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February 2016 - Pakistan Special Weapons News

  • Pakistan Says It Needs F-16s From US for Counterterrorism VOA 29 Feb 2016 -- Pakistan said Monday at the start of strategic talks with the United States that a contentious sale of F-16 fighter jets would strengthen the South Asian nation's ability to mount counterterrorist operations and promote regional stability.
  • UN Prods Pakistan to Deal with Afghan Refugees VOA 27 Feb 2016 -- The United Nations says it is "eagerly awaiting" Pakistan's solution on the status of around 1.5 million Afghan refugees in the country, insisting they continue to need asylum and protection.
  • UN Prods Pakistan to Deal with Afghan Refugees VOA 27 Feb 2016 -- The United Nations says it is "eagerly awaiting" Pakistan's solution on the status of around 1.5 million Afghan refugees in the country, insisting they continue to need asylum and protection.
  • 34 pro-Taliban militants killed in Pakistan army operation Press TV 27 Feb 2016 -- At least 34 pro-Taliban militants were killed Saturday in the Pakistani army's latest ground and aerial attack in the country's northwestern tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan.
  • Pakistan Rescues Kidnapped Former Afghan Governor VOA 26 Feb 2016 -- Security forces in Pakistan have rescued an influential former top Afghan official two weeks after he was kidnapped by unknown men in Islamabad.
  • Kabul Says Pakistan Tasked With Bringing 10 Taliban To Peace Talks RFE/RL 25 Feb 2016 -- A senior Afghan official says Pakistan has been tasked with bringing a group of 10 influential Taliban representatives to Islamabad during the first week of March to take part in direct talks with the Afghan government.
  • Pakistan anti-militant offensive enters 'final phase' Press TV 25 Feb 2016 -- Pakistan has begun the 'last phase' of an ongoing massive military operation to wipe out the remnants of militants from hideouts across the troubled tribal regions along the restive border with Afghanistan.
  • Pakistan army chief orders final phase of offensive against militants Press TV 24 Feb 2016 -- The chief of the Pakistani army staff ordered Wednesday the immediate launch of the last phase of a security operation to purge the remnants of terrorists from hideouts across the volatile tribal regions near the Afghan border.
  • Pakistani Military's Taliban Ties Seen as Important to Afghan Peace Talks VOA 23 Feb 2016 -- With the announcement of a new round of Afghan peace talks by the first week of March, Pakistan's military appears to be retaining its role as a key dealmaker in the process.
  • Pakistan Plans to Host Afghan Peace Talks by First Week of March VOA 23 Feb 2016 -- Direct peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban-led insurgent groups are expected to start "by the first week of March" and Pakistan has offered to host the negotiations.
  • Pakistan Probes Attack on Indian Air Base VOA 19 Feb 2016 -- Pakistan has formally initiated a police investigation into a deadly militant assault last month on an Indian air base and will try to bring to justice the "alleged attackers and their alleged abettors belonging to a proscribed organization,' counterterrorism officials said Friday.
  • Taliban militants gun down 9 security forces in NW Pakistan Press TV 18 Feb 2016 -- Taliban militants have shot dead at least nine Pakistani security forces personnel in two separate attacks across a volatile tribal region near the Afghan border, officials say.
  • Pakistan Anticipates Putin Visit to Seal Pipeline Deal VOA 15 Feb 2016 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming months to inaugurate a gas pipeline project in which Russia will investing billions of dollars.
  • Islamabad Surprised With Indian Stance on US' Sale of F-16 to Pakistan Sputnik 14 Feb 2016 -- Islamabad is surprised and disappointed over Indian reaction to the US decision to sell F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday.
  • US approves sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan, angering India Press TV 13 Feb 2016 -- The United States has approved selling up to eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, along with training, radar and other equipment, provoking anger from neighboring rival India.
  • The Government of Pakistan - F-16 Block 52 Aircraft DSCA 12 Feb 2016 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Pakistan for F-16 Block 52 Aircraft, equipment, training, and logistics support. The estimated cost is $699.04 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on February 11, 2016.
  • Pakistan Denies Claims of Boosting Nuclear Arsenal VOA 12 Feb 2016 -- Pakistan's chief negotiator Friday dismissed reports its nuclear arsenal program is the world's fastest growing, and repeated Islamabad's demand that it be inducted into a club of nuclear trading nations.
  • Pakistani forces detain nearly 100 militants in Karachi: Military Press TV 12 Feb 2016 -- Nearly 100 people have been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of having ties to al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups and planning terror attacks across the Asian country, a military spokesman says.
  • Pakistan Dismantles Al-Qaida's Main Regional Network VOA 12 Feb 2016 -- Pakistan announced it has dismantled al-Qaida's main network in South Asia and foiled plans to break out of jail a man involved in the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl.
  • Pakistan Warns of Islamic State's Growing Reach VOA 10 Feb 2016 -- A senior Pakistani intelligence official admitted on Wednesday that the Islamic State group (IS) is a growing threat in Pakistan, according to media reports.
  • Senior Taliban commander dies of cancer in Pakistan Press TV 09 Feb 2016 -- A senior member of Taliban's leadership died in a hospital in Pakistan's southwest, in what could embarrass Islamabad and expose its alleged links to the militants in neighboring Afghanistan.
  • U.S. Witness Says He Worked With Pakistanis On Mumbai Attack RFE/RL 09 Feb 2016 -- An American convicted for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people told an Indian court that he attended training camps run by alleged masterminds in Pakistan and communicated with intelligence officers in that country.
  • 9 killed in bombing in southwestern Pakistan Press TV 06 Feb 2016 -- At least nine people were killed and over 40 others injured on Saturday in a bomb explosion targeting a vehicle transporting security forces in southwestern Pakistan.
  • Pakistan to Host New Afghan Peace Talks Saturday VOA 05 Feb 2016 -- Pakistan is hosting a new round of four-party discussions to help advance the Afghanistan government's hope for peace talks with the Taliban.
  • Pakistani Cleric Threatens More Attacks on India VOA 04 Feb 2016 -- A Pakistani Islamist leader accused of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed more than 160 people has threatened that India faces a wave of violence unless it stops "military oppression" of the people in the disputed Kashmir region.
  • Special troops to help keep China-Pakistan corridor safe People's Daily 04 Feb 2016 -- Islamabad will set up a special force of approximately 10,000 troops to protect Chinese people and enterprises along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a visiting senior Pakistani diplomat said on Wednesday.
  • Pakistan and Afghan Intelligence Chiefs Hold Talks VOA 04 Feb 2016 -- Afghanistan's spy chief visited Pakistan Thursday for bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterparts on building mutual trust for effective intelligence sharing and counterterrorism cooperation.
  • Pakistan Arrests Suspect in Deadly University Raid VOA 03 Feb 2016 -- Authorities in Pakistan have arrested the suspected main facilitator of last month's attack on a university that killed at least 21 people, mostly students.
  • VOA Exclusive: Pakistan's Imran Khan Urges Taliban to Negotiate VOA 01 Feb 2016 -- Pakistan's former cricket star-turned-politician, Imran Khan, is urging Afghanistan's Taliban to negotiate a peaceful resolution to its conflict with the Kabul government.



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