Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
January 2017 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan Army Rejects Afghan Terror Charges VOA 31 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan's military said Tuesday that it was not involved in acts of terrorism in neighboring Afghanistan and called on Afghan forces to boost security on their side of a largely porous 2,600-kilometer border between the two countries.
- India Asks Pakistan to Take Credible Actions Against Terror Outfits Sputnik 31 Jan 2017 -- Claiming the 'house arrest' of Jamat-ud-Dawa chief, Hafiz Saeed by Pakistan as a futile exercise, India has conveyed it needs credible actions against these terror groups to restore faith in Pakistan's actions.
- Group Linked to Syrian War Recruiting Banned in Pakistan VOA 30 Jan 2017 -- Federal counterterrorism authorities in Pakistan have banned a local charity that is suspected of luring recruits to battle alongside Iranian-backed fighters supporting government forces in Syria's civil war.
- Pakistan Puts Leading Figure In 2008 Mumbai Attacks Under House Arrest RFE/RL 30 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan authorities said they ordered the house arrest of a leading figure who allegedly was behind the 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people.
- Heavy Shelling by Pakistan Causing Avalanches in Kashmir - Indian Army Chief Sputnik 30 Jan 2017 -- Both countries have been engaged in heavy shelling with mortars on the border for the last one year. Both armies have lost dozens of soldiers in close firing at the Line of Control, the de-facto border between India and Pakistan.
- Khan Wants Trump to Extend US Travel Ban to Pakistan VOA 29 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan's leading opposition politician, Imran Khan, is urging President Donald Trump to ban Pakistanis from entering the United States, after he suspended immigration from seven Muslim majority countries.
- Pakistan Conducts Third Missile Test This Month Amid Arms Race With India RFE/RL 25 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan's army said it has successfully tested a new surface-to-surface missile that is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to 2,200 kilometers.
- Pakistan tests Ababeel missile fire IRNA 24 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful test flight of surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Ababeel, which has a maximum range of 2000 kilometers, a military statement said.
- Pakistan test-fires 2nd nuclear-capable ballistic missile Press TV 24 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan has successfully test-fired a new surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers.
- Pakistan Successfully Tests Self-Engineered Nuclear Capable Missile Sputnik 24 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan successfully tested their own-produced ground-to-ground ballistic missile Ababeel that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Tuesday.
- Pakistan Tests Ballistic Missile Capable of Carrying Multiple Nuclear Warheads VOA 24 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan says it has successfully tested a surface-to-surface ballistic missile that is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads and can hit targets with precision as far as 2,200 kilometers.
- India, Pakistan Missile Race Continues Unabated Sputnik 24 Jan 2017 -- India tested the guided Pinaka multi barrel launcher on the same day that Pakistan test-fired a surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2,200 kilometers, its second test in few weeks.
- Pakistan Threatens to Use 'All Weapons' in Case of India's Aggression Sputnik 19 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan, the country which possesses nuclear weapons will use all of its weapons to defend country, according to the statement of Pakistani official.
- Pakistan Wants Afghan Leaders to Review 'Fragmented' Approach to Taliban Peace Talks VOA 18 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan has called on Afghan leaders to review their "fragmented" approach to peace talks with the Taliban on containing and ending the resilient insurgency, instead of blaming Islamabad for the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.
- Pakistani Military Chief Tells Afghan President Terrorist 'Safe Havens' Eliminated RFE/RL 16 Jan 2017 -- Pakistani military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that his troops have destroyed "all safe havens" for terrorists in Pakistan.
- Pakistan Warns Afghanistan 'Blame Game' Hurting Peace Efforts VOA 15 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan's military chief told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday that his troops have eliminated "all safe havens" of terrorists on Pakistani soil, and he emphasized the need for security cooperation between the two countries to deter cross-border terrorist infiltration.
- Pakistani Security Forces Credited For Decline In Militant Attacks RFE/RL 10 Jan 2017 -- The Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) says that the number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan last year declined by 28 percent to 441, and it gave much of the credit to the country's security forces.
- Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile From Submarine Sputnik 10 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan reached a new milestone this week with the successful launch of a submarine cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, a demonstration of credible force for Islamabad to display against long-time neighboring rival India.
- US Commander Visits Pakistan Region Deemed 'Epicenter' of Global Terrorism VOA 09 Jan 2017 -- The U.S. commander of international forces in Afghanistan undertook a rare trip to neighboring Pakistan's North Waziristan border district that until recently was condemned as the "epicenter" of global terrorism.
- Pakistan test-fires submarine cruise missile for first time Press TV 09 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan has "successfully" test-fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile, providing the nuclear-armed Asian country with a "credible second strike capability," and further boosting its deterrence power against its arch-rival India.
- Pakistan Conducts 1st Successful Test of Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile Sputnik 09 Jan 2017 -- The Pakistan Armed Forces conducted on Monday the first successful launch of the Babur-3 cruise missile from a submarine in the Indian Ocean, the press service of Pakistan's Armed Forces said in a statement.
- Ex-Pakistan Army Chief to Lead Saudi-led Anti-terrorism Coalition VOA 08 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan's former army chief Raheel Sharif is said to have been appointed first commander-in-chief of a new counterterrorism coalition of 39 Islamic countries led by Saudi Arabia.
- Pakistan Builds New Missile Ship to Shield Chinese Trade Routes Sputnik 05 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan has officially begun construction of a missile warship that the country hopes will guarantee the integrity of its vital trade corridor with China.
- Pakistani city launches new polio campaign amid militant threats Press TV 02 Jan 2017 -- Pakistan has begun a special five-day polio immunization campaign for children in the southwestern city of Quetta after past programs were met with violence by militants.
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