Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
December 2016 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan Military Chief Tells Afghan Leaders He'll Work for Peace VOA 31 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan's new military chief spoke to Afghan leaders Saturday and promised to work for regional peace as mutual mistrust and suspicion continued to plague bilateral ties in the outgoing year.
- Pakistan Plays Down Defense-Related US Sanctions VOA 31 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan says that the United States did not share evidence of wrongdoing before placing recent sanctions against certain defense-related Pakistani entities, but that it has pledged to work with Washington to address all concerns.
- China Surprises India as It Defends Pak-Based Militant Chief at UN Sputnik 30 Dec 2016 -- Despite promising joint efforts to weed out terrorism from the region, China has backed Pakistan at the UN to prevent Jaish-e-Mohammed Chief Masood Azhar being designated a terrorist.
- Pakistan Opens New Nuclear Plant Built With China's Help VOA 28 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated a nuclear power facility built with the assistance of China.
- Efforts to Facilitate Afghan Gov't, Taliban Talks Needed Sputnik 27 Dec 2016 -- Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry stated that politically negotiated settlement is the only viable option for durable peace in Afghanistan.
- China, Pakistan, Russia to Meet on Afghanistan, Angering Kabul Leaders VOA 26 Dec 2016 -- Top Foreign Ministry officials from China, Pakistan and Russia will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to review what they perceive as a "gradually growing" threat to their frontiers posed by Islamic State extremists in Afghanistan.
- Fake story prompts Pakistani threat of nuclear strike against Israel Press TV 26 Dec 2016 -- A fake Israeli threat of a nuclear attack against Pakistan has elicited a tacit but real Pakistani threat of an atomic strike against Israel.
- Pakistani Defense Minister Appears To Threaten Israel With 'Nuclear Retaliation RFE/RL 25 Dec 2016 -- Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif appeared to threaten Israel with "nuclear retaliation," apparently responding to a story by a news site known to publish fake news.
- Pakistan Defense Minister Tweets Threat to Israel in Response to Fake News Story Sputnik 24 Dec 2016 -- Defense Minister of Pakistan Khawaja Muhammad Asif started a Twitter tiff with Israel in response to a fake news article that said Israel threatened retaliation if Pakistan got involved in Syria.
- Pakistan to Issue Visas to Afghan Patients at Torkham Entry Point VOA 22 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan has decided to issue entry visas to Afghan nationals who want to visit the country for medical treatment.
- Pakistan says cross-border firing by Indian troops kills school bus driver Press TV 16 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan's officials say a Pakistani school bus driver was killed after Indian troops opened fire across the two countries' de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir.
- Pakistan government failed to curb militancy: Court Press TV 16 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan's top court has ruled that the government has failed to curb militancy and extremism across the violence-wracked country.
- Pakistani military test-fires medium-range cruise missile Press TV 14 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan has successfully test-fired a revised version of a locally developed medium-range cruise missile.
- Pakistan Forms Special Maritime Force to Secure Chinese-built Port, Projects VOA 13 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan has inaugurated a special maritime force to ensure security of its new Chinese-built Gwadar port, which is central to a multi-billion dollar economic cooperation agreement between the two countries.
- Pakistan Names New ISI Head RFE/RL 12 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan has named a new head of its military Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI).
- Official: 'Some' Haqqani Leaders Present in Pakistan VOA 11 Dec 2016 -- A top Pakistan Foreign Ministry official has said that "some" members of the terrorist Haqqani network are present in the country, but Islamabad is not allowing any group to conduct terrorist activities in Afghanistan.
- Indian Defense Minister Keeps Eye on Pakistan's Nuclear Expansion Sputnik 09 Dec 2016 -- What is making India anxious is that in a decade Pakistan may have the world's third largest stockpile of nuclear warheads.
- Pakistan Denies Existence of Nuclear Arms Agreement With Saudi Arabia - Ministry Sputnik 08 Dec 2016 -- Pakistan does not have any agreements on nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Pakistani Deputy Foreign Minister Tasneem Aslam told Sputnik.
- Pakistani Foreign Ministry Rules Out Possibility of Daesh Seizure of Country Sputnik 08 Dec 2016 -- According to the Pakistani deputy foreign minister, Pakistan does not consider possible seizure of the country's territory by Daesh.
- India using indiscriminate force in Kashmir: Rights group Press TV 07 Dec 2016 -- A rights group has accused Indian security forces of using indiscriminate force against protesters in Kashmir, saying the forces have been routinely blocking medical care for injured protesters in the restive region this year.
- Tensions Between India, Pakistan Undermining Regional Alliances VOA 06 Dec 2016 -- Tensions between India and Pakistan are spoiling efforts to try to tackle the region's security problems, as the nuclear-armed neighbors have difficulty finding issues on which they can work together.
- Paramilitary troops kill five militants in southwestern Pakistan Press TV 05 Dec 2016 -- At least five militants from the outlawed terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) have been killed in a shootout with Pakistani paramilitary forces in the southwestern province of Balochistan.
- US Commander Worries About Aid Taliban Receives From Pakistan, Russia, Iran VOA 03 Dec 2016 -- The "malign influence" of Pakistan, Russia and Iran with the Taliban-led insurgency, and concerns about future political stability of the Afghan government threaten international efforts aimed at stabilizing the war-raved country, warns a top U.S. commander.
- Pakistan Opposition Politicians Slam Hard-line Cleric's Provincial Win VOA 03 Dec 2016 -- Pakistani opposition political parties are expressing outrage after a hard-line cleric of a banned terror group with links to the Taliban and al-Qaida won a legislative seat in the country's most populous province.
- Pakistanis Baffled, Bemused, Buoyant Over Trump's 'Fantastic' Praise RFE/RL 01 Dec 2016 -- The office of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cited a phone conversation with Donald Trump in which it says the U.S. president-elect described nuclear-armed Pakistan as a "fantastic country" and its embattled prime minister as a "terrific guy."
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