Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2014 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Deadly Drone Strike Hits Pakistan Taliban Stronghold RFE/RL 30 Oct 2014 -- Security officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border.
- Islamabad says fight against militants in North Waziristan successful Iran Press TV 29 Oct 2014 -- The Pakistani army says the months-long battle against terrorists in North Waziristan region has been a success, as the militant death toll in the region hit 1,100.
- 18 militants killed in Pakistani army air raids Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2014 -- At least 18 militants have been killed in Pakistani army's airstrikes in a restive tribal district near the border with Afghanistan.
- India, Pakistan forces trade fire in disputed Kashmir Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2014 -- Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire along the de facto border in Kashmir during the latest flare-up of cross-border violence between the two sides.
- Pakistan air force targets militants, 21 killed Iran Press TV 16 Oct 2014 -- Pakistan's air force has killed 21 militants in multiple airstrikes in a northwestern tribal region near the border with Afghanistan.
- 300,000 Pakistanis fled Balochistan since 2004: Report Iran Press TV 15 Oct 2014 -- Over 300,000 Pakistani people have fled the unrest in the country's southwestern Balochistan Province over the past ten years, a report says.
- UN Unable to Solve Problems at Indian-Pakistani Border, Dialogue Needed: Indian Official RIA Novosti 14 Oct 2014 -- Addressing the United Nations and asking the organization to help solve the conflict at the Indian-Pakistani border will not yield any results, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said Tuesday during a press conference.
- Pakistani Taliban Split Emerges Over IS Loyalties RFE/RL 14 Oct 2014 -- A Pakistani Taliban spokesman has reaffirmed his allegiance to Islamic State militants and said five other Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders have also declared loyalty to IS.
- Pakistan's Malala, India's Satyarthi Share Nobel Peace Prize RFE/RL 10 Oct 2014 -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has dedicated her prize to 'voiceless' children around the world and called on the prime ministers of rival neighbors India and Pakistan to attend the award ceremony in Oslo.
- Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi Awarded Nobel VOA 10 Oct 2014 -- The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian children right's campaigner Kailash Satyarthi.
- Pakistan PM meets with army chiefs over Kashmir clashes Iran Press TV 10 Oct 2014 -- Pakistan's prime minister has met with army chiefs to discuss the recent deadly clashes between Pakistani and Indian forces in the disputed Kashmir region.
- Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, UN's Ban urges calm, dialogue UN News Centre 09 Oct 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern today about the escalation of violence along the border dividing India and Pakistan, which has seen both countries exchange gun and mortar fire in recent days.
- Kashmir Clashes Continue as India, Pakistan Trade Blame VOA 09 Oct 2014 -- Pakistan and India have continued to exchange heavy gun and mortar fire along their disputed Kashmir border, rendering almost non-existent a mutual cease-fire in the Himalayan region that has largely held since 2003. At least 24 civilians have died while thousands fled to safety on both sides since the violence broke out more than a week ago.
- Over 30,000 Residents in India Flee Homes Amid Fire Exchange at Pakistan Border: Reports RIA Novosti 09 Oct 2014 -- More than 30,000 residents have fled villages in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir state during an intense cross-border fire exchange between Indian and Pakistani troops, The Hindu newspaper reported Thursday.
- Adventurism in Kashmir could cost Pakistan dearly: India Iran Press TV 09 Oct 2014 -- India has warned that Pakistan will pay an "unaffordable" price if it continues shelling the Indian-controlled Kashmir.
- India Avoids Hitting Civilians in Retaliatory Attacks Against Pakistan: Border Official RIA Novosti 08 Oct 2014 -- India's retaliatory attacks against Pakistan in the disputed border regions of Jammu and Kashmir do not target civilians, Border Security Force Director, Gen. D. K. Pathak, told RIA Novost Wednesday.
- Villagers leave their homes amid violent clashes in Kashmir Iran Press TV 07 Oct 2014 -- Thousands of people have abandoned their homes in the disputed Kashmir region, following deadly cross-border clashes between Pakistan and India.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan Confront IS Threat VOA 07 Oct 2014 -- There are signs the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization is making inroads among militants operating in Pakistan.
- Pakistani Taliban says ready to help ISIL militants Iran Press TV 04 Oct 2014 -- The pro-Taliban group in Pakistan says it is ready to send militants to assist ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Iraq and Syria.
- Six Killed In Bomb Attack In Northwest Pakistan RFE/RL 04 Oct 2014 -- A bomb has exploded at a bus station in volatile northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six people.
- Pakistan air assault kills 15 militants near Afghan border Iran Press TV 03 Oct 2014 -- More than a dozen militants have been killed in an airstrike carried out by the Pakistani army in a restive tribal district near the Afghan border.
- Pakistan Upbeat About Relations with New Afghan Government VOA 01 Oct 2014 -- Pakistan says the national unity government in neighboring Afghanistan is a good beginning for promoting peace and reconciliation in the war-shattered country and Islamabad is ready to offer whatever help Kabul needs to further the peace process.
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