Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
June 2017 - Pakistan Special Weapons News
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- Pakistan expresses concern on US' sale of advanced military to India IRNA 29 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan in reaction to visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington expressed deep concern over Washington's sale of advanced military technologies and equipment to India.
- Pakistan Criticizes US Move to List Kashmiri Rebel Leader as Terrorist VOA 27 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan has criticized the United States for declaring an anti-India Kashmiri rebel leader as a global terrorist and defended militants fighting New Delhi's rule in Kashmir as a "legitimate" struggle for freedom.
- Trump, India's Modi Call On Pakistan To Stem Terror Attacks RFE/RL 27 Jun 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have called on Pakistan to "ensure that its territory is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries," the White House said.
- Growing Nuclear Arsenals Increase Concerns About Possible Pakistan-India War VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- India and Pakistan have fought three wars and have been on the brink of another several times, a worrying prospect given that both have growing stockpiles of nuclear weapons and questions about how secure they are.
- China Brokers Deal Between Pakistan, Afghanistan For Managing Crisis-Hit Ties VOA 25 Jun 2017 -- China has brokered a deal between Pakistan and Afghanistan for the establishment of a bilateral "crisis management mechanism" to avoid any breakdown in mutual communications and contacts in the event of terrorist attacks on both sides of their long shared border.
- Death Toll Climbs To At Least 85 In Pakistani Attacks RFE/RL 24 Jun 2017 -- Pakistani officials say the death toll from twin explosions in the northwestern town of Parachinar has risen to 67, bringing total deaths from multiple attacks across Pakistan on June 23 to at least 85.
- Will Downing of Tehran Drone Hurt Pakistan-Iran Relations Further? VOA 24 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan's claim this week that it shot down an Iranian drone that had crossed into its airspace is heating up tensions already on the rise over cross-border skirmishes and diplomatic rifts over alleged militancy, analysts say.
- Pakistan Beefs Up Border Patrol After Attacks in 3 Cities VOA 24 Jun 2017 -- A Pakistani army spokesman said Saturday the military has beefed up the monitoring of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan after insurgents carried out attacks Friday on three major Pakistani cities – Quetta, Parachinar, Karachi.
- White House Says Planned Drone Sale To India Not A Threat To Pakistan RFE/RL 24 Jun 2017 -- The Trump administration doesn't believe its planned sale of high-tech surveillance drones to India poses a threat to Pakistan, a senior White House official said on June 24.
- Blasts, shootings claim 44 lives across Pakistan Press TV 23 Jun 2017 -- Separate bomb blasts and shootings in the west, east and south of Pakistan have killed a total of 44 people as militants step up attacks on police and security forces in an apparent response to government offensives to push them out from key bastions.
- Blasts in Pakistan Kill At Least 35, Wound More Than 100 RFE/RL 23 Jun 2017 -- Pakistani officials say three blasts in two major cities killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 100 on June 23 -- the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.
- Indian Naval Officer Files Mercy Petition Before Pak Army Chief Sputnik 22 Jun 2017 -- Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian naval officer sentenced to death by Pakistan on charges of alleged espionage, has filed a mercy petition to the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan on Thursday.
- Officials: Pakistan Air Force Shoots Down Iranian Drone RFE/RL 21 Jun 2017 -- Pakistani officials say an air force jet has shot down an unmanned Iranian drone that was "deep inside the Pakistani airspace."
- Pakistan starts fencing of its border with Afghanistan Press TV 20 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan will soon begin the construction of a fence across its porous border with Afghanistan in order to improve security.
- Pakistan's Sharif slams 'slandering' of his family over wealth Press TV 15 Jun 2017 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has lashed out at those behind a probe into the wealth of his family, saying the "slandering" campaign would certainly hurt the country.
- Pakistan's Sharif Testifies Before Panel Probing His Family Wealth VOA 15 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has testified before a Supreme Court-appointed panel investigating whether his family used illegal means to establish overseas wealth and property.
- Pakistan Army Chief Slams US Drone Operation VOA 14 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan's military chief is sharply criticizing a suspected U.S. drone strike that killed two key Haqqani network commanders in northwestern Pakistan earlier this week.
- Pakistan Stays Neutral in Qatar-Saudi Dispute, But Mediation Role Unlikely VOA 13 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan would like to help mediate an end to the rift between Persian Gulf allies because it has a lot to lose if the dispute drags on or turns violent, but analysts say it doesn't have enough clout.
- Fire trade between India, Pakistan kills 2 civilians in Kashmir Press TV 12 Jun 2017 -- Fire exchanges between Indian and Pakistani troops have left at least two civilians dead and three others injured in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
- Pakistan Alleges India Seeks Another War Over Kashmir VOA 08 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan is alleging India is seeking another war by escalating tensions on the de facto Kashmir frontier, cautioning the rival nation against undertaking "any strategic miscalculation."
- Iran, Pakistan Crucial to al-Qaida's Long-term Success VOA 05 Jun 2017 -- For many, the whereabouts and machinations of al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks until his death remain shrouded in mystery.
- Pakistani troops kill 12 militants southwestern Balochistan province Press TV 05 Jun 2017 -- Pakistani government forces have killed some 12 militants in the country's southwestern Balochistan province.
- Pakistan security sources: dozen Daesh terrorists killed in Balochistan IRNA 04 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan security forces on Sunday said they had killed around a dozen Daesh militants in a three-day raid.
- Pakistani Troops Raid Suspected IS Base in Baluchistan VOA 04 Jun 2017 -- Officials in Pakistan say counterterrorism forces have destroyed a major suspected Islamic State stronghold in the country's southwest, killing 12 "hardcore terrorists."
- Pakistan accuses Indian forces of 'unprovoked' shootings on Kashmir village Press TV 03 Jun 2017 -- Pakistani and Indian troops have traded gunfire at the border dividing Kashmir between the two neighbors, wounding two villagers in the Islamabad-administered part of the disputed Himalayan region.
- 2 Pakistanis killed, 7 injured in Indian cross-border shelling of Kashmir Press TV 01 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan says two of its civilians have been killed in cross-border fire from the Indian side of the disputed Kashmir territory.
- Pakistan dismisses Afghanistan's claims of being behind Kabul attack IRNA 01 Jun 2017 -- Pakistan rejected Afghan allegations that the country is behind the recent terrorist attack in Kabul.
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