern tribal region along the Afghan border.
  • Pakistan army says 910 militants killed since June Iran Press TV 03 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan's army says it has killed over 900 pro-Taliban militants since the beginning of a major operation launched in June in the country's tribal northwest near Afghanistan.
  • Pakistan Parliament Reaffirms Support for Embattled PM VOA 02 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan’s parliament opened an emergency session Tuesday to rally political support for embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as thousands of protesters continued their agitation just outside the building.
  • Pakistani Political Party Leaders Support Sharif RFE/RL 02 Sep 2014 -- Pakistani lawmakers have given their support to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as thousands of protesters continue to demand his resignation.
  • Pakistan minister blasts protesters as 'terrorists' Iran Press TV 02 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan’s interior minister castigates violent anti-government protests as a rebellion against the state as lawmakers back the embattled government.
  • Despite Protests, Pakistani PM Refuses to Step Down VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reiterated he will not step down under pressure from days of mass anti-government protests in the capital that recently have grown violent.
  • Pakistani Security Clears Protesters From State TV Station VOA 01 Sep 2014 -- Pakistani security forces have cleared hundreds of anti-government protesters from the state television studio after they seized the building and briefly took the channel off the air.
  • Pakistani Protesters Storm TV; Sharif Meets Army Chief RFE/RL 01 Sep 2014 -- Reports say Pakistan's prime minister met with the army chief after protesters seeking his ouster stormed the headquarters of state television.
  • Pakistan denies reports of possible PM resignation Iran Press TV 01 Sep 2014 -- The Pakistani military has rejected reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is to step down amid a growing political unrest in the country.



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