Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2017 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Powerful Bomb in Northwest Pakistan Kills 22, Wounds Dozens VOA 31 Mar 2017 -- Officials in Pakistan say a powerful bomb Friday ripped through a busy market in a northwestern tribal town on the Afghan border, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 50 others.
- Gunmen Assassinate Prominent Minority Activist in Pakistan VOA 30 Mar 2017 -- Unknown gunmen in central Pakistan have killed a prominent local leader of the minority Ahmadi community, a day after a new report spoke of increasing violence against what is referred to as the country's most persecuted religious sect.
- Islamabad court stops extradition of US citizen of Pakistani origin Press TV 29 Mar 2017 -- A Pakistani court has temporarily barred the extradition of a US citizen of Pakistani origin who is blamed for plotting a terrorist attack in New York.
- Former Pakistan Army Chief Set to Take Command of 'Muslim NATO' VOA 28 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan's former army chief, Raheel Sharif, is set to become the first commander of a new Saudi-led counterterrorism coalition of mostly Sunni Islamic states, a move frustrating neighboring Shi'ite Iran in addition to prevailing domestic opposition and criticism.
- Pakistan building fence along Afghanistan border Press TV 27 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan says it has started building a fence along its volatile border with Afghanistan in an attempt to restrict the movement of militants that cross over the frontier and launch attacks.
- Pakistan Begins Fencing of Afghan Border VOA 25 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan says it has started fencing off its long border with Afghanistan and areas vulnerable to cross-border militant attacks are being given priority.
- Taliban Denies Talks With Pakistan on Afghan Peace Prospects VOA 24 Mar 2017 -- Afghanistan's Taliban disputes media reports that its representatives recently visited neighboring Pakistan and discussed with officials there the prospect of holding direct peace talks with Kabul.
- Pakistan to Reinstate Military Courts for 2 More Years VOA 21 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan's National Assembly voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reinstate military courts in the country for two years, after a two months lapse.
- British Mediation Helps Ease Afghanistan's Tensions with Pakistan VOA 21 Mar 2017 -- Britain is being credited with an apparent reduction in political tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan and reopening the border between the two countries.
- Pakistan Reopens Afghan Border as 'Goodwill Gesture' VOA 20 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan opened all border crossings with landlocked Afghanistan for travelers and trade convoys Monday, a month after closing them on grounds terrorists were using Afghan soil for plotting deadly attacks against the country.
- Pakistan, India Revive Talks on Indian Hydropower Plants VOA 20 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan and India, after a gap of nearly two years, have revived talks on a World Bank-mediated treaty that regulates sharing of the Indus river and its tributaries between the nuclear-armed rivals.
- Afghans, Others Detained in Pakistan's Security Crackdown VOA 17 Mar 2017 -- Security forces in Pakistan have arrested dozens of suspects, including Afghans as part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown against extremist groups. The raids came as fresh militant attacks killed three security personnel.
- India Slams Pakistan Bid to Make Disputed Gilgit-Baltistan Area Its Province Sputnik 16 Mar 2017 -- India has reacted strongly to Pakistan's decision to convert Gilgit-Baltistan area of India's state of Kashmir into its fifth province, stating that this is a very serious matter concerning India's sovereignty and integrity.
- Pakistan Successfully Tests Anti-Ship Missile Sputnik 16 Mar 2017 -- The anti-ship missile launched from the Pakistan's coastal region has successfully hit the target in the sea, acccording to local media reports.
- Pakistani, Afghan Officials Expect London Talks to Resolve Border Dispute VOA 15 Mar 2017 -- A meeting Britain is hosting Wednesday is expected to resolve the tense border dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials told VOA hours before the talks.
- Pakistan deploys troops to Saudi border with Yemen: Report Press TV 13 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan is deploying a brigade of combat troops to Saudi Arabia as the kingdom is struggling to keep its southern borders from retaliatory attacks conducted by Yemeni forces, security sources say.
- Afghan, Pakistani Traders Demand Reopening of Joint Border VOA 13 Mar 2017 -- Business representatives from Pakistan and Afghanistan have called on Islamabad to immediately reopen the border between the two countries, saying the closure is hurting economic and social ties and resulting in massive monetary losses and mutual trust deficit.
- Pakistan Set to Conduct First Census in 19 Years VOA 12 Mar 2017 -- Officials in Pakistan say that arrangements are in place to conduct a national census for the first time in 19 years starting Wednesday, and more than 200,000 troops will assist civilian enumerators in collecting the data.
- Pakistan: Border with Afghanistan to Remain Shut Until Terror Concerns Addressed VOA 09 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan is defying calls for permanently opening the border with landlocked Afghanistan, asserting that terrorist attacks emanating from the neighboring country continue to hurt Pakistani citizens and security forces.
- Pakistani Alleged Spy For Iran Goes On Trial in Berlin RFE/RL 08 Mar 2017 -- A Pakistani man went on trial in a Berlin court on March 8 to face charges that he was spying on Israeli and Jewish institutions for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp. (IRGC).
- Pakistan temporarily opens border gates with Afghanistan IRNA 07 Mar 2017 -- Pakistani authorities on Tuesday temporarily reopened border with Afghanistan for two days to allow movement of valid visa-holding nationals amidst tensions, however, trade activities would remain suspended.
- Militant raids kill five Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border Press TV 06 Mar 2017 -- At least five Pakistani soldiers have lost their lives in a series of assaults on several northwestern border posts by dozens of militants based in neighboring Afghanistan, security sources say.
- Suspected IS Loyalists Execute Pakistani Spy Agency Officer VOA 04 Mar 2017 -- Police and witnesses in central Pakistan say that suspected Islamic State militants have executed a kidnapped officer of the country's prime intelligence agency and dropped his chained body on a busy road before driving away.
- Pakistan Plans to Play Terror Card by Prosecuting Alleged Indian Spy Sputnik 04 Mar 2017 -- Pakistan detains Indian citizen which it claimed was Indian RAW agent arrested in Balochistan last year.
- US drone strikes kill six in northwestern Pakistan, southern Yemen Press TV 02 Mar 2017 -- At least six people have been killed in US drone strikes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the border with Afghanistan and the southern regions of war-torn Yemen.
- US, Iraq, Pakistan Conduct VBSS Exercise NNS 02 Mar 2017 -- The U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Force South West Asia (PATFORSWA) Maritime Engagement Team (MET) with Iraqi and Pakistani naval officers are conducting a multilateral visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Feb. 26-March 9.
- Islamabad Approves Plan To 'Mainstream' Federally Administered Tribal Areas RFE/RL 02 Mar 2017 -- ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's government has approved plans to bring the country's semiautonomous tribal areas into the political mainstream -- a move that would end federal rule of the region and extend the jurisdiction of Pakistan's national courts there.
- Landlocked Afghanistan Urges Pakistan to Open Borders VOA 01 Mar 2017 -- Landlocked Afghanistan has used a regional summit to call on Pakistan to reopen formal border crossings between the two countries, saying barriers on trade, transit and the movement of people defy stated objectives of promoting economic cooperation among participating nations.
- Pashtuns Allege Persecution As Pakistan Wages Antiterrorism Battle RFE/RL 01 Mar 2017 -- With Pakistan's military locked in a nationwide antiterrorism drive after a spate of deadly attacks claimed by Islamist radicals, one ethnic community is accusing authorities of singling them out for persecution.
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