Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2016 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Gunmen kill 8 Pakistani security personnel in Quetta Press TV 29 Jun 2016 -- Gunmen have ambushed army and police patrols in two separate attacks across the troubled southwestern Pakistan, killing at least eight soldiers, officials say.
- Pakistan deports 500 Afghan refugees Press TV 29 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan has deported at least 500 Afghan refugees following their detention in a northwestern border province, local officials say.
- Pakistan Vows Not to Push Out Afghan Refugees VOA 29 Jun 2016 -- A police crackdown in Pakistan has rounded up and deported hundreds of Afghan refugees in recent weeks. But authorities say Afghans with legal refugee status are not being targeted, nor will they be pushed out of the country.
- Pakistan Builds Checkpoints, Plans Fence on Afghan Border VOA 28 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan plans to fence its long, porous border with Afghanistan after construction of checkpoints at all established crossings is completed, a top government adviser said Tuesday.
- Qatar purchases Super Mushshak trainer aircraft from Pakistan Press TV 24 Jun 2016 -- The Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar has bought a number of the PAC Super Mushshak (Proficient) fixed-gear basic trainer aircraft from Pakistan.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan fail to reach border deal Press TV 20 Jun 2016 -- Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on how to manage the porous border between the two countries.
- Senior Pakistani, Afghan Officials Hold Crucial Border Dispute Talks VOA 20 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan, in talks with Afghanistan, has reiterated that "effective management" of their shared border is vital for efforts aimed at countering terrorism, promoting peace and strengthening bilateral relations.
- Pakistan Reopens Main Border Crossing With Afghanistan After Fighting Subsided VOA 18 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan reopened the busy Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan for traffic Saturday, a week after deadly clashes between the two countries prompted the closure, stranding thousands of travelers and trade convoys on both sides.
- Coalition Concerned Over Afghanistan, Pakistan Border Clashes VOA 16 Jun 2016 -- NATO's Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan says it is concerned about recent military clashes between Afghan and Pakistani border forces, and is urging both countries to resolve differences through diplomatic negotiations.
- One killed as Afghan-Pakistan clashes resume Press TV 15 Jun 2016 -- An Afghan border guard has been killed and five others have been injured in fresh clashes at a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan official says.
- Pakistan, Afghanistan Make Efforts to End Border Clashes VOA 15 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan have made diplomatic, political and military contacts to try to de-escalate days of deadly border skirmishes, although officials said the situation was relatively calm on Wednesday.
- Pakistan Considers Canceling U.S. F-16 Deal, Buying From Jordan RFE/RL 15 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan is considering buying used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan after a deal to buy eight of the aircraft from the United States stalled because the U.S. Congress refused to finance the deal.
- Tensions High on Afghanistan, Pakistan Border VOA 14 Jun 2016 -- A Pakistan army officer and two Afghan soldiers have died, while at least 30 people were wounded on both sides in this week's cross-border skirmishes, officials said.
- Pakistan to Consider Jordanian F-16 Jets Offer After US Deal Fail Sputnik 14 Jun 2016 -- After the failure to purchase US F-16s, Pakistan is considering an offer to buy Jordanian used F-16 jets.
- Global nuclear weapons: downsizing but modernizing SIPRI 13 Jun 2016 -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches its annual nuclear forces data, which highlights the current trends and developments in world nuclear arsenals. The data shows that while the overall number of nuclear weapons in the world continues to decline, none of the nuclear weapon-possessing states are prepared to give up their nuclear arsenals for the foreseeable future.
- Afghan soldier killed in exchange of fire along border with Pakistan Press TV 13 Jun 2016 -- At least one Afghan soldier has been killed and more than a dozen people injured in an exchange of fire between border guards of Afghanistan and Pakistan, amid tensions between the two countries over Islamabad's decision to tighten its border controls.
- Border Clashes Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Resume After Brief Cease-Fire VOA 13 Jun 2016 -- Border clashes have resumed between security forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan after a short-lived ceasefire on Monday, officials said.
- Drone Strike Strains US-Pakistani Talks on Afghanistan VOA 09 Jun 2016 -- The U.S. drone attack that killed the Afghan Taliban's leader last month in Pakistan damaged "mutual trust" between Islamabad and Washington, intensified hostilities in Afghanistan and seriously set back peace efforts for that war-ravaged country, a Pakistani authority said on the eve of new talks.
- Pakistan defence budget increased by 11 percent IRNA 04 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan has increased its annual defence budget by 11 percent for the 2016-17 fiscal year.
- Pakistan Imposes New Curbs At Afghan Border, Stranding Hundreds RFE/RL 03 Jun 2016 -- Pakistan has imposed stringent new controls at a key border crossing with Afghanistan, stranding hundreds of people attempting to cross on June 2.
- US Drone Strike in Pakistan Renews Calls for Transparency VOA 01 Jun 2016 -- The strike was unprecedented.
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